Poor Richard's BBQ MT
Rating
1434
peak 1505
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2019-08-23
latest 2025-08-22
Best ToY finish
#491
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.28 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 635.18 (+13.10)
Walk rate
31%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.07
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.10 · weakest Brisket (151.88)
Road miles
2459
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 558 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Random Guys Smoking in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 149.0744 | 160.57 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 144.5828 | 162.10 | top 69% |
| Pork | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 129.0856 | 160.64 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 142.8344 | 151.88 | top 84% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 10 | 0 | top 70% |
| ID | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
| WY | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MT (10 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 635.18
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 670.2744 | 658.54 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 662.1940 | 639.90 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 655.3484 | 638.74 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 643.9660 | 621.34 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 578.3088 | 578.31 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 643.4284 | 643.43 |
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 | 25 / 38 (670.2744) | 22 (170.2972) | 15 (173.7028) | 29 (166.2972) | 29 (159.9772) |
| 2025-06-27 | Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID | 29 / 32 (646.8112) | 21 (164.5828) | 22 (167.9772) | 27 (166.2856) | 31 (147.9656) |
| 2024-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 28 / 39 (662.1940) | 22 (167.4400) | 23 (169.1428) | 18 (169.6912) | 35 (155.9200) |
| 2024-08-09 | East Helena Smoke Show East Helena, MT | 16 / 18 (621.0512) | 16 (152.5600) | 15 (161.6684) | 14 (159.4400) | 17 (147.3828) |
| 2024-07-27 | Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off Dillon, MT | 6 / 11 (641.0860) | 8 (164.0000) | 10 (155.4288) | 3 (172.5600) | 9 (149.0972) |
| 2024-06-07 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 19 / 28 (635.2800) | 16 (167.4172) | 17 (163.9544) | 16 (159.3828) | 26 (144.5256) |
| 2023-08-25 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 39 / 44 (626.1372) | 40 (155.9888) | 36 (155.9656) | 28 (162.2400) | 40 (151.9428) |
| 2023-06-16 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 19 / 22 (655.3484) | 18 (161.1312) | 19 (164.0000) | 16 (168.5600) | 19 (161.6572) |
| 2023-06-09 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 30 / 36 (634.7200) | 32 (153.6916) | 29 (161.0856) | 3 (176.5600) | 35 (143.3828) |
| 2021-08-27 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 16 / 31 (643.9660) | 25 (157.7028) | 20 (158.8916) | 22 (159.9544) | 10 (167.4172) |
| 2021-08-20 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 28 / 30 (598.7204) | 29 (149.0744) | 22 (156.5716) | 25 (150.2400) | 29 (142.8344) |
| 2020-09-05 | S.T.A.R Brews & Q Lake City, CO | 19 / 19 (578.3088) | 17 (158.3316) | 19 (144.5828) | 19 (129.0856) | 18 (146.3088) |
| 2019-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 11 / 29 (643.4284) | 13 (165.1428) | 2 (174.2972) | 21 (147.9884) | 19 (156.0000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #930 (117 pts) | #875 (152 pts) | #843 (182 pts) | #981 (117 pts) | #971 (117 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #491 (382 pts) | #521 (392 pts) | #587 (367 pts) | #425 (502 pts) | #587 (317 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #740 (197 pts) | #791 (202 pts) | #872 (197 pts) | #518 (387 pts) | #789 (197 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #818 (156 pts) | #1075 (111 pts) | #912 (151 pts) | #938 (126 pts) | #772 (186 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #827 (74 pts) | #846 (84 pts) | #881 (74 pts) | #867 (74 pts) | #833 (79 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1461 (124 pts) | #1717 (114 pts) | #1095 (254 pts) | #1951 (74 pts) | #1852 (84 pts) |