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
BODACIOUS BUTTS AND BONES is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 34 at the 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition (2013). They are ranked #5245 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest Jul 17, 2015 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.21 · weakest Chicken (148.89)
Road miles
62
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
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BODACIOUS BUTTS AND BONES, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,253 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#5,259 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,247 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
They turned up 10 years after BODACIOUS BUTTS AND BONES did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#5,238 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Level with BODACIOUS BUTTS AND BONES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,235 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,224 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
Repeat visits (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% | Jul 17, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
120
finished ahead 33 times, behind 148
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Aug 16, 2013 → Jul 17, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest RiverFest Red White and Que
20134 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | BBQ in the Bluffs | May 10, 2013 |
| -10.6 | RiverFest Red White and Que | Jul 19, 2013 |
| -9.9 | RiverFest Red White and Que | Jul 17, 2015 |
| -7.3 | 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska | Aug 16, 2013 |
| -3.7 | 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition | May 31, 2013 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2015 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 41 / 45 (597.0628) | 42 (142.8572) | 38 (155.4172) | 43 (150.2512) | 39 (148.5372) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | 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) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 28 / 32 (605.5200) | 28 (153.6684) | 25 (153.6572) | 31 (149.6800) | 23 (148.5144) |
| May 31, 2013 | 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE | 22 / 34 (620.5714) | 28 (146.8570) | 14 (157.7142) | 23 (155.4286) | 12 (160.5716) |
| May 10, 2013 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 28 / 32 (613.1428) | 30 (149.1428) | 28 (146.2856) | 25 (156.5712) | 13 (161.1432) |