2019-09-27 – 2019-09-28 · Glendive, MT · 📍 2200 N Merrill · State championship
Reps: DEL ANDERSON, MICHAEL EBERLE
Grand Champion: Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ (685.6688) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Salt City Barbecue
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2019 — 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 71 times in 100
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SPITFIRE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 4–5: SPITFIRE edged PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ by 0.0112. Chicken places 1–2: LAST CALL HEROES BBQ edged Rub It Out BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 6–7: BEER BELLY BBQ edged YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG by 0.0116.
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 5th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SPITFIRE (won 2018).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-29 | Glendive, MT | 2200 N merrill | 26 | 699.4172 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | SPITFIRE |
| 2018-09-28 | Glendive, MT | 2200 N merrill | 26 | 692.4916 | SPITFIRE | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS |
| 2019-09-27 ← this one | Glendive, MT | 2200 N Merrill | 25 | 685.6688 | Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ | Salt City Barbecue |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 167.4400 | 166.8344 | 163.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 169.1200 | 163.9884 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 170.8456 | 164.5140 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 170.2744 | 165.1428 |
25 entries · top 685.6688 · median 655.3256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 2 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 3 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 4 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 7 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 8 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 9 | Larkspur Ladies BBQ | |
| 10 | Rub It Out BBQ | |
| 11 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 12 | Baby Belly BBQ | |
| 13 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 14 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 15 | Smokin Barrel BBQ | |
| 16 | HONEYMAN BBQ | |
| 17 | Homestead Smoke Shack BBQ | |
| 18 | THE PIG MECHANIC'S | |
| 19 | BOOG'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 21 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 22 | Can't Beat My Meat | |
| 23 | High On Spice | |
| 24 | Phat Ass BBQ | |
| 25 | Morris BBQ |
25 entries · top 167.4400 · median 162.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 2 | Rub It Out BBQ | |
| 3 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 6 | Baby Belly BBQ | |
| 7 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 8 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 9 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 10 | Larkspur Ladies BBQ | |
| 11 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | |
| 12 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 13 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 14 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 15 | Can't Beat My Meat | |
| 16 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 17 | HONEYMAN BBQ | |
| 18 | Homestead Smoke Shack BBQ | |
| 19 | THE PIG MECHANIC'S | |
| 20 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 21 | BOOG'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin Barrel BBQ | |
| 23 | High On Spice | |
| 24 | Phat Ass BBQ | |
| 25 | Morris BBQ |
25 entries · top 176.5716 · median 161.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 2 | Larkspur Ladies BBQ | |
| 3 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 4 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 5 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 6 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 7 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | |
| 8 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 9 | Baby Belly BBQ | |
| 10 | HONEYMAN BBQ | |
| 11 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 12 | Homestead Smoke Shack BBQ | |
| 13 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 14 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 15 | Rub It Out BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin Barrel BBQ | |
| 17 | SPITFIRE | |
| 18 | THE PIG MECHANIC'S | |
| 19 | High On Spice | |
| 20 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 21 | BOOG'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Can't Beat My Meat | |
| 23 | Phat Ass BBQ | |
| 24 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 25 | Morris BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Barrel BBQ | |
| 3 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 4 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 5 | THE PIG MECHANIC'S | |
| 6 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 7 | SPITFIRE | |
| 8 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 9 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | |
| 10 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 11 | Homestead Smoke Shack BBQ | |
| 12 | HONEYMAN BBQ | |
| 13 | BOOG'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Rub It Out BBQ | |
| 15 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 16 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 17 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 18 | Baby Belly BBQ | |
| 19 | Morris BBQ | |
| 20 | Larkspur Ladies BBQ | |
| 21 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 22 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 23 | Can't Beat My Meat | |
| 24 | Phat Ass BBQ | |
| 25 | High On Spice |
25 entries · top 173.1200 · median 162.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPITFIRE | |
| 2 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 3 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 4 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | |
| 5 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 6 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 7 | Rub It Out BBQ | |
| 8 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 9 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 10 | Baby Belly BBQ | |
| 11 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 12 | Larkspur Ladies BBQ | |
| 13 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin Barrel BBQ | |
| 15 | High On Spice | |
| 16 | HONEYMAN BBQ | |
| 17 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 18 | Homestead Smoke Shack BBQ | |
| 19 | Can't Beat My Meat | |
| 20 | BOOG'S BBQ | |
| 21 | THE PIG MECHANIC'S | |
| 22 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 23 | Phat Ass BBQ | |
| 24 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 25 | Morris BBQ |