SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM

SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 4th of 37 at the Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest (2014). They are ranked #2199 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,199

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1531

peak 1535 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 9, 2013

latest Sep 1, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1009

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

684.5600 / 720

Master · Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.24 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 660.47 (-2.23)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Pork Ribs · Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest

Consistency

±19.42

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.65 · weakest Brisket (162.21)

Road miles

1,999

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 561 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Master avg

660.47 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

684.5600 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.5600 at Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 27, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DR. NORDY'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM 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 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 37%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 37%

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.44 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.

Brisket avg 162.21
Pork Ribs avg 167.65
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOOCHEWSOOEY in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

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Pork Ribs nemesis

5 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2779 (55 pts)	#1988 (100 pts)	#2785 (55 pts)	#1985 (105 pts)	#2783 (55 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1009 (308 pts)	#1094 (303 pts)	#804 (453 pts)	#937 (378 pts)	#1357 (218 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1163 (232 pts)	#1117 (267 pts)	#1139 (262 pts)	#1526 (157 pts)	#1167 (247 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

FARM TO FIRE

#2,201 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1531

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM)

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2020

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TAILGATERS BBQ

#2,198 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1531

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2019

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BBQ NUTS

#2,197 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1532

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2017

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THE PIG EASY!

#2,187 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1532

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 13, 2021

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Ribs in Peace

#2,202 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 80%
Peak: 1531

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2026

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The Rack Pack

#2,191 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1559

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 56% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 28, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUTCHER BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
DR. NORDY'S BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BC'S	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	2	170.8572	157.6456	165.70	top 53%
Pork Ribs	10	5	176	146.2400	167.65	top 39%
Pork	10	1	173.7372	155.3828	164.91	top 50%
Brisket	10	0	172.0228	141.6572	162.21	top 55%

“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)	4	0	top 49%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OK	6	top 48%
KS	1	top 31%
TX	1	top 83%
CO	1	top 39%
NE	1	top 36%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	2	22	0	top 70%	May 19, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 6 of 10 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 9 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 628 finished ahead 481 times, behind 321

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Mar 13, 2015 → May 20, 2016

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

20172 milestones

Sep 1 10th tracked contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 1 Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20144 milestones

Jun 27 First overall top-10 Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
Jun 27 Career-best overall score684.5600 Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
Jun 27 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
Jun 27 Peak power rating (1535) Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest

20133 milestones

Aug 9 First tracked contest Cass County
Aug 9 First call Cass County
Aug 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.7028 Cass County

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.3	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest	Jun 27, 2014
+10.1	Smokin' At The Run Shootout	Mar 14, 2014
+8.4	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 1, 2017
+7.1	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 11, 2014
+5.8	Cass County	Aug 9, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 13, 2015
-6.9	Smokin' At The Run	Mar 15, 2014
-4.1	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	May 20, 2016

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	50%	top 46%	93.5%	93.4%
2016	1	0	0%	top 78%	90.8%	90.8%
2015	1	0	0%	top 83%	84.5%	84.5%
2014	4	1	75%	top 37%	95.1%	93.1%
2013	2	0	100%	top 38%	91.9%	91.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	126 / 407 (673.1312)	197 (166.8572)	156 (167.9656)	196 (166.2856)	58 (172.0228)
May 19, 2017	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	22 / 36 (671.3716)	32 (162.8228)	5 (174.8916)	23 (165.1200)	20 (168.5372)
May 20, 2016	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	36 / 46 (653.7032)	37 (164.6172)	34 (166.2972)	46 (155.3828)	30 (167.4060)
Mar 13, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX	25 / 30 (608.4344)	16 (162.2744)	29 (146.2400)	15 (158.2628)	29 (141.6572)
Jun 27, 2014	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	4 / 37 (684.5600)	11 (170.8344)	4 (176)	11 (170.2856)	13 (167.4400)
Apr 11, 2014	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	20 / 64 (665.6572)	32 (165.6800)	4 (175.4172)	6 (173.7372)	48 (150.8228)
Mar 15, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	57 / 72 (661.0056)	69 (157.6456)	41 (166.8344)	19 (173.1428)	54 (163.3828)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	12 / 43 (670.2744)	9 (170.8572)	9 (169.7144)	22 (166.8456)	27 (162.8572)
Aug 16, 2013	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	13 / 33 (654.8344)	7 (169.1544)	17 (162.8572)	22 (160.5484)	12 (162.2744)
Aug 9, 2013	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	16 / 44 (661.7028)	18 (166.2628)	8 (170.2856)	22 (159.4516)	14 (165.7028)

SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

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 — 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)