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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2014-07-05
latest 2017-06-16
Best ToY finish
#2235
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
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
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 156.17 · weakest Brisket (147.89)
Road miles
2,917
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1118 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Master avg
614.17 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
The weak link
−8.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.28 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 147.89
- Pork Ribs avg 156.17
- 0 calls in 7 entries
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
SMOKIN JERKS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A July team
Top 64%
average finish in July
Something about July: average finish in the top 64% across 3 contests, versus top 74% the rest of the year.
- 3 July contests
- top 74% the rest of the year
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.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 12 contests to 7.
⚔ Head-to-head#5034 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Level with Checkered Flag BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5026 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5027 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1501 at their best, 40 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5020 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, 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 | 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 | 148.0000 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 6 | 0 | top 78% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana BBQ cook-off | 3 | 16 | 0 | top 68% | 2016-06-25 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.9 yrs
2014-07-05 → 2017-06-16
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MT
6 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 156.17 · weakest Brisket (147.89)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
614.17
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
142
63–145 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,917
7 mapped stops · furthest 1,118 mi
Schedule strength
1535
average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests
Power rating
1462
peak 1462 · #5023 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- 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
- 2015
- First call Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7260 Montana BBQ cook-off
- 2017
- Most recent contest Miles City Cowtown Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.6 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 | 2014-07-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff | 2017-06-16 |
| -9.5 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | 2015-08-11 |
| -8.2 | Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off | 2016-06-17 |
| -7.9 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 2015-07-03 |
| -3.2 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 2014-07-05 |
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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-16 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 24 / 26 (582.2632) | 18 (160.0228) | 24 (143.4172) | 23 (148.0000) | 26 (130.8232) |
| 2016-06-25 | Montana BBQ cook-off Absarokee, MT | 18 / 29 (632.4684) | 19 (158.8456) | 12 (169.7260) | 19 (157.6684) | 24 (146.2284) |
| 2016-06-17 | 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) |
| 2015-08-11 | 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) |
| 2015-07-03 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 23 / 29 (601.6800) | 9 (166.3200) | 28 (136.5600) | 23 (152.5600) | 23 (146.2400) |
| 2014-07-25 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI | 27 / 55 (642.7312) | 29 (160.5256) | 22 (161.1200) | 44 (153.7028) | 13 (167.3828) |
| 2014-07-05 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 16 / 25 (622.3432) | 18 (150.8456) | 16 (156.6400) | 11 (160.0116) | 14 (154.8460) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2235 (66 pts) | #2973 (51 pts) | #2107 (106 pts) | #2978 (51 pts) | #2285 (71 pts) |