2017-10-14 – 2017-10-15 · Billings, MT · 📍 308 6th Avenue North
Grand Champion: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (709.1200) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ
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.
Brisket places 1–2: MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ and PARROTHEAD SMOKERS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: SMELLAQUE and SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ tied on 168.5372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: SMELLAQUE edged GRATE EXPECTATIONS by 0.0116.
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-14 ← this one | Billings, MT | 308 6th Avenue North | 17 | 709.1200 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ |
| 2018-10-13 | Billings, MT | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 166.2516 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 176.0000 | 168.5372 |
17 entries · top 709.1200 · median 683.3028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 3 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 4 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 7 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 8 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | |
| 9 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 10 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | Southern Hospitality | |
| 12 | Smokin' Firestones | |
| 13 | Mountain Smoke | |
| 14 | Montana Peterbilt | |
| 15 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 16 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 17 | POPPIN' SMOKE |
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 2 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 3 | Southern Hospitality | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 6 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | |
| 7 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 9 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 10 | Mountain Smoke | |
| 11 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 12 | Smokin' Firestones | |
| 13 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 14 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 15 | Montana Peterbilt | |
| 16 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 17 | POPPIN' SMOKE |
17 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 3 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 4 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | |
| 5 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 8 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 9 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 10 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | Mountain Smoke | |
| 12 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 13 | Smokin' Firestones | |
| 14 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 15 | Montana Peterbilt | |
| 16 | Southern Hospitality | |
| 17 | POPPIN' SMOKE |
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Smokin' Firestones | |
| 3 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 4 | Southern Hospitality | |
| 5 | Mountain Smoke | |
| 6 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 9 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 10 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 11 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 12 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | |
| 13 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 14 | Montana Peterbilt | |
| 15 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 16 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 17 | POPPIN' SMOKE |
17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 4 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 5 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 6 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 7 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 8 | Southern Hospitality | |
| 9 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 10 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 11 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | |
| 12 | Montana Peterbilt | |
| 13 | Smokin' Firestones | |
| 14 | Mountain Smoke | |
| 15 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 16 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 17 | POPPIN' SMOKE |