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Wild West BBQ Cook-Off

2023-05-12 – 2023-05-13 · Lamar, CO · 📍 Willow Creek Park · State championship

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

Grand Champion: Bushmaster BBQ (702.8456) · 30 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 GETTIN' BASTED

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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

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Chicken 178.86
  • Pork Ribs 176.56
  • Pork 177.70
  • Brisket 177.70
20.00 178.86

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2026 — this edition picked out.

2016-05-13 — 692.5488 (CLARK CREW BBQ) 2017-05-12 — 703.4400 (THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ) 2018-05-11 — 680.5372 (BACKDRAFT BBQ) 2019-05-10 — 691.4056 (Bushmaster BBQ) 2021-05-07 — 683.9428 (Gettin' Basted) 2022-05-06 — 695.9772 (Rise N Swine) 2023-05-12 — 702.8456 (Bushmaster BBQ) 2024-05-10 — 703.3828 (Gettin' Basted) 2025-04-25 — 691.9200 (Gettin' Basted) 2026-04-24 — 686.1828 (BrewsCue) 702.85 2016 2026

Entries

30
4 judged meats

Top score

702.8456

Winning margin

6.9144
GC over RC

Field average

657.49
514.78702.85
median 660.79 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork
3.4400 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

676.4344
514.78702.85
10th place overall

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

6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 3.4516 pts — Bushmaster BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 21%
beats 79% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

52%
17 of 33 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.61 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1579
avg power rating going in · stronger than 63% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED
rated 1979 pre-contest

Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

An upset on the books

25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100

Bushmaster BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

  • champion 1789
  • top seed 1979

A dynasty in the making

3× wins at this contest

3 of 10 tracked editions

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

  • 2021
  • 2024
  • 2025

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

Smoked & Furious won Pork, Brisket — a double.

  • Pork 1st
  • Brisket 1st

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

Bushmaster BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 5th.

  • Chicken 1st
  • Pork Ribs 2nd
  • Pork 3rd
  • Brisket 5th

Back to defend

2 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Bushmaster BBQ (won 2019), Gettin' Basted (won 2021).

  • Bushmaster BBQ · 2019
  • Gettin' Basted · 2021

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)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
2016-05-13 Lamar, CO Willow Creek Park 33 692.5488 CLARK CREW BBQ BACKDRAFT BBQ
2017-05-12 Lamar, CO Willow Creek Park 31 703.4400 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ CLARK CREW BBQ
2018-05-11 Lamar, CO Willow Creek Park 26 680.5372 BACKDRAFT BBQ BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ
2019-05-10 Lamar, CO Willow Creek Park 28 691.4056 Bushmaster BBQ PARROTHEAD SMOKERS
2021-05-07 Lamar, CO Willow Creek Park 35 683.9428 Gettin' Basted BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ
2022-05-06 Lamar, CO Willow Creek Park 33 695.9772 Rise N Swine CLARK CREW BBQ
2023-05-12 ← this one Lamar, CO Willow Creek Park 30 702.8456 Bushmaster BBQ GETTIN' BASTED
2024-05-10 Lamar, CO Willow Creek Park 29 703.3828 Gettin' Basted Colorado Bulldawg BBQ
2025-04-25 Lamar, CO Willow Creek Park 30 691.9200 Gettin' Basted TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER
2026-04-24 Lamar, CO Willow Creek Park 27 686.1828 BrewsCue Brinkerhoff BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken178.8572174.2628171.4172
Pork Ribs176.5600171.9772170.2628
Pork177.7028174.2628172.5484
Brisket177.7028173.1428167.3712

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

30 entries · top 702.8456 · median 660.7944

#TeamScore
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

Chicken

30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6800

#TeamScore
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

Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.6914

#TeamScore
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

Pork

30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.7086

#TeamScore
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

Brisket

30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6684

#TeamScore
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

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