Montana BBQ Cookoff
2023-06-09 – 2023-06-10 · Absarokee, MT · State championship
Reps: DEL ANDERSON, FORREST BRUCE · Prize money: $10,925.00
Grand Champion: Colorado Bulldawg BBQ (707.4400) · 36 teams
Entries
36
5 categories
Top score
707.4400
Winning margin
9.7832
GC over RC
Field average
659.41
median 671.91
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Anything goes
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
685.7032
what a walk cost here
Field spread
182.6172
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,925.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 9%
beats 91% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1541
avg power rating going in · stronger than 47% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-09 ← this one | Absarokee, MT | 36 | 707.4400 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Absarokee, MT | 28 | 703.9772 | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Absarokee, MT | 33 | 691.3828 | Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ |
| 2026-06-12 | Absarokee, MT | 29 | 691.9428 | Smellaque |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Anything goes
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 2 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 3 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 4 | Montana Kick A%24%24 BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | O Face BBQ | |
| 7 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 8 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 9 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 10 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 11 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 12 | Willy Mo's | |
| 13 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 14 | Yellowstone Bank | |
| 15 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin Boxers BBQ | |
| 17 | Terrae | |
| 18 | Last Best BBQ | |
| 19 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 20 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 21 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 22 | 202 BBQ | |
| 23 | O Lazy U BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
36 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 2 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 3 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 4 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 7 | 202 BBQ | |
| 8 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 9 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 10 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 11 | Last Best BBQ | |
| 12 | Willy Mo's | |
| 13 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 14 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 15 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 16 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 17 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 18 | BULL SLAP BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin Boxers BBQ | |
| 20 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 21 | Cluster Cluck Barbecue | |
| 22 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 24 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 25 | Bull-B-Que | |
| 26 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 27 | O Face BBQ | |
| 28 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 29 | Yellowstone Bank | |
| 30 | Beartooth Stockgrowers | |
| 31 | O Lazy U BBQ | |
| 32 | Montana Kick A%24%24 BBQ | |
| 33 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 34 | Terrae | |
| 35 | Poor Richard's BBQ | |
| 36 | My Meat In Your Mouth |
Master Series — Chicken
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1258 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 4 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 5 | Bull-B-Que | |
| 6 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 7 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 8 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 9 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin Boxers BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 12 | Cluster Cluck Barbecue | |
| 13 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 14 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 15 | O Face BBQ | |
| 16 | Last Best BBQ | |
| 17 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 18 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 20 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 21 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 23 | Willy Mo's | |
| 24 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 25 | O Lazy U BBQ | |
| 26 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 27 | My Meat In Your Mouth | |
| 28 | BULL SLAP BBQ | |
| 29 | Terrae | |
| 30 | Yellowstone Bank | |
| 31 | 202 BBQ | |
| 32 | Poor Richard's BBQ | |
| 33 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 34 | Beartooth Stockgrowers | |
| 35 | Montana Kick A%24%24 BBQ | |
| 36 | Double Barrel BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
36 entries · top 707.4400 · median 671.9086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 3 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 4 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 5 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 6 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 9 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 10 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 11 | Bull-B-Que | |
| 12 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 13 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin Boxers BBQ | |
| 15 | Last Best BBQ | |
| 16 | Cluster Cluck Barbecue | |
| 17 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 18 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 19 | 202 BBQ | |
| 20 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 22 | Willy Mo's | |
| 23 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 24 | O Face BBQ | |
| 25 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 26 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 27 | BULL SLAP BBQ | |
| 28 | O Lazy U BBQ | |
| 29 | Yellowstone Bank | |
| 30 | Poor Richard's BBQ | |
| 31 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 32 | Montana Kick A%24%24 BBQ | |
| 33 | Terrae | |
| 34 | Beartooth Stockgrowers | |
| 35 | My Meat In Your Mouth | |
| 36 | Double Barrel BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
36 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 2 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 3 | Poor Richard's BBQ | |
| 4 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 5 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 6 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 7 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 8 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | Bull-B-Que | |
| 11 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 12 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin Boxers BBQ | |
| 14 | Last Best BBQ | |
| 15 | Cluster Cluck Barbecue | |
| 16 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 17 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 18 | O Lazy U BBQ | |
| 19 | 202 BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 21 | O Face BBQ | |
| 22 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 23 | Willy Mo's | |
| 24 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 25 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 26 | Montana Kick A%24%24 BBQ | |
| 27 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 28 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 29 | BULL SLAP BBQ | |
| 30 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 31 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 32 | Yellowstone Bank | |
| 33 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 34 | Terrae | |
| 35 | My Meat In Your Mouth | |
| 36 | Beartooth Stockgrowers |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 2 | Bull-B-Que | |
| 3 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 4 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 5 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 6 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 7 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 8 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 9 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 10 | 202 BBQ | |
| 11 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin Boxers BBQ | |
| 15 | Willy Mo's | |
| 16 | Yellowstone Bank | |
| 17 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 18 | Cluster Cluck Barbecue | |
| 19 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 20 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 21 | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | |
| 22 | Last Best BBQ | |
| 23 | O Face BBQ | |
| 24 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 25 | Shane Edd's BBQ | |
| 26 | Beartooth Stockgrowers | |
| 27 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 28 | BULL SLAP BBQ | |
| 29 | Poor Richard's BBQ | |
| 30 | My Meat In Your Mouth | |
| 31 | O Lazy U BBQ | |
| 32 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 33 | Boo Boo Bus BBQ | |
| 34 | Terrae | |
| 35 | Montana Kick A%24%24 BBQ | |
| 36 | Double Barrel BBQ |