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MONTANA Q

MONTANA Q is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Carnivores Classic (2014). They are ranked #2195 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,195
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1532
peak 1541 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

16
in the data

First seen

May 24, 2013
latest Sep 23, 2016 · 3.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#586
Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time

Category wins

3
7 podiums

Overall top-10s

5
31% of 16 contests

Best top-10 run

3
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 47%
overall standings

Best overall

675.4284 / 720
Master · Carnivores Classic

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

646.20 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 647.89 (-1.69)

Walk rate

50%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0228
Brisket · Carnivores Classic

Consistency

±16.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 164.94 · weakest Brisket (157.92)

Road miles

6,832
across 16 mapped stops · furthest 1,008 mi

Schedule strength

19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)

Master avg

647.89 / 720
15 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Carnivores Classic (May 30, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 33-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' SAUCED.

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 Carnivores Classic (May 30, 2014).

  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Brisket 1st

High-water mark

675.4284 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.4284 at Carnivores Classic — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • May 30, 2014

Their season

2014 1 Grand Championship

2014 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 33%.

  • 4 contests
  • 3 overall top-10s
  • 2 category wins
  • average top 33%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

4 LEGS UP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

4 LEGS UP BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.01 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 40%.

  • Brisket avg 157.92
  • Chicken avg 164.94
  • 3 calls in 15 entries

The drought

8 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Carnivores Classic on May 30, 2014 — 8 contests and 12.4 years ago.

  • last GC May 30, 2014
  • 12.4 years ago
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A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Lost Weekend Grill in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.

A June team

Top 29% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 29% across 5 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.

  • 5 June contests
  • top 47% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,832 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,832 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,008 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour.

  • 16 mapped stops
  • furthest 1,008 mi

The metronome

±2.27% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.27% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 90.0% of a perfect score
  • 16 contests

In the record book (on 1 all-time board)

Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2016 ↗ Master #1347 (205 pts) #1374 (220 pts) #1441 (205 pts) #988 (375 pts) #1710 (145 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #586 (636 pts) #620 (616 pts) #701 (541 pts) #585 (666 pts) #664 (556 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #2459 (67 pts) #1486 (162 pts) #2035 (77 pts) #2500 (67 pts) #2496 (67 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Contests
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GCs
0
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1549

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  • rated over 17 contests
  • last seen Sep 18, 2026
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#2,198 of the rated field
1531 power rating
Contests
17
GCs
0
Top-10s
6%
Peak
1531

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 17 contests
  • last seen Aug 30, 2019
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Rib Racks BBQ
#2,193 of the rated field
1532 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
69%
Peak
1532

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 69% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Oct 21, 2022
  • on a 6-contest top-10 run
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#2,200 of the rated field
1531 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
31%
Peak
1547

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Jun 24, 2016
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FARM TO FIRE
#2,201 of the rated field
1531 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
17%
Peak
1531

Level with MONTANA Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Sep 26, 2020
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SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN
#2,184 of the rated field
1532 power rating
Contests
21
GCs
0
Top-10s
29%
Peak
1544

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 20 contests
  • last seen Aug 22, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ 6 4 2 67% ⚔ compare
G "QUE" 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 15 6 0 2 174.2628 150.2856 164.94 top 43%
Pork Ribs 15 2 1 1 171.9884 157.7142 161.92 top 47%
Pork 15 4 1 3 174.8572 155.4172 163.11 top 46%
Brisket 15 3 1 1 176.0228 147.3944 157.92 top 54%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)11top 14%
Medium (20–39)90top 49%
Large (40+)50top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
CO60top 40%
MT51top 47%
NV30top 66%
WA10top 33%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Carnivores Classic 2 1 1 top 35% May 29, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 6 contests
Contests a season 4 across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in CO 6 of 16 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited 14 1 of them more than once
First title May 30, 2014 Carnivores Classic
Opponents faced 365 finished ahead 286 times, behind 270

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

20162 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1541) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. Most recent contest Carnivores Classic
20148 milestones
  1. First category win (Pork Ribs) Carnivores Classic
  2. First overall top-10 Carnivores Classic
  3. First overall podium Carnivores Classic
  4. First Grand Championship Carnivores Classic
  5. First multi-meat day Carnivores Classic
  6. Career-best overall score675.4284 Carnivores Classic
  7. Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0228 Carnivores Classic
  8. 10th tracked contest 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge
20133 milestones
  1. First tracked contest 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
  2. First call 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8572 Boats, Bands and BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+17Carnivores ClassicMay 30, 2014
+11.321st Colorado BBQ ChallengeJun 13, 2014
+10Boats, Bands & BBQJun 6, 2014
+8.8Miles City Cowtown Cook-OffJun 19, 2015
+5.8Boats, Bands and BBQJun 7, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-9Carnivores ClassicSep 23, 2016
-7.210th Annual Best Dam Barbecue ChallengeMay 23, 2014
-2.8Montana BBQ Cook-OffJul 3, 2015
-2.2Colorado Pork & Hops ChallengeSep 13, 2013
-2.2Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue ChampionshipOct 31, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20163011 33% top 57% 91.3% 89.4%
20153010 67% top 47% 92.1% 90%
20144132 50% top 33% 93.8% 91.9%
20136000 50% top 53% 91% 88.9%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 23, 2016 Carnivores Classic Missoula, MT 20 / 25 (629.5772) 15 (159.9656) 13 (161.0972) 16 (159.3828) 22 (149.1316)
Aug 19, 2016 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival Long Beach, CA — — — — —
Apr 1, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA 10 / 30 (657.6112) 12 (166.2284) 17 (161.7028) 1 (174.8572) 20 (154.8228)
Jul 3, 2015 Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT 17 / 29 (629.0168) 13 (164.5256) 16 (159.4056) 22 (155.4172) 21 (149.6684)
Jun 19, 2015 Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off Miles City, MT 7 / 26 (663.3712) 3 (174.2628) 15 (159.9772) 15 (158.8456) 5 (170.2856)
May 29, 2015 Carnivores Classic Missoula, MT 11 / 20 (651.4172) 14 (160) 7 (161.1200) 7 (165.1544) 5 (165.1428)
Jun 13, 2014 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO 9 / 55 (673.6112) 13 (167.9884) 21 (163.3828) 11 (172.5600) 11 (169.6800)
Jun 6, 2014 Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO 7 / 29 (667.8856) 6 (173.1544) 13 (161.0856) 2 (174.8456) 17 (158.8000)
May 30, 2014 Carnivores Classic Missoula, MT 1 / 7 (675.4284) 2 (166.2628) 1 (171.9884) 3 (161.1544) 1 (176.0228)
May 23, 2014 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV 27 / 35 (628.4116) 21 (162.8572) 22 (161.0972) 29 (157.0628) 32 (147.3944)
Oct 31, 2013 Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV 56 / 85 (643.2684) 74 (157.0856) 34 (165.6800) 53 (159.4172) 44 (161.0856)
Sep 13, 2013 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO 26 / 42 (639.3716) 8 (171.4400) 23 (159.9544) 33 (156.5600) 30 (151.4172)
Aug 30, 2013 Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO 32 / 53 (637.6688) 31 (162.8572) 34 (161.6916) 18 (165.7144) 44 (147.4056)
Jun 14, 2013 Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO 29 / 68 (626.2854) 48 (150.2856) 28 (157.7142) 18 (162.2856) 27 (156)
Jun 7, 2013 Boats, Bands and BBQ Pueblo, CO 14 / 39 (654.8572) 8 (171.4286) 22 (160.5716) 19 (164) 14 (158.8570)
May 24, 2013 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV 19 / 35 (640.5714) 10 (165.7144) 12 (162.2858) 17 (159.4284) 23 (153.1428)

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

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