Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest

2023-05-27 – 2023-05-28 · Castle Rock, CO · State championship

Reps: BRIAN MOORE, DEL ANDERSON · Prize money: $10,000.00

Grand Champion: Janky Leg BBQ (707.9772) · 37 teams

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JANKY LEG BBQ

707.9772 · Master Series — Overall

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GETTIN' BASTED

699.3832 · Master Series — Overall

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AMERICAN HEROES BBQ

698.2172 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

707.9772

Winning margin

8.5940

GC over RC

Field average

671.87

median 675.99

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Pork

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

684.5028

what a walk cost here

Field spread

107.5656

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

JANKY LEG BBQ

avg finish 2.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 2.8456 pts — AMERICAN HEROES BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 8%

beats 92% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1566

avg power rating going in · stronger than 71% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED

rated 1911 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

JANKY LEG BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MO.

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
2023-05-27 ← this one	Castle Rock, CO	37	707.9772	Janky Leg BBQ
2024-09-06	Castle Rock, CO	36	705.6684	Man Meat BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	177.1544
3	JANKY LEG BBQ	176.0000
4	Bushmaster BBQ	176.0000
5	GETTIN' BASTED	175.4288
6	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	174.8572
7	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	173.7028
8	Meat Machine BBQ	173.1428
9	Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	173.1200
10	Fergolicious BBQ	173.1084
11	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	171.4056
12	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	170.8456
13	BrewsCue	170.8344
14	Smoked & Furious	170.8228
15	Happy Burnt Endings	170.2744
16	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	169.6684
17	MAN MEAT BBQ	169.6684
18	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	169.1772
19	UNCLE J'S	169.1084
20	BOVINE INTERVENTION	167.4400
21	BULL SLAP BBQ	167.4056
22	DJ's Smokin' BBQ	167.4056
23	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	167.3828
24	ChurchoQ	166.2400
25	Fire & Forget BBQ	166.2400
26	Brinkerhoff BBQ	166.2400
27	Hooligans Barbecue	165.6800
28	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	165.1200
29	Mad Eddies BBQ	165.1084
30	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	165.0856
31	Blind Butt Limitliss	162.8572
32	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	157.6456
33	WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ?	157.1200
34	CAMP RUN AMUK BBQ	157.0972
35	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	154.7656
36	At Ease	143.9656
37	BAR-B-KILTS	142.1944

Master Series — Chicken

37 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	177.7028
2	JANKY LEG BBQ	175.4056
3	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	175.4056
4	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	174.8572
5	At Ease	174.3200
6	GETTIN' BASTED	174.2628
7	BOVINE INTERVENTION	173.7256
8	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	173.1200
9	ChurchoQ	173.1200
10	Fergolicious BBQ	173.1084
11	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	171.9884
12	Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	171.9884
13	MAN MEAT BBQ	171.9772
14	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	171.9656
15	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	170.8456
16	Brinkerhoff BBQ	170.8228
17	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	170.8228
18	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	170.8228
19	Bushmaster BBQ	170.8228
20	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	170.2628
21	Happy Burnt Endings	169.1200
22	BULL SLAP BBQ	168.5372
23	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	168.5256
24	Smoked & Furious	168.5256
25	UNCLE J'S	168.5256
26	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	168.0116
27	Mad Eddies BBQ	167.9772
28	CAMP RUN AMUK BBQ	163.9888
29	Hooligans Barbecue	163.9660
30	BrewsCue	163.9544
31	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	163.3712
32	Meat Machine BBQ	161.6572
33	BAR-B-KILTS	158.8572
34	Fire & Forget BBQ	158.8228
35	DJ's Smokin' BBQ	157.6684
36	Blind Butt Limitliss	155.3712
37	WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ?	150.7888

