SKIN AND BONES BBQ

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

Power ranking

#5792

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1441

peak 1503 · rated over 20 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-01-25

latest 2017-11-17

Best ToY finish

#612

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

661.6464 / 720

Master · Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

617.92 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 636.36 (-18.44)

Walk rate

65%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship

Consistency

±19.91

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.14 · weakest Brisket (151.33)

Road miles

11,882

mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 1968 mi

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)

Master avg

636.36 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 20 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 20 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 55%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 55%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

SWAMP BOYS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SWAMP BOYS has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.82 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 35%.

Brisket avg 151.33
Chicken avg 163.14
2 calls in 20 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pig In or Pig Out in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

SWAMP BOYS ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SWAMP BOYS has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.

A November team

Top 57% average finish in November

Something about November: average finish in the top 57% across 5 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

5 November contests
top 68% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,882 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,882 miles across 20 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,968 miles to Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship.

20 mapped stops
furthest 1,968 mi

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.

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

OLD SCHOOL BBQ

#5793 of the rated field

1441 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

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

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-09-23

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FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC

#5775 of the rated field

1442 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2020-01-17

⚔ Head-to-head

SHOP BOYS BBQ

#5777 of the rated field

1442 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 22 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2025-08-01

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PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN

#5781 of the rated field

1442 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

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BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN

#5791 of the rated field

1441 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1441

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2021-05-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Rolling Smoke BBQ

#5779 of the rated field

1442 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-07-03

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SWAMP BOYS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SWINOS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	7	0	1	174.8572	153.7600	163.14	top 53%
Pork Ribs	20	5	0	0	171.4400	140.5372	159.45	top 62%
Pork	20	6	1	3	179.4400	145.0744	162.44	top 54%
Brisket	20	2	0	0	169.1200	132.5144	151.33	top 74%

“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	Avg finish
FL	6	top 61%
GA	4	top 65%
CT	2	top 54%
KY	1	top 92%
WI	1	top 96%
NY	1	top 67%
VA	1	top 88%
TN	1	top 69%
CO	1	top 62%
NV	1	top 89%
IL	1	top 56%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 74%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 70%
Large (40+)	7	top 62%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Plant City Pig Jam	2	21	0	top 50%	2016-11-18
When Pigs Fly South	2	16	0	top 49%	2015-11-06

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

On the trail 4.8 yrs 2013-01-25 → 2017-11-17

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in FL 6 of 20 contests · 11 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 18 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 20 entries · 0 wins · 7 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 163.14 · weakest Brisket (151.33)

Walk rate 65% a top-10 call in 13 of 20 contests

Overall top-10 rate 5% 1 of 20 contests

Master average 636.36 out of 720 · 20 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 547 250–463 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 11,882 20 mapped stops · furthest 1,968 mi

Schedule strength 1538 average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests

Power rating 1441 peak 1503 · #5792 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jan 25 First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1428 Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)
Nov 15 First call When Pigs Fly South
Nov 22 Peak power rating (1503) Plant City Pig Jam
Dec 6 Career-best overall score661.6464 Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier)
2014
Apr 25 First category win (Pork) Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship
Apr 25 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship
May 9 10th tracked contest Wild West BBQ
Sep 27 First overall top-10 The Best BBQ Chef Competition
2017
Nov 17 Most recent contest Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.9	When Pigs Fly South	2013-11-15
+5.8	The Best BBQ Chef Competition	2014-09-27
+3.6	Plant City Pig Jam	2013-11-22
+1.8	Plant City Pig Jam	2016-11-18
+1.8	Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)	2013-05-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.4	Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1)	2016-08-05
-10	*Fire on the Mountain	2017-07-28
-9.6	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship	2014-05-01
-9.1	Smoke on the mountain/VA state BBQ championship	2016-07-15
-8.9	Lakeland Pig Festival	2013-01-25

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	0	50%	top 90%	87.3%	85.4%
2016	4	0	0	75%	top 77%	89.8%	86.1%
2015	2	0	0	100%	top 67%	91.8%	89.5%
2014	7	1	1	71%	top 66%	91.7%	89%
2013	5	0	0	40%	top 55%	91.9%	90.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-11-17	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	37 / 42 (600.5484)	28 (159.9884)	40 (140.5372)	17 (165.7372)	38 (134.2856)
2017-07-28	*Fire on the Mountain Leburn, KY	12 / 13 (628.5488)	10 (164.0344)	10 (161.6800)	6 (163.4516)	13 (139.3828)
2016-11-18	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	21 / 38 (646.2060)	9 (168.5828)	16 (166.8572)	29 (158.8344)	31 (151.9316)
2016-08-05	Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1) Manitowoc, WI	26 / 27 (602.1712)	7 (166.8572)	25 (147.3940)	24 (155.4056)	26 (132.5144)
2016-07-29	The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival Old Forge, NY	16 / 24 (612.1032)	16 (153.7832)	9 (160.6172)	18 (153.7256)	17 (143.9772)
2016-07-15	Smoke on the mountain/VA state BBQ championship Galax, VA	22 / 25 (618.7656)	23 (154.8456)	12 (166.8684)	24 (145.0744)	20 (151.9772)
2015-11-06	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	23 / 35 (627.4972)	28 (153.7600)	33 (145.1544)	3 (172.6172)	22 (155.9656)
2015-07-03	Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN	35 / 51 (660.9828)	36 (165.0972)	8 (171.4400)	22 (168.5256)	43 (155.9200)
2014-09-27	The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT	6 / 15 (646.2288)	6 (162.8800)	12 (160.5944)	3 (169.1316)	10 (153.6228)
2014-06-20	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	22 / 32 (637.0624)	19 (163.3712)	16 (162.2972)	30 (151.4056)	17 (159.9884)
2014-05-09	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	18 / 29 (628.9596)	11 (163.4400)	18 (156.5256)	22 (157.0856)	22 (151.9084)
2014-05-01	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV	16 / 18 (634.7088)	12 (162.8000)	16 (160.5372)	10 (163.9772)	17 (147.3944)
2014-04-25	Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	28 / 50 (649.7032)	38 (157.1200)	33 (157.7488)	1 (179.4400)	37 (155.3944)
2014-04-03	Smokin on the River (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Summerville, GA	23 / 30 (630.0456)	29 (154.2284)	6 (168.5372)	14 (161.6800)	27 (145.6000)
2014-03-28	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA	24 / 35 (659.8860)	3 (174.8572)	25 (162.2744)	7 (174.2628)	31 (148.4916)
2013-12-06	Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	44 / 65 (661.6464)	11 (174.2972)	47 (163.4060)	52 (159.3944)	39 (164.5488)
2013-11-22	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	24 / 53 (650.7540)	9 (168.5828)	10 (168.0000)	29 (161.1200)	37 (153.0512)
2013-11-15	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	16 / 49 (661.0400)	10 (169.7144)	24 (163.4172)	35 (158.7884)	8 (169.1200)
2013-05-10	Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	16 / 33 (661.1428)	13 (169.1430)	20 (162.2856)	16 (166.2856)	17 (163.4286)
2013-01-25	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	55 / 70 (609.1422)	52 (155.4282)	66 (142.8572)	22 (162.8572)	54 (147.9996)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2038 (100 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#612 (609 pts)	#457 (839 pts)	#560 (689 pts)	#357 (1034 pts)	#669 (554 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1104 (253 pts)	#944 (338 pts)	#1248 (233 pts)	#1119 (268 pts)	#1164 (248 pts)