Aug 14–15, 2013 · Billings, MT
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS won Grand Champion at the Montana State BBQ Championships at Montana Fair on August 14, 2013 in Billings, MT, scoring 684.0116 in a field of 26 teams. QUAU took Reserve Grand Champion with 679.4284. Category winners: Chicken — QUAU (177.7372); Pork Ribs — LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS (171.4516); Pork — CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO (172.5600); Brisket — BUFFALO'S BBQ (176.0228).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Pork places 7–8: BUFFALO'S BBQ and SMOKIN BONES tied on 163.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: SMOKIN BONES edged PIGGY D'S BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BUFFALO'S BBQ edged QUAU by 0.0228.
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 167.4056 | 160.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4516 | 168.5828 | 158.8344 |
| Pork | 172.5600 | 163.9772 | 155.4284 |
| Brisket | 176.0228 | 165.1656 | 158.8800 |
26 entries · top 684.0116 · median 614.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 2 | QUAU | |
| 3 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | MIKE | |
| 6 | CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO | |
| 7 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN BONES | |
| 9 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 10 | The Burger Dive | |
| 11 | Chuckwagon | |
| 12 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 14 | BOZ'S BBQ | |
| 15 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 16 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 17 | Cowboys BBQ | |
| 18 | Dirty Pickle Pitmaster | |
| 19 | Montana BBQ | |
| 20 | Cow Punchers | |
| 21 | Checkard Flag BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 23 | GALACTIC PORK ALLIANCE | |
| 24 | Last Chance BBQ | |
| 25 | Longboard | |
| 26 | Shortboard |
26 entries · top 177.7372 · median 156.0058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUAU | |
| 2 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 3 | MIKE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN BONES | |
| 5 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 7 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 8 | BOZ'S BBQ | |
| 9 | CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO | |
| 10 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 12 | Cowboys BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 14 | The Burger Dive | |
| 15 | Chuckwagon | |
| 16 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 17 | Montana BBQ | |
| 18 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 19 | Dirty Pickle Pitmaster | |
| 20 | GALACTIC PORK ALLIANCE | |
| 21 | Cow Punchers | |
| 22 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 23 | Checkard Flag BBQ | |
| 24 | Last Chance BBQ | |
| 25 | Longboard | |
| 26 | Shortboard |
26 entries · top 171.4516 · median 155.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 2 | The Burger Dive | |
| 3 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 4 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 5 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | QUAU | |
| 7 | SMOKIN BONES | |
| 8 | MIKE | |
| 9 | CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO | |
| 10 | Shortboard | |
| 11 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 12 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 13 | Montana BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 15 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 17 | Longboard | |
| 18 | Dirty Pickle Pitmaster | |
| 19 | Chuckwagon | |
| 20 | BOZ'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Cow Punchers | |
| 22 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 23 | Cowboys BBQ | |
| 24 | GALACTIC PORK ALLIANCE | |
| 25 | Checkard Flag BBQ | |
| 26 | Last Chance BBQ |
26 entries · top 172.5600 · median 151.4228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO | |
| 2 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | QUAU | |
| 4 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 5 | MIKE | |
| 6 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 7 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN BONES | |
| 9 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 10 | Chuckwagon | |
| 11 | Checkard Flag BBQ | |
| 12 | The Burger Dive | |
| 13 | Cow Punchers | |
| 14 | BOZ'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Longboard | |
| 16 | Dirty Pickle Pitmaster | |
| 17 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 18 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 19 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 20 | Cowboys BBQ | |
| 21 | Montana BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 23 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 24 | Last Chance BBQ | |
| 25 | Shortboard | |
| 26 | GALACTIC PORK ALLIANCE |
26 entries · top 176.0228 · median 148.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 3 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 4 | CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO | |
| 5 | QUAU | |
| 6 | MIKE | |
| 7 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Chuckwagon | |
| 9 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 10 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 11 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN BONES | |
| 13 | BOZ'S BBQ | |
| 14 | The Burger Dive | |
| 15 | Longboard | |
| 16 | Last Chance BBQ | |
| 17 | Shortboard | |
| 18 | Checkard Flag BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 20 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 21 | Cow Punchers | |
| 22 | Dirty Pickle Pitmaster | |
| 23 | GALACTIC PORK ALLIANCE | |
| 24 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 25 | Cowboys BBQ | |
| 26 | Montana BBQ |