Mountain Smoke MT
Rating
1523
peak 1523
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2022-06-10
latest 2026-07-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 18%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
693.32
last 3 vs career avg 693.32 (-0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±6.15
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 175.42 · weakest Brisket (171.05)
Road miles
162
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 79 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG BOYZ BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 27 at their very first tracked contest, Montana BBQ Cook-off (2022-06-10).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 173.1084 | 175.42 | top 22% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 173.7144 | 174.86 | top 24% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 164.5484 | 172.00 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 167.4400 | 171.05 | top 32% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MT (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 693.32
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 699.9772 | 699.98 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 694.8340 | 689.99 |
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 | 4 / 26 (699.9772) | 10 (173.7028) | 9 (175.4172) | 9 (174.8572) | 7 (176.0000) |
| 2022-08-26 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 7 / 37 (694.8340) | 9 (173.1084) | 4 (175.4400) | 5 (176.5828) | 13 (169.7028) |
| 2022-06-10 | Montana BBQ Cook-off Absarokee, MT | 5 / 27 (685.1428) | 1 (179.4400) | 7 (173.7144) | 14 (164.5484) | 9 (167.4400) |