BIG BONE BBQ-MT

BIG BONE BBQ-MT is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 7th of 22 at the Montana BBQ Cook-Off (2013). They are ranked #3447 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,447

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1494

peak 1507 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 6, 2013

latest Jun 16, 2017 · 3.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#998

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

27% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

669.6916 / 720

Master · Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.02 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 628.03 (+13.99)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8800

Chicken · Miles City Cowtown Cookoff

Consistency

±21.73

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 160.46 · weakest Pork (155.31)

Road miles

1,284

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Master avg

628.03 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

669.6916 career-best overall

93.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.6916 at Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off — 93.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 17, 2016

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Camp House BBQ has finished one call ahead of BIG BONE BBQ-MT 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.15 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 36%.

Pork avg 155.31
Pork Ribs avg 160.46
2 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

11–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN JERKS in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

10 of 11 shared pork ribs entries lost

MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared pork ribs entries.

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A July team

Top 46% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 46% across 3 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 58% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Montana BBQ cook-off every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 7th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014 ↗	Master	#998 (313 pts)	#1125 (293 pts)	#1035 (323 pts)	#1250 (253 pts)	#891 (383 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1117 (248 pts)	#1271 (218 pts)	#920 (343 pts)	#1446 (173 pts)	#1233 (223 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BIG BONE BBQ-MT, each with one reason worth a look.

127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

G AND L BBQ

#3,445 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1512

0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to BIG BONE BBQ-MT)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — G AND L BBQ ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Jan 14, 2022

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SPANKY & THE MEAT MAFIA

#3,443 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 28, 2017

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Meat Militia

#3,454 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1494

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2025

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Serious Hog

#3,449 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1502

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 21 contests, alongside a 24% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2024

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KYOTEE KOOKERS

#3,451 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

They turned up 10 years after BIG BONE BBQ-MT did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2026

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Mates Nice Rack BBQ

#3,437 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1518

Level with BIG BONE BBQ-MT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN JERKS	11	11	0	100%	⚔ compare
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
12 BAR BLUES CUE	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
Up In Smoke BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Grate Expectations	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Checkered Flag BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Beer Belly BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Camp House BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	3	2	174.8800	145.6684	156.40	top 59%
Pork Ribs	11	4	1	168	143.9544	160.46	top 50%
Pork	11	2	0	170.3316	141.0972	155.31	top 65%
Brisket	11	3	0	170.8456	141.6912	155.86	top 59%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 82%
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 56%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Montana BBQ cook-off	4	7	0	top 49%	Jun 25, 2016
Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair	2	17	0	top 73%	Aug 11, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MT 11 of 11 contests

Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 131 finished ahead 116 times, behind 150

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20172 milestones

Jun 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8800 Miles City Cowtown Cookoff
Jun 16 Most recent contest Miles City Cowtown Cookoff

20163 milestones

Jun 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6916 Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off
Jun 17 Career-best overall score669.6916 Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off
Jun 25 10th tracked contest Montana BBQ cook-off

20134 milestones

Jul 6 First tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 6 First call Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 6 First overall top-10 Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 6 Peak power rating (1507) Montana BBQ Cook-Off

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.3	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 6, 2013
+6.9	Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off	Jun 17, 2016
+5	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 5, 2014
+1.5	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff	Jun 16, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.1	Cowtown Cook-off	Jun 13, 2014
-7	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair	Aug 11, 2015
-3.2	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 3, 2015
-2.7	Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off	Jun 19, 2015
-2.6	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair	Aug 12, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	100%	top 54%	91.3%	91.3%
2016	2	1	50%	top 49%	93%	90.7%
2015	3	0	67%	top 70%	87.9%	87%
2014	3	1	67%	top 63%	89%	86.1%
2013	2	1	50%	top 47%	85.2%	83.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 16, 2017	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT	14 / 26 (657.1200)	2 (174.8800)	8 (167.4400)	17 (159.4056)	20 (155.3944)
Jun 25, 2016	Montana BBQ cook-off Absarokee, MT	17 / 29 (635.8972)	24 (154.8344)	14 (168)	21 (150.8344)	13 (162.2284)
Jun 17, 2016	Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT	10 / 26 (669.6916)	2 (172)	19 (157.0972)	8 (170.3316)	9 (170.2628)
Aug 11, 2015	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT	20 / 25 (620.4920)	21 (154.2056)	9 (166.2744)	21 (157.2116)	24 (142.8004)
Jul 3, 2015	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	19 / 29 (626.8916)	23 (149.1772)	17 (157.7372)	14 (161.7028)	14 (158.2744)
Jun 19, 2015	Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off Miles City, MT	17 / 26 (632.5256)	20 (151.9772)	12 (165.1656)	7 (166.8456)	21 (148.5372)
Aug 12, 2014	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT	17 / 26 (601.5428)	22 (150.2400)	21 (143.9544)	19 (150.2512)	12 (157.0972)
Jul 5, 2014	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	10 / 25 (640.4796)	23 (145.6684)	8 (166.8572)	17 (157.1084)	5 (170.8456)
Jun 13, 2014	Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT	14 / 17 (618.6748)	5 (163.9656)	12 (158.2744)	17 (148.5032)	15 (147.9316)
Aug 14, 2013	Montana State BBQ Championships at Montana Fair Billings, MT	16 / 26 (591.8856)	13 (157.7144)	16 (151.3828)	22 (141.0972)	19 (141.6912)
Jul 6, 2013	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	7 / 22 (613.1426)	13 (145.7142)	2 (162.8572)	13 (145.1426)	8 (159.4286)

BIG BONE BBQ-MT

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

A July team

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)