High-water mark
697.6572
career-best overall
96.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 697.6572 at Montana Pitmaster Classic — 96.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 28, 2026
Smoke On The Waters
Smoke On The Waters is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 39 at the Montana Pitmaster Classic (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1534
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2024
latest Aug 28, 2026 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.92
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.83 · weakest Brisket (170.56)
Road miles
158
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 59 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Purse competed for
$49K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
686.35 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 169.6800 | 172.83 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 160.5028 | 170.69 | top 36% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 169.6800 | 172.27 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8800 | 163.9772 | 170.56 | top 46% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Pitmaster Classic | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 28% | Aug 28, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MT
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
83
finished ahead 102 times, behind 43
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Aug 22, 2025 → Aug 28, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall top-10 Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Career-best overall score697.6572 Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Peak power rating (1534) Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Most recent contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
20244 milestones
- First tracked contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
- First call Montana Pitmaster Classic
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.0860 Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 Montana Pitmaster Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.3 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 28, 2026 |
| +7.9 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 22, 2025 |
| +7.7 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 23, 2024 |
| +6.1 | Montana BBQ Cookoff | Jun 13, 2025 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 96.9% | 96.9% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 37% | 95.8% | 94.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 95.2% | 95.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 8 / 39 (697.6572) | 18 (173.1200) | 7 (175.4172) | 8 (174.8572) | 16 (174.2628) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 12 / 38 (689.6456) | 12 (174.2628) | 23 (169.6800) | 20 (170.8228) | 11 (174.8800) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 14 / 33 (673.0056) | 16 (169.6800) | 17 (160.5028) | 6 (173.7028) | 14 (169.1200) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 13 / 39 (685.0860) | 7 (174.2744) | 6 (177.1544) | 20 (169.6800) | 28 (163.9772) |