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KCBS in Colorado CO

140 tracked contests over 13.1 years, 1,042 teams on the scoresheets — the 16th busiest of 94 regions on file.

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At a glance

Contests

140
111 scored · 1 upcoming

This season

1
contest in 2026 · 27 teams competing

Teams competed

1,042
distinct teams on record

Typical field

34
teams · biggest 68

Avg winning score

694.39
Master · of 720 · best 709.71

Avg category score

162.47
across 14,647 meat entries

Perfect 180s

79 🔥
5.4 per 1,000 entries

Grand champions

106
titles handed out here

State championships

40 🏅
on the calendar

Towns

38
63 venues · 88 recurring contests

Seasons on record

14
2013 – 2026

Published purses

$350,438
across 33 contests that listed one

Cancelled

18
not counted as contests held

How Colorado stacks up (against all 94 regions on file)

The bar is Colorado's standing on that measure: a full bar is the region that leads it, an empty one is the region that trails it. Rate-based measures need a minimum body of results before a region is ranked at all, so a single hot weekend can't buy a place. The median is the middle region, not the average — one huge region would drag an average somewhere no region actually is.

Regions like this one

Matched on the shape of the scene — how many contests it runs, how deep the fields get, how the room scores and how often it hands out a 180 — not on the map. Counts are compared on a log scale, because 5 contests to 15 is a different scene while 300 to 310 is the same one.

Season by season

Click a column heading to re-sort. Winning score is the Master overall (of 720); a season with no scored Master contest leaves it blank.

SeasonContestsTeamsAvg fieldBiggest Avg winBest180sState titles
2026 1 27 27 27 686.18 686.18 — 1 events →
2025 1 30 30 30 691.92 691.92 1 1 events →
2024 6 70 30 36 705.11 709.12 8 4 events →
2023 6 131 31 42 700.44 707.98 6 5 events →
2022 9 151 31 37 698.17 709.14 10 8 events →
2021 7 98 38 42 694.26 709.71 2 6 events →
2020 3 20 19 19 699.37 699.37 — 3 events →
2019 11 237 37 55 694.80 701.09 4 11 events →
2018 13 197 35 62 691.59 708.56 4 — events →
2017 13 194 35 59 696.18 703.44 8 — events →
2016 15 215 36 58 695.97 707.97 9 — events →
2015 18 278 35 58 695.40 705.71 12 — events →
2014 18 221 33 55 692.14 704.59 7 — events →
2013 17 219 34 68 686.80 705.11 8 — events →

Contests per season (up to 2026)

When they cook (month of year)

Field depth over time (average teams per contest, and teams competing that season)

What it took to win (average Master winning score, and 180s scored)

How the room scores (every judged meat, against the sport as a whole)

A lower average means a harder room. “vs sport” is this region's average minus the same meat's average everywhere KCBS is scored. Colorado marks brisket hardest — 1.9 points below the rest of the sport.

MeatAvg herevs sportEntries180s180s /1k
Chicken 164.49 -0.67 3,653 21 5.7
Pork Ribs 162.10 -1.52 3,689 15 4.1
Pork 162.99 -1.31 3,649 24 6.6
Brisket 160.32 -1.9 3,656 19 5.2

Top teams who cook here (by power rating)

Power rankTeamRating
#1SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ1988
#2CLARK CREW BBQ1967
#3JANKY LEG BBQ1950
#4SLAPS BBQ1948
#6DIRT ROAD BBQ1942
#7BIG POPPA SMOKERS1935
#8GETTIN' BASTED1929
#10BOOMERANG BBQ1922
#13THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ1902
#15TRIPLE H BBQ1891
#20LAST CALL HEROES BBQ1874
#21JAESTAR BBQ1874
#22PORKY BUTTS BBQ1873
#24SHIGGIN & GRINNIN1872
#27LUCKY'S Q1868

The regulars (most contests cooked in Colorado)

TeamContestsGCsLast
Backdraft BBQ815Oct 22, 2022
Lost Weekend Grill67—Jun 28, 2024
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ66—Apr 24, 2026
GRILLIN' BEAVERS631Jun 30, 2023
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ63—Apr 24, 2026
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES592Oct 19, 2018
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ472Jul 1, 2022
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ46—May 10, 2024
WILD HOGS BBQ46—Aug 5, 2022
3 LIL' MACS BBQ411Jun 16, 2023
THE CELTIC PIG381Jun 16, 2023
Q LIVE CREW38—Apr 24, 2026

