The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
12 BAR BLUES CUE has finished one call ahead of LONGBOARD BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
LONGBOARD BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-07-05
latest 2019-06-22
Best ToY finish
#1905
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
625.84
last 5 Master vs avg 625.84 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.83
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.50 · weakest Brisket (152.00)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
625.84 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−10.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.50 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 152.00
- Pork avg 162.50
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN JERKS in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Montana BBQ Cook-Off (2019-06-22).
- last seen 2017-06-24
- back 2019-06-22
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
BIG BONE BBQ-MT has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Montana BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 16th
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3954 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Level with LONGBOARD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3935 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3932 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after LONGBOARD BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN JERKS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| 12 BAR BLUES CUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Up In Smoke BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 149.6456 | 154.80 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 147.3944 | 156.55 | top 65% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 155.3828 | 162.50 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4060 | 139.4172 | 152.00 | top 68% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 5 | 16 | 0 | top 66% | 2019-06-22 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2014-07-05 → 2019-06-22
Busiest season
2019
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MT
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.50 · weakest Brisket (152.00)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
625.84
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
84
50–92 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$10,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2017-06-24 → 2019-06-22
Power rating
1484
peak 1484 · #3945 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1494) Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- 2016
- Career-best overall score638.7204 Montana BBQ cook-off
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2744 Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- 2019
- Most recent contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.7 | Montana BBQ cook-off | 2016-06-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.4 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 2019-06-22 |
| -5.8 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 2014-07-05 |
| -2.4 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 2017-06-24 |
| -2 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 2015-07-03 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 72% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-22 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 22 / 29 (615.8288) | 26 (151.3372) | 27 (147.3944) | 17 (161.1200) | 19 (155.9772) |
| 2017-06-24 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off ABSAROKEE, MT | 23 / 35 (626.7888) | 23 (157.6684) | 13 (170.2744) | 24 (155.3828) | 33 (143.4632) |
| 2016-06-25 | Montana BBQ cook-off Absarokee, MT | 16 / 29 (638.7204) | 20 (158.8228) | 24 (151.9544) | 13 (164.5372) | 10 (163.4060) |
| 2015-07-03 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 18 / 29 (627.9428) | 18 (156.5028) | 20 (151.9428) | 13 (161.7600) | 15 (157.7372) |
| 2014-07-05 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 18 / 25 (619.9428) | 20 (149.6456) | 11 (161.1772) | 7 (169.7028) | 23 (139.4172) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1905 (69 pts) | #2552 (54 pts) | #2553 (54 pts) | #1828 (94 pts) | #1850 (84 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2140 (70 pts) | #2214 (70 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #2234 (65 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1983 (89 pts) | #2063 (89 pts) | #2100 (79 pts) | #1946 (114 pts) | #1979 (104 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2026 (85 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #1911 (120 pts) | #1653 (155 pts) | #2709 (60 pts) |