A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE 5TH ARTERY ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE 5TH ARTERY has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
JONES' BONES
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1481 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-25
latest 2015-06-19
Best ToY finish
#1156
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
619.61
last 5 Master vs avg 619.61 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.68
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.48 · weakest Brisket (151.30)
Road miles
206
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 38 mi
Schedule strength
5%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
Master avg
619.61 / 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
−6.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.19 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 151.30
- Pork avg 157.48
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4072 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after JONES' BONES did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#4089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
Level with JONES' BONES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
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#4077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
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#4065 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFALO MEATHEADS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7142 | 151.4284 | 155.54 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.2856 | 140.0002 | 155.30 | top 60% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 150.2854 | 157.48 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5484 | 145.1428 | 151.30 | top 63% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 58% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2013-05-25 → 2015-06-19
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.48 · weakest Brisket (151.30)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
619.61
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
151
87–167 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
206
5 mapped stops · furthest 38 mi
Schedule strength
1507
average field rating faced — tougher than 5% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2014-05-24 → 2015-06-19
Power rating
1481
peak 1481 · #4083 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
- Peak power rating (1490) Roc City Rib Fest
- First call Brockport BBQ - Music Festival
- 2015
- First overall top-10 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
- Career-best overall score645.1084 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2856 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
- Most recent contest Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.8 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que | 2015-06-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Roc City Rib Fest | 2013-05-25 |
| -9.5 | Brockport BBQ - Music Festival | 2013-06-21 |
| -7.1 | Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival | 2013-08-09 |
| -4.3 | Roc City Rib Fest | 2014-05-24 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 80% | 86.9% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-19 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY | 10 / 47 (645.1084) | 29 (156.5600) | 2 (170.2856) | 29 (153.7144) | 8 (164.5484) |
| 2014-05-24 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 60 / 86 (619.8972) | 57 (155.9656) | 61 (150.8228) | 11 (166.8572) | 74 (146.2516) |
| 2013-08-09 | Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY | 23 / 31 (625.6228) | 23 (156.0228) | 23 (154.8000) | 13 (159.9772) | 17 (154.8228) |
| 2013-06-21 | Brockport BBQ - Music Festival Brockport, NY | 15 / 18 (613.7138) | 17 (151.4284) | 11 (160.5712) | 10 (156.5714) | 17 (145.1428) |
| 2013-05-25 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 66 / 80 (593.7140) | 38 (157.7142) | 71 (140.0002) | 52 (150.2854) | 51 (145.7142) |
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 | #1596 (135 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #1192 (260 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #1576 (155 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #1748 (145 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1156 (234 pts) | #1244 (224 pts) | #1162 (254 pts) | #1009 (309 pts) | #1136 (254 pts) |