Monarchbbq CO
Rating
1493
peak 1493
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2021-06-04
latest 2026-04-24
Best ToY finish
#285
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.70 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 663.91 (+5.80)
Walk rate
74%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.01
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.51 · weakest Brisket (165.12)
Road miles
6257
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 515 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ has finished one call ahead of Monarchbbq 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Ribs N Whiskey BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 19 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of At Ease in 7 of their 10 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 154.7884 | 166.40 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 153.0628 | 165.88 | top 55% |
| Pork | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 177.1428 | 149.6684 | 166.51 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 149.6800 | 165.12 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 17 | 0 | top 61% |
| MT | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
| WY | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CO (17 of 23 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (23 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 663.91
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 | 669.5884 | 669.59 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 674.8460 | 672.47 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 677.0172 | 668.17 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 698.2516 | 670.73 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 667.3372 | 658.16 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 653.0284 | 645.41 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 8 / 27 (669.5884) | 11 (169.7028) | 7 (169.6800) | 13 (166.2400) | 12 (163.9656) |
| 2025-06-13 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 16 / 33 (670.1024) | 26 (157.0512) | 10 (168.5256) | 8 (173.1200) | 11 (171.4056) |
| 2025-04-25 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 12 / 30 (674.8460) | 11 (172.5600) | 16 (166.2744) | 7 (170.8916) | 17 (165.1200) |
| 2024-09-06 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest Castle Rock, CO | 17 / 36 (677.0172) | 29 (163.9428) | 17 (169.1200) | 13 (173.1200) | 11 (170.8344) |
| 2024-08-23 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 26 / 29 (656.9600) | 25 (165.6800) | 28 (157.0744) | 19 (164.5256) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2024-08-09 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Alamosa, CO | 13 / 29 (671.3828) | 18 (164.5372) | 15 (165.7028) | 17 (166.2628) | 5 (174.8800) |
| 2024-07-26 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cookoff Laramie, WY | 15 / 17 (656.3996) | 15 (154.7884) | 3 (174.2628) | 16 (158.8000) | 9 (168.5484) |
| 2024-07-12 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 17 / 26 (671.3028) | 21 (166.2400) | 18 (167.9772) | 2 (177.1428) | 24 (159.9428) |
| 2024-06-28 | The Art of Barbeque Sterling, CO | 13 / 25 (671.3600) | 19 (166.2628) | 14 (168.5372) | 12 (169.1200) | 15 (167.4400) |
| 2024-06-14 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 12 / 16 (672.4340) | 7 (174.2628) | 13 (163.9428) | 14 (163.3828) | 9 (170.8456) |
| 2024-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 16 / 29 (668.4684) | 13 (169.6684) | 22 (162.2400) | 22 (165.7144) | 8 (170.8456) |
| 2023-08-11 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Alamosa, CO | 21 / 27 (660.4116) | 25 (157.0744) | 22 (159.3716) | 2 (175.4172) | 11 (168.5484) |
| 2023-06-30 | Art of Barbeque Sterling, CO | 31 / 35 (654.6512) | 30 (159.3600) | 28 (162.8000) | 20 (167.9656) | 26 (164.5256) |
| 2023-06-16 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 4 / 22 (698.2516) | 11 (171.4172) | 4 (177.7028) | 3 (175.4056) | 7 (173.7260) |
| 2023-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 12 / 30 (669.6116) | 17 (166.8344) | 17 (162.8116) | 7 (173.7028) | 12 (166.2628) |
| 2022-10-22 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 Westminster, CO | 20 / 31 (667.3372) | 23 (163.4172) | 24 (163.9772) | 28 (164.5372) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2022-10-21 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 Westminster, CO | 26 / 32 (651.2684) | 24 (166.2516) | 22 (162.8112) | 27 (163.9656) | 26 (158.2400) |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Alamosa, CO | 21 / 35 (666.7884) | 10 (169.1428) | 16 (170.2628) | 29 (159.3828) | 15 (168.0000) |
| 2022-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) Greeley, CO | 29 / 34 (640.3768) | 4 (174.8572) | 30 (153.0628) | 31 (156.5256) | 29 (155.9312) |
| 2022-06-03 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) Greeley, CO | 18 / 33 (665.0516) | 6 (173.7144) | 13 (166.2628) | 5 (173.7144) | 32 (151.3600) |
| 2021-08-13 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day Milliken, CO | 29 / 42 (643.2800) | 22 (166.2628) | 24 (162.2628) | 23 (163.3828) | 30 (151.3716) |
| 2021-08-06 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 31 / 42 (653.0284) | 20 (169.1316) | 10 (173.1200) | 41 (149.6684) | 27 (161.1084) |
| 2021-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam Greeley, CO | 22 / 33 (639.9200) | 22 (165.1316) | 7 (167.4400) | 26 (157.6684) | 28 (149.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #939 (125 pts) | #1171 (100 pts) | #829 (160 pts) | #1058 (95 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #285 (766 pts) | #335 (706 pts) | #298 (836 pts) | #241 (916 pts) | #221 (976 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #436 (449 pts) | #586 (324 pts) | #535 (419 pts) | #298 (719 pts) | #442 (454 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #751 (218 pts) | #699 (263 pts) | #793 (238 pts) | #898 (173 pts) | #555 (373 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #726 (193 pts) | #704 (233 pts) | #541 (363 pts) | #760 (188 pts) | #803 (178 pts) |