Montana Pitmaster Classic

2024-08-23 – 2024-08-24 · Bozeman, MT · State championship

Reps: BRIAN MOORE, STEVEN FLEWALLEN · Prize money: $13,000.00

Grand Champion: Piggin' Whiskey (713.1544) · 39 teams

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PIGGIN' WHISKEY

713.1544 · Master Series — Overall

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BURNT TREES BBQ

705.1200 · Master Series — Overall

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PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ

698.2744 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

713.1544

Winning margin

8.0344

GC over RC

Field average

668.80

median 674.18

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

689.6572

what a walk cost here

Field spread

210.3544

winner to last place

Prize money

$13,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

PIGGIN' WHISKEY

avg finish 2.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 1.7372 pts — Kreiser Barbecue

How hot was the win?

Top 1%

beats 99% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1527

avg power rating going in · stronger than 33% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Piggin' Whiskey

rated 1760 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 9 tracked editions.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Piggin' Whiskey took the Grand Championship home to KS.

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

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2017-08-25		20	681.6684	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ
2018-08-24		26	698.2740	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ
2019-08-23	Bozeman, MT	29	691.9888	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ
2021-08-27	Bozeman, MT	31	711.4172	Montana Outlaw BBQ
2022-08-26	Bozeman, MT	37	706.8688	BEER BELLY BBQ
2023-08-25	Bozeman, MT	44	705.2116	Bushmaster BBQ
2024-08-23 ← this one	Bozeman, MT	39	713.1544	Piggin' Whiskey
2025-08-22	Bozeman, MT	38	704.5600	Brinkerhoff BBQ
2026-08-28	Bozeman, MT	—	—	—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

39 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	180.0000 🔥
2	SMELLAQUE	178.2972
3	SLINGIN MEATS	177.1544
4	Ashley Construction 1	176.5600
5	Bearded Boar BBQ	176.5600
6	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	176.0116
7	Ashley Construction 3	174.8572
8	YOU NEED A BBQ	174.2628
9	Last Best BBQ	174.2628
10	BURNT TREES BBQ	174.2628
11	Taste of Mitch	173.1428
12	Outta Left Field BBQ	172.5600
13	202 BBQ	172.0000
14	Low Eye Que	170.8344
15	Triple Nines BBQ	170.8228
16	Ashley Construction 2	170.2628
17	Rhythm 'n QUE	169.6800
18	Kreiser Barbecue	168.5256
19	Homestead Smoke Shack	168.0000
20	1 Bite BBQ	167.3944
21	At Ease	167.3828
22	Amaze N' Smokin' BBQ	166.2972
23	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	166.2400
24	Shane Edd's BBQ	165.0856
25	BIG BOYZ BBQ	164.5372
26	Willy Mo's	164.5256
27	Whistle Pig BBQ	164.5256
28	Smoke on the Waters	163.9772
29	Popping Smoke Barbecue	162.8000
30	Big Hole BBQ	162.2628
31	Team Carnivores	160.5600
32	Mark's Meats and Treats	157.6572
33	Jay Miller and the Experience	157.1200
34	Iron Horse Party Rentals	156.5028
35	Poor Richard's BBQ	155.9200
36	Random Guys Smoking	154.2628
37	Kick Back BBQ	154.2172
38	Headwaters BBQ	153.7144
39	Ashley Construction 4	151.9660

Master Series — Chicken

39 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1316 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Low Eye Que	180.0000 🔥
2	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	178.8800
3	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	177.7372
4	SMELLAQUE	177.1544
5	BURNT TREES BBQ	176.0000
6	Willy Mo's	176.0000
7	Smoke on the Waters	174.2744
8	Outta Left Field BBQ	173.7144
9	Rhythm 'n QUE	173.1200
10	202 BBQ	173.1200
11	SLINGIN MEATS	173.1084
12	BIG BOYZ BBQ	171.4400
13	Ashley Construction 2	171.4172
14	Kreiser Barbecue	170.8344
15	Bearded Boar BBQ	170.2744
16	Iron Horse Party Rentals	170.2744
17	YOU NEED A BBQ	169.7028
18	Ashley Construction 1	169.6800
19	Last Best BBQ	169.1316
20	Shane Edd's BBQ	169.1316
21	Triple Nines BBQ	167.9772
22	Poor Richard's BBQ	167.4400
23	At Ease	166.2284
24	Team Carnivores	165.7144
25	Taste of Mitch	165.7028
26	1 Bite BBQ	165.0972
27	Homestead Smoke Shack	163.4056
28	Ashley Construction 3	162.8116
29	Ashley Construction 4	162.2628
30	Mark's Meats and Treats	161.7028
31	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	161.6800
32	Popping Smoke Barbecue	161.0856
33	Random Guys Smoking	159.3944
34	Whistle Pig BBQ	157.6916
35	Headwaters BBQ	155.4400
36	Big Hole BBQ	155.3716
37	Kick Back BBQ	154.8228
38	Jay Miller and the Experience	153.7144
39	Amaze N' Smokin' BBQ	153.1316

Master Series — Overall

39 entries · top 713.1544 · median 674.1828

#	Team	Score
1	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	713.1544
2	BURNT TREES BBQ	705.1200
3	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	698.2744
4	SMELLAQUE	697.2116
5	Low Eye Que	695.9544
6	Ashley Construction 1	695.3828
7	Bearded Boar BBQ	693.6688
8	Rhythm 'n QUE	690.2744
9	Kreiser Barbecue	690.2400
10	202 BBQ	689.6572
11	Ashley Construction 2	689.0856
12	Outta Left Field BBQ	686.8116
13	Smoke on the Waters	685.0860
14	Willy Mo's	685.0628
15	SLINGIN MEATS	683.9084
16	Last Best BBQ	683.3600
17	Ashley Construction 3	682.8004
18	YOU NEED A BBQ	681.6456
19	Shane Edd's BBQ	681.0516
20	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	674.1828
21	1 Bite BBQ	670.7316
22	Homestead Smoke Shack	670.2628
23	BIG BOYZ BBQ	668.5488
24	At Ease	666.6740
25	Popping Smoke Barbecue	664.4800
26	Taste of Mitch	663.3828
27	Big Hole BBQ	662.2288
28	Poor Richard's BBQ	662.1940
29	Whistle Pig BBQ	659.3028
30	Team Carnivores	655.4176
31	Triple Nines BBQ	654.6972
32	Ashley Construction 4	652.4916
33	Jay Miller and the Experience	647.9548
34	Random Guys Smoking	642.6972
35	Amaze N' Smokin' BBQ	640.5032
36	Mark's Meats and Treats	639.8860
37	Kick Back BBQ	635.3144
38	Headwaters BBQ	621.6460
39	Iron Horse Party Rentals	502.8000

Master Series — Pork

39 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6800

#	Team	Score
1	Kreiser Barbecue	179.4400
2	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	177.7028
3	Rhythm 'n QUE	177.1544
4	BURNT TREES BBQ	176.5600
5	Iron Horse Party Rentals	176.0228
6	Popping Smoke Barbecue	175.4744
7	Jay Miller and the Experience	174.2972
8	YOU NEED A BBQ	174.2628
9	Ashley Construction 1	173.1200
10	SMELLAQUE	172.5828
11	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	172.5600
12	Ashley Construction 3	171.9772
13	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	171.4056
14	Ashley Construction 2	170.8456
15	Kick Back BBQ	170.2628
16	Big Hole BBQ	169.7372
17	Outta Left Field BBQ	169.7028
18	Poor Richard's BBQ	169.6912
19	Bearded Boar BBQ	169.6800
20	Smoke on the Waters	169.6800
21	Low Eye Que	169.6684
22	Team Carnivores	168.6060
23	202 BBQ	168.5372
24	Shane Edd's BBQ	168.5372
25	Whistle Pig BBQ	168.5256
26	Ashley Construction 4	168.0000
27	At Ease	167.3828
28	SLINGIN MEATS	166.2400
29	BIG BOYZ BBQ	165.7028
30	Willy Mo's	165.0972
31	1 Bite BBQ	163.9656
32	Homestead Smoke Shack	163.4400
33	Last Best BBQ	163.4056
34	Taste of Mitch	161.7028
35	Random Guys Smoking	161.6572
36	Mark's Meats and Treats	159.3944
37	Amaze N' Smokin' BBQ	157.6572
38	Triple Nines BBQ	154.2516
39	Headwaters BBQ	153.0972

Master Series — Pork Ribs

38 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.5772

#	Team	Score
1	Willy Mo's	179.4400
2	Shane Edd's BBQ	178.2972
3	BURNT TREES BBQ	178.2972
4	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	177.7144
5	Bearded Boar BBQ	177.1544
6	Smoke on the Waters	177.1544
7	Ashley Construction 2	176.5600
8	Last Best BBQ	176.5600
9	Ashley Construction 1	176.0228
10	202 BBQ	176.0000
11	Low Eye Que	175.4516
12	Homestead Smoke Shack	175.4172
13	Big Hole BBQ	174.8572
14	1 Bite BBQ	174.2744
15	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	173.7028
16	Ashley Construction 3	173.1544
17	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	171.9772
18	Kreiser Barbecue	171.4400
19	Outta Left Field BBQ	170.8344
20	Rhythm 'n QUE	170.3200
21	Ashley Construction 4	170.2628
22	SMELLAQUE	169.1772
23	Poor Richard's BBQ	169.1428
24	Whistle Pig BBQ	168.5600
25	SLINGIN MEATS	167.4056
26	Random Guys Smoking	167.3828
27	BIG BOYZ BBQ	166.8688
28	At Ease	165.6800
29	Popping Smoke Barbecue	165.1200
30	YOU NEED A BBQ	163.4172
31	Amaze N' Smokin' BBQ	163.4172
32	Taste of Mitch	162.8344
33	Jay Miller and the Experience	162.8232
34	Triple Nines BBQ	161.6456
35	Mark's Meats and Treats	161.1316
36	Team Carnivores	160.5372
37	Headwaters BBQ	159.3944
38	Kick Back BBQ	156.0116