Montana BBQ Cook-Off
2018-06-23 – 2018-06-24 · 📍 Hwy 78
Grand Champion: HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ (695.9660) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS
Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)
🏆 Defending champion
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won the most recent scored edition (2017-06-24).
🎪 Typical draw
This contest has averaged 28 teams across 5 scored editions.
📏 Contest record
The highest overall score here is 701.7144, set by MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ in 2016.
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has won this contest 3 times across its 9 tracked editions.
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-06 | Absarokee, MT | 22 | 650.2858 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2014-07-05 | Absarokee, MT 59001 | 25 | 694.3316 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | SUNRISE BBQ | |
| 2015-07-03 | Absarokee, MT 59001 | 29 | 696.5828 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 2016-06-25 | Downtown Absarokee | 29 | 701.7144 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 2017-06-24 | Hwy 78 | 35 | 701.1200 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | |
| 2018-06-23 ← this one | Hwy 78 | 26 | 695.9660 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2019-06-22 | Absarokee, MT | Hwy 78 | 29 | 699.9196 | Parrothead Smokers | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Absarokee, MT | Woodard Ave | 27 | 708.5600 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2022-06-10 | Absarokee, MT | Woodard Ave | 27 | 693.6112 | Stoake-D-Fire.com | OWENS BBQ |
Official results are up on kcbs.us ↗ but haven’t been pulled here yet — they land with the nightly scrape.