SMOKIN BONES

SMOKIN BONES is a competition barbecue team with 57 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 4th of 41 at the SMSU Smokefest (2017). They are ranked #5912 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 1 all-time KCBS record. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN BONES - MN” and “SMOKIN' BONES”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

1 🥇

highest chicken score

Power ranking

#5,912

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1439

peak 1569 · rated over 55 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 22, 2013

latest Sep 16, 2021 · 8.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#523

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

7% of 57 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

680.5372 / 720

Master · SMSU Smokefest

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

655.54 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 647.23 (+8.31)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival

Consistency

±37.55

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.16 · weakest Brisket (159.95)

Road miles

20,071

across 57 mapped stops · furthest 1,216 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$254K

listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 16 state-championship entries

Master avg

647.23 / 720

54 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

314.83 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

High-water mark

680.5372 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.5372 at SMSU Smokefest — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 18, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

UNCLE BC'S has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN BONES 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 26%

A tough matchup

24–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 24 of their 24 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.21 points below their pork, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 27%.

Brisket avg 159.95
Pork avg 165.16
6 calls in 54 entries

Pork nemesis

19 of 25 shared pork entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 19 of 25 shared pork entries.

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Going the wrong way

-35 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 35 points across 9 contests since Oct 23, 2020 — from 1474 down to 1439.

9 contests since Oct 23, 2020
now 1439

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 44% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 44% across 11 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

11 May contests
top 60% the rest of the year

The long haul

20,071 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 20,071 miles across 57 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,216 miles to Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival.

57 mapped stops
furthest 1,216 mi

Holds 1 KCBS record (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.

🥇 🍖 Highest chicken score 180 one meat, out of 180 · placed 2nd with it · May 3, 2013 · shared with at least 9 others

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
2021 ↗	Master	#752 (180 pts)	#489 (390 pts)	#595 (305 pts)	#502 (370 pts)	#782 (180 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#846 (75 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#948 (285 pts)	#916 (320 pts)	#1058 (265 pts)	#1026 (270 pts)	#1100 (245 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1031 (267 pts)	#1060 (277 pts)	#906 (367 pts)	#807 (427 pts)	#1047 (282 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#523 (735 pts)	#412 (920 pts)	#529 (755 pts)	#470 (830 pts)	#496 (795 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1148 (265 pts)	#1091 (315 pts)	#1137 (295 pts)	#777 (505 pts)	#1133 (290 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1321 (195 pts)	#1070 (300 pts)	#1612 (155 pts)	#1675 (140 pts)	#1431 (180 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1887 (111 pts)	#1746 (146 pts)	#2624 (66 pts)	#2094 (91 pts)	#1302 (226 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#810 (376 pts)	#643 (506 pts)	#952 (326 pts)	#879 (371 pts)	#708 (461 pts)

Overall rank by season

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

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

BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE

#5,903 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1439

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 32 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Aug 4, 2023

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Two Brews BBQ

#5,904 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1506

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN BONES has cooked, 30 to 57, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2025

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Bubba's BBQ

#5,916 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1439

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA

#5,905 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before SMOKIN BONES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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FULLY INVOLVED N' SMOKIN

#5,907 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1439

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 12, 2016

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Daddy Dutch BBQ

#5,913 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Hogline	25	3	22	12%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	24	0	24	0%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	23	2	21	9%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	56	10	0	3	180 🔥	137.0628	164.58	top 55%
Pork Ribs	55	7	0	2	174.8572	20	160.69	top 56%
Pork	51	14	1	4	178.2972	145.6456	165.16	top 48%
Brisket	54	6	1	2	174.2856	137.0744	159.95	top 59%

“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)	16	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	39	0	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	21	top 57%
OK	18	top 64%
MO	4	top 50%
KS	2	top 68%
WI	2	top 68%
AL	1	top 76%
AR	1	top 82%
SD	1	top 67%
MT	1	top 31%
TX	1	top 53%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Beats, Brews, & BBQ	3	19	top 87%	Jun 11, 2021
Smokin In Steele	3	16	top 44%	May 31, 2019
SMSU Smokefest	2	4	top 51%	Aug 16, 2019
Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival	2	10	top 27%	May 3, 2019
KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off	2	14	top 69%	Sep 14, 2018
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	67	top 89%	Mar 25, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 10 contests

Contests a season 6.3 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 22 of 57 contests · 11 states in all

Contests visited 47 6 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 56 entries · 0 wins · 10 calls

Opponents faced 2,318 finished ahead 2,306 times, behind 2,928

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

20211 milestone

Sep 16 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

20201 milestone

Oct 24 50th tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2

20172 milestones

May 12 25th tracked contest Minnesota in May
Aug 18 Career-best overall score680.5372 SMSU Smokefest

20161 milestone

Jun 3 Peak power rating (1569) Smokin in Steele

20142 milestones

May 2 First category win (Brisket) Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
Oct 2 10th tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

20135 milestones

Mar 22 First tracked contest Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7142 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
May 3 First call Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
May 3 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
Aug 14 First overall top-10 Montana State BBQ Championships at Montana Fair

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	SMSU Smokefest	Aug 18, 2017
+12.1	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014
+12	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	May 2, 2014
+11.9	Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival	May 3, 2013
+11	Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD)	Jun 9, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.6	Minnesota in May	May 10, 2019
-10.6	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)	Mar 24, 2017
-10	Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival	Sep 28, 2018
-9.9	Mankato Cookout Day 2 and ( Back Yard)	Jun 11, 2016
-9.3	39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off	May 1, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2021	7	0	0	57%	top 76%	91.6%	86.7%
2020	4	0	0	0%	top 82%	93.2%	90.8%
2019	7	0	0	14%	top 70%	92.8%	87.4%
2018	7	0	0	43%	top 75%	92.7%	88.4%
2017	10	1	0	60%	top 60%	94.5%	91.2%
2016	5	0	0	40%	top 58%	92%	90.5%
2015	7	0	0	57%	top 46%	93.8%	92.7%
2014	4	2	2	75%	top 26%	94.1%	92.5%
2013	6	1	0	50%	top 42%	94%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	293 / 467 (653.6116)	262 (164.5256)	377 (157.0972)	228 (165.1200)	180 (166.8688)
Aug 20, 2021	13th Annual Big Island BBQ 🏅 Albert Lea, MN	26 / 35 (659.8512)	23 (166.2628)	23 (163.9428)	10 (170.8456)	29 (158.8000)
Jun 12, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI	29 / 45 (657.6000)	2 (174.2972)	38 (160.5256)	6 (170.2744)	41 (152.5028)
Jun 11, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	37 / 52 (651.3604)	34 (163.9888)	6 (170.8228)	49 (153.6572)	27 (162.8916)
Jun 11, 2021	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	21 / 25 (655.2568)	23 (162.2400)	9 (171.9656)	17 (166.2284)	22 (154.8228)
May 1, 2021	39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	31 / 32 (462.7316)	32 (137.0628)	31 (20)	25 (161.7028)	31 (143.9660)
Apr 23, 2021	Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL	22 / 29 (314.8344)	22 (162.2972)	26 (152.5372)	—	—
Oct 24, 2020	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	45 / 58 (670.8576)	31 (173.1200)	52 (163.4404)	—	54 (161.1544)
Oct 23, 2020	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	58 / 64 (652.9828)	51 (167.3712)	32 (169.1200)	—	54 (158.2400)
Aug 28, 2020	Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN	33 / 45 (646.7080)	43 (157.6684)	39 (158.8112)	28 (163.9656)	22 (166.2628)
Jun 12, 2020	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	48 / 55 (643.8972)	30 (167.9772)	45 (156.5828)	—	43 (159.9772)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	339 / 468 (641.6000)	427 (152.5372)	353 (158.8228)	214 (166.2856)	234 (163.9544)
Aug 23, 2019	Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN	28 / 50 (656.4688)	33 (164.5944)	26 (164.5256)	19 (170.2744)	36 (157.0744)
Aug 16, 2019	SMSU Smokefest 🏅 Marshall, MN	42 / 46 (640.4684)	45 (154.8572)	19 (169.1084)	40 (158.8000)	35 (157.7028)
Jun 7, 2019	Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK	19 / 21 (642.1140)	18 (161.0740)	16 (159.9428)	—	19 (151.4172)
May 31, 2019	Smokin In Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	16 / 43 (663.8628)	18 (170.2744)	14 (166.2284)	26 (166.2400)	24 (161.1200)
May 10, 2019	Minnesota in May 🏅	56 / 57 (494.7428)	16 (172.0116)	—	37 (159.9428)	35 (162.7884)
May 3, 2019	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅	23 / 56 (667.9088)	43 (155.9316)	17 (167.9772)	7 (175.4400)	16 (168.5600)
Sep 28, 2018	Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	37 / 45 (574.5600)	35 (149.6800)	43 (142.1600)	38 (145.6456)	39 (137.0744)
Sep 14, 2018	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	14 / 25 (667.3256)	19 (165.0856)	18 (164.5372)	7 (172)	13 (165.7028)
Sep 1, 2018	Big Muddy Brew N Que Winona, MN	14 / 22 (650.1832)	20 (151.4288)	3 (173.7144)	11 (165.0856)	12 (159.9544)
Aug 24, 2018	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	33 / 49 (644.9944)	12 (172.5600)	47 (151.3828)	8 (170.8228)	42 (150.2288)
Jul 20, 2018	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 24, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	73 / 79 (648.4684)	73 (160.5256)	63 (165.1200)	75 (155.4172)	44 (167.4056)
Mar 23, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	73 / 84 (632.4916)	58 (164.5944)	79 (154.2516)	56 (165.1084)	81 (148.5372)
Sep 15, 2017	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	22 / 27 (647.8744)	21 (163.9544)	8 (170.8228)	24 (156.5372)	23 (156.5600)
Aug 25, 2017	10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	38 / 56 (638.1600)	41 (161.6800)	17 (167.4400)	45 (156.5028)	39 (152.5372)
Aug 18, 2017	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	4 / 41 (680.5372)	17 (168.5600)	22 (164.5600)	4 (174.8572)	4 (172.5600)
Jul 14, 2017	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	32 / 48 (663.3372)	38 (164)	16 (170.8228)	28 (165.0972)	29 (163.4172)
Jun 10, 2017	Mankato Cookout Day 2 Mankato, MN	27 / 33 (658.7316)	12 (172.5828)	27 (162.2516)	2 (175.4172)	32 (148.4800)
Jun 9, 2017	Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD) Mankato, MN	11 / 35 (673.0628)	2 (176.5600)	11 (168.5600)	25 (163.4172)	22 (164.5256)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	26 / 46 (655.2916)	5 (174.2972)	21 (164.5372)	38 (159.3828)	32 (157.0744)
May 12, 2017	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	19 / 71 (665.6688)	33 (162.8228)	37 (163.4288)	24 (165.7028)	4 (173.7144)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	67 / 77 (649.0740)	73 (155.9656)	68 (161.6684)	47 (168.0228)	49 (163.4172)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	79 / 87 (633.0396)	67 (161.1544)	78 (156)	68 (161.0968)	79 (154.7884)
Jun 11, 2016	Mankato Cookout Day 2 and ( Back Yard) Mankato, MN	28 / 32 (645.0400)	23 (168)	14 (170.2628)	27 (160.5600)	31 (146.2172)
Jun 10, 2016	Mankato Cookout Day 1 Mankato, MN	24 / 33 (659.3144)	29 (162.8572)	24 (165.6800)	3 (175.4172)	28 (155.3600)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	20 / 53 (662.1832)	33 (162.2400)	31 (160.5260)	8 (171.4400)	14 (167.9772)
May 6, 2016	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	33 / 83 (644.4572)	46 (157.6572)	28 (165.1200)	18 (169.7028)	54 (151.9772)
Mar 4, 2016	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN	31 / 59 (646.1944)	11 (170.2744)	26 (163.4172)	38 (158.2628)	43 (154.2400)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	210 / 606 (662.7772)	184 (168.0116)	189 (167.9772)	80 (171.9884)	435 (154.8000)
Jun 12, 2015	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	11 / 42 (670.7888)	4 (173.7144)	23 (164.5716)	25 (162.2400)	13 (170.2628)
May 29, 2015	Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN	24 / 60 (661.6232)	19 (167.9888)	20 (166.2400)	21 (165.7028)	32 (161.6916)
May 1, 2015	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	16 / 81 (675.4172)	25 (167.4516)	8 (174.8572)	46 (161.7028)	5 (171.4056)
Mar 21, 2015	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	65 / 82 (670.2284)	78 (165.0856)	60 (165.7256)	2 (178.2972)	73 (161.1200)
Mar 20, 2015	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	67 / 87 (661.6456)	38 (171.4172)	78 (155.4172)	15 (174.8456)	68 (159.9656)
Feb 27, 2015	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series) Isle, MN	—	10 (169.1428)	3 (171.4172)	7 (169.7028)	—
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	72 / 552 (677.8060)	165 (168.6172)	97 (170.8916)	63 (173.1428)	201 (165.1544)
Aug 16, 2014	Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg Manitoba Canada	13 / 26 (640.6744)	8 (165.7600)	22 (149.1544)	17 (158.3428)	3 (167.4172)
Jun 6, 2014	Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK	9 / 33 (671.3716)	9 (170.2744)	13 (165.1200)	1 (177.1544)	15 (158.8228)
May 2, 2014	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	10 / 80 (673.6800)	10 (170.8800)	29 (163.9772)	27 (165.0856)	1 (173.7372)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	293 / 535 (634.7768)	353 (157.1200)	197 (162.2972)	437 (151.3940)	157 (163.9656)
Aug 14, 2013	Montana State BBQ Championships at Montana Fair Billings, MT	8 / 26 (655.3600)	4 (167.4172)	7 (167.9772)	8 (163.4056)	12 (156.5600)
May 10, 2013	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	20 / 36 (659.4284)	22 (164)	27 (159.9998)	9 (172)	15 (163.4286)
May 3, 2013	Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK	12 / 88 (677.1428)	2 (180)	42 (161.7144)	47 (161.1428)	5 (174.2856)
Apr 19, 2013	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	27 / 63 (649.7142)	33 (159.4286)	17 (166.2858)	42 (161.1426)	27 (162.8572)
Mar 22, 2013	Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship Midland, TX	31 / 59 (605.7140)	24 (155.4286)	43 (146.8572)	33 (151.4286)	25 (151.9996)

SMOKIN BONES

At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

Pork nemesis

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)