Rhythm n QUE MT
Rating
1608
peak 1627
Contests
31
in the data
First seen
2018-12-28
latest 2024-12-06
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
9
24 podiums
Overall top-10s
17
of 31 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
677.95 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 681.95 (-4.00)
Walk rate
84%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.45
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.15 · weakest Brisket (166.93)
Road miles
12861
mi across 31 mapped stops · furthest 813 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
STEVO'S BBQ TEAM has finished one call ahead of Rhythm n QUE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
B Lee's BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG BOYZ BBQ in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Montana Pitmaster Classic is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7716 points of the Grand Championship at Bands brews & BBQ (2019-09-13).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 31 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 177.7028 | 163.3944 | 171.87 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 31 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6684 | 170.99 | top 35% |
| Pork | 31 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5028 | 172.15 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 176.0000 | 157.0512 | 166.93 | top 50% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV | 8 | 0 | top 40% |
| MT | 8 | 1 | top 21% |
| AZ | 6 | 0 | top 44% |
| UT | 4 | 0 | top 47% |
| ID | 2 | 0 | top 27% |
| CA | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
| Medium (20–39) | 24 | 1 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 62% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NV (8 of 31 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (31 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: East Helena Smoke Show (2023-08-05)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 681.95
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 686.2288 | 678.05 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 706.8228 | 688.49 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 699.3944 | 686.89 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 691.3828 | 680.63 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 669.6568 | 669.66 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 698.8228 | 672.19 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 685.0740 | 685.07 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 63 / 74 (659.8168) | 58 (163.9428) | 55 (165.6800) | 60 (163.3828) | 46 (166.8112) |
| 2024-06-28 | Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID | 13 / 28 (682.2172) | 22 (163.3944) | 5 (174.8572) | 7 (174.2628) | 10 (169.7028) |
| 2024-06-07 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 7 / 28 (686.2288) | 11 (170.8344) | 8 (172.5828) | 6 (174.2628) | 12 (168.5488) |
| 2024-05-24 | Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 12 / 33 (683.9200) | 13 (170.8228) | 8 (174.2972) | 12 (174.2628) | 21 (164.5372) |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio Indio, CA | 35 / 40 (677.5424) | 20 (173.1084) | 36 (165.0972) | 21 (173.1084) | 32 (166.2284) |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic Mesa, AZ | 11 / 26 (675.9200) | 9 (172.5600) | 2 (174.2744) | 19 (165.1200) | 18 (163.9656) |
| 2023-08-05 | East Helena Smoke Show East Helena, MT | 1 / 24 (706.8228) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (175.4056) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2023-06-30 | Art of Barbeque Sterling, CO | 15 / 35 (679.8856) | 17 (169.6684) | 14 (171.4172) | 12 (171.9772) | 22 (166.8228) |
| 2023-06-16 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 8 / 22 (693.0396) | 5 (174.8456) | 1 (180.0000) | 18 (167.3712) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2023-06-09 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 9 / 36 (686.8112) | 14 (171.4400) | 19 (167.3828) | 1 (178.8800) | 17 (169.1084) |
| 2023-05-26 | Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 2 / 27 (704.5484) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (176.0000) | 3 (179.4400) | 11 (172.5484) |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 11 / 33 (693.0744) | 1 (177.7028) | 21 (167.9772) | 3 (177.7144) | 15 (169.6800) |
| 2023-03-10 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 16 / 32 (678.7772) | 14 (170.8344) | 16 (168.5600) | 12 (171.4172) | 19 (167.9656) |
| 2022-09-30 | 2022 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 8 / 21 (688.4916) | 8 (171.9656) | 2 (177.7144) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (162.2516) |
| 2022-09-09 | Western Legends BBQ Contest Kanab, UT | 8 / 31 (683.3488) | 3 (174.2860) | 2 (177.7028) | 21 (165.6800) | 13 (165.6800) |
| 2022-08-26 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 5 / 37 (699.3944) | 6 (174.8572) | 6 (175.4172) | 7 (175.4172) | 9 (173.7028) |
| 2022-07-01 | 2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (MASTERS) Sparks, NV | 3 / 17 (687.9888) | 8 (168.5828) | 1 (175.4288) | 11 (167.9772) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2022-06-10 | Montana BBQ Cook-off Absarokee, MT | 4 / 27 (685.6456) | 5 (172.5600) | 11 (168.0000) | 2 (175.4172) | 8 (169.6684) |
| 2022-05-27 | Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 9 / 26 (676.4456) | 5 (175.4056) | 13 (166.2400) | 5 (173.7028) | 13 (161.0972) |
| 2021-08-27 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 8 / 31 (687.9424) | 7 (174.8456) | 2 (176.5828) | 10 (167.9540) | 9 (168.5600) |
| 2021-08-20 | Western Legends BBQ Contest Kanab, UT | 14 / 26 (665.5656) | 12 (171.4056) | 10 (166.8344) | 13 (167.9772) | 21 (159.3484) |
| 2021-06-11 | Montana BBQ Cook-off Absarokee, MT | 7 / 27 (691.3828) | 14 (165.6800) | 3 (177.7372) | 1 (179.4400) | 12 (168.5256) |
| 2021-05-28 | The Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 6 / 26 (677.6340) | 1 (175.4056) | 4 (168.5600) | 9 (169.7028) | 12 (163.9656) |
| 2020-08-14 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival Kanab, UT | 26 / 42 (669.6568) | 4 (177.7028) | 27 (162.8572) | 21 (169.6912) | 36 (159.4056) |
| 2019-09-27 | Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 19 / 33 (661.5768) | 21 (165.0972) | 27 (157.6684) | 4 (175.4400) | 21 (163.3712) |
| 2019-09-13 | Bands brews & BBQ Boise, ID | 2 / 25 (698.8228) | 5 (174.8572) | 10 (173.1200) | 2 (179.4400) | 6 (171.4056) |
| 2019-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 17 / 37 (676.5256) | 15 (169.1200) | 8 (172.0228) | 32 (161.1200) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2019-08-16 | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off Kanab, UT | 8 / 18 (678.8228) | 5 (173.1200) | 8 (169.7256) | 2 (177.1544) | 16 (158.8228) |
| 2019-05-24 | The Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 20 / 29 (659.2680) | 6 (173.1428) | 18 (164.5256) | 28 (156.5028) | 12 (165.0968) |
| 2019-05-03 | 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down Show Low, AZ | 27 / 45 (658.1484) | 26 (168.5372) | 26 (162.8572) | 13 (169.7028) | 33 (157.0512) |
| 2018-12-28 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 8 / 47 (685.0740) | 27 (170.2628) | 10 (174.2856) | 8 (176.5600) | 27 (163.9656) |