EVENT PHOTOS

North Fork Crossing performs Friday night at the Pepsi Wyoming BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival at the Washakie County Fairgrounds.
Lynn Murdoch of Chubby Cheeks BBQ receives the award for first place local award from Kent Lamm of Pinnacle Bank during the award ceremony at the Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championship Saturday at the Washakie County Fairgrounds.
A bluegrass fan gets close the stage while Scrapetown performs Saturday afternoon at the Pepsi Wyoming STate BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival.
Adeline Miller and Daniel Miller enjoy some barbecue Friday night at the Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival at the Washakie County Fairgrounds.
Mila Anderson rolls her patties first during the KidsQ competition Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at the Washakie County Fairgrounds. Anderson took seocnd in the 8 to 11 age category. Sawyer Indermuehle took first and Debra Bankert was third. Carsyn Ramirez took first in the 12 to 16 age category.
Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championship Committee member Dan Mattis helps Carsyn Ramirez as Ramirez cooks his taco meat for the KidsQ Saturday afternoon at the Washakie County Fairgrounds. Ramirez took first in the 12 to 16 age category.
Emma Salinas checks the meat thermometer to see if her hamburgers are done during the KidsQ Saturday at the Pepsi Wyoming State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival at the Washakie County Fairgrounds.
It was all hands on deck for the Dalton family as Amanda helps daughter Debra and Terry helps son Dalton at the KidsQ Saturday morning.
Ribs are shown to a Kansas City Barbecue Society judge during the Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championship judging Saturday afternoon in Worland at the Washakie County Fairgrounds.
Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championship judge Bob Salverson of Gillette checks out a rib during judging Saturday afternoon at the Washakie County Fairgrounds.
Josh Garcia of Sochi’s BBQ (right) drops off his rib entry for the Pepsi Wayoming State BBQ Championship with Committee Chairman Dave Paxton and Kansas City Barbecue Society Judge Mark Dearfield of Texas check him in Saturday afternoon at the Washakie County Fairgrounds.
Austin Paulsen cooks up some brats and hot dogs for Chubby Cheeks BBQ during the Brewfest Thursday night at the Washakie County Fairgrounds.
Emmitt Finn of Ten Sleep Brewery pours some Speed Goat for a Pepsi Wyominng State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival Brewfest patron Thursday night at the Washakie County Fairgrounds.
Rod Ullom pours some Roadhouse Highwayman for a Pepsi Wyominng State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival Brewfest patron, while another vendor enjoys a sample in the back Thursday night at the Washakie County Fairgrounds.