Whistle Pig BBQ MT
Rating
1485
peak 1502
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2019-01-18
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#532
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.35 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 660.80 (-3.45)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.56
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.84 · weakest Brisket (160.30)
Road miles
4349
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 759 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Kreiser Barbecue has finished one call ahead of Whistle Pig BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
AMERICAN HEROES BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Poor Richard's BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 154.8000 | 166.30 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 177.1428 | 155.9428 | 168.84 | top 38% |
| Pork | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 152.4912 | 165.36 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 140.4800 | 160.30 | top 64% |
“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 | 0 | top 61% |
| WY | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
| AZ | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
| UT | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| ID | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MT (7 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (16 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 660.80
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 | 666.1828 | 666.18 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 672.5140 | 656.73 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 663.2684 | 656.80 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 684.4456 | 679.03 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 641.5772 | 637.82 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 676.4460 | 676.45 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 672.4572 | 664.14 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 676.4800 | 661.43 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 22 / 29 (666.1828) | 23 (162.8000) | 6 (173.7256) | 23 (161.6916) | 13 (167.9656) |
| 2025-08-22 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 24 / 38 (672.5140) | 29 (165.7028) | 16 (173.1428) | 14 (172.5484) | 28 (161.1200) |
| 2025-06-13 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 24 / 33 (640.9368) | 17 (168.5600) | 24 (155.9428) | 29 (152.4912) | 20 (163.9428) |
| 2024-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 29 / 39 (659.3028) | 34 (157.6916) | 24 (168.5600) | 25 (168.5256) | 27 (164.5256) |
| 2024-07-27 | Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off Dillon, MT | 4 / 11 (647.8168) | 10 (154.8000) | 2 (170.2512) | 6 (160.5256) | 5 (162.2400) |
| 2024-06-07 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 16 / 28 (663.2684) | 19 (161.0856) | 11 (170.8228) | 14 (166.8228) | 13 (164.5372) |
| 2023-08-18 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 9 / 27 (684.4456) | 2 (178.8572) | 15 (166.2400) | 12 (173.1200) | 13 (166.2284) |
| 2023-06-09 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 18 / 36 (673.6112) | 20 (166.2628) | 1 (177.1428) | 16 (169.7028) | 26 (160.5028) |
| 2022-10-07 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 25 / 29 (634.0688) | 27 (157.0744) | 10 (169.1316) | 14 (167.3828) | 28 (140.4800) |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 46 / 59 (641.5772) | 41 (163.9772) | 54 (155.9656) | 44 (161.6916) | 38 (159.9428) |
| 2021-08-20 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 11 / 30 (676.4460) | 11 (170.8344) | 9 (169.6800) | 8 (169.6916) | 13 (166.2400) |
| 2020-06-19 | Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship Riverdale, UT | 17 / 32 (672.4572) | 8 (175.4172) | 10 (170.8228) | 23 (165.7144) | 20 (160.5028) |
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 34 / 59 (655.8288) | 30 (167.9772) | 15 (168.5372) | 40 (161.6572) | 40 (157.6572) |
| 2019-09-13 | Bands brews & BBQ Boise, ID | 10 / 25 (676.4800) | 3 (177.7144) | 5 (175.4400) | 22 (162.8000) | 15 (160.5256) |
| 2019-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 25 / 37 (661.0860) | 21 (166.8572) | 17 (166.8572) | 8 (172.5716) | 34 (154.8000) |
| 2019-01-18 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 44 / 63 (646.7316) | 44 (165.1200) | 15 (169.1316) | 52 (158.8228) | 49 (153.6572) |
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 | #770 (69 pts) | #858 (64 pts) | #629 (169 pts) | #815 (64 pts) | #698 (114 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #847 (128 pts) | #862 (158 pts) | #881 (168 pts) | #798 (173 pts) | #866 (143 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #532 (344 pts) | #686 (254 pts) | #540 (424 pts) | #587 (319 pts) | #569 (334 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #674 (232 pts) | #571 (337 pts) | #568 (387 pts) | #721 (222 pts) | #856 (172 pts) |