Wild West BBQ Cook-Off

2023-05-12 – 2023-05-13 · Lamar, CO · State championship

Reps: MICHAEL WINTER, ROBERT HAHN · Prize money: $10,000.00

Grand Champion: Bushmaster BBQ (702.8456) · 30 teams

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Bushmaster BBQ

702.8456 · Master Series — Overall

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GETTIN' BASTED

695.9312 · Master Series — Overall

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Smoked & Furious

694.2400 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

702.8456

Winning margin

6.9144

GC over RC

Field average

657.49

median 660.79

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

3.4400 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

676.4344

what a walk cost here

Field spread

188.0684

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

Bushmaster BBQ

avg finish 2.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 3.4516 pts — Bushmaster BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 24%

beats 76% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1553

avg power rating going in · stronger than 58% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED

rated 1909 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Gettin' Basted has won this contest 3 times across its 10 tracked editions.

🃏 An upset on the books

Bushmaster BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)

Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2016-05-13		33	692.5488	CLARK CREW BBQ
2017-05-12		31	703.4400	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ
2018-05-11		26	680.5372	BACKDRAFT BBQ
2019-05-10	Lamar, CO	28	691.4056	Bushmaster BBQ
2021-05-07	Lamar, CO	35	683.9428	Gettin' Basted
2022-05-06	Lamar, CO	33	695.9772	Rise N Swine
2023-05-12 ← this one	Lamar, CO	30	702.8456	Bushmaster BBQ
2024-05-10	Lamar, CO	29	703.3828	Gettin' Basted
2025-04-25	Lamar, CO	30	691.9200	Gettin' Basted
2026-04-24	Lamar, CO	27	686.1828	BrewsCue

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6684

#	Team	Score
1	Smoked & Furious	177.7028
2	GETTIN' BASTED	177.1428
3	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	175.4056
4	Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	173.7144
5	Bushmaster BBQ	173.1428
6	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	172.5600
7	MAN MEAT BBQ	170.8228
8	Brinkerhoff BBQ	168.5256
9	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	167.4056
10	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	167.3712
11	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	166.2628
12	Monarchbbq	166.2628
13	Lost Weekend Grill	166.2400
14	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	165.6800
15	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	165.6684
16	The Ole Cook Shack BBQ Crew	165.6684
17	Pecker Wrecker BBQ	165.1084
18	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	165.1084
19	ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	163.9312
20	BULL SLAP BBQ	163.4400
21	Bull-B-Que	161.1084
22	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	158.8000
23	Nine Line BBQ	158.2172
24	Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	158.2172
25	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	156.5484
26	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	155.9200
27	WYO SMOKE SHOW	155.4056
28	At Ease	154.2744
29	Hooligans Barbecue	150.2056
30	Joder Barbeque	143.3600

Master Series — Chicken

30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6800

#	Team	Score
1	Bushmaster BBQ	178.8572
2	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	175.4056
3	Smoked & Furious	174.8572
4	WYO SMOKE SHOW	174.3088
5	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	174.2628
6	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	173.1200
7	MAN MEAT BBQ	173.1200
8	Brinkerhoff BBQ	172.5484
9	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	171.9656
10	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	171.4172
11	Bull-B-Que	170.2628
12	At Ease	168.5600
13	GETTIN' BASTED	168.5256
14	Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	168.0000
15	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	167.9772
16	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	167.3828
17	Monarchbbq	166.8344
18	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	166.2856
19	Lost Weekend Grill	166.2856
20	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	165.0856
21	The Ole Cook Shack BBQ Crew	165.0856
22	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	162.8344
23	Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	162.2744
24	BULL SLAP BBQ	161.6572
25	Hooligans Barbecue	161.6456
26	Pecker Wrecker BBQ	159.9428
27	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	156.5028
28	ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	155.3944
29	Nine Line BBQ	145.6572
30	Joder Barbeque	142.3084

Master Series — Overall

30 entries · top 702.8456 · median 660.7944

#	Team	Score
1	Bushmaster BBQ	702.8456
2	GETTIN' BASTED	695.9312
3	Smoked & Furious	694.2400
4	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	689.0512
5	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	686.2168
6	Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	683.4292
7	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	679.3372
8	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	678.7196
9	MAN MEAT BBQ	677.5884
10	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	676.4344
11	Brinkerhoff BBQ	674.7084
12	Monarchbbq	669.6116
13	Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	665.6228
14	WYO SMOKE SHOW	663.9428
15	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	660.9940
16	At Ease	660.5948
17	Bull-B-Que	659.3600
18	Pecker Wrecker BBQ	659.2800
19	Lost Weekend Grill	658.7084
20	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	655.3256
21	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	655.3028
22	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	652.9944
23	BULL SLAP BBQ	642.2060
24	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	642.2052
25	ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	639.2340
26	The Ole Cook Shack BBQ Crew	634.1024
27	Hooligans Barbecue	634.0224
28	Nine Line BBQ	632.3772
29	Joder Barbeque	585.5880
30	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	514.7772

Master Series — Pork

30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.7086

#	Team	Score
1	Smoked & Furious	177.7028
2	GETTIN' BASTED	177.1428
3	Bushmaster BBQ	176.5600
4	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	175.4172
5	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	174.2628
6	Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	173.7144
7	Monarchbbq	173.7028
8	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	173.1200
9	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	173.1200
10	Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	172.5484
11	Pecker Wrecker BBQ	171.9772
12	Brinkerhoff BBQ	170.8228
13	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	169.1200
14	Lost Weekend Grill	169.1200
15	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	167.9656
16	At Ease	167.4516
17	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	165.0856
18	Hooligans Barbecue	165.0856
19	ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	164.5256
20	WYO SMOKE SHOW	163.9656
21	MAN MEAT BBQ	162.8228
22	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	161.1428
23	BULL SLAP BBQ	160.5716
24	Bull-B-Que	160.5372
25	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	159.9772
26	Nine Line BBQ	158.2400
27	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	155.9656
28	Joder Barbeque	151.3940
29	The Ole Cook Shack BBQ Crew	149.6684
30	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	20.0000

Master Series — Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.6914

#	Team	Score
1	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	176.5600
2	Bushmaster BBQ	174.2856
3	Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	173.7260
4	GETTIN' BASTED	173.1200
5	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	171.9772
6	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	171.4284
7	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	171.4172
8	MAN MEAT BBQ	170.8228
9	At Ease	170.3088
10	Nine Line BBQ	170.2628
11	WYO SMOKE SHOW	170.2628
12	Bull-B-Que	167.4516
13	Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	166.8572
14	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	165.7144
15	Smoked & Furious	163.9772
16	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	163.4056
17	Monarchbbq	162.8116
18	Brinkerhoff BBQ	162.8116
19	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	162.2628
20	Pecker Wrecker BBQ	162.2516
21	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	162.2400
22	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	161.6800
23	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	161.1316
24	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	159.3944
25	Hooligans Barbecue	157.0856
26	Lost Weekend Grill	157.0628
27	BULL SLAP BBQ	156.5372
28	ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	155.3828
29	The Ole Cook Shack BBQ Crew	153.6800
30	Joder Barbeque	148.5256