Jul 3–4, 2026 · Dillon, MT · 📍 Depot Park · State championship
Reps: Brian Moore, Steven Flewallen · Prize money: $4,500
Brinkerhoff BBQ won Grand Champion at the Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off on July 3, 2026 in Dillon, MT at Depot Park, scoring 704.5600 in a field of 26 teams. TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER took Reserve Grand Champion with 704.5484. Category winners: Chicken — Brinkerhoff BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Bearded Boar BBQ (176.5716); Pork — TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER (179.4400); Brisket — Tuffy's BBQ (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Brinkerhoff 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.
Closer than 98% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
704.5600 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 704.5256 Brinkerhoff BBQ set in 2025.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
Brinkerhoff BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SMELLAQUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Brinkerhoff BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
2 of 2 tracked editions
Brinkerhoff BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.6056 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 5–6: Colorado Bulldawg BBQ and 1 Bite BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: 1 Bite BBQ and Triple Nines BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Freedom Works BBQ and HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Brinkerhoff BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 13th.
Brinkerhoff BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Brinkerhoff BBQ (won 2025).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2025 | Dillon, MT | Depot Park | 13 | 704.5256 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | SinBin BBQ |
| Jul 3, 2026 ← this one | Dillon, MT | Depot Park | 26 | 704.5600 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 176 | 174.8572 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 176.5716 | 173.1428 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 176.5828 | 174.8456 |
26 entries · top 704.5600 · median 691.6744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 2 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 4 | Mountain Smoke | |
| 5 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 6 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 7 | Chicken Fried BBQ | |
| 8 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 9 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 10 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 11 | Slingin Meats BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 13 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 14 | Freedom Works BBQ | |
| 15 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 16 | At Ease | |
| 17 | Triple Nines BBQ | |
| 18 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 19 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 20 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 21 | Iron Horse Party | |
| 22 | Kick Back BBQ | |
| 23 | Rolling Smoke BBQ | |
| 24 | Rob & Jenn | |
| 25 | Random Guys Smoking | |
| 26 | Smokin Tales |
26 entries · top 180 · median 171.6970 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 2 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 3 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 4 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 5 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 6 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 7 | Triple Nines BBQ | |
| 8 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 9 | Slingin Meats BBQ | |
| 10 | Mountain Smoke | |
| 11 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 12 | Freedom Works BBQ | |
| 13 | At Ease | |
| 14 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 15 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 16 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 17 | Chicken Fried BBQ | |
| 18 | Random Guys Smoking | |
| 19 | Kick Back BBQ | |
| 20 | Rolling Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 22 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 23 | Rob & Jenn | |
| 24 | Smokin Tales | |
| 25 | Iron Horse Party | |
| 26 | SMELLAQUE |
26 entries · top 176.5716 · median 172.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 2 | Freedom Works BBQ | |
| 3 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 4 | Chicken Fried BBQ | |
| 5 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 6 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 7 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 8 | Slingin Meats BBQ | |
| 9 | Mountain Smoke | |
| 10 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 11 | Triple Nines BBQ | |
| 12 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 13 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 14 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 15 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 16 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 17 | At Ease | |
| 18 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 19 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 20 | Iron Horse Party | |
| 21 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 22 | Kick Back BBQ | |
| 23 | Rolling Smoke BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin Tales | |
| 25 | Rob & Jenn | |
| 26 | Random Guys Smoking |
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 2 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 3 | Chicken Fried BBQ | |
| 4 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 5 | At Ease | |
| 6 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 7 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 9 | Mountain Smoke | |
| 10 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 11 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 12 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 13 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 14 | Slingin Meats BBQ | |
| 15 | Freedom Works BBQ | |
| 16 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 17 | Triple Nines BBQ | |
| 18 | Iron Horse Party | |
| 19 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 20 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 21 | Kick Back BBQ | |
| 22 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 23 | Random Guys Smoking | |
| 24 | Rob & Jenn | |
| 25 | Rolling Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin Tales |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 2 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 3 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 4 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 5 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 6 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 7 | Mountain Smoke | |
| 8 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 9 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 10 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 11 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 12 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 13 | Slingin Meats BBQ | |
| 14 | Chicken Fried BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 16 | Freedom Works BBQ | |
| 17 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 18 | At Ease | |
| 19 | Triple Nines BBQ | |
| 20 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 21 | Rolling Smoke BBQ | |
| 22 | Iron Horse Party | |
| 23 | Smokin Tales | |
| 24 | Rob & Jenn | |
| 25 | Kick Back BBQ | |
| 26 | Random Guys Smoking |
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.
14 entries · top 180 · median 173.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 4 | Freedom Works BBQ | |
| 5 | Rob & Jenn | |
| 6 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 7 | Random Guys Smoking | |
| 8 | Mountain Smoke | |
| 9 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin Tales | |
| 11 | Kick Back BBQ | |
| 12 | Rolling Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | Iron Horse Party | |
| 14 | Brinkerhoff BBQ |