WYOMING BS BBQ

WYOMING BS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 27 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 9th of 25 at the Best of the West BBQ Fest (2014). They are ranked #5768 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,768

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1444

peak 1444 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Aug 16, 2024 · 11.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#642

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

7% of 27 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

672.0116 / 720

Master · Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.21 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 632.68 (+8.54)

Walk rate

48%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4056

Pork · Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships

Consistency

±20.44

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.09)

Road miles

6,605

across 27 mapped stops · furthest 962 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)

Purse competed for

$25K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

632.68 / 720

27 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

672.0116 career-best overall

93.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.0116 at Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival — 93.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 19, 2016

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 56%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 56%

A tough matchup

19–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ ahead in 95% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.74 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 22%.

Pork Ribs avg 155.09
Chicken avg 161.83
3 calls in 27 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Sochie's BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

4.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.9 years, then back at Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival (Aug 16, 2024).

last seen Sep 13, 2019
back Aug 16, 2024

Chicken nemesis

16 of 20 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 20 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Chubby Cheeks BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

6,605 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,605 miles across 27 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 962 miles to Red, White & BBQ (Day 2).

27 mapped stops
furthest 962 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024 ↗	Master	#1119 (74 pts)	#1179 (79 pts)	#1003 (124 pts)	#1528 (54 pts)	#1126 (79 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1873 (73 pts)	#1873 (88 pts)	#2565 (53 pts)	#1986 (68 pts)	#1504 (128 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#2501 (58 pts)	#2555 (53 pts)	#2552 (53 pts)	#2554 (53 pts)	#1516 (138 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1140 (265 pts)	#1175 (280 pts)	#1100 (315 pts)	#1267 (245 pts)	#1076 (315 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#980 (333 pts)	#987 (363 pts)	#1029 (343 pts)	#880 (443 pts)	#973 (358 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#905 (357 pts)	#964 (352 pts)	#1018 (332 pts)	#800 (462 pts)	#783 (467 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#642 (577 pts)	#473 (812 pts)	#741 (502 pts)	#615 (627 pts)	#610 (602 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#698 (448 pts)	#589 (553 pts)	#790 (418 pts)	#474 (688 pts)	#740 (438 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Nards Backyard BBQ

#5,779 of the rated field

1443 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1504

They've been 1504 at their best, 61 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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SMOKIN IN THE BOARDROOM

#5,771 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1502

Careers of much the same size, 25 contests to 27, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 17, 2022

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SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON

#5,782 of the rated field

1443 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1443

31 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2022

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BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA

#5,764 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1444

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before WYOMING BS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 23 contests

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DIXIE MOON

#5,770 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1444

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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CALLAWAY CREAMATORS

#5,773 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1444

Level with WYOMING BS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SCORCH AND RESQUE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Grate Expectations	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
RED'S SMOKE'N BBQ OF WY	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
ROLLING HOGS	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
PAPA'S PIT CREW	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	6	1	172.5828	153.0628	161.83	top 63%
Pork Ribs	27	3	0	173.1084	118.1488	155.09	top 72%
Pork	27	5	1	175.4056	129.6456	158.62	top 61%
Brisket	27	7	0	172.5600	135.3372	157.13	top 60%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 94%
Medium (20–39)	23	top 68%
Large (40+)	3	top 78%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
WY	16	top 66%
SD	4	top 76%
NE	3	top 76%
CO	1	top 59%
IL	1	top 87%
MO	1	top 88%
IA	1	top 66%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	3	11	top 51%	Aug 18, 2017
Smokin' on the Prairie	3	19	top 79%	Aug 7, 2015
Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships	2	13	top 61%	Sep 18, 2015
Best of the West BBQ Fest	2	9	top 42%	Aug 28, 2015
Griller's Cup	2	26	top 88%	Jul 17, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WY 16 of 27 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 20 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 405 finished ahead 232 times, behind 530

Longest layoff 4.9 yrs Sep 13, 2019 → Aug 16, 2024

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20241 milestone

Aug 16 Most recent contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival

20181 milestone

Sep 14 25th tracked contest Smoke & Soul Fest

20161 milestone

Aug 19 Career-best overall score672.0116 Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival

20151 milestone

Sep 18 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4056 Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships

20143 milestones

Aug 15 First overall top-10 Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival
Aug 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.2912 Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival
Aug 15 10th tracked contest Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival

20133 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest BBQ in the Bluffs
May 10 Peak power rating (1496) BBQ in the Bluffs
Aug 16 First call 9th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.2	Best of the West BBQ Fest	Sep 5, 2014
+8.7	Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival	Aug 15, 2014
+8.2	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	Aug 19, 2016
+6.6	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships	Sep 19, 2014
+5.6	Best of the West BBQ Fest	Aug 28, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend	May 17, 2013
-10.9	Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off	Sep 20, 2013
-10.2	Griller's Cup	Jul 17, 2015
-9.4	Pony Express BBQ Challenge	Apr 25, 2014
-8.8	Smokin' on the Prairie	Aug 9, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0%	top 72%	90.5%	90.5%
2019	1	0	100%	top 75%	86.8%	86.8%
2018	1	0	100%	top 86%	86.4%	86.4%
2017	3	0	33%	top 56%	90.9%	89.9%
2016	4	0	50%	top 70%	93.3%	89.9%
2015	5	0	60%	top 71%	91.7%	88.7%
2014	6	2	50%	top 62%	91.1%	87.9%
2013	6	0	33%	top 80%	87.1%	84.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 16, 2024	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	21 / 29 (651.8164)	20 (163.3828)	11 (173.1084)	26 (154.2512)	20 (161.0740)
Sep 13, 2019	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	21 / 28 (624.9600)	18 (161.6800)	26 (147.3944)	22 (153.6228)	10 (162.2628)
Sep 14, 2018	Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY	24 / 28 (622.0912)	27 (153.0628)	25 (155.3944)	26 (152.4912)	9 (161.1428)
Aug 18, 2017	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	14 / 28 (654.7772)	10 (168)	4 (169.7144)	22 (152.5028)	10 (164.5600)
Jul 21, 2017	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	27 / 46 (652.4224)	33 (162.7996)	25 (163.9772)	31 (161.0856)	20 (164.5600)
Jun 16, 2017	Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE	16 / 27 (633.5652)	17 (159.9656)	25 (150.2400)	12 (166.2512)	15 (157.1084)
Aug 26, 2016	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	28 / 31 (635.9088)	28 (158.8572)	29 (153.0972)	20 (162.8344)	23 (161.1200)
Aug 19, 2016	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	11 / 26 (672.0116)	6 (172.5828)	15 (161.7144)	3 (173.1428)	10 (164.5716)
Aug 12, 2016	Best of the West Sheridan, WY	16 / 26 (650.1596)	19 (159.3484)	10 (170.3200)	20 (159.4056)	14 (161.0856)
May 28, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	48 / 55 (629.6112)	52 (156.5372)	27 (162.8572)	46 (157.6912)	50 (152.5256)
Sep 18, 2015	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Spearfish, SD	23 / 30 (659.9088)	22 (165.6916)	24 (161.1200)	4 (175.4056)	25 (157.6916)
Aug 28, 2015	Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY	12 / 25 (651.8056)	7 (171.9656)	18 (157.6572)	18 (149.6228)	4 (172.5600)
Aug 14, 2015	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	16 / 26 (644.9368)	23 (156.4912)	13 (162.2400)	19 (158.8000)	10 (167.4056)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY	19 / 26 (634.7320)	22 (153.6688)	20 (160.5260)	17 (162.8456)	18 (157.6916)
Jul 17, 2015	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	28 / 29 (602.7200)	20 (161.1200)	28 (148.5488)	28 (129.6456)	13 (163.4056)
Sep 19, 2014	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Sprearfish, SD	13 / 29 (655.9196)	10 (169.1544)	13 (165.1084)	12 (164.5484)	18 (157.1084)
Sep 5, 2014	Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY	9 / 25 (625.5996)	2 (171.9656)	9 (157.6800)	16 (149.1312)	14 (146.8228)
Aug 15, 2014	Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY	10 / 25 (655.2912)	4 (170.8344)	21 (153.0856)	10 (163.4056)	5 (167.9656)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY	20 / 25 (624.4912)	19 (159.9884)	21 (156.5256)	15 (157.1200)	19 (150.8572)
May 2, 2014	North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival North Platte, NE	20 / 25 (618.7428)	21 (154.2628)	23 (145.0972)	15 (159.4172)	18 (159.9656)
Apr 25, 2014	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	25 / 28 (618.6396)	19 (159.9656)	25 (147.3372)	18 (158.8112)	22 (152.5256)
Sep 20, 2013	Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off Spearfish, SD	16 / 17 (582.0460)	13 (157.1200)	17 (118.1488)	4 (171.4400)	16 (135.3372)
Aug 16, 2013	9th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY	17 / 25 (612.4000)	12 (162.2400)	19 (154.2284)	6 (160.5600)	24 (135.3716)
Aug 9, 2013	Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY	21 / 25 (607.8516)	12 (163.4172)	21 (151.3600)	19 (154.2972)	23 (138.7772)
Jul 19, 2013	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	26 / 33 (624.4688)	20 (159.4056)	29 (149.6460)	18 (161.7256)	24 (153.6916)
May 17, 2013	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend Lake of the Ozarks, MO	36 / 41 (608.5714)	36 (155.9998)	41 (143.4288)	35 (153.1428)	30 (156)
May 10, 2013	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	21 / 32 (626.8574)	22 (160)	24 (148.0002)	18 (159.4286)	15 (159.4286)

WYOMING BS BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)