Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off
2025-07-05 – 2025-07-06 · Dillon, MT · 📍 Depot Park · State championship
Reps: BRIAN MOORE, STEVEN FLEWALLEN · Prize money: $4,500.00
Grand Champion: Brinkerhoff BBQ (704.5256) · 13 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SinBin BBQ
Entries
Top score
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Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Brinkerhoff BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Brinkerhoff BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CO.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Bourbon & Blues BBQ and Brinkerhoff BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: Brinkerhoff BBQ and SinBin BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Triple Haul and 1 Bite BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-05 ← this one | Dillon, MT | Depot Park | 13 | 704.5256 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | SinBin BBQ |
| 2026-07-03 | Dillon, MT | Depot Park | 26 | 704.5600 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2972 | 166.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 168.5600 | 162.2744 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 175.4056 | 163.9656 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.9656 | 157.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
13 entries · top 704.5256 · median 676.4340
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 2 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 3 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 4 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 5 | Low and Slow Barbecue | |
| 6 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 7 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 8 | Rolling Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Iron Horse Party Rentals | |
| 10 | Triple Haul | |
| 11 | Montana Kick Ass BBQ | |
| 12 | Bigfoot's Catering | |
| 13 | Q McB's BBQ |
Chicken
13 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 2 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 3 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 4 | Low and Slow Barbecue | |
| 5 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | Triple Haul | |
| 7 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 8 | Rolling Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Montana Kick Ass BBQ | |
| 10 | Bigfoot's Catering | |
| 11 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 12 | Iron Horse Party Rentals | |
| 13 | Q McB's BBQ |
Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 2 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 3 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 4 | Iron Horse Party Rentals | |
| 5 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 7 | Montana Kick Ass BBQ | |
| 8 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 9 | Low and Slow Barbecue | |
| 10 | Rolling Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | Triple Haul | |
| 12 | Q McB's BBQ | |
| 13 | Bigfoot's Catering |
Pork
13 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.6172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 2 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 3 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 4 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 5 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 7 | Montana Kick Ass BBQ | |
| 8 | Iron Horse Party Rentals | |
| 9 | Low and Slow Barbecue | |
| 10 | Bigfoot's Catering | |
| 11 | Triple Haul | |
| 12 | Q McB's BBQ | |
| 13 | Rolling Smoke BBQ |
Brisket
13 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 2 | Low and Slow Barbecue | |
| 3 | Rolling Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 5 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 6 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 7 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 9 | Triple Haul | |
| 10 | Iron Horse Party Rentals | |
| 11 | Bigfoot's Catering | |
| 12 | Montana Kick Ass BBQ | |
| 13 | Q McB's BBQ |