Jun 17–18, 2016 · Miles City, MT · 📍 Riverside Park
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off on June 17, 2016 in Miles City, MT at Riverside Park, scoring 691.4288 in a field of 26 teams. HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.7028. Category winners: Chicken — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (174.2972); Pork Ribs — B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (177.7028); Pork — HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — BEER BELLY 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.
Chicken places 6–7: MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ and CAMP HOUSE BBQ tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ and HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: SPITFIRE and BEER BELLY BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2972 | 170.2628 | 165.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 173.7372 | 167.9888 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 172.5600 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 176.0228 | 172 | 169.7256 |
26 entries · top 691.4288 · median 659.0572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 3 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 6 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY | |
| 9 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 11 | KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON | |
| 12 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 13 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 14 | RICHARD'S RIBZ | |
| 15 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 16 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 17 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 18 | SWINESTEIGER | |
| 19 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 20 | BADASH BBQ | |
| 21 | Terry Badlands BBQ | |
| 22 | Checkered Flag BBQ | |
| 23 | Cross Country Brewing | |
| 24 | Gallatin Grillers | |
| 25 | A&A BBQ | |
| 26 | Two Fat Guys BBQ |
26 entries · top 174.2972 · median 161.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 3 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 7 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 8 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 9 | Cross Country Brewing | |
| 10 | Gallatin Grillers | |
| 11 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 12 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 13 | KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON | |
| 14 | SWINESTEIGER | |
| 15 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Terry Badlands BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY | |
| 18 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 19 | A&A BBQ | |
| 20 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 21 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 22 | Two Fat Guys BBQ | |
| 23 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 24 | BADASH BBQ | |
| 25 | RICHARD'S RIBZ | |
| 26 | Checkered Flag BBQ |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.4630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 2 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY | |
| 4 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 5 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 8 | RICHARD'S RIBZ | |
| 9 | KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON | |
| 10 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 11 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 12 | SPITFIRE | |
| 13 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 14 | Checkered Flag BBQ | |
| 15 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 16 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 17 | Cross Country Brewing | |
| 18 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 19 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 20 | SWINESTEIGER | |
| 21 | Terry Badlands BBQ | |
| 22 | BADASH BBQ | |
| 23 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 24 | A&A BBQ | |
| 25 | Gallatin Grillers | |
| 26 | Two Fat Guys BBQ |
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.8458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 2 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY | |
| 8 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 9 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 10 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 12 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 13 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 14 | KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON | |
| 15 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 16 | RICHARD'S RIBZ | |
| 17 | BADASH BBQ | |
| 18 | Two Fat Guys BBQ | |
| 19 | SWINESTEIGER | |
| 20 | Terry Badlands BBQ | |
| 21 | A&A BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 23 | Gallatin Grillers | |
| 24 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 25 | Checkered Flag BBQ | |
| 26 | Cross Country Brewing |
26 entries · top 176.0228 · median 165.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 2 | SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON | |
| 6 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 7 | RICHARD'S RIBZ | |
| 8 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG BONE BBQ-MT | |
| 10 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 12 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 14 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 15 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 16 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 17 | BADASH BBQ | |
| 18 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 19 | Two Fat Guys BBQ | |
| 20 | Gallatin Grillers | |
| 21 | Checkered Flag BBQ | |
| 22 | SWINESTEIGER | |
| 23 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 24 | A&A BBQ | |
| 25 | Terry Badlands BBQ | |
| 26 | Cross Country Brewing |