Highest scores in Colorado (Master · /720)

ScoreTeamWhere
709.7144GETTIN' BASTED SLV Beat the Heat BBQ Aug 6, 2021
709.1428GETTIN' BASTED Frisco BBQ Challenge Jun 16, 2022
709.1200Bushmaster BBQ Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Aug 9, 2024
708.5600PORKY BUTTS BBQ 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Jun 15, 2018
707.9772JANKY LEG BBQ Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest May 27, 2023
707.9656PORKY BUTTS BBQ 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Jun 17, 2016
705.7144GETTIN' SAUCED 2015 Colorado Rockies Championship Sep 18, 2015
705.6684MAN MEAT BBQ Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest Sep 6, 2024
705.1428BIG POPPA SMOKERS SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili Jul 31, 2015
705.1200Texas Smoke Whisperer Frisco BBQ Challenge Jun 16, 2022

Most GCs in Colorado

TeamGCs
CLARK CREW BBQ8
GETTIN' BASTED8
BIG POPPA SMOKERS6
G "QUE"5
Backdraft BBQ5
SWINESTONE COWBOYS4
JO-BAWB'S BBQ3
TRUEBUD BBQ3
Bushmaster BBQ3
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS3

Contests that come back (recurring)

ContestEditionsBiggestLast held
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off1035Apr 24, 2026
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge (POSTPONED)647Sep 11, 2020
National Western BBQ Throwdown540Jan 11, 2019
Buskers, Brews & BBQ (Postponed)438Jun 12, 2020
Boats, Bands, & BBQ436May 18, 2018
Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews335Aug 9, 2024
Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)334Jun 4, 2022
San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ354Aug 2, 2019
Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest331Jun 21, 2019
LuLu's Brew & Que340Apr 26, 2019
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour330Apr 14, 2017
Smokin' Brew BBQ353Sep 2, 2016

Where it happens (towns in Colorado)

TownContestsSeasonsAvg fieldLast
Frisco141055Jun 16, 2023
Lamar131330Apr 24, 2026
Alamosa111134Aug 9, 2024
Denver11735Apr 20, 2024
Leadville7529Jun 21, 2019
Fort Collins5531Jul 27, 2018
Pueblo5533May 19, 2017
Grand Junction5443Sep 9, 2016
Castle Rock4325Sep 6, 2024
Westminster4339Oct 22, 2022
Grand Jct4429Sep 11, 2020
Aurora4432Jun 12, 2020

Reps who work Colorado

RepContestsLast
Michael Winter27Jun 25, 2027
Del Anderson27Aug 28, 2026
Brian Moore17Jun 25, 2027
Bunny Tuttle11Jun 14, 2024
Rich Tuttle11Jun 14, 2024
Michael Eberle5Oct 18, 2019
Robert Hahn4May 12, 2023
Steven Flewallen2Sep 27, 2024

State championships 🏅

ContestTeamsGrand champion
Mile High BBQ Fest Jun 25, 2027 — —
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Apr 24, 2026 27 BrewsCue
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Apr 25, 2025 30 Gettin' Basted
Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest Sep 6, 2024 36 Man Meat BBQ
Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Aug 9, 2024 29 Bushmaster BBQ
The Art of Barbeque Jun 28, 2024 25 Poppa Pig and Porkchop
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off May 10, 2024 29 Gettin' Basted
Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Aug 11, 2023 27 Chucho Q
Art of Barbeque Jun 30, 2023 35 Heifers, Butts & Clucks BBQ
Colorado BBQ Challenge Jun 16, 2023 42 Clark Crew BBQ

Coming up in Colorado

DateContestTown
Jun 25, 2027 Mile High BBQ Fest 🏅 Littleton

Where else these teams cook

Of the 785 teams with a recorded finish in Colorado, this is where else they turn up — the honest picture of which scenes share a travelling field. Follow one to open it up.

RegionShared teamsShare of the field hereContests they cooked there
Kansas KS 226 29% 375 compare →
Missouri MO 169 22% 369 compare →
Oklahoma OK 143 18% 154 compare →
Nebraska NE 131 17% 64 compare →
Tennessee TN 130 17% 133 compare →
Wyoming WY 129 16% 37 compare →
Nevada NV 128 16% 51 compare →
Texas TX 120 15% 77 compare →

On the map (every mapped contest in Colorado — tap a pin)

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