Rolling Smoke BBQ MT
Rating
1464
peak 1464
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2019-06-22
latest 2026-07-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
591.49 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 581.22 (+10.27)
Walk rate
42%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±128.66
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.06 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.18)
Road miles
9539
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 1464 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Bearded Boar BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 129.1428 | 161.06 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 20.0000 | 151.18 | top 65% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 129.1200 | 153.86 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 177.1428 | 118.2856 | 160.80 | top 52% |
“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 | 5 | 0 | top 67% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| WA | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 69% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MT (5 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 581.22
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 650.8340 | 650.83 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 686.7428 | 558.78 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 630.2968 | 630.30 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 642.7548 | 642.75 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 653.0172 | 524.78 |
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 | 23 / 26 (650.8340) | 20 (166.8228) | 23 (164.0000) | 25 (154.2856) | 21 (165.7256) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 39 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 69 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Buds Blues and BBQ Columbia, MO | 9 / 9 (327.3716) | 10 (159.3944) | 6 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 14 / 30 (686.7428) | 26 (163.9428) | 1 (180.0000) | 11 (173.1200) | 15 (169.6800) |
| 2025-07-05 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off Dillon, MT | 8 / 13 (662.2284) | 8 (169.1312) | 10 (162.2744) | 13 (153.6800) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | 28 (170.8112) | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 30 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off Dillon, MT | 8 / 11 (630.2968) | 11 (151.9884) | 7 (161.7372) | 10 (146.2856) | 2 (170.2856) |
| 2021-08-27 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 17 / 31 (642.7548) | 19 (163.4172) | 16 (162.2516) | 18 (161.1200) | 19 (155.9660) |
| 2019-10-04 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR | 26 / 26 (396.5484) | 26 (129.1428) | 26 (20.0000) | 25 (129.1200) | 26 (118.2856) |
| 2019-06-22 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 16 / 29 (653.0172) | 15 (165.0972) | 19 (159.9544) | 21 (159.4400) | 9 (168.5256) |