A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Checkered Flag BBQ
Checkered Flag BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 16th of 25 at the Montana BBQ Cook-Off (2014). They are ranked #5048 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 5, 2014
latest Jun 16, 2017 · 2.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
606.83 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 614.17 (-7.35)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 156.17 · weakest Brisket (147.89)
Road miles
2,917
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,118 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Master avg
614.17 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2235 (66 pts) | #2973 (51 pts) | #2107 (106 pts) | #2978 (51 pts) | #2285 (71 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Checkered Flag BBQ, 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.
#5,044 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,052 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Level with Checkered Flag BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,057 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,040 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
They've been 1501 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,043 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,033 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1462
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN JERKS | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| 12 BAR BLUES CUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BONE BBQ-MT | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Grate Expectations | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.3200 | 144.0116 | 155.43 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7260 | 136.5600 | 156.17 | top 64% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1656 | 148 | 154.68 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 130.8232 | 147.89 | 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
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana BBQ cook-off | 3 | 16 | 0 | top 68% | Jun 25, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MT
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
142
finished ahead 63 times, behind 145
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Miles City Cowtown Cookoff
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7260 Montana BBQ cook-off
20151 milestone
- First call Montana BBQ Cook-Off
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score642.7312 Taste of Grand Rapids 2014
- Peak power rating (1498) Taste of Grand Rapids 2014
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.6 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 | Jul 25, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff | Jun 16, 2017 |
| -9.5 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | Aug 11, 2015 |
| -8.2 | Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off | Jun 17, 2016 |
| -7.9 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 3, 2015 |
| -3.2 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 5, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 87.8% | 86.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 84% | 83.9% | 83.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 89.3% | 87.9% |
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 | 24 / 26 (582.2632) | 18 (160.0228) | 24 (143.4172) | 23 (148) | 26 (130.8232) |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Montana BBQ cook-off Absarokee, MT | 18 / 29 (632.4684) | 19 (158.8456) | 12 (169.7260) | 19 (157.6684) | 24 (146.2284) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT | 22 / 26 (613.6800) | 26 (147.4056) | 14 (162.8916) | 25 (149.6800) | 21 (153.7028) |
| Aug 11, 2015 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT | 22 / 25 (604.0460) | 25 (144.0116) | 15 (162.8456) | 14 (161.1656) | 25 (136.0232) |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 23 / 29 (601.6800) | 9 (166.3200) | 28 (136.5600) | 23 (152.5600) | 23 (146.2400) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI | 27 / 55 (642.7312) | 29 (160.5256) | 22 (161.1200) | 44 (153.7028) | 13 (167.3828) |
| Jul 5, 2014 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 16 / 25 (622.3432) | 18 (150.8456) | 16 (156.6400) | 11 (160.0116) | 14 (154.8460) |