MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ

MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 72 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. They have won 7 Grand Championships, most recently at the Montana Pitmaster Classic (2021), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #370 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#370

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1708

peak 1735 · rated over 63 contests8 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 6, 2013

latest Aug 29, 2025 · 12.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#69

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 10% of the time

Category wins

53 podiums

Overall top-10s

51% of 72 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 32%

overall standings

Best overall

711.4172 / 720

Master · Montana Pitmaster Classic

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Current form

681.76 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 674.33 (+7.42)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Montana Pitmaster Classic

Consistency

±25.52

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.42)

Road miles

35,180

across 72 mapped stops · furthest 1,713 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$386K

listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

3 🏅

won from 22 state-championship entries

Master avg

674.33 / 720

71 Master contests · 7 GCs

Storylines (21 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

1.1888 points from the title

Came within 1.1888 points of the Grand Championship at Montana Pitmaster Classic (Aug 26, 2022).

Among the elite

#370 of 6,485 rated teams

In the top 6% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1708 puts them #370 of 6,485 rated teams — the top 6% of the field.

rating 1708
peak 1735
63 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

4 perfect 180s

4 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 3 different meats.

Brisket ×2
Chicken ×1
Pork Ribs ×1

Against the odds

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Montana BBQ cook-off (Jun 25, 2016) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS.

Giant slayer

31 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Montana Pitmaster Classic.

Aug 27, 2021

Happy hunting ground

3× Grand Championships here

Montana Pitmaster Classic is their spot: 3 Grand Championships in 7 visits.

7 visits
best finish 1st
average top 17%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 3 category wins at Montana Pitmaster Classic (Aug 27, 2021).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

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They almost always walk

76% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 55 of 72 contests

A top-10 category call in 76% of their 72 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

711.4172 career-best overall

98.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 711.4172 at Montana Pitmaster Classic — 98.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 27, 2021

State champions

3 state championships won

They've taken 3 state championships from 22 entries at contests carrying the title.

22 state-championship entries

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 2 Grand Championships

2017 was the year it came together: 13 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 17%.

13 contests
10 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 17%

The drought

18 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Montana Pitmaster Classic on Aug 27, 2021 — 18 contests and 5.1 years ago.

last GC Aug 27, 2021
5.1 years ago

A strong matchup

20–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN JERKS in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Montana BBQ Cook-off (Jun 11, 2021).

last seen Oct 25, 2019
back Jun 11, 2021

Pork nemesis

18 of 25 shared pork entries lost

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead 72% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 18 of 25 shared pork entries.

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 22 at their very first tracked contest, Montana BBQ Cook-Off (Jul 6, 2013).

Jul 6, 2013
22-team field

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

JO-BAWB'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

A July team

Top 18% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 18% across 5 contests, versus top 32% the rest of the year.

5 July contests
top 32% the rest of the year

The long haul

35,180 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 35,180 miles across 72 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,713 miles to Giant National Capital BBQ Battle.

72 mapped stops
furthest 1,713 mi

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Montana BBQ Cook-off every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 1st

In the record book (on 1 all-time board)

Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.

#4 🛡️ Most consecutive wins at one contest 3 editions won back to back · 2017–2019, straight · Aug 23, 2019

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#558 (303 pts)	#571 (343 pts)	#670 (278 pts)	#454 (448 pts)	#531 (353 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#393 (534 pts)	#489 (424 pts)	#401 (599 pts)	#420 (509 pts)	#322 (699 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#336 (622 pts)	#360 (627 pts)	#453 (542 pts)	#389 (552 pts)	#381 (547 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#433 (502 pts)	#579 (362 pts)	#471 (532 pts)	#362 (657 pts)	#490 (462 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#428 (428 pts)	#486 (393 pts)	#508 (393 pts)	#474 (393 pts)	#380 (533 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#361 (884 pts)	#480 (709 pts)	#462 (744 pts)	#422 (799 pts)	#380 (859 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#397 (874 pts)	#454 (799 pts)	#504 (739 pts)	#504 (724 pts)	#437 (829 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#69 (2,140 pts)	#177 (1,490 pts)	#84 (1,880 pts)	#74 (1,902 pts)	#60 (2,040 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#210 (1,489 pts)	#157 (1,584 pts)	#302 (1,184 pts)	#203 (1,414 pts)	#325 (1,124 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#701 (506 pts)	#650 (591 pts)	#813 (446 pts)	#673 (561 pts)	#756 (486 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#359 (1,021 pts)	#252 (1,261 pts)	#432 (906 pts)	#316 (1,106 pts)	#391 (961 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#461 (668 pts)	#615 (533 pts)	#426 (748 pts)	#497 (658 pts)	#663 (488 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

THE CELTIC PIG

#374 of the rated field

1707 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1724

6–4 in 10 shared contests (60% to MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ)

These two have cooked 10 of the same contests — MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ ahead 6–4 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 50 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

TINY E BBQ

#371 of the rated field

1708 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1730

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ)

Careers of much the same size, 59 contests to 72, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 48 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ

#373 of the rated field

1707 power rating

Contests: 115
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1773

9–11 in 20 shared contests (45% to MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ)

They've been 1773 at their best, 65 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 114 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Priorville BBQ

#367 of the rated field

1708 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 76%
Peak: 1708

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 24 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

WE WILL ROCK QUE

#368 of the rated field

1708 power rating

Contests: 125
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1737

Their rating is built on 4 Grand Championships in 125 contests, alongside a 28% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 113 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

PUDDLEDUCK BBQ

#369 of the rated field

1708 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 66%
Peak: 1708

They turned up 11 years after MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026
on a 6-contest top-10 run

⚔ Compare careers

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	25	7	18	28%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	25	5	20	20%	⚔ compare
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	22	8	14	36%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	21	12	9	57%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN JERKS	20	20	0	100%	⚔ compare
12 BAR BLUES CUE	20	19	1	95%	⚔ compare
SMELLAQUE	20	9	11	45%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	20	9	11	45%	⚔ compare
Beer Belly BBQ	19	13	6	68%	⚔ compare
Up In Smoke BBQ	18	16	2	89%	⚔ compare
Grate Expectations	18	11	7	61%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
Camp House BBQ	16	13	3	81%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	71	36	2	10	180 🔥	149.1428	169.35	top 36%
Pork Ribs	71	30	4	14	180 🔥	150.8000	168.42	top 39%
Pork	71	41	3	12	178.8572	151.9656	170.18	top 31%
Brisket	70	37	6	17	180 🔥	154.2856	168.76	top 34%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	0	top 23%
Medium (20–39)	47	7	top 29%
Large (40+)	21	0	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MT	33	5	top 26%
KS	10	0	top 35%
WY	7	0	top 33%
TN	7	0	top 58%
CO	6	0	top 30%
ID	3	0	top 34%
KY	1	1	top 3%
DC	1	0	top 52%
NV	1	0	top 37%
WA	1	1	top 3%
SD	1	0	top 29%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Montana BBQ Cook-off	8	1	1	top 22%	Jun 10, 2022
Montana Pitmaster Classic	7	1	3	top 17%	Aug 22, 2025
Montana BBQ Cookoff	3	8	0	top 33%	Jun 13, 2025
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)	3	39	0	top 55%	Oct 26, 2018
Smokin' on the Prairie	3	7	0	top 29%	Aug 7, 2015
East Helena Smoke Show	2	4	0	top 22%	Aug 9, 2024
Miles City Cowtown Cook Off	2	11	0	top 48%	Jun 14, 2019
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	36	0	top 24%	Sep 15, 2018
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	10	0	top 16%	Sep 1, 2017
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	2	0	top 23%	Oct 29, 2016
Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair	2	12	0	top 51%	Aug 11, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 13 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 6 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MT 33 of 72 contests · 11 states in all

Contests visited 46 11 of them more than once

First title Jun 25, 2016 Montana BBQ cook-off

Opponents faced 2,058 finished ahead 3,396 times, behind 1,964

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Oct 25, 2019 → Jun 11, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

Aug 29 Most recent contest Meat & Tater BBQ Fest

20221 milestone

Aug 26 Peak power rating (1735) Montana Pitmaster Classic

20212 milestones

Aug 27 Biggest field won (31 teams) Montana Pitmaster Classic
Aug 27 Career-best overall score711.4172 Montana Pitmaster Classic

20194 milestones

Aug 23 First state championship Montana Pitmaster Classic
Aug 23 5th Grand Championship Montana Pitmaster Classic
Sep 12 50th tracked contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
Oct 18 10th category win Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off

20181 milestone

Jun 23 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Montana BBQ Cook-Off

20163 milestones

Jun 25 First Grand Championship Montana BBQ cook-off
Oct 29 First Reserve Championship 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Oct 29 25th tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20142 milestones

Aug 30 10th tracked contest Smokin' Brew BBQ
Sep 5 First multi-meat day Best of the West BBQ Fest

20136 milestones

Jul 6 First tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 6 First call Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 6 First category win (Pork Ribs) Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 6 First overall top-10 Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 6 First overall podium Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Aug 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6228 Smokin' on the Prairie

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.3	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016
+13.4	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 6, 2013
+13	Montana BBQ cook-off	Jun 25, 2016
+11.9	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	Oct 18, 2019
+11.9	Griller's Cup	Jul 15, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-19.6	Carnivores Classic	Sep 23, 2016
-12.8	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	Sep 29, 2022
-12.1	Smoke & Soul Fest	Oct 6, 2023
-9.6	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
-7.4	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 23, 2024

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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)
2025	3	0	0	0	67%	top 45%	95.5%	94.9%
2024	4	0	2	0	75%	top 37%	95.4%	94.4%
2023	4	0	3	0	100%	top 30%	96%	94.7%
2022	6	0	1	2	33%	top 50%	98%	93.9%
2021	3	1	2	3	67%	top 41%	98.8%	95.4%
2019	7	2	2	2	57%	top 36%	97.5%	94.1%
2018	7	1	3	1	57%	top 28%	97%	94.3%
2017	13	2	10	4	77%	top 17%	98.3%	95.6%
2016	10	1	6	0	90%	top 34%	97.5%	92.2%
2015	4	0	1	0	100%	top 41%	94%	91.6%
2014	7	0	4	2	100%	top 33%	92.4%	91.4%
2013	4	0	3	1	100%	top 23%	92.9%	90.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 29, 2025	Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID	23 / 39 (683.3484)	32 (167.3940)	11 (175.4516)	20 (170.8228)	21 (169.6800)
Aug 22, 2025	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	16 / 38 (687.3944)	6 (177.1428)	32 (160.5716)	8 (175.4172)	13 (174.2628)
Jun 13, 2025	Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT	11 / 33 (678.1828)	15 (170.2628)	19 (159.9544)	4 (175.4056)	8 (172.5600)
Aug 23, 2024	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	20 / 39 (674.1828)	31 (161.6800)	15 (173.7028)	11 (172.5600)	23 (166.2400)
Aug 9, 2024	East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT	4 / 18 (685.6684)	11 (164.5484)	2 (174.8572)	4 (173.1200)	2 (173.1428)
Jun 28, 2024	Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID	9 / 28 (686.7196)	8 (171.9772)	8 (174.2628)	21 (165.0740)	3 (175.4056)
Jun 7, 2024	Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT	12 / 28 (673.0972)	15 (167.4288)	16 (165.6800)	13 (167.3828)	7 (172.6056)
Oct 6, 2023	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	19 / 28 (662.7316)	20 (161.6800)	22 (159.9544)	9 (171.9772)	11 (169.1200)
Aug 25, 2023	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	4 / 44 (691.3944)	4 (176)	2 (178.8572)	18 (169.1200)	19 (167.4172)
Aug 5, 2023	East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT	5 / 24 (686.2512)	6 (174.2856)	9 (169.1200)	9 (169.7028)	3 (173.1428)
Jun 9, 2023	Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT	8 / 36 (686.8116)	6 (176)	21 (166.2744)	5 (174.8572)	15 (169.6800)
Oct 14, 2022	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	49 / 83 (673.0856)	30 (171.4628)	69 (162.8344)	38 (170.2628)	46 (168.5256)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	365 / 505 (649.5768)	289 (166.2628)	255 (167.3828)	473 (151.9656)	275 (163.9656)
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	182 / 249 (673.0168)	214 (165.0856)	27 (176.5600)	154 (169.1200)	220 (162.2512)
Aug 26, 2022	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	2 / 37 (705.6800)	8 (173.1200)	1 (180)	2 (178.8572)	7 (173.7028)
Jun 10, 2022	Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT	11 / 27 (679.9200)	18 (155.3828)	10 (171.4172)	1 (177.7028)	5 (175.4172)
Oct 8, 2021	32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	64 / 70 (659.8972)	50 (166.2628)	69 (159.3944)	50 (166.8228)	43 (167.4172)
Aug 27, 2021	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	1 / 31 (711.4172)	1 (180)	1 (177.1428)	2 (176.5600)	1 (177.7144)
Jun 11, 2021	Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT	8 / 27 (689.6456)	13 (169.6684)	13 (169.1428)	9 (173.1200)	2 (177.7144)
Oct 25, 2019	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN	57 / 97 (670.7768)	41 (170.8572)	58 (168.5600)	65 (165.1084)	53 (166.2512)
Oct 18, 2019	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Munfordville, KY	1 / 31 (701.6456)	6 (173.1200)	5 (175.4056)	5 (173.1200)	1 (180)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	201 / 468 (663.9660)	194 (167.4400)	394 (154.8460)	127 (170.2628)	98 (171.4172)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	52 / 135 (685.6572)	62 (172)	45 (171.9772)	47 (172.5600)	86 (169.1200)
Aug 23, 2019	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	1 / 29 (691.9888)	3 (172.5716)	3 (173.1772)	6 (170.8344)	1 (175.4056)
Jun 22, 2019	Giant National Capital BBQ Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	16 / 31 (666.7884)	22 (157.6456)	13 (168.5600)	7 (172.5828)	15 (168)
Jun 14, 2019	Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT	15 / 28 (662.7544)	12 (166.2628)	16 (163.9772)	6 (173.1200)	21 (159.3944)
Oct 26, 2018	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	68 / 102 (658.6972)	94 (156.5256)	78 (163.9428)	16 (173.1316)	62 (165.0972)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	126 / 467 (675.8968)	249 (165.6684)	189 (167.9884)	24 (176.5600)	194 (165.6800)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	36 / 164 (690.2516)	81 (171.4172)	27 (174.8800)	98 (169.6916)	46 (174.2628)
Aug 24, 2018	Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT	1 / 26 (698.2740)	2 (178.8800)	5 (173.1200)	3 (171.9884)	3 (174.2856)
Jun 23, 2018	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	4 / 26 (686.8344)	5 (174.2744)	14 (166.3200)	15 (166.2400)	1 (180)
Jun 15, 2018	Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT	7 / 27 (678.2972)	10 (167.9656)	2 (177.1544)	10 (165.1772)	8 (168)
Apr 28, 2018	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	13 / 40 (666.6968)	12 (170.8112)	20 (164.5372)	9 (171.9772)	25 (159.3712)
Oct 27, 2017	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	39 / 95 (681.7028)	50 (169.7600)	56 (168.5600)	36 (170.2628)	24 (173.1200)
Oct 20, 2017	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	9 / 28 (686.1712)	3 (178.8572)	2 (176.5600)	27 (157.6340)	8 (173.1200)
Oct 14, 2017	Nile Beer-B-Q Billings, MT	2 / 17 (707.4284)	2 (178.8572)	3 (177.1428)	6 (173.7256)	1 (177.7028)
Sep 29, 2017	BBQ in the Badlands Glendive, MT	4 / 26 (694.8232)	10 (171.4172)	7 (174.2860)	8 (174.2628)	3 (174.8572)
Sep 15, 2017	Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival Boise, ID	3 / 28 (686.2860)	18 (162.3088)	7 (170.2744)	2 (177.1428)	3 (176.5600)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	96 / 407 (678.2628)	121 (170.8456)	139 (168.5600)	109 (170.2972)	130 (168.5600)
Aug 31, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	10 / 129 (700.5828)	27 (176)	41 (173.1428)	12 (177.1544)	31 (174.2856)
Aug 25, 2017	Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT	1 / 20 (681.6684)	5 (164.5600)	2 (172.5600)	2 (173.1428)	1 (171.4056)
Jul 21, 2017	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	4 / 46 (687.9316)	12 (171.4172)	7 (171.4172)	1 (178.8572)	16 (166.2400)
Jun 24, 2017	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	4 / 35 (691.3712)	10 (170.8572)	15 (168.5484)	4 (174.2628)	2 (177.7028)
Jun 16, 2017	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT	3 / 26 (683.4288)	7 (170.3200)	1 (177.1544)	6 (170.8344)	10 (165.1200)
Apr 21, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	11 / 30 (689.1428)	18 (169.6912)	10 (172.5716)	14 (172)	5 (174.8800)
Mar 31, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	1 / 30 (681.1660)	10 (168.0228)	6 (171.9888)	4 (171.4516)	3 (169.7028)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	2 / 557 (697.1544)	13 (176.5828)	263 (165.6800)	5 (177.7372)	12 (177.1544)
Oct 28, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	82 / 180 (678.2628)	42 (174.8456)	126 (165.1428)	27 (173.7144)	137 (164.5600)
Oct 21, 2016	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	55 / 96 (667.9768)	70 (164.5484)	80 (159.9656)	7 (175.4400)	49 (168.0228)
Sep 23, 2016	Carnivores Classic Missoula, MT	25 / 25 (509.6460)	2 (170.8228)	3 (173.7260)	9 (165.0972)	—
Aug 26, 2016	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	9 / 31 (679.4172)	4 (175.4400)	16 (165.7028)	3 (173.1544)	18 (165.1200)
Aug 12, 2016	Best of the West Sheridan, WY	13 / 26 (667.3832)	7 (171.9772)	13 (168.5832)	15 (163.4172)	12 (163.4056)
Jul 15, 2016	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	3 / 27 (687.4400)	2 (176.5828)	3 (173.7372)	11 (168.5484)	7 (168.5716)
Jun 25, 2016	Montana BBQ cook-off Absarokee, MT	1 / 29 (701.7144)	3 (176)	10 (170.8572)	2 (178.2972)	3 (176.5600)
Jun 17, 2016	Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT	3 / 26 (687.4168)	6 (169.1428)	4 (174.8456)	2 (177.7028)	13 (165.7256)
Jan 8, 2016	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	10 / 36 (665.1084)	9 (170.3200)	23 (158.8456)	22 (160.5028)	3 (175.4400)
Aug 11, 2015	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT	14 / 25 (653.0516)	11 (166.2744)	17 (160.5144)	7 (171.9772)	19 (154.2856)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY	7 / 26 (676.4908)	5 (172.5484)	14 (165.1084)	6 (173.7256)	9 (165.1084)
Jul 3, 2015	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	11 / 29 (653.1200)	5 (170.2628)	15 (160)	12 (162.8572)	11 (160)
Jun 19, 2015	Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off Miles City, MT	11 / 26 (655.9884)	12 (161.1200)	8 (168.0228)	11 (161.7028)	8 (165.1428)
Sep 5, 2014	Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY	3 / 25 (654.2400)	1 (172.5600)	15 (150.8000)	1 (170.8572)	6 (160.0228)
Aug 30, 2014	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	24 / 48 (653.7144)	7 (172)	37 (155.4172)	11 (169.1660)	32 (157.1312)
Aug 12, 2014	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT	12 / 26 (648.3996)	2 (173.7028)	14 (158.7884)	16 (154.8228)	8 (161.0856)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY	8 / 25 (665.1196)	10 (169.7256)	15 (161.1084)	11 (166.8456)	8 (167.4400)
Jul 5, 2014	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	5 / 25 (664.5256)	9 (164)	4 (171.9884)	10 (160.5600)	6 (167.9772)
Jun 13, 2014	Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT	6 / 17 (658.7656)	15 (153.1084)	3 (172.5600)	3 (170.2628)	8 (162.8344)
Apr 18, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO	11 / 30 (663.3372)	4 (170.3200)	14 (162.8116)	10 (166.8228)	10 (163.3828)
Aug 30, 2013	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	13 / 53 (668.5372)	13 (170.8228)	9 (170.8456)	9 (169.7600)	31 (157.1088)
Aug 14, 2013	Montana State BBQ Championships at Montana Fair Billings, MT	7 / 26 (655.4288)	7 (163.9772)	4 (169.1316)	6 (163.4400)	10 (158.8800)
Aug 9, 2013	Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY	7 / 25 (649.6228)	11 (163.9772)	12 (159.4172)	4 (167.9656)	10 (158.2628)
Jul 6, 2013	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	3 / 22 (629.1432)	10 (149.1428)	1 (164.5716)	9 (154.8574)	6 (160.5714)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (21 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

A standing appointment

In the record book (on 1 all-time board)

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)