Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
Lamar, CO · 📍 Willow Creek Park — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
10
10 with results
Typical draw
30
teams · biggest 35
Purse listed
$61K
across all editions
State championship
7 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Gettin' Basted — 3 wins (2021, 2024, 2025)
- 🏆 Bushmaster BBQ — 2 wins (2019, 2023)
- 🏆 BrewsCue — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 Rise N Swine — 1 win (2022)
- 🏆 BACKDRAFT BBQ — 1 win (2018)
- 🏆 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ — 1 win (2017)
- 🏆 CLARK CREW BBQ — 1 win (2016)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 703.4400 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | May 12, 2017 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | Smoked & Furious | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | May 12, 2017 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | Rise N Swine | May 6, 2022 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GETTIN' BASTED | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | top 4% |
| Bushmaster BBQ | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | top 18% |
| Backdraft BBQ | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 22% |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 5% |
| BrewsCue | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 30% |
| Rise N Swine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 19% |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | top 30% |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | top 23% |
| WOODY'S Q SHACK | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | top 25% |
| Smoked & Furious | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | top 24% |
| POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | top 34% |
| Brinkerhoff BBQ | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 28% |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | top 26% |
| M-Dubs BBQ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | top 28% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 🏅 | Willow Creek Park | 27 | 686.1828 | BrewsCue | Brinkerhoff BBQ | $10,000 |
| Apr 25, 2025 🏅 | Willow Creek Park | 30 | 691.9200 | Gettin' Basted | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | $10,000 |
| May 10, 2024 🏅 | Willow Creek Park | 29 | 703.3828 | Gettin' Basted | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | $10,000 |
| May 12, 2023 🏅 | Willow Creek Park | 30 | 702.8456 | Bushmaster BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED | $10,000 |
| May 6, 2022 🏅 | Willow Creek Park | 33 | 695.9772 | Rise N Swine | CLARK CREW BBQ | $10,000 |
| May 7, 2021 🏅 | Willow Creek Park | 35 | 683.9428 | Gettin' Basted | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | $10,500 |
| May 10, 2019 🏅 | Willow Creek Park | 28 | 691.4056 | Bushmaster BBQ | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | — |
| May 11, 2018 | Willow Creek Park | 26 | 680.5372 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | — |
| May 12, 2017 | Willow Creek Park | 31 | 703.4400 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | CLARK CREW BBQ | — |
| May 13, 2016 | Willow Creek Park | 33 | 692.5488 | CLARK CREW BBQ | BACKDRAFT BBQ | — |