CRAZY BONES BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4100

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1523 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2018-07-13

Best ToY finish

#735

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

674.2172 / 720

Master · Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.28 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 646.05 (-10.77)

Walk rate

41%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

Consistency

±16.29

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.01)

Road miles

665

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)

Master avg

646.05 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

High-water mark

674.2172 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.2172 at Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-09-11

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PORKERSTARS has finished one call ahead of CRAZY BONES BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 39%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 39%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

Theslabs.com ahead in 100% of their meetings

Theslabs.com has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

PASSIONS OF THE PIT ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PASSIONS OF THE PIT has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.26% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.26% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.7% of a perfect score
17 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.

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

Get In My Belly BBQ

#4093 of the rated field

1481 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1481

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to CRAZY BONES BBQ)

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2016-09-23

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' WITH SWAG

#4115 of the rated field

1480 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1480

No shared contest yet.

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 2020-02-28

⚔ Head-to-head

The 28th Amendment

#4105 of the rated field

1480 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1480

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2026-03-20

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SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN

#4103 of the rated field

1480 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 22% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2022-05-14

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BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI

#4121 of the rated field

1480 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2018-06-01

⚔ Head-to-head

RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT

#4087 of the rated field

1481 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1481

No shared contest yet.

Level with CRAZY BONES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2018-04-20

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' SAUCED	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Three Brothers Different Mothers	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
QSS SMOKIN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
MAKE M' SQUEAL	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BLOWIN' SMOKE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
S&S BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
DODGE COUNTY SMOKERS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	1	1	176.5600	154.8570	163.97	top 54%
Pork Ribs	17	0	0	169.7372	144.5600	160.01	top 65%
Pork	17	5	2	174.2858	146.2172	161.84	top 59%
Brisket	17	4	0	170.2972	137.6116	160.22	top 53%

“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
KS	11	0	top 56%
MO	6	0	top 66%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 56%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 62%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q	3	23	top 74%	2018-05-04
Battle of the Brisket	3	20	top 55%	2016-09-16
2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	21	top 59%	2015-06-05

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.2 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2018-07-13

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 11 of 17 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 163.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.01)

Walk rate 41% a top-10 call in 7 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 6% 1 of 17 contests

Master average 646.05 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 438 305–439 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 665 17 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi

Schedule strength 1545 average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests

Power rating 1480 peak 1523 · #4100 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 3 First tracked contest Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First call Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First overall top-10 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.4282 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
2015
Sep 11 Career-best overall score674.2172 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
Sep 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
Sep 11 Peak power rating (1523) Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
2016
May 6 10th tracked contest Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
2018
Jul 13 Most recent contest *Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.9	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	2013-05-03
+7.3	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2015-06-05
+5.9	Smokin' on Oak	2013-08-23
+5.9	Apple Blossom BBQ Contest	2015-05-01
+3.3	Battle of the Brisket	2013-09-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.2	Battle of the Brisket	2016-09-16
-8.4	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q	2017-05-05
-7.2	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2013-06-07
-7	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2017-06-09
-7	*Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2018-07-13

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0	0%	top 73%	90.7%	89.4%
2017	3	0	0%	top 81%	89.7%	87.5%
2016	3	0	0%	top 70%	92.5%	89.1%
2015	3	0	100%	top 39%	93.6%	92.5%
2014	2	0	50%	top 57%	90.5%	89.8%
2013	4	1	75%	top 45%	92.1%	90%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-07-13	*Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	40 / 48 (634.1712)	27 (166.2628)	33 (162.2512)	48 (150.8228)	37 (154.8344)
2018-05-04	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO	23 / 37 (653.0168)	15 (167.9656)	29 (160.5600)	28 (162.8228)	26 (161.6684)
2017-06-09	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	35 / 42 (620.3200)	37 (155.3600)	23 (165.7028)	30 (161.6456)	40 (137.6116)
2017-05-19	22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	45 / 59 (645.5772)	42 (162.2516)	49 (158.8116)	51 (157.6684)	24 (166.8456)
2017-05-05	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO	33 / 39 (623.3028)	18 (163.9772)	34 (150.2056)	38 (146.2172)	21 (162.9028)
2016-09-16	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	26 / 33 (616.4004)	21 (158.2744)	31 (146.8000)	28 (154.2288)	16 (157.0972)
2016-07-29	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	31 / 54 (665.6572)	13 (173.1200)	34 (164.0116)	45 (160.0000)	20 (168.5256)
2016-05-06	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO	23 / 31 (642.2172)	12 (167.4172)	22 (160.5372)	25 (158.8456)	22 (155.4172)
2015-09-11	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	12 / 28 (674.2172)	3 (176.5600)	19 (165.1316)	24 (163.3828)	10 (169.1428)
2015-06-05	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	21 / 64 (658.8116)	44 (161.1200)	12 (169.7372)	10 (171.9772)	40 (155.9772)
2015-05-01	Apple Blossom BBQ Contest St. Joseph, MO	15 / 36 (664.4112)	24 (165.0972)	20 (166.8228)	3 (171.9656)	24 (160.5256)
2014-09-19	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	20 / 46 (651.3376)	31 (160.5144)	23 (162.2972)	18 (163.9428)	9 (164.5832)
2014-06-06	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	38 / 54 (641.5308)	31 (163.9884)	19 (165.0856)	47 (155.3368)	36 (157.1200)
2013-09-13	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	22 / 53 (650.7316)	31 (160.5256)	22 (164.5832)	27 (160.5028)	16 (165.1200)
2013-08-23	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	13 / 38 (645.6684)	14 (163.9884)	32 (144.5600)	7 (166.8228)	6 (170.2972)
2013-06-07	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	50 / 69 (632.0002)	55 (154.8570)	51 (155.4286)	2 (174.2858)	62 (147.4288)
2013-05-03	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	10 / 33 (663.4282)	14 (166.2856)	25 (157.7142)	5 (170.8570)	9 (168.5714)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1894 (70 pts)	#1780 (110 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1392 (180 pts)	#1363 (215 pts)	#1460 (190 pts)	#1489 (180 pts)	#1391 (205 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1439 (184 pts)	#1084 (319 pts)	#1500 (189 pts)	#1623 (174 pts)	#1224 (259 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#996 (308 pts)	#962 (353 pts)	#1116 (293 pts)	#857 (428 pts)	#1175 (253 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1488 (171 pts)	#1746 (146 pts)	#1498 (186 pts)	#1531 (181 pts)	#1281 (231 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#735 (421 pts)	#848 (381 pts)	#1073 (286 pts)	#467 (701 pts)	#632 (516 pts)