A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 9 tracked editions
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has won this contest 3 times across its 9 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2017
- 2019
Montana BBQ Cook-Off
2013-07-06 – 2013-07-07 · Absarokee, MT · 📍 Absarokee, MT
Grand Champion: LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS (650.2858) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
141.14
median 590.29
650.29 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 169.71
- Pork Ribs 164.57
- Pork 169.14
- Brisket 178.29
20.00
178.29
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Entries
22
4 judged meats
Top score
650.2858
Winning margin
8.5714
GC over RC
Field average
562.70
141.14650.29
median 590.29 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5714 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
598.8574
141.14650.29
10th place overall
Field spread
509.1430
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 99%
beats 1% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.35 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1511
avg power rating going in · stronger than 8% of contests
Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A rookie on the podium
3rd
at their first tracked contest
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 2–3: BIG BONE BBQ-MT and PARROTHEAD SMOKERS tied on 162.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: MADCOW BARBEQUE and Yogi's Picnic Basket tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: JO-BAWB'S BBQ edged LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS by 0.0002.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork 1–2 · tie
- Brisket 3–4 · 0.0002
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 4th
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-06 ← this one | Absarokee, MT | Absarokee, MT | 22 | 650.2858 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS |
| 2014-07-05 | Absarokee, MT | Absarokee, MT 59001 | 25 | 694.3316 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | SUNRISE BBQ |
| 2015-07-03 | Absarokee, MT | Absarokee, MT 59001 | 29 | 696.5828 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | JO-BAWB'S BBQ |
| 2016-06-25 | Absarokee, MT | Downtown Absarokee | 29 | 701.7144 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | JO-BAWB'S BBQ |
| 2017-06-24 | ABSAROKEE, MT | Hwy 78 | 35 | 701.1200 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG |
| 2018-06-23 | Absarokee, MT | Hwy 78 | 26 | 695.9660 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS |
| 2019-06-22 | Absarokee, MT | Hwy 78 | 29 | 699.9196 | Parrothead Smokers | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Absarokee, MT | Woodard Ave | 27 | 708.5600 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2022-06-10 | Absarokee, MT | Woodard Ave | 27 | 693.6112 | Stoake-D-Fire.com | OWENS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.7142 | 157.7144 | 149.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 164.5716 | 160.0002 | 152.0000 |
| Pork | 169.1428 | 157.1428 | 152.0000 |
| Brisket | 178.2858 | 162.2858 | 152.5714 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
22 entries · top 650.2858 · median 590.2852
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 4 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 5 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 6 | SUNRISE BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 8 | MADCOW BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | UPPER STILLWATER SMOKERS | |
| 10 | The Burger Dive | |
| 11 | Yogi's Picnic Basket | |
| 12 | Montana Bar-BQ | |
| 13 | Long Board Barbeque | |
| 14 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | Bert's BBQ | |
| 16 | NEXT LEVEL BBQ | |
| 17 | Itti Bitti Bistro | |
| 18 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 19 | Dirty Pickle Pit Masters | |
| 20 | FME BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokestack BBQ | |
| 22 | Malon Lave |
Chicken
21 entries · top 169.7142 · median 148.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 2 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 3 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | The Burger Dive | |
| 5 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Long Board Barbeque | |
| 7 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 8 | FME BBQ | |
| 9 | UPPER STILLWATER SMOKERS | |
| 10 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 11 | NEXT LEVEL BBQ | |
| 12 | SUNRISE BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 14 | Dirty Pickle Pit Masters | |
| 15 | Bert's BBQ | |
| 16 | MADCOW BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | Montana Bar-BQ | |
| 18 | Itti Bitti Bistro | |
| 19 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 20 | Yogi's Picnic Basket | |
| 21 | Smokestack BBQ |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 164.5716 · median 150.0001
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Montana Bar-BQ | |
| 5 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 6 | NEXT LEVEL BBQ | |
| 7 | Itti Bitti Bistro | |
| 8 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 9 | The Burger Dive | |
| 10 | FME BBQ | |
| 11 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 12 | UPPER STILLWATER SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Long Board Barbeque | |
| 14 | MADCOW BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | SUNRISE BBQ | |
| 16 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | Bert's BBQ | |
| 18 | Malon Lave | |
| 19 | Yogi's Picnic Basket | |
| 20 | Smokestack BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 22 | Dirty Pickle Pit Masters |
Pork
21 entries · top 169.1428 · median 147.4288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADCOW BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | Yogi's Picnic Basket | |
| 3 | UPPER STILLWATER SMOKERS | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 6 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Montana Bar-BQ | |
| 8 | Bert's BBQ | |
| 9 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 10 | SUNRISE BBQ | |
| 11 | The Burger Dive | |
| 12 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 13 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 14 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 15 | Dirty Pickle Pit Masters | |
| 16 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | Long Board Barbeque | |
| 18 | NEXT LEVEL BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokestack BBQ | |
| 20 | Itti Bitti Bistro | |
| 21 | FME BBQ |
Brisket
21 entries · top 178.2858 · median 150.2854
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNRISE BBQ | |
| 2 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 3 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 4 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 5 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokestack BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 9 | MADCOW BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | Long Board Barbeque | |
| 11 | Yogi's Picnic Basket | |
| 12 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | Bert's BBQ | |
| 14 | FME BBQ | |
| 15 | The Burger Dive | |
| 16 | Itti Bitti Bistro | |
| 17 | UPPER STILLWATER SMOKERS | |
| 18 | NEXT LEVEL BBQ | |
| 19 | Montana Bar-BQ | |
| 20 | Dirty Pickle Pit Masters | |
| 21 | SMOKIN JERKS |