BIG BOYZ BBQ MT
Rating
1450
peak 1450
Contests
30
in the data
First seen
2019-05-11
latest 2026-07-03
Best ToY finish
#357
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 30 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
674.37 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 641.93 (+32.44)
Walk rate
47%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±46.64
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.65 · weakest Brisket (155.05)
Road miles
10881
mi across 30 mapped stops · furthest 1404 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
1 Bite BBQ has finished one call ahead of BIG BOYZ BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
PAPA'S PIT CREW has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Kick Back BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 55% across 3 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 104.9944 | 163.54 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 176.5944 | 145.0744 | 164.65 | top 61% |
| Pork | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 141.6572 | 163.85 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 176.0344 | 20.0000 | 155.05 | top 68% |
“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 | 19 | 0 | top 64% |
| ID | 3 | 0 | top 65% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
| UT | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| WY | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| OR | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 66% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 69% |
| Medium (20–39) | 20 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MT (19 of 30 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (30 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 641.93
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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 694.2284 | 674.37 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 684.0000 | 634.82 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 673.6228 | 667.36 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 666.7316 | 645.32 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 671.8516 | 642.23 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 645.0400 | 609.73 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 641.6340 | 582.17 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off Dillon, MT | 12 / 26 (694.2284) | 14 (171.4056) | 7 (175.4400) | 8 (175.4172) | 15 (171.9656) |
| 2026-06-26 | Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID | 26 / 31 (677.1084) | 27 (170.2628) | 28 (166.2284) | 23 (170.2972) | 18 (170.3200) |
| 2026-06-12 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 17 / 29 (673.6800) | 13 (171.4172) | 22 (164.5716) | 21 (164.5484) | 2 (173.1428) |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 44 / 48 (639.9088) | 48 (150.2400) | 3 (176.5944) | 41 (161.6800) | 46 (151.3944) |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD | — | — | 27 (159.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash Marriott-Slaterville, UT | 13 / 19 (686.9488) | 15 (169.7256) | 13 (169.7260) | 13 (171.4628) | 3 (176.0344) |
| 2025-08-22 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 37 / 38 (537.7256) | 10 (174.2856) | 24 (168.5828) | 11 (174.8572) | 37 (20.0000) |
| 2025-07-05 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off Dillon, MT | 6 / 13 (678.8460) | 5 (174.2972) | 5 (168.5600) | 6 (172.0116) | 8 (163.9772) |
| 2025-06-27 | Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID | 14 / 32 (684.0000) | 6 (174.3200) | 14 (172.0228) | 24 (167.3828) | 18 (170.2744) |
| 2025-06-13 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 26 / 33 (638.7084) | 28 (154.7884) | 26 (155.9084) | 19 (163.4172) | 18 (164.5944) |
| 2024-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 23 / 39 (668.5488) | 12 (171.4400) | 27 (166.8688) | 29 (165.7028) | 25 (164.5372) |
| 2024-08-09 | East Helena Smoke Show East Helena, MT | 11 / 18 (664.5372) | 4 (170.8572) | 8 (168.0000) | 12 (161.6800) | 12 (164.0000) |
| 2024-06-28 | Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID | 19 / 28 (660.4916) | 20 (168.0116) | 22 (163.9772) | 19 (166.2628) | 19 (162.2400) |
| 2024-06-14 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 13 / 16 (669.5768) | 11 (170.2628) | 12 (164.5372) | 11 (166.8228) | 12 (167.9540) |
| 2024-06-07 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 11 / 28 (673.6228) | 5 (174.8456) | 4 (175.4172) | 9 (169.7028) | 24 (153.6572) |
| 2023-08-25 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 34 / 44 (639.9092) | 5 (174.8572) | 30 (161.0972) | 39 (151.9776) | 39 (151.9772) |
| 2023-08-05 | East Helena Smoke Show East Helena, MT | 13 / 24 (666.7316) | 13 (169.1200) | 10 (169.1084) | 16 (163.9660) | 14 (164.5372) |
| 2023-06-16 | Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 39 / 42 (608.9948) | 32 (157.1316) | 32 (161.1316) | 31 (158.8000) | 42 (131.9316) |
| 2023-06-09 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 21 / 36 (665.6460) | 11 (173.7372) | 20 (166.8460) | 28 (160.5372) | 23 (164.5256) |
| 2022-08-26 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 18 / 37 (671.8516) | 21 (167.3944) | 22 (166.2516) | 12 (171.9656) | 21 (166.2400) |
| 2022-08-19 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 22 / 29 (622.5828) | 27 (150.2172) | 19 (163.9772) | 21 (160.5028) | 25 (147.8856) |
| 2022-07-02 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 Sweet Home, OR | 25 / 34 (649.0860) | 23 (166.8572) | 26 (160.5488) | 30 (155.9656) | 19 (165.7144) |
| 2022-06-24 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 22 / 26 (619.1888) | 24 (154.2400) | 26 (145.0744) | 22 (158.2172) | 18 (161.6572) |
| 2022-06-10 | Montana BBQ Cook-off Absarokee, MT | 13 / 27 (648.4456) | 9 (165.1200) | 17 (159.3944) | 12 (165.0856) | 14 (158.8456) |
| 2021-08-27 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 13 / 31 (645.0400) | 6 (175.4400) | 19 (159.9772) | 17 (162.8000) | 24 (146.8228) |
| 2021-06-25 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT | 20 / 25 (637.0396) | 25 (151.9428) | 13 (166.8684) | 19 (162.8456) | 21 (155.3828) |
| 2021-06-11 | Montana BBQ Cook-off Absarokee, MT | 24 / 27 (547.1088) | 26 (104.9944) | 18 (157.0856) | 26 (141.6572) | 20 (143.3716) |
| 2019-11-01 | Viking Grillfestivalen Waco, TX | 13 / 15 (641.6340) | 15 (152.4684) | 11 (164.0344) | 10 (167.4056) | 14 (157.7256) |
| 2019-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 18 / 29 (621.5196) | 21 (155.9656) | 16 (159.9884) | 12 (154.7884) | 22 (150.7772) |
| 2019-05-11 | Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 27 / 41 (483.3488) | 32 (157.1200) | 22 (161.6916) | — | — |
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 | #357 (314 pts) | #394 (324 pts) | #267 (518 pts) | #381 (304 pts) | #169 (624 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #496 (383 pts) | #436 (528 pts) | #537 (398 pts) | #466 (433 pts) | #509 (378 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #417 (490 pts) | #342 (685 pts) | #421 (575 pts) | #428 (500 pts) | #497 (415 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #564 (309 pts) | #455 (484 pts) | #640 (329 pts) | #633 (274 pts) | #595 (294 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #512 (401 pts) | #545 (396 pts) | #615 (361 pts) | #504 (441 pts) | #522 (416 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #625 (248 pts) | #614 (273 pts) | #621 (283 pts) | #689 (228 pts) | #743 (208 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1771 (89 pts) | #1961 (74 pts) | #1802 (99 pts) | #1674 (119 pts) | #1958 (69 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1372 (180 pts) | #1476 (180 pts) | #1470 (180 pts) | #1458 (195 pts) | #1311 (215 pts) |