Up on the Mountain BBQ
Up on the Mountain BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 11th of 11 at the Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off (2024). They finished #991 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2024
latest Jul 27, 2024
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.53 · weakest Pork (145.37)
Road miles
465
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 380 mi
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
610.97 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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) |
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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MT
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
34
finished ahead 6 times, behind 31
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20244 milestones
- First call Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off
- Career-best overall score615.3144 Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.2512 Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off
- Most recent contest Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off
20231 milestone
- First tracked contest Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2024 | Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT | 11 / 11 (615.3144) | 6 (166.2512) | 9 (155.9888) | 11 (143.3828) | 8 (149.6916) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 22 / 28 (606.6284) | 24 (154.8112) | 22 (150.7656) | 24 (147.3600) | 22 (153.6916) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | — | — | — | — | — |