Aug 28–29, 2026 · Bozeman, MT · 📍 1243 Oak Street · State championship
Reps: Brian Moore, Steven Flewallen · Prize money: $13,000
Cocamoke Smoke BBQ won Grand Champion at the Montana Pitmaster Classic on August 28, 2026 in Bozeman, MT at 1243 Oak Street, scoring 706.8460 in a field of 39 teams. SmellaQue took Reserve Grand Champion with 703.4056. Category winners: Chicken — TRIPLE NINES BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Shane Edd's BBQ (178.8572); Pork — 1 Bite BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — At Ease (180.0000). This is the 9th of 9 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2026 — 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
COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SMELLAQUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Cocamoke Smoke BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
4 of 9 tracked editions
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 9 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: TRIPLE NINES BBQ and 1 Bite BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: 1 Bite BBQ and B-S BBQ Outlaws tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Smokin' Outlaws and Last Best BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Brinkerhoff BBQ (won 2025).
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2017 | Bozeman, MT | 1243 Oak St | 20 | 681.6684 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | BEER BELLY BBQ |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Bozeman, MT | 1243 Oak St | 26 | 698.2740 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | GRATE EXPECTATIONS |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Bozeman, MT | 1243 Oak St | 29 | 691.9888 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | CAMP HOUSE BBQ |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Bozeman, MT | Bozeman, MT 59717 | 31 | 711.4172 | Montana Outlaw BBQ | BEER BELLY BBQ |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Bozeman, MT | 1243 Oak Street | 37 | 706.8688 | BEER BELLY BBQ | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Bozeman, MT | 1243 Oak Street | 44 | 705.2116 | Bushmaster BBQ | SMELLAQUE |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Bozeman, MT | 1243 Oak Street | 39 | 713.1544 | Piggin' Whiskey | BURNT TREES BBQ |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Bozeman, MT | 1243 Oak Street | 38 | 704.5600 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | Mountain Smoke BBQ |
| Aug 28, 2026 ← this one | Bozeman, MT | 1243 Oak Street | 39 | 706.8460 | Cocamoke Smoke BBQ | SmellaQue |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 177.7144 | 175.4288 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5716 | 174.8572 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5716 | 174.2972 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5944 | 176 |
39 entries · top 706.8460 · median 687.3484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocamoke Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | SmellaQue | |
| 3 | Mountain Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | |
| 5 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 6 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 7 | Slingin Meats | |
| 8 | Smoke on the Waters | |
| 9 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 10 | TRIPLE NINES BBQ | |
| 11 | American Heroes BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin' Outlaws | |
| 13 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 14 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 15 | Last Best BBQ | |
| 16 | You Need A BBQ | |
| 17 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 18 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 19 | At Ease | |
| 20 | Smokin' Boxers BBQ | |
| 21 | Ashley Construction 1 | |
| 22 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 23 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 24 | Titos 1 | |
| 25 | Whoa Pig BBQ | |
| 26 | Titos 2 | |
| 27 | Ashley Construction 2 | |
| 28 | That'll Do BBQ | |
| 29 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 30 | BD's BBQ | |
| 31 | Iron Horse Party | |
| 32 | Southern Hospitality BBQ | |
| 33 | Cowboy Butts BBQ | |
| 34 | Ashley Construction 3 | |
| 35 | Titos 3 | |
| 36 | Q McBs Bbq | |
| 37 | Poor Richard's BBQ | |
| 38 | Owens BBQ | |
| 39 | Bozeman Health |
38 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE NINES BBQ | |
| 2 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 3 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 4 | Smokin' Outlaws | |
| 5 | Last Best BBQ | |
| 6 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 7 | Slingin Meats | |
| 8 | American Heroes BBQ | |
| 9 | Owens BBQ | |
| 10 | Cocamoke Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 12 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | |
| 13 | SmellaQue | |
| 14 | Mountain Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin' Boxers BBQ | |
| 17 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 18 | Smoke on the Waters | |
| 19 | Whoa Pig BBQ | |
| 20 | Titos 1 | |
| 21 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 22 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 23 | Titos 2 | |
| 24 | Ashley Construction 2 | |
| 25 | Ashley Construction 1 | |
| 26 | BD's BBQ | |
| 27 | You Need A BBQ | |
| 28 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 29 | Cowboy Butts BBQ | |
| 30 | At Ease | |
| 31 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 32 | Southern Hospitality BBQ | |
| 33 | That'll Do BBQ | |
| 34 | Titos 3 | |
| 35 | Poor Richard's BBQ | |
| 36 | Ashley Construction 3 | |
| 37 | Q McBs Bbq | |
| 38 | Iron Horse Party |
39 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 2 | Owens BBQ | |
| 3 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 4 | SmellaQue | |
| 5 | Cocamoke Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin' Boxers BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke on the Waters | |
| 8 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 9 | Slingin Meats | |
| 10 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 11 | Poor Richard's BBQ | |
| 12 | Last Best BBQ | |
| 13 | American Heroes BBQ | |
| 14 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 15 | Mountain Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | |
| 17 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 18 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 19 | TRIPLE NINES BBQ | |
| 20 | Titos 2 | |
| 21 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 22 | Ashley Construction 1 | |
| 23 | Smokin' Outlaws | |
| 24 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 25 | That'll Do BBQ | |
| 26 | At Ease | |
| 27 | Ashley Construction 3 | |
| 28 | You Need A BBQ | |
| 29 | Titos 3 | |
| 30 | Q McBs Bbq | |
| 31 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 32 | Cowboy Butts BBQ | |
| 33 | Ashley Construction 2 | |
| 34 | Southern Hospitality BBQ | |
| 35 | Titos 1 | |
| 36 | Whoa Pig BBQ | |
| 37 | Iron Horse Party | |
| 38 | BD's BBQ | |
| 39 | Bozeman Health |
39 entries · top 180 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 2 | Owens BBQ | |
| 3 | You Need A BBQ | |
| 4 | Cocamoke Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | Mountain Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | At Ease | |
| 7 | Last Best BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke on the Waters | |
| 9 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 10 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | |
| 11 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 12 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 13 | American Heroes BBQ | |
| 14 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 15 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 16 | BD's BBQ | |
| 17 | Ashley Construction 1 | |
| 18 | TRIPLE NINES BBQ | |
| 19 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 20 | SmellaQue | |
| 21 | Slingin Meats | |
| 22 | That'll Do BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin' Outlaws | |
| 24 | Iron Horse Party | |
| 25 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 26 | Titos 2 | |
| 27 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 28 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 29 | Cowboy Butts BBQ | |
| 30 | Titos 1 | |
| 31 | Ashley Construction 2 | |
| 32 | Q McBs Bbq | |
| 33 | Southern Hospitality BBQ | |
| 34 | Whoa Pig BBQ | |
| 35 | Ashley Construction 3 | |
| 36 | Smokin' Boxers BBQ | |
| 37 | Titos 3 | |
| 38 | Poor Richard's BBQ | |
| 39 | Bozeman Health |
38 entries · top 180 · median 172.2742 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | At Ease | |
| 2 | SmellaQue | |
| 3 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 4 | Cocamoke Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | Mountain Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 7 | You Need A BBQ | |
| 8 | Ashley Construction 1 | |
| 9 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 10 | Ashley Construction 2 | |
| 11 | Titos 1 | |
| 12 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin' Outlaws | |
| 14 | Smokin' Boxers BBQ | |
| 15 | Slingin Meats | |
| 16 | Smoke on the Waters | |
| 17 | Iron Horse Party | |
| 18 | Whoa Pig BBQ | |
| 19 | TRIPLE NINES BBQ | |
| 20 | American Heroes BBQ | |
| 21 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 22 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 23 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 25 | That'll Do BBQ | |
| 26 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 27 | Southern Hospitality BBQ | |
| 28 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 29 | BD's BBQ | |
| 30 | Titos 2 | |
| 31 | Ashley Construction 3 | |
| 32 | Titos 3 | |
| 33 | Last Best BBQ | |
| 34 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 35 | Cowboy Butts BBQ | |
| 36 | Q McBs Bbq | |
| 37 | Poor Richard's BBQ | |
| 38 | Bozeman Health |