Jun 10–11, 2022 · Absarokee, MT · 📍 Woodard Ave · State championship
Reps: Del Anderson, Forrest Bruce
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ won Grand Champion at the Montana BBQ Cook-off on June 10, 2022 in Absarokee, MT at Woodard Ave, scoring 693.6112 in a field of 27 teams. OWENS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2632. Category winners: Chicken — Mountain Smoke (179.4400); Pork Ribs — AMERICAN HEROES BBQ (178.8572); Pork — MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — Bushmaster BBQ (180.0000). This is the 9th of 9 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Texas Smoke Whisperer.
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, 2013 to 2022 — 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 83 times in 100
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Texas Smoke Whisperer, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 of 9 tracked editions
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has won this contest 3 times across its 9 tracked editions.
Chicken places 8–9: Brinkerhoff BBQ and BIG BOYZ BBQ tied on 165.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ and BEER BELLY BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Bushmaster BBQ and Brinkerhoff BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Mountain Smoke turned in 179.4400 in chicken — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 8 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ (won 2016), Texas Smoke Whisperer (won 2021).
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 6, 2013 | Absarokee, MT | Absarokee, MT | 22 | 650.2858 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS |
| Jul 5, 2014 | Absarokee, MT | Absarokee, MT 59001 | 25 | 694.3316 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | SUNRISE BBQ |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Absarokee, MT | Absarokee, MT 59001 | 29 | 696.5828 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | JO-BAWB'S BBQ |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Absarokee, MT | Downtown Absarokee | 29 | 701.7144 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | JO-BAWB'S BBQ |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Absarokee, MT | Hwy 78 | 35 | 701.1200 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Absarokee, MT | Hwy 78 | 26 | 695.9660 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Absarokee, MT | Hwy 78 | 29 | 699.9196 | Parrothead Smokers | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Absarokee, MT | Woodard Ave | 27 | 708.5600 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | Bushmaster BBQ |
| Jun 10, 2022 ← this one | Absarokee, MT | Woodard Ave | 27 | 693.6112 | Stoake-D-Fire.com | OWENS BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 172.5600 | 164.5488 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 172.5716 | 166.8228 |
| Brisket | 180 | 175.4172 | 165.6916 |
27 entries · top 693.6112 · median 631.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 3 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 4 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 5 | Mountain Smoke | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 8 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 9 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 10 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 11 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 12 | 202 BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 14 | O Face BBQ | |
| 15 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 16 | Yellowstone Bank | |
| 17 | C/A Wrestling Team | |
| 18 | Montana Big Sky BBQ | |
| 19 | Bear Tract Grill | |
| 20 | Shane Ridge Hellians | |
| 21 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 22 | Bootlegger BBQ | |
| 23 | My Meat In Your Mouth | |
| 24 | Burpin' Worms | |
| 25 | Bonin' BBQ | |
| 26 | Fhuk Ewe BBQ | |
| 27 | Beartooth Stock Association |
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 157.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountain Smoke | |
| 2 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 4 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 5 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 6 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 7 | O Face BBQ | |
| 8 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 10 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 11 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 12 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 13 | 202 BBQ | |
| 14 | Shane Ridge Hellians | |
| 15 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 16 | Yellowstone Bank | |
| 17 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 18 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 19 | Burpin' Worms | |
| 20 | C/A Wrestling Team | |
| 21 | Montana Big Sky BBQ | |
| 22 | Bootlegger BBQ | |
| 23 | Bear Tract Grill | |
| 24 | My Meat In Your Mouth | |
| 25 | Bonin' BBQ | |
| 26 | Fhuk Ewe BBQ |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 4 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 5 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 6 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 7 | Mountain Smoke | |
| 8 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 9 | 202 BBQ | |
| 10 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 11 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 12 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 13 | C/A Wrestling Team | |
| 14 | Bonin' BBQ | |
| 15 | My Meat In Your Mouth | |
| 16 | Shane Ridge Hellians | |
| 17 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 18 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 19 | Montana Big Sky BBQ | |
| 20 | O Face BBQ | |
| 21 | Burpin' Worms | |
| 22 | Bootlegger BBQ | |
| 23 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 24 | Beartooth Stock Association | |
| 25 | Yellowstone Bank | |
| 26 | Bear Tract Grill | |
| 27 | Fhuk Ewe BBQ |
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 2 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 3 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 6 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 7 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 8 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 9 | Bear Tract Grill | |
| 10 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 11 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 13 | Yellowstone Bank | |
| 14 | Mountain Smoke | |
| 15 | 202 BBQ | |
| 16 | O Face BBQ | |
| 17 | Montana Big Sky BBQ | |
| 18 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 19 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 20 | My Meat In Your Mouth | |
| 21 | C/A Wrestling Team | |
| 22 | Bootlegger BBQ | |
| 23 | Shane Ridge Hellians | |
| 24 | Burpin' Worms | |
| 25 | Bonin' BBQ | |
| 26 | Fhuk Ewe BBQ | |
| 27 | Beartooth Stock Association |
27 entries · top 180 · median 158.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 2 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 3 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 4 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 5 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 6 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 7 | 202 BBQ | |
| 8 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 9 | Mountain Smoke | |
| 10 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 11 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | Yellowstone Bank | |
| 14 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 15 | C/A Wrestling Team | |
| 16 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 17 | Montana Big Sky BBQ | |
| 18 | Beartooth Stock Association | |
| 19 | Bootlegger BBQ | |
| 20 | Bear Tract Grill | |
| 21 | O Face BBQ | |
| 22 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 23 | Shane Ridge Hellians | |
| 24 | Burpin' Worms | |
| 25 | Fhuk Ewe BBQ | |
| 26 | Bonin' BBQ | |
| 27 | My Meat In Your Mouth |
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.
13 entries · top 180 · median 175.4400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 2 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 4 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 5 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 6 | Burpin' Worms | |
| 7 | Bootlegger BBQ | |
| 8 | Montana Big Sky BBQ | |
| 9 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 10 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 11 | Bear Tract Grill | |
| 12 | O Face BBQ | |
| 13 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ |