May 30–31, 2014 · Missoula, MT
MONTANA Q won Grand Champion at the Carnivores Classic on May 30, 2014 in Missoula, MT, scoring 675.4284 in a field of 7 teams. RUB Q LONG TIME took Reserve Grand Champion with 644.4572. Category winners: Chicken — UPNSMOKIN BBQ House (166.2744); Pork Ribs — MONTANA Q (171.9884); Pork — GETTIN' SAUCED (166.8228); Brisket — MONTANA Q (176.0228). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2015.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
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 67 times in 100
MONTANA Q came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' SAUCED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was MONTANA Q's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 8th tracked contest.
Wider than 100% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 30.9712 points — a wider margin than 100% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 1–2: UPNSMOKIN BBQ House edged MONTANA Q by 0.0116.
MONTANA Q won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
MONTANA Q took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 3rd.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2014 ← this one | Missoula, MT | Missoula, MT 59801 | 7 | 675.4284 | MONTANA Q | RUB Q LONG TIME |
| May 29, 2015 | Missoula, MT | Missoula, MT 59801 | 20 | 682.7656 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Missoula, MT | 3400 Captain Rawnway | 25 | 680.5484 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 166.2744 | 155.3712 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 171.9884 | 160.5256 | — |
| Pork | 166.8228 | 156.5028 | — |
| Brisket | 176.0228 | 157.1084 | — |
7 entries · top 675.4284 · median 637.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONTANA Q | |
| 2 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 3 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 4 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 5 | UPNSMOKIN BBQ House | |
| 6 | BAD BETTY'S BARBECUE NERDS | |
| 7 | 9 MILE ROADHOUSE |
7 entries · top 166.2744 · median 158.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPNSMOKIN BBQ House | |
| 2 | MONTANA Q | |
| 3 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 5 | BAD BETTY'S BARBECUE NERDS | |
| 6 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 7 | 9 MILE ROADHOUSE |
7 entries · top 171.9884 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONTANA Q | |
| 2 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 3 | UPNSMOKIN BBQ House | |
| 4 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 5 | BAD BETTY'S BARBECUE NERDS | |
| 6 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 7 | 9 MILE ROADHOUSE |
7 entries · top 166.8228 · median 159.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 2 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 3 | MONTANA Q | |
| 4 | 9 MILE ROADHOUSE | |
| 5 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 6 | BAD BETTY'S BARBECUE NERDS | |
| 7 | UPNSMOKIN BBQ House |
7 entries · top 176.0228 · median 161.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONTANA Q | |
| 2 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 3 | UPNSMOKIN BBQ House | |
| 4 | 9 MILE ROADHOUSE | |
| 5 | BAD BETTY'S BARBECUE NERDS | |
| 6 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' SAUCED |