A multi-meat day
1
contests 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 (2019-08-23).
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
Camp House BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1538
peak 1552 · rated over 33 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
34
in the data
First seen
2014-08-08
latest 2023-08-25
Best ToY finish
#490
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
4
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 34 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.97 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 653.08 (+12.89)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±17.95
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.52 · weakest Brisket (160.49)
Road miles
9,273
mi 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 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
653.08 / 720
33 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (12 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
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
- 2019-08-23
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.
The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Montana BBQ Cook-off (2021-06-11).
- last seen 2019-08-23
- back 2021-06-11
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
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
77 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2026 of the rated field
- 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1563
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 34 contests to 34, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2027 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1585
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1585 at their best, 48 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2024 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1537
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before Camp House BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2017 of the rated field
- Contests
- 51
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1613
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 51 contests, alongside a 12% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2010 of the rated field
- Contests
- 64
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1571
No shared contest yet.
Level with Camp House BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | 176.0000 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 18 | 0 | top 48% |
| WY | 5 | 0 | top 50% |
| SD | 4 | 0 | top 60% |
| UT | 3 | 0 | top 57% |
| CA | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
| Medium (20–39) | 29 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Pitmaster Classic | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 39% | 2023-08-25 |
| Montana BBQ Cook-off | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 47% | 2021-06-11 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 57% | 2017-04-07 |
| BBQ in the Badlands | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 62% | 2018-09-28 |
| Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 53% | 2018-08-24 |
| Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 49% | 2018-08-17 |
| Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 47% | 2015-08-11 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
9 yrs
2014-08-08 → 2023-08-25
Busiest season
2015
8 contests
Contests a season
3.8
across 9 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MT
19 of 34 contests · 6 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
23
7 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
33 entries · 2 wins · 7 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.52 · weakest Brisket (160.49)
Walk rate
71%
a top-10 call in 24 of 34 contests
Overall top-10 rate
29%
10 of 34 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
653.08
out of 720 · 33 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
520
438–536 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
9,273
34 mapped stops · furthest 966 mi
Schedule strength
1554
average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$45,450
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 7 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2019-08-23 → 2021-06-11
Power rating
1538
peak 1552 · #2015 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Smokin' on the Prairie
- First call Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival
- First overall top-10 Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4800 Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival
- 2015
- 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7372 Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off
- 2018
- 25th tracked contest Miles City Cowtown Cook Off
- 2019
- First overall podium Montana Pitmaster Classic
- First Reserve Championship Montana Pitmaster Classic
- First multi-meat day Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Career-best overall score685.7140 Montana Pitmaster Classic
- 2021
- Peak power rating (1552) Montana BBQ Cook-off
- 2023
- Most recent contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.3 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 2019-08-23 |
| +8.8 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | 2015-08-11 |
