AMERICAN HEROES BBQ WY
Rating
1708
peak 1713
Contests
55
in the data
First seen
2019-01-11
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#124
Master 2021
Grand champs
2
2 reserve
Category wins
12
34 podiums
Overall top-10s
30
of 55 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
693.10 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 672.92 (+20.19)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
10
best run (overall)
Consistency
±73.04
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.48 · weakest Pork (169.31)
Road miles
17740
mi across 55 mapped stops · furthest 1224 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of AMERICAN HEROES BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Bushmaster BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ in 25 of their 31 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 3.4056 points of the Grand Championship at Montana BBQ Cookoff (2024-06-07).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 30-team field at Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 19% across 12 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival (2022-08-19) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CLARK CREW BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WY first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 51 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5028 | 171.48 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 52 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2516 | 171.04 | top 33% |
| Pork | 51 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2172 | 169.31 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 52 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.1200 | 171.00 | top 31% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| WY | 15 | 2 | top 27% |
| CO | 13 | 0 | top 31% |
| MT | 8 | 0 | top 21% |
| SD | 5 | 0 | top 22% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
| ID | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
| NE | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 12% |
| Medium (20–39) | 36 | 2 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 0 | top 44% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WY (15 of 55 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (52 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival (2021-08-20)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 672.92
- 6 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 694.8228 | 689.11 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 705.1428 | 692.71 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 701.0856 | 692.78 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 700.5372 | 684.49 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 701.1088 | 674.05 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 694.8000 | 680.81 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 676.4800 | 545.92 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 692.5368 | 678.88 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID | 16 / 31 (694.8228) | 13 (174.2628) | 6 (177.7144) | 8 (176.5944) | 23 (166.2512) |
| 2026-06-12 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 5 / 29 (683.3940) | 7 (173.7256) | 14 (170.2628) | 12 (169.1428) | 8 (170.2628) |
| 2025-08-22 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 8 / 38 (694.8460) | 2 (178.2972) | 34 (159.9772) | 2 (177.7144) | 3 (178.8572) |
| 2025-08-15 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 3 / 27 (705.1428) | 2 (180.0000) | 3 (178.2972) | 8 (173.7028) | 9 (173.1428) |
| 2025-07-25 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off Laramie, WY | 4 / 26 (687.3140) | 15 (168.5256) | 1 (177.7028) | 16 (166.8112) | 2 (174.2744) |
| 2025-06-27 | Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID | 6 / 32 (698.2860) | 14 (169.7144) | 7 (175.4288) | 1 (180.0000) | 11 (173.1428) |
| 2025-06-13 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 8 / 33 (679.8968) | 11 (173.1084) | 15 (161.1084) | 5 (174.2628) | 10 (171.4172) |
| 2025-06-06 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 9 / 48 (690.7884) | 19 (171.9656) | 5 (176.0000) | 22 (169.6800) | 9 (173.1428) |
| 2025-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 2 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 8 / 29 (683.3140) | 7 (173.7028) | 15 (169.1200) | 10 (169.6684) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2024-08-16 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 5 / 29 (701.0856) | 9 (175.4172) | 8 (175.4172) | 9 (174.8456) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2024-07-26 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cookoff Laramie, WY | 2 / 17 (695.3484) | 6 (173.1084) | 4 (172.5600) | 6 (171.9772) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2024-07-12 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 11 / 26 (683.2912) | 6 (174.2628) | 6 (174.2628) | 15 (168.5256) | 18 (166.2400) |
| 2024-06-28 | The Art of Barbeque Sterling, CO | 3 / 25 (693.0856) | 6 (173.1084) | 5 (174.8572) | 6 (174.2628) | 7 (170.8572) |
| 2024-06-07 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 2 / 28 (700.5716) | 2 (178.2972) | 3 (175.4172) | 8 (172.0116) | 5 (174.8456) |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 51 / 81 (677.0512) | 24 (171.9656) | 25 (173.7028) | 74 (163.9428) | 54 (167.4400) |
| 2023-10-06 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 18 / 28 (664.4116) | 23 (156.5028) | 18 (163.9544) | 2 (178.8572) | 17 (165.0972) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 204 / 487 (677.1084) | 159 (171.4400) | 288 (166.2744) | 69 (174.8456) | 300 (164.5484) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 23 / 211 (694.8228) | 59 (175.4056) | 42 (174.8572) | 119 (170.2628) | 37 (174.2972) |
| 2023-08-25 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 6 / 26 (690.1712) | 10 (170.8228) | 3 (177.7028) | 9 (169.6800) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2023-08-18 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 3 / 27 (700.5372) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (174.2744) | 10 (174.2856) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2023-06-30 | Art of Barbeque Sterling, CO | 10 / 35 (685.0628) | 22 (165.1200) | 2 (178.2972) | 17 (168.5372) | 9 (173.1084) |
| 2023-06-09 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 4 / 36 (696.5144) | 9 (174.2628) | 3 (176.0116) | 17 (169.6800) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2023-05-27 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest Castle Rock, CO | 3 / 37 (698.2172) | 17 (170.8228) | 3 (176.5716) | 16 (170.8228) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 15 / 30 (660.9940) | 20 (165.0856) | 14 (165.7144) | 17 (165.0856) | 18 (165.1084) |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 66 / 83 (663.3828) | 22 (172.5600) | 74 (161.7256) | 23 (171.9772) | 76 (157.1200) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 225 / 249 (661.0856) | 178 (168.0000) | 235 (160.5372) | 193 (166.8228) | 185 (165.7256) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 134 / 505 (680.5828) | 153 (171.4056) | 65 (174.3088) | 201 (169.1084) | 235 (165.7600) |
| 2022-08-19 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 1 / 29 (701.1088) | 7 (176.0000) | 1 (178.8572) | 15 (167.3944) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2022-07-01 | The Art of BBQ Sterling, CO | 10 / 28 (675.2684) | 16 (166.2284) | 7 (169.6800) | 16 (167.3828) | 5 (171.9772) |
| 2022-06-10 | Montana BBQ Cook-off Absarokee, MT | 7 / 27 (684.4800) | 4 (173.1084) | 1 (178.8572) | 10 (166.8228) | 10 (165.6916) |
| 2022-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) Greeley, CO | 15 / 34 (672.3880) | 23 (166.2284) | 25 (159.9312) | 3 (177.7028) | 14 (168.5256) |
| 2022-06-03 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) Greeley, CO | 24 / 33 (654.1368) | 31 (158.2284) | 28 (155.3944) | 8 (169.7028) | 9 (170.8112) |
| 2021-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY | 9 / 26 (681.6572) | 15 (168.5600) | 1 (176.5944) | 16 (166.8228) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2021-10-01 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 Casper, WY | 6 / 27 (681.6116) | 20 (166.2400) | 11 (169.6916) | 4 (172.5600) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2021-08-20 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 1 / 30 (694.8000) | 12 (170.8344) | 4 (174.8456) | 5 (171.9772) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2021-08-13 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day Milliken, CO | 18 / 42 (662.6856) | 34 (159.9312) | 16 (167.3944) | 29 (161.6572) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2021-06-25 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT | 5 / 25 (694.2400) | 1 (178.8800) | 6 (172.5600) | 14 (169.6800) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2021-06-19 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 Holdrege, NE | 14 / 36 (683.3832) | 25 (166.2628) | 11 (174.2860) | 11 (170.8688) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2021-06-18 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 Holdrege, NE | 19 / 40 (673.0400) | 25 (169.1660) | 24 (167.3828) | 24 (165.0856) | 13 (171.4056) |
| 2021-06-11 | Montana BBQ Cook-off Absarokee, MT | 11 / 27 (686.2172) | 3 (177.1544) | 1 (180.0000) | 15 (159.3828) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2021-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam Greeley, CO | 11 / 33 (669.6344) | 1 (175.4172) | 22 (162.2516) | 24 (159.4056) | 6 (172.5600) |
| 2020-10-03 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 Casper, WY | 24 / 41 (671.8972) | 28 (167.3828) | 30 (165.6800) | 32 (163.9772) | 4 (174.8572) |
| 2020-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 Casper, WY | 18 / 41 (676.4800) | 18 (171.4172) | 4 (173.7144) | 36 (159.3828) | 11 (171.9656) |
| 2020-08-21 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 14 / 43 (676.4456) | 24 (169.1084) | 15 (169.1200) | 34 (158.2172) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 78 / 109 (158.8684) | — | — | — | 78 (158.8684) |
| 2019-09-20 | Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival Grand Lake, CO | 7 / 25 (676.4912) | 2 (175.4516) | 8 (170.2628) | 15 (165.1084) | 9 (165.6684) |
| 2019-09-13 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 11 / 28 (657.5656) | 13 (166.8228) | 23 (154.2516) | 7 (169.6684) | 7 (166.8228) |
| 2019-08-23 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 3 / 31 (692.5368) | 9 (173.7256) | 3 (177.1772) | 7 (170.8228) | 8 (170.8112) |
| 2019-08-16 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 6 / 30 (680.5144) | 2 (175.4400) | 15 (165.1316) | 7 (166.8228) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2019-06-14 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 6 / 55 (683.9656) | 8 (173.7028) | 6 (174.2972) | 11 (169.7028) | 21 (166.2628) |
| 2019-04-26 | LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO | 6 / 40 (680.5828) | 4 (176.5828) | 20 (166.8572) | 25 (163.4400) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2019-01-11 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 7 / 38 (680.5144) | 9 (172.5944) | 3 (173.1200) | 11 (167.9772) | 14 (166.8228) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #379 (280 pts) | #442 (275 pts) | #455 (280 pts) | #411 (270 pts) | #475 (215 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #206 (1053 pts) | #236 (943 pts) | #169 (1272 pts) | #217 (1043 pts) | #215 (1028 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #237 (916 pts) | #297 (786 pts) | #323 (786 pts) | #322 (691 pts) | #287 (801 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #131 (1296 pts) | #209 (986 pts) | #124 (1431 pts) | #191 (1036 pts) | #139 (1246 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #267 (856 pts) | #345 (706 pts) | #255 (951 pts) | #290 (836 pts) | #246 (936 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #124 (1308 pts) | #127 (1263 pts) | #105 (1418 pts) | #186 (1003 pts) | #92 (1518 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #397 (275 pts) | #506 (220 pts) | #327 (380 pts) | #553 (180 pts) | #181 (625 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #231 (1194 pts) | #206 (1269 pts) | #287 (1039 pts) | #375 (899 pts) | #307 (1019 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #406 (852 pts) | #403 (887 pts) | #443 (827 pts) | #368 (947 pts) | #449 (807 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2204 (71 pts) | #2315 (66 pts) | #2912 (56 pts) | #2137 (96 pts) | #2082 (106 pts) |