Master Series — Overall

37 entries · top 707.9772 · median 675.9888

#	Team	Score
1	JANKY LEG BBQ	707.9772
2	GETTIN' BASTED	699.3832
3	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	698.2172
4	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	697.1312
5	Bushmaster BBQ	694.2628
6	Fergolicious BBQ	694.2056
7	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	692.5028
8	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	691.8968
9	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	689.0744
10	UNCLE J'S	684.5028
11	MAN MEAT BBQ	684.4800
12	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	682.7772
13	Smoked & Furious	680.4684
14	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	680.4568
15	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	679.3372
16	Brinkerhoff BBQ	679.2912
17	Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	678.7424
18	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	678.1596
19	BOVINE INTERVENTION	675.9888
20	ChurchoQ	674.1600
21	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	672.9940
22	Happy Burnt Endings	671.8972
23	Meat Machine BBQ	671.8744
24	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	671.8624
25	BULL SLAP BBQ	670.1828
26	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	664.4456
27	Mad Eddies BBQ	663.9084
28	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	661.6004
29	Fire & Forget BBQ	659.8516
30	DJ's Smokin' BBQ	657.5768
31	Hooligans Barbecue	651.8288
32	BrewsCue	647.2576
33	Blind Butt Limitliss	641.0056
34	At Ease	639.3480
35	CAMP RUN AMUK BBQ	638.2288
36	WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ?	631.7944
37	BAR-B-KILTS	600.4116

Master Series — Pork

37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6684

#	Team	Score
1	JANKY LEG BBQ	178.8572
2	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	177.7028
3	BOVINE INTERVENTION	177.1544
4	GETTIN' BASTED	176.5716
5	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	176.5716
6	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	175.4056
7	Brinkerhoff BBQ	174.2628
8	UNCLE J'S	173.1544
9	Bushmaster BBQ	172.0228
10	Fergolicious BBQ	171.9772
11	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	171.9772
12	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	171.4172
13	Fire & Forget BBQ	170.8344
14	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	170.8228
15	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	170.8228
16	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	170.8228
17	Smoked & Furious	170.2628
18	Happy Burnt Endings	169.7028
19	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	169.6684
20	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	168.5256
21	WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ?	167.9656
22	ChurchoQ	167.4056
23	Mad Eddies BBQ	166.8572
24	CAMP RUN AMUK BBQ	166.3200
25	MAN MEAT BBQ	166.2628
26	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	166.2512
27	Hooligans Barbecue	166.2400
28	BULL SLAP BBQ	165.6800
29	DJ's Smokin' BBQ	165.6684
30	Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	165.0856
31	At Ease	163.4056
32	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	163.3828
33	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	162.8116
34	Meat Machine BBQ	161.6456
35	Blind Butt Limitliss	158.8000
36	BrewsCue	155.9200
37	BAR-B-KILTS	149.0972

Master Series — Pork Ribs

37 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5484

#	Team	Score
1	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	178.2972
2	JANKY LEG BBQ	177.7144
3	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	176.5716
4	MAN MEAT BBQ	176.5716
5	Fergolicious BBQ	176.0116
6	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	175.4400
7	Meat Machine BBQ	175.4288
8	Bushmaster BBQ	175.4172
9	UNCLE J'S	173.7144
10	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	173.7028
11	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	173.1544
12	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	173.1316
13	GETTIN' BASTED	173.1200
14	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	172.5600
15	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	172.5484
16	Smoked & Furious	170.8572
17	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	169.6800
18	BULL SLAP BBQ	168.5600
19	Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	168.5484
20	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	168.5372
21	Brinkerhoff BBQ	167.9656
22	ChurchoQ	167.3944
23	DJ's Smokin' BBQ	166.8344
24	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	166.8228
25	Blind Butt Limitliss	163.9772
26	Mad Eddies BBQ	163.9656
27	Fire & Forget BBQ	163.9544
28	Happy Burnt Endings	162.8000
29	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	161.6572
30	BOVINE INTERVENTION	157.6688
31	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	157.6572
32	At Ease	157.6568
33	BrewsCue	156.5488
34	Hooligans Barbecue	155.9428
35	WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ?	155.9200
36	CAMP RUN AMUK BBQ	150.8228
37	BAR-B-KILTS	150.2628