Mountain Smoke MT
Rating
1537
peak 1537 · rated over 3 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2022-06-10
latest 2026-07-03
Best ToY finish
#575
Master 2026
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 Master vs 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 Master 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
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
693.32 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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).
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3.9 years, then back at Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off (2026-07-03).
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)
- Average Master overall score: 693.32 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-06-10 — First tracked contest · Montana BBQ Cook-off
- 📣 2022-06-10 — First call · Montana BBQ Cook-off
- ⭐ 2026-07-03 — Career-best overall score (699.9772) · Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off
- 📈 2026-07-03 — Peak power rating (1537) · Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off | 2026-07-03 |
| +12.6 | Montana BBQ Cook-off | 2022-06-10 |
| +10.9 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 2022-08-26 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 97.2% | 97.2% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 19% | 96.5% | 95.8% |
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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #575 (201 pts) | #762 (126 pts) | #794 (136 pts) | #703 (136 pts) | #668 (156 pts) |