High-water mark
677.6456
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.6456 at Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 21, 2022
SMOKEY BONES
SMOKEY BONES is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 16th of 38 at the Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival (2013). They are ranked #3717 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest Oct 21, 2022 · 9.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±30.81
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.52 · weakest Pork (155.06)
Road miles
2,300
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 515 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
638.57 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #1323 (225 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2013 (100 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1372 (171 pts) | #1681 (136 pts) | #1387 (196 pts) | #1505 (161 pts) | #1351 (191 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKEY BONES, each with one reason worth a look.
154 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,718 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKEY BONES)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKEY BONES has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,731 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,687 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1504
Level with SMOKEY BONES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,721 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,698 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1489
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before SMOKEY BONES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,699 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 153.7144 | 163.52 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 144 | 160.11 | top 59% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 146.8228 | 155.06 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 136.0002 | 159.88 | top 54% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
3 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
244
finished ahead 89 times, behind 180
Longest layoff
4.1 yrs
Sep 21, 2018 → Oct 21, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20224 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.6456 Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water
- Career-best overall score677.6456 Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8456 Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water
- Most recent contest Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water
20142 milestones
- First call 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
- Peak power rating (1490) 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.7 | Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival | Oct 11, 2013 |
| +4.1 | Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water | Oct 21, 2022 |
| +0.5 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Apr 11, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6 | North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival | May 3, 2013 |
| -4.7 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | Mar 24, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 55% | 89% | 89% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 90% | 85.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2022 | Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR | 26 / 47 (677.6456) | 13 (174.8456) | 10 (173.1428) | 36 (162.8228) | 28 (166.8344) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK | 70 / 87 (643.3484) | 71 (160.5256) | 68 (159.9888) | 83 (154.2512) | 40 (168.5828) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 11, 2014 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 35 / 64 (641.1088) | 4 (174.2972) | 44 (155.4288) | 59 (146.8228) | 20 (164.5600) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival Sand Springs, OK | 16 / 38 (647.8972) | 23 (154.2400) | 11 (167.9772) | 18 (162.2628) | 12 (163.4172) |
| May 3, 2013 | North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival North Platte, NE | 38 / 38 (582.8586) | 32 (153.7144) | 37 (144) | 33 (149.1440) | 38 (136.0002) |