Up on the Mountain BBQ MT
Rating
1477
peak 1477
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2023-08-25
latest 2024-07-27
Best ToY finish
#991
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.53 · weakest Pork (145.37)
Road miles
465
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 380 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating, MT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2512 | 154.8112 | 160.53 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155.9888 | 150.7656 | 153.38 | top 80% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.3600 | 143.3828 | 145.37 | top 93% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153.6916 | 149.6916 | 151.69 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MT (2 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 610.97
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 615.3144 | 610.97 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-27 | Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off Dillon, MT | 11 / 11 (615.3144) | 6 (166.2512) | 9 (155.9888) | 11 (143.3828) | 8 (149.6916) |
| 2024-06-07 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 22 / 28 (606.6284) | 24 (154.8112) | 22 (150.7656) | 24 (147.3600) | 22 (153.6916) |
| 2023-08-25 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #991 (106 pts) | #891 (151 pts) | #1014 (121 pts) | #1037 (106 pts) | #891 (131 pts) |