The comeback
1.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off (Jun 19, 2015).
- last seen Oct 18, 2013
- back Jun 19, 2015
MONTANA BAR-BQ LLC
MONTANA BAR-BQ LLC is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 14th of 26 at the Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off (2015). They finished #1354 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Jul 3, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.15 · weakest Chicken (145.56)
Road miles
1,538
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 822 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
613.85 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1354 (185 pts) | #1645 (145 pts) | #890 (400 pts) | #1338 (230 pts) | #1480 (175 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2856 | 134.8568 | 145.56 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 150.2860 | 164.15 | top 36% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0228 | 149.1772 | 158.16 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.6056 | 139.9656 | 145.98 | top 75% |
“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
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MT
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
83
finished ahead 25 times, behind 73
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Oct 18, 2013 → Jun 19, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score643.3828 Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7144 Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1489) South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- First call A Smokin' Good Time
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.2 | Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off | Jun 19, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | A Smokin' Good Time | Oct 18, 2013 |
| -10.9 | South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -3.5 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 3, 2015 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 89.4% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 91% | 84.2% | 82.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2015 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 20 / 29 (620.6512) | 21 (154.2856) | 8 (164.5828) | 26 (149.1772) | 17 (152.6056) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off Miles City, MT | 14 / 26 (643.3828) | 21 (150.8572) | 2 (173.7144) | 5 (168.0228) | 19 (150.7884) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | A Smokin' Good Time Prescott Valley, AZ | 23 / 24 (606.2400) | 24 (142.2400) | 5 (168.0344) | 21 (156) | 22 (139.9656) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO | 20 / 23 (585.1428) | 23 (134.8568) | 20 (150.2860) | 16 (159.4284) | 18 (140.5716) |