Miles City Cowtown Cookoff
2022-06-24 – 2022-06-25 · Miles City, MT · 📍 Riverside Park · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL SANTIAGO, RHONDA SANTIAGO · Prize money: $9,450.00
Grand Champion: Last Call Heroes BBQ (699.3828) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Bushmaster BBQ
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
699.3828
Winning margin
2.3084
GC over RC
Field average
666.65
median 680.47
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
684.5144
10th place overall
Field spread
106.3084
winner to last place
Prize money
$9,450.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 51%
beats 49% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
73%
of the 26 teams with a home region came from outside MT
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1542
avg power rating going in · stronger than 46% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: LAST CALL HEROES BBQ and PARROTHEAD SMOKERS tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: BnB BBQ and LAST CALL HEROES BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: BEER BELLY BBQ and RICHIE Z's tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (won 2017).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-16 | Riverside Park , 5th and Main | 26 | 686.8232 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | BIG DADDY QUE | |
| 2022-06-24 ← this one | Miles City, MT | Riverside Park | 26 | 699.3828 | Last Call Heroes BBQ | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2023-06-16 | Miles City, MT | Riverside Park | 22 | 703.3944 | Cluster Cluck Barbecue | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ |
| 2024-06-14 | Miles City, MT | Riverside Park | 16 | 705.1088 | Wyo Smoke Show | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 172.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 172.0000 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 171.9656 | 169.6916 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 699.3828 · median 680.4742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 2 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 3 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 6 | LaTa-Que | |
| 7 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 8 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 11 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 12 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 13 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 14 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 15 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 16 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 18 | BnB BBQ | |
| 19 | Camp House BBQ | |
| 20 | The HECK With You BBQ | |
| 21 | Bump-N-BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 23 | No Measurement | |
| 24 | Two Fat Guys BBQ | |
| 25 | BAD ASH BBQ | |
| 26 | Treasure State Smoke House |
Chicken
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 2 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 3 | LaTa-Que | |
| 4 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 5 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 7 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 8 | SPITFIRE | |
| 9 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 10 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 12 | The HECK With You BBQ | |
| 13 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 14 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 15 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 16 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 17 | Bump-N-BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 19 | Camp House BBQ | |
| 20 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 21 | BnB BBQ | |
| 22 | No Measurement | |
| 23 | Two Fat Guys BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 25 | Treasure State Smoke House | |
| 26 | BAD ASH BBQ |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | BnB BBQ | |
| 3 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 4 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 5 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 6 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 7 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 9 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 10 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SPITFIRE | |
| 12 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 13 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 14 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 15 | Two Fat Guys BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 17 | Treasure State Smoke House | |
| 18 | LaTa-Que | |
| 19 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 20 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 21 | The HECK With You BBQ | |
| 22 | BAD ASH BBQ | |
| 23 | Camp House BBQ | |
| 24 | No Measurement | |
| 25 | Bump-N-BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG BOYZ BBQ |
Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 2 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 3 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 4 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 5 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 6 | LaTa-Que | |
| 7 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 9 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 10 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 12 | The HECK With You BBQ | |
| 13 | Camp House BBQ | |
| 14 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 15 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 16 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 17 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 18 | Bump-N-BBQ | |
| 19 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 20 | BnB BBQ | |
| 21 | SPITFIRE | |
| 22 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 23 | Treasure State Smoke House | |
| 24 | Two Fat Guys BBQ | |
| 25 | No Measurement | |
| 26 | BAD ASH BBQ |
Brisket
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 3 | SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | Camp House BBQ | |
| 5 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 10 | LaTa-Que | |
| 11 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 12 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 13 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 14 | BnB BBQ | |
| 15 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 16 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 17 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 18 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 19 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 20 | The HECK With You BBQ | |
| 21 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 22 | BAD ASH BBQ | |
| 23 | No Measurement | |
| 24 | Bump-N-BBQ | |
| 25 | Two Fat Guys BBQ | |
| 26 | Treasure State Smoke House |