Mountain Smoke BBQ MT
Rating
1551
peak 1551
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2021-06-11
latest 2025-08-22
Best ToY finish
#1761
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 27%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
689.55 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 690.16 (-0.61)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
and counting
Consistency
±7.74
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.95 · weakest Brisket (169.80)
Road miles
948
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 157 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG BOYZ BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Montana Pitmaster Classic is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7488 points of the Grand Championship at Montana Pitmaster Classic (2025-08-22).
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 15% across 3 contests, versus top 27% the rest of the year.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 178.8800 | 172.5484 | 174.95 | top 24% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 166.2400 | 171.12 | top 37% |
| Pork | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 176.0228 | 169.1200 | 174.28 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 159.9772 | 169.80 | top 40% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MT (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 690.16
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 702.8112 | 702.81 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 690.2284 | 689.39 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 693.2004 | 686.45 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 2 / 38 (702.8112) | 1 (178.8800) | 21 (170.8228) | 10 (175.4056) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2023-08-25 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 9 / 44 (688.5600) | 13 (172.5600) | 11 (174.2856) | 4 (176.0000) | 22 (165.7144) |
| 2023-06-16 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 9 / 22 (690.2284) | 10 (172.5484) | 8 (173.7028) | 6 (173.1200) | 11 (170.8572) |
| 2021-08-27 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 6 / 31 (689.6572) | 8 (173.7028) | 13 (166.2400) | 4 (176.0116) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2021-06-25 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT | 14 / 25 (676.4800) | 5 (176.5600) | 7 (170.8228) | 16 (169.1200) | 19 (159.9772) |
| 2021-06-11 | Montana BBQ Cook-off Absarokee, MT | 6 / 27 (693.2004) | 5 (175.4400) | 9 (170.8688) | 7 (176.0228) | 7 (170.8688) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2047 (88 pts) | #1738 (133 pts) | #2146 (88 pts) | #2251 (63 pts) | #2102 (88 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1761 (123 pts) | #1782 (138 pts) | #2024 (118 pts) | #1337 (238 pts) | #2076 (108 pts) |