Troy Youngblood archive

A KCBS contest rep working 3 states/provinces, most often around Fort Ripley, MN. By events worked they sit #131 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2019, latest contest Jun 19, 2020.

At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)

Contests run

every contest on their record

Among all reps

#131

of 152 reps by events worked · #101 by states covered

On the trail

2019–2020

2 seasons in the data

This season

contests dated 2026 · 2.5 a season career-long

States / provinces

5 towns · MT most of all

State championships

contests carrying a state title

Teams officiated

123

142 entries total · 544 meat boxes

Avg field

2232

teams per contest · median 29

Biggest event

Q for a Cause

Field strength

1,569

avg power rating of their fields · above 53% of rated contests

GCs crowned

5 different teams · 5 reserve champions

First-ever titles

teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs

Teams that started here

first contest in the data at one of theirs

Upsets seen

longest shot 19-in-100 — The Hayfield

Perfect 180s seen

2 🔥

out of 544 meat entries

Highest score seen

699.9196

top overall · Montana BBQ Cook-Off

Avg winning score

693.89

687.94699.92

5 Master contests · 694.10 across all contests

Road between contests

1,677 mi

~838 miles a season · 811 mi corner to corner

Busiest month

June

3 of their 5 contests

Co-reps worked with

most often Michael Eberle (3) · 1 run alone

Prize money

$46K

across their events · biggest purse $13,000

Results on file

100%

5 of their contests have scores in the data

Storylines (6 found in this rep's record)

Read out of the contests they have run — reps don’t judge, so nothing here is a comment on anyone’s scores.

Front row for greatness

2 perfect 180s handed in

2 perfect 180s have been scored at contests they've run — the first at Q for a Cause on 2019-04-26.

first at Q for a Cause
Apr 26, 2019

The longest shot

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

At The Hayfield, RUM N' SMOKE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SPITFIRE, and took the Grand Championship anyway.

1 upset at their contests
Jun 19, 2020

Title contests

5 state championships run

100% of their contests carried a state title

5 of their 5 contests carried a state championship on the line.

The double act

3 contests run together

60% of this rep's events

Michael Eberle and Troy Youngblood have run 3 contests together since 2019.

2 co-reps in all

Where teams start

24 teams cooked their first contest here

24 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.

CHEF'S TABLE FOOD TRUCK · 2019-08-23
GRUMPS BBQ · 2019-08-23
G STRONG BBQ · 2019-08-23

Corner to corner

811 mi between the two ends of their map

The two furthest-apart contests on their record sit 811 miles apart — Papillion and Bozeman.

Papillion, NE
Bozeman, MT
1,677 mi contest to contest

The story so far (6 numbers that describe this rep)

Busiest season 2019 4 events · 120 team entries

Contests a season 2.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Works mostly in MT 2 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Towns worked 5 most often Fort Ripley, MN (1)

Corner to corner 811 mi Papillion to Bozeman — the two ends of their map

Meat entries turned in 544 boxes on the boards across every contest they have run

Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)

2019
Apr 26 First contest repped Q for a Cause
Apr 26 First state championship Q for a Cause
Apr 26 First Grand Champion crowned Q for a Cause
Apr 26 First perfect 180 at their tables Q for a Cause
Apr 26 Deepest field worked (1626 avg rating) Q for a Cause
Apr 26 Biggest field worked (32 teams) Q for a Cause
Jun 22 First contest outside NE Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jun 22 Highest overall score seen (699.9196) Montana BBQ Cook-Off
2020
Jun 19 RUM N' SMOKE BBQ won their first-ever Grand Championship The Hayfield
Jun 19 Biggest upset seen (19-in-100 shot) The Hayfield
Jun 19 Back on the trail after 10 months The Hayfield
Jun 19 Most recent contest The Hayfield

Season by season (how many contests a season, and how many carried a state title)

The climb (every contest they have run, added up)

Their year (contests by month)

Where they work

Field size by season (average and biggest)

What it took to win (Master winning scores)

How the meats scored (board average vs the winning call)

Who keeps winning (titles at their contests)

Career map (gold = state championship · bigger pin = more visits — tap one)

Every season (click a column to sort)

Season	Contests	States	Entries	Teams	Avg field	Biggest	State champ.	180s	Purse
2020	1	1	22	22	22	22	1	—	$3,400
2019	4	2	120	105	30	32	4	2	$43,000

Champions crowned (titles at their contests)

Team	Titles	Latest
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	1	2020-06-19
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	1	2019-08-23
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	1	2019-06-22
CLARK CREW BBQ #2	1	2019-06-14
LUCKY'S Q	1	2019-04-26

First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)

Team	Contest	Date
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	The Hayfield	Jun 19, 2020

Where they work (contests by state/province)

State / province	Contests	Share
MT reps here	2	40%
NE reps here	2	40%
MN reps here	1	20%

Towns on their map

Town	Contests	Latest
Fort Ripley, MN	1	2020-06-19
Bozeman, MT	1	2019-08-23
Absarokee, MT	1	2019-06-22
Holdrege, NE	1	2019-06-14
Papillion, NE	1	2019-04-26

Upsets at their contests (champion rated below the field's top seed)

Contest	Champion	Top seed	Odds
The Hayfield	RUM N' SMOKE BBQ 1578	SPITFIRE 1826	19-in-100

The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)

Meat	Entries	Board avg	Winning avg	180s
Chicken	142	162.56	177.03	—
Pork Ribs	141	163.14	176.93	1
Pork	120	162.51	177.86	—
Brisket	141	161.85	177.36	1

Frequent co-reps

Rep	Events together	Share
Michael Eberle	3	60%
Tom Juhl	1	20%

Teams that cook under them most

Team	Contests	Wins	Since
WHEN PIGS DIE	3	—	2019
Grate Expectations	2	—	2019
SMOKE IN THE EYE	2	—	2019
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	2	—	2019
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	2	—	2019
SPITFIRE	2	—	2019
TEAM BREW & QUE	2	—	2019
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	2	—	2019
Blue Line BBQ	2	—	2019
HELPING U BBQ	2	—	2019
Up In Smoke BBQ	2	—	2019
DIRT ROAD BBQ	2	—	2019

Teams whose first contest was one of theirs

Team	Debut contest	Date
CHEF'S TABLE FOOD TRUCK	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 23, 2019
GRUMPS BBQ	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 23, 2019
G STRONG BBQ	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 23, 2019
BRYAN STUCKY	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 23, 2019
202 BBQ Montana	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 23, 2019
Ball-n-Chain BBQ	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 23, 2019
Random Guys Smoking	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 23, 2019
Poor Richard's BBQ	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 23, 2019
Taste of Mitch	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 23, 2019
Q McB's BBQ	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 23, 2019
Kyle Kelly BBQ	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 22, 2019
Broken Tub BBQ	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 22, 2019

Every event (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Where	Teams	Top score	Prize $	Grand Champion
Jun 19, 2020	The Hayfield state champ.	Fort Ripley, MN	22	687.9428	$3,400	Rum N' Smoke BBQ
Aug 23, 2019	Montana Pitmaster Classic state champ.	Bozeman, MT	29	691.9888	$13,000	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ
Jun 22, 2019	Montana BBQ Cook-Off state champ.	Absarokee, MT	29	699.9196	$10,000	Parrothead Smokers
Jun 14, 2019	Central Plains Ribfest state champ.	Holdrege, NE	30	693.6572	$10,000	CLARK CREW BBQ
Apr 26, 2019	Q for a Cause state champ.	Papillion, NE	32	695.9656	$10,000	LUCKY'S Q