Bearded Boar BBQ MT
Rating
1564
peak 1571
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
2022-05-28
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#246
Master 2024
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
7
14 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
682.45 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 681.08 (+1.37)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±8.65
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 173.35 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.92)
Road miles
4832
mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 635 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Outta Left Field BBQ has finished one call ahead of Bearded Boar BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Rhythm 'n QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
CROOKED PIGS has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG BOYZ BBQ in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
🍖 Signature meat
When brisket is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 28% of their entries (5 of 18).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.9772 | 170.20 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 153.6572 | 167.92 | top 54% |
| Pork | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 177.1544 | 159.4744 | 169.61 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 18 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8228 | 173.35 | top 21% |
“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 | 7 | 1 | top 33% |
| OR | 5 | 0 | top 37% |
| ID | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| UT | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 1 | top 32% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MT (7 of 18 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (18 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off (2024-07-27)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 681.08
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 678.8000 | 678.80 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 685.0744 | 684.78 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 693.6688 | 682.03 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 701.6800 | 680.73 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 684.4800 | 678.79 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID | 24 / 31 (678.8000) | 25 (170.2744) | 5 (177.7144) | 20 (171.9884) | 28 (158.8228) |
| 2025-08-29 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest Meridian, ID | 20 / 39 (685.0744) | 29 (168.5256) | 6 (177.1544) | 33 (164.5372) | 9 (174.8572) |
| 2025-07-05 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off Dillon, MT | 4 / 13 (684.4800) | 11 (165.0856) | 8 (164.5488) | 3 (177.1428) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2024-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 7 / 39 (693.6688) | 15 (170.2744) | 5 (177.1544) | 19 (169.6800) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2024-08-09 | East Helena Smoke Show East Helena, MT | 8 / 18 (670.2172) | 14 (159.9772) | 10 (165.1200) | 6 (170.8572) | 1 (174.2628) |
| 2024-07-27 | Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off Dillon, MT | 1 / 11 (693.0972) | 3 (166.8344) | 1 (176.0000) | 2 (177.1544) | 1 (173.1084) |
| 2024-07-19 | The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff Salt Lake City, UT | 10 / 16 (676.5604) | 16 (167.3944) | 11 (170.8344) | 15 (159.4744) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2024-06-28 | Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID | 17 / 28 (674.1828) | 5 (176.5716) | 25 (160.5028) | 18 (166.8456) | 9 (170.2628) |
| 2024-06-21 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship Ogden, UT | 14 / 29 (684.4572) | 19 (169.6916) | 23 (167.3828) | 2 (176.5600) | 10 (170.8228) |
| 2023-08-25 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 21 / 44 (667.3828) | 14 (172.5600) | 41 (153.6572) | 25 (165.7256) | 3 (175.4400) |
| 2023-08-05 | East Helena Smoke Show East Helena, MT | 10 / 24 (682.2284) | 10 (170.8572) | 15 (166.2628) | 8 (170.8228) | 2 (174.2856) |
| 2023-07-01 | Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 15 / 38 (682.1600) | 8 (174.2628) | 33 (160.5144) | 11 (171.9772) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2023-06-09 | GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship Ogden, UT | 5 / 16 (701.6800) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (173.7144) | 10 (173.7028) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2023-05-27 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 15 / 25 (670.2056) | 17 (165.7028) | 19 (162.8344) | 17 (167.9656) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2022-10-07 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More Hermiston, OR | 3 / 19 (684.4800) | 8 (170.8228) | 7 (170.2628) | 14 (163.3944) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2022-08-26 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 15 / 37 (676.4916) | 20 (167.4060) | 18 (168.5600) | 22 (165.1200) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2022-07-02 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 Sweet Home, OR | 15 / 34 (674.2860) | 4 (175.4056) | 32 (155.9888) | 7 (173.1772) | 13 (169.7144) |
| 2022-05-28 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 7 / 27 (679.9200) | 5 (172.0000) | 4 (174.2744) | 14 (166.8228) | 8 (166.8228) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #788 (61 pts) | #1053 (56 pts) | #610 (181 pts) | #774 (81 pts) | #1014 (56 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #593 (273 pts) | #843 (168 pts) | #623 (308 pts) | #616 (273 pts) | #487 (408 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #246 (882 pts) | #302 (767 pts) | #319 (792 pts) | #239 (917 pts) | #144 (1247 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #356 (580 pts) | #303 (750 pts) | #519 (445 pts) | #392 (540 pts) | #176 (1085 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #382 (595 pts) | #390 (610 pts) | #488 (505 pts) | #503 (445 pts) | #301 (770 pts) |