East Helena Smoke Show
East Helena, MT — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
3
2 with results
Typical draw
21
teams · biggest 24
Purse listed
$19K
across all editions
State championship
3 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 SmellaQue — 1 win (2024)
- 🏆 Rhythm 'n QUE — 1 win (2023)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 706.8228 | Rhythm n QUE | Aug 5, 2023 |
| Chicken | 178.8572 | SMELLAQUE | Aug 9, 2024 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | Shane Edd's BBQ | Aug 5, 2023 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | Rhythm n QUE | Aug 5, 2023 |
| Brisket | 176 | Rhythm n QUE | Aug 5, 2023 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMELLAQUE | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 17% |
| Rhythm n QUE | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 30% |
| 1 Bite BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | top 26% |
| Bearded Boar BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | top 43% |
| Last Best BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 27% |
| Shane Edd's BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | top 21% |
| MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | top 22% |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | top 17% |
| OWENS BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | top 33% |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 13% |
| LC BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | top 11% |
| Kanned Heat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | top 39% |
| 202 BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 50% |
| BIG BOYZ BBQ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | top 58% |
| Kick Back BBQ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | top 77% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 cancelled 🏅 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 🏅 | 451 Spencer Court | 18 | 693.1428 | SmellaQue | LC BBQ | $9,450 |
| Aug 5, 2023 🏅 | 451 Spencer Court | 24 | 706.8228 | Rhythm 'n QUE | Shane Edd's BBQ | $9,125 |