DOC BONE'S BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3810

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1487

peak 1487 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-16

latest 2019-08-16

Best ToY finish

#1524

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

652.5372 / 720

Master · Hudson Valley Ribfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

636.63 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 630.89 (+5.74)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5828

Chicken · Hudson Valley Ribfest

Consistency

±18.69

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.06 · weakest Pork (154.43)

Road miles

357

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 117 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

630.89 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team ahead in 100% of their meetings

Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.6 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.63 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.

Pork avg 154.43
Chicken avg 164.06
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MEATDADDY'S BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival (2018-05-05).

last seen 2016-06-03
back 2018-05-05

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

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.

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

Risk it for the Brisket

#3801 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1487

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

⚔ Head-to-head

PayHeed BBQ

#3790 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1487

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokey Boys

#3823 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2023-08-25

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM-AL

#3804 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Level with DOC BONE'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-03-08

⚔ Head-to-head

CAROLINA Q

#3805 of the rated field

1487 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2017-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Soul Pig BBQ

#3800 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1487

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RIBS WITHIN	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Handsome Devil	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG KEV'S BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Chicken Chokers	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	172.5828	152.5028	164.06	top 38%
Pork Ribs	8	0	168.5372	141.6916	156.91	top 58%
Pork	8	0	163.4400	148.0228	154.43	top 69%
Brisket	8	1	162.8800	138.2400	155.48	top 51%

“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
NY	5	top 57%
CT	2	top 69%
PA	1	top 55%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hudson Valley Ribfest	5	24	0	top 57%	2019-08-16
Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	2	18	0	top 69%	2018-05-05

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6 yrs 2013-08-16 → 2019-08-16

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NY 5 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 3 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.06 · weakest Pork (154.43)

Walk rate 25% a top-10 call in 2 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 630.89 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 236 154–255 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 357 8 mapped stops · furthest 117 mi

Schedule strength 1547 average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests

Purse competed for $9,500 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2016-06-03 → 2018-05-05

Power rating 1487 peak 1487 · #3810 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 16 First tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
Aug 16 Peak power rating (1499) Hudson Valley Ribfest
2015
May 2 First call Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
2018
Aug 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4116 Hudson Valley Ribfest
Aug 17 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5828 Hudson Valley Ribfest
2019
Aug 16 Career-best overall score652.5372 Hudson Valley Ribfest
Aug 16 Most recent contest Hudson Valley Ribfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.5	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2018-08-17
+0.4	Que for the Troops	2016-06-03
+0.2	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	2015-05-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2014-08-16
-4.4	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	2018-05-05
-2.2	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2019-08-16
-1.4	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2015-08-14
-0.6	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2013-08-16

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 45%	90.6%	90.6%
2018	2	50%	top 61%	90.1%	89%
2016	1	0%	top 55%	87.8%	87.8%
2015	2	50%	top 60%	89.8%	87.7%
2014	1	0%	top 78%	82.2%	82.2%
2013	1	0%	top 55%	86.8%	86.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-16	Hudson Valley Ribfest 🏅 New Paltz, NY	24 / 53 (652.5372)	14 (168.5600)	13 (166.8572)	22 (163.4400)	39 (153.6800)
2018-08-17	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	26 / 58 (648.4116)	10 (172.5828)	13 (168.5372)	45 (154.8116)	44 (152.4800)
2018-05-05	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	31 / 40 (633.1888)	13 (165.7256)	29 (152.5600)	34 (156.5944)	22 (158.3088)
2016-06-03	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	37 / 67 (632.4684)	31 (162.8228)	30 (162.2744)	59 (148.5256)	28 (158.8456)
2015-08-14	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	34 / 57 (616.5372)	39 (152.5028)	51 (145.1088)	13 (159.4628)	14 (159.4628)
2015-05-02	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	18 / 30 (646.8572)	8 (169.1200)	17 (161.7144)	26 (153.1428)	10 (162.8800)
2014-08-16	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	47 / 60 (591.9544)	15 (164.0000)	55 (141.6916)	44 (148.0228)	47 (138.2400)
2013-08-16	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	28 / 51 (625.1432)	32 (157.1660)	30 (156.5372)	40 (151.4628)	12 (159.9772)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1920 (65 pts)	#1702 (115 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1933 (75 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1117 (255 pts)	#1354 (180 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1521 (135 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1528 (150 pts)	#1366 (210 pts)	#1612 (155 pts)	#1537 (175 pts)	#1198 (245 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#1908 (125 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#1625 (140 pts)