| +8.4 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ | 2018-08-24 |
| +8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-04-07 |
| +8 | Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off | 2015-06-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 2023-08-25 |
| -7.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-04-08 |
| -7.4 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2015-03-20 |
| -6.8 | BBQ in the Badlands | 2018-09-28 |
| -6.2 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff | 2022-06-24 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 24% | 95.2% | 93.6% |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80% | top 55% | 94.3% | 91.5% |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 83% | top 49% | 94% | 91.8% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 54% | 93.2% | 90.4% |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 63% | top 52% | 92.9% | 90.7% |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-25 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 33 / 44 (642.7200) | 27 (167.4172) | 39 (155.3600) | 31 (159.9772) | 32 (159.9656) |
| 2022-06-24 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT | 19 / 26 (667.8628) | 19 (163.9656) | 23 (159.9428) | 13 (170.8344) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2021-06-11 | Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 13 / 27 (671.3484) | 17 (160.5600) | 8 (172.5600) | 12 (169.1200) | 11 (169.1084) |
| 2019-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 2 / 29 (685.7140) | 1 (174.2856) | 4 (173.1428) | 1 (176.0000) | 15 (162.2856) |
| 2019-06-22 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 12 / 29 (662.1944) | 17 (163.9544) | 7 (171.4172) | 23 (158.2628) | 8 (168.5600) |
| 2018-09-28 | BBQ in the Badlands Glendive, MT | 20 / 26 (645.5316) | 20 (164.0116) | 14 (166.2516) | 21 (159.3600) | 20 (155.9084) |
| 2018-08-24 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 10 / 27 (678.7656) | 11 (173.1200) | 6 (175.4172) | 11 (169.6800) | 24 (160.5484) |
| 2018-08-17 | 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) |
| 2018-06-23 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 13 / 26 (661.6568) | 17 (164.5484) | 16 (163.4056) | 9 (169.7372) | 10 (163.9656) |
| 2018-06-15 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT | 15 / 27 (653.0516) | 22 (153.6916) | 9 (168.5372) | 6 (170.2744) | 16 (160.5484) |
| 2017-10-14 | *Nile Beer-B-Q Billings, MT | 10 / 17 (676.4572) | 13 (168.5372) | 10 (166.2516) | 13 (165.6684) | 5 (176.0000) |
| 2017-09-29 | BBQ in the Badlands Glendive, MT | 12 / 26 (676.4912) | 18 (165.7028) | 15 (167.9656) | 12 (169.7144) | 8 (173.1084) |
| 2017-09-08 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 21 / 31 (640.9940) | 22 (165.0856) | 16 (165.7028) | 28 (151.9428) | 24 (158.2628) |
| 2017-08-25 | *Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 7 / 20 (637.0284) | 1 (167.9884) | 11 (150.8116) | 4 (163.4400) | 8 (154.7884) |
| 2017-06-16 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 13 / 26 (663.8972) | 11 (166.8344) | 14 (160.5372) | 3 (175.4172) | 15 (161.1084) |
| 2017-04-07 | 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) |
| 2016-09-23 | Carnivores Classic Missoula, MT | 12 / 25 (646.7884) | 4 (167.9884) | 21 (155.4056) | 4 (169.7144) | 21 (153.6800) |
| 2016-06-17 | 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) |
| 2016-04-08 | 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) |
| 2015-08-14 | 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) |
| 2015-08-11 | 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) |
| 2015-07-03 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-06-19 | Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off Miles City, MT | 9 / 26 (659.4396) | 10 (163.4284) | 11 (166.2856) | 2 (177.7372) | 17 (151.9884) |
| 2015-05-29 | Carnivores Classic Missoula, MT | 9 / 20 (653.0516) | 3 (173.1656) | 14 (151.3828) | 4 (170.8344) | 13 (157.6688) |
| 2015-04-10 | 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) |
| 2015-03-27 | 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) |
| 2015-03-20 | 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) |
| 2014-10-30 | USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV | 55 / 79 (655.3372) | 41 (168.5600) | 67 (155.4172) | 18 (171.9656) | 59 (159.3944) |
| 2014-09-19 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Sprearfish, SD | 20 / 29 (634.7884) | 12 (167.4056) | 26 (156.0000) | 15 (162.8572) | 24 (148.5256) |
| 2014-09-05 | Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY | 11 / 25 (619.8168) | 14 (154.8000) | 14 (153.1200) | 12 (153.6684) | 7 (158.2284) |
| 2014-08-22 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 17 / 25 (627.7940) | 11 (165.6800) | 21 (147.9428) | 21 (149.6340) | 10 (164.5372) |
| 2014-08-15 | Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 9 / 25 (660.4800) | 13 (164.5372) | 1 (173.7372) | 16 (159.9656) | 11 (162.2400) |
| 2014-08-12 | 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) |
| 2014-08-08 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 18 / 25 (629.6112) | 11 (168.0000) | 20 (158.2400) | 13 (163.9656) | 23 (139.4056) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |