Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off
2024-07-27 – 2024-07-28 · Dillon, MT · State championship
Reps: BRIAN MOORE, STEVEN FLEWALLEN · Prize money: $4,500.00
Grand Champion: Bearded Boar BBQ (693.0972) · 11 teams
Entries
11
4 categories
Top score
693.0972
Winning margin
1.6912
GC over RC
Field average
647.50
median 641.09
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
10.8684 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
626.1828
what a walk cost here
Field spread
77.7828
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,500.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 55%
beats 45% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1502
avg power rating going in · stronger than 4% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6912 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
11 entries · top 173.1084 · median 158.8344
Master Series — Chicken
11 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2512
Master Series — Overall
11 entries · top 693.0972 · median 641.0860
Master Series — Pork
11 entries · top 177.7144 · median 160.5256
Master Series — Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 176.0000 · median 162.2744