A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
RED OAK BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
RED OAK BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKE-N-BONES BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2015-10-03
Best ToY finish
#1734
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
619.88
last 4 Master vs avg 619.88 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.00
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.99 · weakest Brisket (147.94)
Road miles
806
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 276 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Master avg
619.88 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
SMOKE-N-BONES BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 144 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4778 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKE-N-BONES BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKE-N-BONES BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4727 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKE-N-BONES BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 7 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#4737 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKE-N-BONES BBQ)
They've been 1512 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4757 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1501
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKE-N-BONES BBQ)
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#4755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after SMOKE-N-BONES BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKE-N-BONES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 157.1200 | 161.99 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5604 | 142.7888 | 155.97 | top 64% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8340 | 150.2628 | 153.98 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 129.0400 | 147.94 | 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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blues, BBQ & Bargains | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 89% | 2014-07-18 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2015-10-03
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
2 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.99 · weakest Brisket (147.94)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
619.88
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
672
63–648 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
806
4 mapped stops · furthest 276 mi
Schedule strength
1538
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
2014-07-18 → 2015-10-03
Power rating
1467
peak 1467 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)164.5604 Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- Peak power rating (1487) Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- 2014
- Career-best overall score643.3484 Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley
- 2015
- Most recent contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains | 2013-07-19 |
| -10.6 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
| -9.1 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains | 2014-07-18 |
| -0.3 | Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley | 2014-06-21 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 89.4% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 549 / 606 (603.8512) | 307 (163.9656) | 578 (142.7888) | 514 (152.5712) | 548 (144.5256) |
| 2014-07-18 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS | 28 / 33 (631.3488) | 22 (163.4172) | 26 (154.2516) | 32 (150.2628) | 13 (163.4172) |
| 2014-06-21 | Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO | 21 / 35 (643.3484) | 13 (163.4516) | 13 (162.2744) | 19 (162.8340) | 25 (154.7884) |
| 2013-07-19 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS | 39 / 42 (600.9832) | 26 (157.1200) | 19 (164.5604) | 35 (150.2628) | 40 (129.0400) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1734 (138 pts) | #1482 (193 pts) | #1524 (178 pts) | #1728 (148 pts) | #1534 (178 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2459 (67 pts) | #2501 (67 pts) | #1925 (97 pts) | #2500 (67 pts) | #2496 (67 pts) |