Smoke On The Waters MT
Rating
1520
peak 1520
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2024-08-23
latest 2025-08-22
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
682.58
last 3 vs career avg 682.58 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.02
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.11)
Road miles
158
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 53 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smoke On The Waters 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG BOYZ BBQ 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 169.6800 | 172.74 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 160.5028 | 169.11 | top 42% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 169.6800 | 171.40 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8800 | 163.9772 | 169.33 | top 48% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MT (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 682.58
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 689.6456 | 681.33 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 685.0860 | 685.09 |
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 | 12 / 38 (689.6456) | 12 (174.2628) | 23 (169.6800) | 20 (170.8228) | 11 (174.8800) |
| 2025-06-13 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 14 / 33 (673.0056) | 16 (169.6800) | 17 (160.5028) | 6 (173.7028) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2024-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 13 / 39 (685.0860) | 7 (174.2744) | 6 (177.1544) | 20 (169.6800) | 28 (163.9772) |