Aug 12–13, 2014 · Billings, MT
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS won Grand Champion at the Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair on August 12, 2014 in Billings, MT, scoring 690.2972 in a field of 26 teams. QUAU took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.2284. Category winners: Chicken — LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS (174.2856); Pork Ribs — QUAU (174.8800); Pork — LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS (177.1772); Brisket — LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS (174.8572). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2015.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS came in rated below the field's top team, QUAU, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 92% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.0688 points — a wider margin than 92% of championships in the data.
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS won Chicken, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Chicken places 8–9: Cateque Barbeque and RUB Q LONG TIME tied on 165.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: MIKE and SCORCH AND RESQUE tied on 162.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: RUB Q LONG TIME and BIG PIG BBQ tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2014 ← this one | Billings, MT | Billings, MT 59101 | 26 | 690.2972 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | QUAU |
| Aug 11, 2015 | Billings, MT | Billings, MT 59103 | 25 | 702.3088 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | QUAU |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2856 | 169.7028 | 164.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8800 | 170.8456 | 161.6800 |
| Pork | 177.1772 | 171.4288 | 164.5716 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 165.7028 | 160 |
26 entries · top 690.2972 · median 635.9602
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 2 | QUAU | |
| 3 | MIKE | |
| 4 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 6 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 7 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 8 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 9 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 10 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 12 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 13 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 14 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 16 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 18 | Cateque Barbeque | |
| 19 | Do Ya Ugly BBQ | |
| 20 | Cowboys | |
| 21 | The Burger Dive | |
| 22 | Half Ass BBQ | |
| 23 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 24 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 25 | Dirty Pickle Pit Masters | |
| 26 | Cowboy Tuff BBQ |
26 entries · top 174.2856 · median 158.8686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 2 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 3 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ | |
| 4 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 5 | MIKE | |
| 6 | QUAU | |
| 7 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 8 | Cateque Barbeque | |
| 9 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 10 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 11 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 12 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 13 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 15 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Cowboys | |
| 17 | Cowboy Tuff BBQ | |
| 18 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 19 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 20 | Half Ass BBQ | |
| 21 | Do Ya Ugly BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 23 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 24 | Dirty Pickle Pit Masters | |
| 25 | The Burger Dive | |
| 26 | SMOKIN JERKS |
26 entries · top 174.8800 · median 159.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUAU | |
| 2 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 4 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 5 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 6 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 7 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 8 | MIKE | |
| 9 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 10 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ | |
| 11 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 12 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 14 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 16 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 17 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 18 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | Cateque Barbeque | |
| 20 | Cowboys | |
| 21 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 22 | The Burger Dive | |
| 23 | Dirty Pickle Pit Masters | |
| 24 | Half Ass BBQ | |
| 25 | Do Ya Ugly BBQ | |
| 26 | Cowboy Tuff BBQ |
26 entries · top 177.1772 · median 158.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 2 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 3 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 4 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 5 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 6 | MIKE | |
| 7 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 8 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | QUAU | |
| 10 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 12 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 13 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 14 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 15 | Cowboys | |
| 16 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 17 | Do Ya Ugly BBQ | |
| 18 | Cateque Barbeque | |
| 19 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 20 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ | |
| 21 | Cowboy Tuff BBQ | |
| 22 | Half Ass BBQ | |
| 23 | The Burger Dive | |
| 24 | Dirty Pickle Pit Masters | |
| 25 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 26 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE |
26 entries · top 174.8572 · median 156.5886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 2 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 3 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | QUAU | |
| 5 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ | |
| 6 | MIKE | |
| 7 | Do Ya Ugly BBQ | |
| 8 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 9 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 10 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 11 | The Burger Dive | |
| 12 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 13 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 14 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Half Ass BBQ | |
| 17 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 18 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 20 | Dirty Pickle Pit Masters | |
| 21 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 22 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 23 | Cowboys | |
| 24 | Cateque Barbeque | |
| 25 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 26 | Cowboy Tuff BBQ |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
13 entries · top 170.3316 · median 155.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 2 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 3 | Dirty Pickle Pit Masters | |
| 4 | Cateque Barbeque | |
| 5 | Cowboys 2 | |
| 6 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 7 | Cowboys 3 | |
| 8 | Cowboys | |
| 9 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 10 | The Burger Dive | |
| 11 | 12 Bar Blues Cue 2 | |
| 12 | Big Pig BBQ 2 | |
| 13 | 12 Bar Blues Cue 3 |