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Montana BBQ Cookoff

2024-06-07 – 2024-06-08 · Absarokee, MT · State championship

Reps: DEL ANDERSON, FORREST BRUCE · Prize money: $9,200.00

Grand Champion: Bushmaster BBQ (703.9772) · 28 teams

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703.9772 · Master Series — Overall
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700.5716 · Master Series — Overall
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699.9428 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

28
5 categories

Top score

703.9772

Winning margin

3.4056
GC over RC

Field average

650.06
median 669.32

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Tightest race

Pork
2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

678.8116
what a walk cost here

Field spread

153.7028
winner to last place

Prize money

$9,200.00
on the line

Most consistent

avg finish 3.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket
won by 3.4400 pts — Colorado Bulldawg BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 20%
beats 80% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1541
avg power rating going in · stronger than 46% of contests

Top-rated in the field

rated 1732 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Bushmaster BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CO.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

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)

This contest over the years

DateWhereTeamsHigh scoreGrand Champion
2023-06-09 Absarokee, MT 36 707.4400 Colorado Bulldawg BBQ
2024-06-07 ← this one Absarokee, MT 28 703.9772 Bushmaster BBQ
2025-06-13 Absarokee, MT 33 691.3828 Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ
2026-06-12 Absarokee, MT 29 691.9428 Smellaque

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Anything goes

14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 Colorado Bulldawg BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 Papas Pit Crew 180.0000 🔥
3 Terrae BBQ 177.7028
4 Dirty Little Pigs BBQ 177.1428
5 American Heroes BBQ 176.5600
6 202 BBQ 175.4056
7 No Measurements 174.2628
8 SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ 171.9772
9 Absarokee Fire Department 171.4172
10 Montana Kick A%24%24 BBQ 167.4172
11 Boo Boo Bus BBQ 166.2628
12 My Meat In Your Mouth 161.1772
13 Rhythm n QUE 160.5600
14 BIG BOYZ BBQ 131.3256

Master Series — Brisket

28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 Colorado Bulldawg BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER 176.5600
3 HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ 176.0000
4 Dirty Little Pigs BBQ 174.8572
5 American Heroes BBQ 174.8456
6 SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ 174.2628
7 MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ 172.6056
8 Bushmaster BBQ 171.9772
9 202 BBQ 170.2744
10 Smoke On The Waters BBQ 169.7028
11 Papas Pit Crew 169.1200
12 Rhythm n QUE 168.5488
13 Whistle Pig BBQ 164.5372
14 Brinkerhoff BBQ 163.4172
15 WYO SMOKE SHOW 161.7028
16 Montana Kick A%24%24 BBQ 158.2860
17 SLINGIN MEATS 158.2400
18 Terrae BBQ 157.0972
19 No Measurements 156.5028
20 Yellowstome Bank 155.9660
21 Absarokee Fire Department 154.8344
22 Up On The Mountain BBQ 153.6916
23 Boo Boo Bus BBQ 153.6684
24 BIG BOYZ BBQ 153.6572
25 Forefront Healthcare 150.2400
26 Poor Richard's BBQ 144.5256
27 Beartooth Stockgrowers 143.3372
28 My Meat In Your Mouth 121.1544

Master Series — Chicken

28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.7430 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 Dirty Little Pigs BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 American Heroes BBQ 178.2972
3 Brinkerhoff BBQ 177.7144
4 Bushmaster BBQ 177.7028
5 BIG BOYZ BBQ 174.8456
6 WYO SMOKE SHOW 174.2856
7 Colorado Bulldawg BBQ 174.2628
8 Smoke On The Waters BBQ 173.1200
9 202 BBQ 171.4400
10 TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER 171.4288
11 Rhythm n QUE 170.8344
12 No Measurements 170.2744
13 HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ 169.6684
14 Beartooth Stockgrowers 168.0572
15 MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ 167.4288
16 Poor Richard's BBQ 167.4172
17 SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ 167.3828
18 Yellowstome Bank 163.4400
19 Whistle Pig BBQ 161.0856
20 SLINGIN MEATS 160.4912
21 My Meat In Your Mouth 156.5828
22 Terrae BBQ 156.5600
23 Boo Boo Bus BBQ 154.8456
24 Up On The Mountain BBQ 154.8112
25 Papas Pit Crew 150.7656
26 Montana Kick A%24%24 BBQ 148.4912
27 Absarokee Fire Department 146.7772
28 Forefront Healthcare 140.5028

Master Series — Overall

28 entries · top 703.9772 · median 669.3200

#TeamScore
1 Bushmaster BBQ 703.9772
2 American Heroes BBQ 700.5716
3 Dirty Little Pigs BBQ 699.9428
4 Colorado Bulldawg BBQ 698.8572
5 TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER 697.1088
6 HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ 687.9312
7 Rhythm n QUE 686.2288
8 SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ 683.2796
9 WYO SMOKE SHOW 682.2400
10 Brinkerhoff BBQ 678.8116
11 BIG BOYZ BBQ 673.6228
12 MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ 673.0972
13 Smoke On The Waters BBQ 673.0284
14 202 BBQ 670.1944
15 SLINGIN MEATS 668.4456
16 Whistle Pig BBQ 663.2684
17 No Measurements 642.7204
18 Papas Pit Crew 637.4512
19 Poor Richard's BBQ 635.2800
20 Yellowstome Bank 614.2288
21 Boo Boo Bus BBQ 614.1480
22 Up On The Mountain BBQ 606.6284
23 Terrae BBQ 597.6000
24 Absarokee Fire Department 595.2116
25 Montana Kick A%24%24 BBQ 594.7316
26 Beartooth Stockgrowers 593.0400
27 Forefront Healthcare 579.8056
28 My Meat In Your Mouth 550.2744

Master Series — Pork

28 entries · top 177.1428 · median 164.8114

#TeamScore
1 Bushmaster BBQ 177.1428
2 SLINGIN MEATS 176.0000
3 Dirty Little Pigs BBQ 175.4172
4 HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ 174.8800
5 TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER 174.8572
6 Rhythm n QUE 174.2628
7 Colorado Bulldawg BBQ 172.0228
8 American Heroes BBQ 172.0116
9 BIG BOYZ BBQ 169.7028
10 WYO SMOKE SHOW 169.6800
11 SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ 169.6684
12 Brinkerhoff BBQ 168.5600
13 MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ 167.3828
14 Whistle Pig BBQ 166.8228
15 202 BBQ 162.8000
16 Poor Richard's BBQ 159.3828
17 Boo Boo Bus BBQ 157.6684
18 Absarokee Fire Department 157.6456
19 Smoke On The Waters BBQ 155.9428
20 Papas Pit Crew 155.9084
21 No Measurements 153.6344
22 Terrae BBQ 150.8228
23 Montana Kick A%24%24 BBQ 150.2972
24 Up On The Mountain BBQ 147.3600
25 Forefront Healthcare 146.8456
26 Yellowstome Bank 136.0000
27 My Meat In Your Mouth 131.4400
28 Beartooth Stockgrowers 126.8000

Master Series — Pork Ribs

28 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.5314

#TeamScore
1 Bushmaster BBQ 177.1544
2 WYO SMOKE SHOW 176.5716
3 American Heroes BBQ 175.4172
4 BIG BOYZ BBQ 175.4172
5 TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER 174.2628
6 Smoke On The Waters BBQ 174.2628
7 SLINGIN MEATS 173.7144
8 Rhythm n QUE 172.5828
9 Colorado Bulldawg BBQ 172.5716
10 SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ 171.9656
11 Whistle Pig BBQ 170.8228
12 Dirty Little Pigs BBQ 169.6684
13 Brinkerhoff BBQ 169.1200
14 HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ 167.3828
15 202 BBQ 165.6800
16 MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ 165.6800
17 Poor Richard's BBQ 163.9544
18 No Measurements 162.3088
19 Papas Pit Crew 161.6572
20 Yellowstome Bank 158.8228
21 Beartooth Stockgrowers 154.8456
22 Up On The Mountain BBQ 150.7656
23 Boo Boo Bus BBQ 147.9656
24 Forefront Healthcare 142.2172
25 My Meat In Your Mouth 141.0972
26 Montana Kick A%24%24 BBQ 137.6572
27 Absarokee Fire Department 135.9544
28 Terrae BBQ 133.1200

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