Camp House BBQ

Camp House BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 34 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 29 at the Montana Pitmaster Classic (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2025 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,025

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1538

peak 1552 · rated over 33 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 8, 2014

latest Aug 25, 2023 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#490

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

29% of 34 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

685.7140 / 720

Master · Montana Pitmaster Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.97 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 653.08 (+12.89)

Walk rate

71%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Pork · Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off

Consistency

±17.95

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.52 · weakest Brisket (160.49)

Road miles

9,273

across 34 mapped stops · furthest 966 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)

Purse competed for

$45K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

653.08 / 720

33 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Montana Pitmaster Classic (Aug 23, 2019).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

71% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 24 of 34 contests

A top-10 category call in 71% of their 34 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.7140 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.7140 at Montana Pitmaster Classic — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 23, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Grate Expectations has finished one call ahead of Camp House BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.03 points below their pork, and turns into a call 27% of the time against 36%.

Brisket avg 160.49
Pork avg 165.52
9 calls in 33 entries

A strong matchup

13–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 93% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 12 BAR BLUES CUE in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

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The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Montana BBQ Cook-off (Jun 11, 2021).

last seen Aug 23, 2019
back Jun 11, 2021

Pork nemesis

15 of 20 shared pork entries lost

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 15 of 20 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

BIG BONE BBQ-MT has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

9,273 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,273 miles across 34 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 966 miles to 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship.

34 mapped stops
furthest 966 mi

The metronome

±2.49% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.49% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.7% of a perfect score
34 contests

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1012 (112 pts)	#1160 (92 pts)	#925 (147 pts)	#1024 (117 pts)	#945 (122 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1022 (254 pts)	#1003 (279 pts)	#1220 (204 pts)	#1014 (279 pts)	#1734 (104 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#666 (511 pts)	#807 (421 pts)	#615 (596 pts)	#562 (666 pts)	#775 (446 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1036 (316 pts)	#1267 (246 pts)	#851 (461 pts)	#928 (406 pts)	#1174 (271 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1034 (311 pts)	#899 (411 pts)	#1174 (281 pts)	#865 (451 pts)	#1281 (241 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#490 (772 pts)	#449 (877 pts)	#522 (752 pts)	#406 (917 pts)	#493 (762 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#549 (680 pts)	#532 (730 pts)	#513 (770 pts)	#526 (730 pts)	#570 (645 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Camp House BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SHB Customs

#2,037 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1578

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Camp House BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Camp House BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Jul 29, 2023

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Big Fork BBQ

#2,013 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1543

Careers of much the same size, 24 contests to 34, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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LOCAL SMOKE BBQ

#2,016 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1614

They've been 1614 at their best, 76 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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WOOD N PIG SMOKERS

#2,020 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1545

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Camp House BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

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DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ

#2,024 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1544

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 19% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

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Grinders BBQ

#2,023 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1538

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
Grate Expectations	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
12 BAR BLUES CUE	14	13	1	93%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN JERKS	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Up In Smoke BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BIG PIG BBQ	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
G AND L BBQ	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
PAPA'S PIT CREW	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
Lucky Smoke	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
Beer Belly BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	33	7	2	3	174.8572	151.9312	164.58	top 54%
Pork Ribs	33	9	1	2	176.5716	147.9428	162.49	top 55%
Pork	33	12	1	3	177.7372	149.6340	165.52	top 46%
Brisket	33	9	0	0	176	131.9884	160.49	top 56%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 59%
Medium (20–39)	29	top 51%
Large (40+)	3	top 75%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MT	18	top 48%
WY	5	top 50%
SD	4	top 60%
UT	3	top 57%
CA	2	top 76%
NV	1	top 70%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Montana Pitmaster Classic	3	2	top 39%	Aug 25, 2023
Montana BBQ Cook-off	3	12	top 47%	Jun 11, 2021
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	10	top 57%	Apr 7, 2017
BBQ in the Badlands	2	12	top 62%	Sep 28, 2018
Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	2	10	top 53%	Aug 24, 2018
Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	2	11	top 49%	Aug 17, 2018
Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair	2	8	top 47%	Aug 11, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 8 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MT 19 of 34 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 23 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 519 finished ahead 438 times, behind 536

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Aug 23, 2019 → Jun 11, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20231 milestone

Aug 25 Most recent contest Montana Pitmaster Classic

20211 milestone

Jun 11 Peak power rating (1552) Montana BBQ Cook-off

20194 milestones

Aug 23 First overall podium Montana Pitmaster Classic
Aug 23 First Reserve Championship Montana Pitmaster Classic
Aug 23 First multi-meat day Montana Pitmaster Classic
Aug 23 Career-best overall score685.7140 Montana Pitmaster Classic

20181 milestone

Jun 15 25th tracked contest Miles City Cowtown Cook Off

20152 milestones

Apr 10 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 19 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7372 Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off

