High-water mark
675.9656
career-best overall
93.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.9656 at Montana Pitmaster Classic — 93.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 22, 2025
Iron Horse Party Rentals
Iron Horse Party Rentals is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 9th of 13 at the Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off (2025). They are ranked #5394 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jul 27, 2024
latest Aug 22, 2025 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.48
last 5 Master vs avg 624.76 (-0.28)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±58.96
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.50 · weakest Brisket (158.45)
Road miles
911
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 339 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$64K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
624.76 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Iron Horse Party Rentals, each with one reason worth a look.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,384 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Iron Horse Party Rentals)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Iron Horse Party Rentals has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,398 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
They were already cooking in 2019, 5 years before Iron Horse Party Rentals's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,403 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Iron Horse Party Rentals's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,382 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Level with Iron Horse Party Rentals on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,410 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1454
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before Iron Horse Party Rentals's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 149.1084 | 162.63 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 151.9428 | 163.41 | top 68% |
| Pork | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 159.4056 | 167.50 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 142.8456 | 158.45 | top 76% |
“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 87% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Pitmaster Classic | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 79% | Aug 22, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MT
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
84
finished ahead 23 times, behind 116
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20254 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3028 Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Blaze of 47
- Career-best overall score675.9656 Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Most recent contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
20244 milestones
- First tracked contest Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off
- First call Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off
- First overall top-10 Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1488) Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.9 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 22, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | East Helena Smoke Show | Aug 9, 2024 |
| -13.1 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 23, 2024 |
| -11.9 | Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off | Jul 27, 2024 |
| -7.4 | Blaze of 47 | Jul 18, 2025 |
| -2.6 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off | Jul 5, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 73% | 93.9% | 92.8% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 97% | 87% | 80.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 22 / 38 (675.9656) | 16 (172) | 25 (168.5716) | 31 (165.1084) | 18 (170.2856) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Blaze of 47 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 24 / 26 (673.0744) | 22 (166.2400) | 25 (161.6800) | 6 (176.5600) | 17 (168.5944) |
| Jul 5, 2025 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT | 9 / 13 (655.3028) | 12 (159.3600) | 4 (170.8572) | 8 (167.4056) | 10 (157.6800) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 39 / 39 (502.8000) | 16 (170.2744) | — | 5 (176.0228) | 34 (156.5028) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT | 18 / 18 (615.2568) | 17 (149.1084) | 18 (151.9428) | 15 (159.4056) | 14 (154.8000) |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT | 10 / 11 (626.1828) | 9 (158.8228) | 5 (164) | 7 (160.5144) | 11 (142.8456) |