BONE COLLECTOR BBQ & CATERING

BONE COLLECTOR BBQ & CATERING is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 26 at the Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1202 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,202

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1587

peak 1587 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 25, 2013

latest Jun 16, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#605

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

58% of 12 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 31%

overall standings

Best overall

685.0516 / 720

Master · Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

674.54 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.84 (+7.70)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL)

Consistency

±11.48

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 169.04 · weakest Brisket (164.27)

Road miles

1,728

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 232 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Master avg

666.84 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

83% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 83% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.0516 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.0516 at Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 16, 2017

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

TRUEBUD BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

TRUEBUD BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.78 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 58%.

Brisket avg 164.27
Pork Ribs avg 169.04
4 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Outer Limits BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) (Jun 16, 2017).

last seen Sep 11, 2015
back Jun 16, 2017

Pork Ribs nemesis

4 of 5 shared pork ribs entries lost

TRUEBUD BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TRUEBUD BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared pork ribs entries.

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A June team

Top 21% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 21% across 4 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 31% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.59% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.59% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.6% of a perfect score
12 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
2017 ↗	Master	#1176 (251 pts)	#1249 (251 pts)	#1553 (176 pts)	#1407 (201 pts)	#2054 (96 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#605 (602 pts)	#509 (762 pts)	#671 (572 pts)	#718 (522 pts)	#790 (462 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1225 (233 pts)	#1048 (323 pts)	#1035 (323 pts)	#1330 (228 pts)	#1559 (173 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#722 (433 pts)	#1107 (273 pts)	#603 (553 pts)	#1005 (313 pts)	#630 (518 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BONE COLLECTOR BBQ & CATERING, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Taylor Made BBQ

#1,197 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1591

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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T-Squared BBQ

#1,201 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1588

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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412Q

#1,200 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1606

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 35% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 19, 2017

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Groundhog Smokers

#1,203 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1588

Level with BONE COLLECTOR BBQ & CATERING on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Mar 13, 2026

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HOT AND FAST BBQ

#1,195 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1590

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2020

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KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON

#1,196 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1587

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Outer Limits BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
QUAU	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
TRUEBUD BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	6	0	4	177.7028	150.2284	167.31	top 39%
Pork Ribs	12	7	1	3	178.8572	160	169.04	top 31%
Pork	12	5	0	0	172.5600	158.2400	166.22	top 40%
Brisket	12	4	0	1	170.2972	154.7884	164.27	top 46%

“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 27%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 28%
Large (40+)	4	top 38%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	6	0	top 31%
IA	6	0	top 32%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	7	0	top 30%	Jul 31, 2015
Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge	2	4	0	top 20%	Jun 27, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 6 of 12 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 323 finished ahead 301 times, behind 142

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Sep 11, 2015 → Jun 16, 2017

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

20175 milestones

Jun 16 First overall podium Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 16 First Reserve Championship Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 16 Career-best overall score685.0516 Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 16 Peak power rating (1587) Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 16 Most recent contest Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL)

20151 milestone

Jul 31 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20136 milestones

May 25 First tracked contest Smokin' In The Junction
May 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2856 Smokin' In The Junction
Jun 22 First call Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge
Jun 22 First overall top-10 Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge
Oct 18 First category win (Pork Ribs) 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL)
Oct 18 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge	Jun 27, 2015
+13.4	8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL)	Oct 18, 2013
+13.3	Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 16, 2017
+11.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 25, 2014
+9.2	Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center	Jul 25, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-0.7	Red, White, And BBQ	May 24, 2014

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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	1	0	100%	top 8%	95.1%	95.1%
2015	4	2	0	100%	top 28%	95%	93.3%
2014	4	2	0	75%	top 42%	93.4%	92%
2013	3	2	1	67%	top 30%	92.9%	91.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 16, 2017	Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Kewanee, IL	2 / 26 (685.0516)	2 (175.4172)	5 (171.9888)	4 (172.5600)	16 (165.0856)
Sep 11, 2015	Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL	21 / 61 (658.6968)	46 (159.3484)	9 (170.2856)	11 (170.8228)	30 (158.2400)
Jul 31, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	11 / 30 (664.4916)	2 (176)	22 (160)	20 (161.6688)	13 (166.8228)
Jul 25, 2015	Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center Orion, IL	4 / 15 (680.5028)	4 (169.6800)	2 (172)	4 (171.9656)	8 (166.8572)
Jun 27, 2015	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	4 / 32 (683.9544)	2 (177.7028)	13 (167.4172)	12 (168.5372)	8 (170.2972)
Oct 17, 2014	Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL	24 / 44 (658.2056)	34 (161.6684)	26 (162.2972)	8 (171.4172)	25 (162.8228)
Jul 25, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	7 / 29 (672.5028)	2 (174.2628)	2 (174.2972)	23 (158.2400)	15 (165.7028)
Jun 21, 2014	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	9 / 25 (669.0860)	9 (168.5600)	10 (166.8344)	7 (170.8228)	12 (162.8688)
May 24, 2014	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	39 / 72 (648.4456)	31 (165.7028)	23 (166.8228)	41 (161.1316)	53 (154.7884)
Oct 18, 2013	8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) Libertyville, IL	5 / 54 (657.6684)	46 (150.2284)	1 (178.8572)	18 (158.2972)	2 (170.2856)
Jun 22, 2013	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	9 / 32 (669.1426)	15 (164.5714)	10 (168.5714)	9 (167.4286)	5 (168.5712)
May 25, 2013	Smokin' In The Junction West Des Moines, IA	19 / 36 (654.2856)	19 (164.5714)	13 (169.1430)	28 (161.7142)	26 (158.8570)

BONE COLLECTOR BBQ & CATERING

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

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

A June team

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 — 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)