CRAZY BONES BBQ

CRAZY BONES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 10th of 33 at the Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off (2013). They are ranked #4128 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,128

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1523 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Jul 13, 2018 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#735

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.01)

Road miles

665

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

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

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
Sep 11, 2015

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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CRAZY BONES BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

LIFT, TILT, AND STAGGER BBQ

#4,111 of the rated field

1481 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1535

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 28 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Get In My Belly BBQ

#4,124 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

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

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2016

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SMOKIN' WITH SWAG

#4,135 of the rated field

1480 power rating

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

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen Feb 28, 2020

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BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI

#4,139 of the rated field

1480 power rating

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

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2018

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Squeeze My Slabs

#4,148 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1516

They turned up 6 years after CRAZY BONES BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 8, 2024

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V QUE

#4,145 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2020

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	11	0	top 56%
MO	6	0	top 66%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q	3	23	top 74%	May 4, 2018
Battle of the Brisket	3	20	top 55%	Sep 16, 2016
2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	21	top 59%	Jun 5, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 11 of 17 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 11 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 436 finished ahead 305 times, behind 439

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

20181 milestone

Jul 13 Most recent contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

20161 milestone

May 6 10th tracked contest Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q

20153 milestones

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

20134 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.9	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	May 3, 2013
+7.3	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 5, 2015
+5.9	Smokin' on Oak	Aug 23, 2013
+5.9	Apple Blossom BBQ Contest	May 1, 2015
+3.2	Battle of the Brisket	Sep 13, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.2	Battle of the Brisket	Sep 16, 2016
-8.4	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q	May 5, 2017
-7.2	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 7, 2013
-7	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	Jun 9, 2017
-7	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jul 13, 2018

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	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
Jul 13, 2018	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	40 / 48 (634.1712)	27 (166.2628)	33 (162.2512)	48 (150.8228)	37 (154.8344)
May 4, 2018	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO	23 / 37 (653.0168)	15 (167.9656)	29 (160.5600)	28 (162.8228)	26 (161.6684)
Jun 9, 2017	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	35 / 42 (620.3200)	37 (155.3600)	23 (165.7028)	30 (161.6456)	40 (137.6116)
May 19, 2017	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)
May 5, 2017	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO	33 / 39 (623.3028)	18 (163.9772)	34 (150.2056)	38 (146.2172)	21 (162.9028)
Sep 16, 2016	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	26 / 33 (616.4004)	21 (158.2744)	31 (146.8000)	28 (154.2288)	16 (157.0972)
Jul 29, 2016	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	31 / 54 (665.6572)	13 (173.1200)	34 (164.0116)	45 (160)	20 (168.5256)
May 6, 2016	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO	23 / 31 (642.2172)	12 (167.4172)	22 (160.5372)	25 (158.8456)	22 (155.4172)
Sep 11, 2015	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	12 / 28 (674.2172)	3 (176.5600)	19 (165.1316)	24 (163.3828)	10 (169.1428)
Jun 5, 2015	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)
May 1, 2015	Apple Blossom BBQ Contest St. Joseph, MO	15 / 36 (664.4112)	24 (165.0972)	20 (166.8228)	3 (171.9656)	24 (160.5256)
Sep 19, 2014	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	20 / 46 (651.3376)	31 (160.5144)	23 (162.2972)	18 (163.9428)	9 (164.5832)
Jun 6, 2014	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	38 / 54 (641.5308)	31 (163.9884)	19 (165.0856)	47 (155.3368)	36 (157.1200)
Sep 13, 2013	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	22 / 53 (650.7316)	31 (160.5256)	22 (164.5832)	27 (160.5028)	16 (165.1200)
Aug 23, 2013	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	13 / 38 (645.6684)	14 (163.9884)	32 (144.5600)	7 (166.8228)	6 (170.2972)
Jun 7, 2013	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	50 / 69 (632.0002)	55 (154.8570)	51 (155.4286)	2 (174.2858)	62 (147.4288)
May 3, 2013	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)

CRAZY BONES BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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)