Montia's Pythons in Search of the Holy Grill CA
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-05-17
latest 2024-06-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.13 · weakest Brisket (146.79)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Purse competed for
$8K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
606.06 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
632.51 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (2024-06-28).
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 161.7028 | 165.13 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155.9772 | 146.2404 | 151.76 | top 82% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 137.6456 | 156.74 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.7884 | 146.7884 | 146.79 | top 94% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in CA (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 606.06 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 632.51 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-17 — First tracked contest · 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 2019-05-17 — First call · 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2019-05-17 — Career-best overall score (632.5144) · 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2019-05-17 — Peak power rating (1499) · 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 2024-06-28 |
| -5.3 | 17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 2021-10-08 |
| -1.1 | 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-05-17 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 175.7% | 175.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 35 / 35 (606.0568) | 25 (168.5600) | 34 (153.0628) | 35 (137.6456) | 33 (146.7884) |
| 2021-10-08 | 17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES) Riverside, CA | 13 / 19 (624.9948) | 9 (161.7028) | 19 (146.2404) | 8 (165.1200) | — |
| 2019-05-17 | 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY) Riverside, CA | 9 / 16 (632.5144) | 6 (165.1316) | 8 (155.9772) | 5 (167.4400) | — |