A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
HELPING U BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
HELPING U BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BODACIOUS BUTTS AND BONES
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2015-07-17
Best ToY finish
#1096
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
614.43
last 5 Master vs avg 614.43 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.21 · weakest Chicken (148.89)
Road miles
62
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Master avg
614.43 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−7.3
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.32 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Chicken avg 148.89
- Pork avg 156.21
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at RiverFest Red White and Que (2015-07-17).
- last seen 2013-08-16
- back 2015-07-17
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.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BODACIOUS BUTTS AND BONES)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BODACIOUS BUTTS AND BONES has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5224 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5204 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after BODACIOUS BUTTS AND BONES did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#5203 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Level with BODACIOUS BUTTS AND BONES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5201 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5193 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELPING U BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6684 | 142.8572 | 148.89 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7142 | 146.2856 | 153.59 | top 72% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 149.6800 | 156.21 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1432 | 148.5144 | 155.75 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RiverFest Red White and Que | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 89% | 2015-07-17 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2015-07-17
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 156.21 · weakest Chicken (148.89)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
614.43
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
123
33–148 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
62
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1517
average field rating faced — tougher than 12% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2015-07-17
Power rating
1457
peak 1457 · #5212 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ in the Bluffs
- Peak power rating (1489) BBQ in the Bluffs
- Career-best overall score635.8744 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.1200 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- 2015
- Most recent contest RiverFest Red White and Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | BBQ in the Bluffs | 2013-05-10 |
| -10.6 | RiverFest Red White and Que | 2013-07-19 |
| -9.9 | RiverFest Red White and Que | 2015-07-17 |
| -7.3 | 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska | 2013-08-16 |
| -3.7 | 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition | 2013-05-31 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 88.3% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-17 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 41 / 45 (597.0628) | 42 (142.8572) | 38 (155.4172) | 43 (150.2512) | 39 (148.5372) |
| 2013-08-16 | 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE | 34 / 43 (635.8744) | 38 (151.9084) | 30 (154.8572) | 17 (169.1200) | 25 (159.9888) |
| 2013-07-19 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 28 / 32 (605.5200) | 28 (153.6684) | 25 (153.6572) | 31 (149.6800) | 23 (148.5144) |
| 2013-05-31 | 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE | 22 / 34 (620.5714) | 28 (146.8570) | 14 (157.7142) | 23 (155.4286) | 12 (160.5716) |
| 2013-05-10 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 28 / 32 (613.1428) | 30 (149.1428) | 28 (146.2856) | 25 (156.5712) | 13 (161.1432) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1096 (256 pts) | #1186 (241 pts) | #1048 (296 pts) | #1051 (291 pts) | #836 (376 pts) |