Miles City Cowtown Cookoff
2024-06-14 – 2024-06-15 · Miles City, MT · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $9,450.00
Grand Champion: Wyo Smoke Show (705.1088) · 16 teams
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Top score
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Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
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Double threats
How hot was the win?
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0004 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
WYO SMOKE SHOW took the Grand Championship home to WY.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
WYO SMOKE SHOW came in rated below the field's top team, Colorado Bulldawg BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-16 | 26 | 686.8232 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2022-06-24 | Miles City, MT | 26 | 699.3828 | Last Call Heroes BBQ |
| 2023-06-16 | Miles City, MT | 22 | 703.3944 | Cluster Cluck Barbecue |
| 2024-06-14 ← this one | Miles City, MT | 16 | 705.1088 | Wyo Smoke Show |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 2 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 3 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 4 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 7 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 8 | LaTa-Que | |
| 9 | Monarchbbq | |
| 10 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 13 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 14 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 15 | Pig Pounda Kappa | |
| 16 | Reynold's Market |
Master Series — Chicken
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 2 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 3 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 6 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 7 | Monarchbbq | |
| 8 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 9 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 10 | SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 13 | LaTa-Que | |
| 14 | Pig Pounda Kappa | |
| 15 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 16 | Reynold's Market |
Master Series — Overall
16 entries · top 705.1088 · median 690.2288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 4 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 9 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 10 | LaTa-Que | |
| 11 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 12 | Monarchbbq | |
| 13 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 14 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 15 | Pig Pounda Kappa | |
| 16 | Reynold's Market |
Master Series — Pork
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 2 | SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 7 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 8 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 9 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 10 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 12 | LaTa-Que | |
| 13 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 14 | Monarchbbq | |
| 15 | Pig Pounda Kappa | |
| 16 | Reynold's Market |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPITFIRE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 4 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 7 | LaTa-Que | |
| 8 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 9 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 10 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 11 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 13 | Monarchbbq | |
| 14 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 15 | Reynold's Market | |
| 16 | Pig Pounda Kappa |