20145 milestones

Aug 8 First tracked contest Smokin' on the Prairie
Aug 12 First call Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair
Aug 15 First category win (Pork Ribs) Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival
Aug 15 First overall top-10 Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival
Aug 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4800 Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 23, 2019
+8.8	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair	Aug 11, 2015
+8.4	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	Aug 24, 2018
+8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 7, 2017
+8	Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off	Jun 19, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.1	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 25, 2023
-7.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 8, 2016
-7.4	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 20, 2015
-6.8	BBQ in the Badlands	Sep 28, 2018
-6.2	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff	Jun 24, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 75%	89.3%	89.3%
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 73%	92.8%	92.8%
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 48%	93.2%	93.2%
2019	2	1	2	100%	top 24%	95.2%	93.6%
2018	5	1	0	80%	top 55%	94.3%	91.5%
2017	6	3	1	83%	top 49%	94%	91.8%
2016	3	1	0	67%	top 54%	93.2%	90.4%
2015	8	3	0	63%	top 52%	92.9%	90.7%
2014	7	1	1	57%	top 60%	91.7%	88%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 25, 2023	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	33 / 44 (642.7200)	27 (167.4172)	39 (155.3600)	31 (159.9772)	32 (159.9656)
Jun 24, 2022	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT	19 / 26 (667.8628)	19 (163.9656)	23 (159.9428)	13 (170.8344)	4 (173.1200)
Jun 11, 2021	Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT	13 / 27 (671.3484)	17 (160.5600)	8 (172.5600)	12 (169.1200)	11 (169.1084)
Aug 23, 2019	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	2 / 29 (685.7140)	1 (174.2856)	4 (173.1428)	1 (176)	15 (162.2856)
Jun 22, 2019	Montana BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Absarokee, MT	12 / 29 (662.1944)	17 (163.9544)	7 (171.4172)	23 (158.2628)	8 (168.5600)
Sep 28, 2018	BBQ in the Badlands Glendive, MT	20 / 26 (645.5316)	20 (164.0116)	14 (166.2516)	21 (159.3600)	20 (155.9084)
Aug 24, 2018	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	10 / 27 (678.7656)	11 (173.1200)	6 (175.4172)	11 (169.6800)	24 (160.5484)
Aug 17, 2018	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	17 / 30 (654.6628)	23 (155.9084)	18 (163.3944)	6 (174.2628)	18 (161.0972)
Jun 23, 2018	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	13 / 26 (661.6568)	17 (164.5484)	16 (163.4056)	9 (169.7372)	10 (163.9656)
Jun 15, 2018	Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT	15 / 27 (653.0516)	22 (153.6916)	9 (168.5372)	6 (170.2744)	16 (160.5484)
Oct 14, 2017	Nile Beer-B-Q Billings, MT	10 / 17 (676.4572)	13 (168.5372)	10 (166.2516)	13 (165.6684)	5 (176)
Sep 29, 2017	BBQ in the Badlands Glendive, MT	12 / 26 (676.4912)	18 (165.7028)	15 (167.9656)	12 (169.7144)	8 (173.1084)
Sep 8, 2017	Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD	21 / 31 (640.9940)	22 (165.0856)	16 (165.7028)	28 (151.9428)	24 (158.2628)
Aug 25, 2017	Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT	7 / 20 (637.0284)	1 (167.9884)	11 (150.8116)	4 (163.4400)	8 (154.7884)
Jun 16, 2017	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT	13 / 26 (663.8972)	11 (166.8344)	14 (160.5372)	3 (175.4172)	15 (161.1084)
Apr 7, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	10 / 29 (672.5256)	26 (159.4056)	2 (176.5716)	11 (171.4056)	14 (165.1428)
Sep 23, 2016	Carnivores Classic Missoula, MT	12 / 25 (646.7884)	4 (167.9884)	21 (155.4056)	4 (169.7144)	21 (153.6800)
Jun 17, 2016	Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT	9 / 26 (671.3600)	7 (169.1428)	11 (167.3828)	10 (167.9772)	12 (166.8572)
Apr 8, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	24 / 30 (635.2680)	27 (154.2512)	18 (162.2400)	11 (165.6684)	27 (153.1084)
Aug 14, 2015	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	11 / 26 (663.3144)	4 (174.8572)	19 (157.0744)	13 (165.0972)	11 (166.2856)
Aug 11, 2015	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT	8 / 25 (668.5484)	16 (162.2628)	11 (164.5828)	9 (170.2628)	4 (171.4400)
Jul 3, 2015	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 19, 2015	Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off Miles City, MT	9 / 26 (659.4396)	10 (163.4284)	11 (166.2856)	2 (177.7372)	17 (151.9884)
May 29, 2015	Carnivores Classic Missoula, MT	9 / 20 (653.0516)	3 (173.1656)	14 (151.3828)	4 (170.8344)	13 (157.6688)
Apr 10, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	17 / 30 (640.4568)	19 (161.1084)	4 (168.5600)	23 (155.4172)	21 (155.3712)
Mar 27, 2015	Havasu Landing CA (JUDGES LIST IS FULL) Havasu Landing, CA	18 / 25 (643.8968)	17 (162.2628)	22 (154.2740)	15 (164.5256)	13 (162.8344)
Mar 20, 2015	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	79 / 100 (641.1200)	57 (166.8688)	90 (151.9884)	93 (153.1428)	33 (169.1200)
Oct 30, 2014	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	55 / 79 (655.3372)	41 (168.5600)	67 (155.4172)	18 (171.9656)	59 (159.3944)
Sep 19, 2014	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Sprearfish, SD	20 / 29 (634.7884)	12 (167.4056)	26 (156)	15 (162.8572)	24 (148.5256)
Sep 5, 2014	Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY	11 / 25 (619.8168)	14 (154.8000)	14 (153.1200)	12 (153.6684)	7 (158.2284)
Aug 22, 2014	Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	17 / 25 (627.7940)	11 (165.6800)	21 (147.9428)	21 (149.6340)	10 (164.5372)
Aug 15, 2014	Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY	9 / 25 (660.4800)	13 (164.5372)	1 (173.7372)	16 (159.9656)	11 (162.2400)
Aug 12, 2014	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT	16 / 26 (609.6224)	19 (151.9312)	12 (161.1312)	10 (164.5716)	25 (131.9884)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY	18 / 25 (629.6112)	11 (168)	20 (158.2400)	13 (163.9656)	23 (139.4056)

Camp House BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)