The comeback
2.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (Jun 28, 2024).
- last seen Oct 8, 2021
- back Jun 28, 2024
Montia's Pythons in Search of the Holy Grill
Montia's Pythons in Search of the Holy Grill is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 9th of 16 at the 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2019
latest Jun 28, 2024 · 5.1 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.13 · weakest Brisket (146.79)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$8,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
606.06 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
632.51 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
68
finished ahead 13 times, behind 62
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
Oct 8, 2021 → Jun 28, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5600 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
20194 milestones
- First tracked contest 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score632.5144 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2024 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 35 / 35 (606.0568) | 25 (168.5600) | 34 (153.0628) | 35 (137.6456) | 33 (146.7884) |
| Oct 8, 2021 | 17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Riverside, CA | 13 / 19 (624.9948) | 9 (161.7028) | 19 (146.2404) | 8 (165.1200) | — |
| May 17, 2019 | 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY) Riverside, CA | 9 / 16 (632.5144) | 6 (165.1316) | 8 (155.9772) | 5 (167.4400) | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.