12 BAR BLUES CUE MT
Rating
1489
peak 1489
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-06-14
latest 2022-08-26
Best ToY finish
#616
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.20
last 4 vs career avg 641.20 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.89
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.56 · weakest Pork (151.39)
Road miles
262
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 173 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Blue Line BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Grate Expectations has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 153.6568 | 161.26 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 162.8228 | 166.56 | top 44% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9540 | 147.3828 | 151.39 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1544 | 144.5484 | 161.99 | top 47% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MT (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 641.20
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 653.6228 | 653.62 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 641.0972 | 637.06 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-26 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 21 / 37 (653.6228) | 10 (172.5600) | 25 (165.1200) | 37 (147.3828) | 16 (168.5600) |
| 2019-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 12 / 29 (641.0972) | 23 (153.6800) | 9 (164.0000) | 18 (150.2628) | 3 (173.1544) |
| 2019-06-22 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 21 / 29 (638.1136) | 25 (153.6568) | 16 (162.8228) | 19 (159.9540) | 13 (161.6800) |
| 2019-06-14 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT | 22 / 28 (631.9772) | 14 (165.1544) | 6 (174.2972) | 25 (147.9772) | 25 (144.5484) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1227 (80 pts) | #994 (135 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1164 (105 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1009 (261 pts) | #1152 (226 pts) | #803 (406 pts) | #1170 (226 pts) | #808 (396 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #890 (340 pts) | #1054 (280 pts) | #889 (380 pts) | #851 (395 pts) | #895 (360 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #616 (632 pts) | #832 (472 pts) | #549 (727 pts) | #521 (752 pts) | #690 (577 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #841 (422 pts) | #1012 (347 pts) | #874 (442 pts) | #767 (512 pts) | #742 (522 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1281 (210 pts) | #1312 (225 pts) | #1377 (205 pts) | #1253 (250 pts) | #1311 (215 pts) |