Jul 5–6, 2025 · Dillon, MT · 📍 Depot Park · State championship
Reps: Brian Moore, Steven Flewallen · Prize money: $4,500
Brinkerhoff BBQ won Grand Champion at the Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off on July 5, 2025 in Dillon, MT at Depot Park, scoring 704.5256 in a field of 13 teams. SinBin BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 703.3712. Category winners: Chicken — Bourbon & Blues BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — Brinkerhoff BBQ (177.7028); Pork — SinBin BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — Bearded Boar BBQ (177.7028). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2026.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 79% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
This was Brinkerhoff BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 41st tracked contest.
2 of 2 tracked editions
Brinkerhoff BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
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.
Brinkerhoff BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 4th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2025 ← this one | Dillon, MT | Depot Park | 13 | 704.5256 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | SinBin BBQ |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Dillon, MT | Depot Park | 26 | 704.5600 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |