BAD TO THE BONE TOO

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

Power ranking

#3482

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1493

peak 1517 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-05-02

latest 2017-04-28

Best ToY finish

#871

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

678.8000 / 720

Master · Hot Springs Blues & BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.11 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 655.22 (-11.11)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

175.4288

Pork Ribs · Bucks, Ducks & BBQ

Consistency

±16.45

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.51 · weakest Brisket (160.47)

Road miles

651

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Purse competed for

$35K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.22 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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.

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

678.8000 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.8000 at Hot Springs Blues & BBQ — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-09-19

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 45%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 45%

A tough matchup

7–2 behind in the head-to-head

DAD'S GRILLIN CREW ahead in 78% of their meetings

DAD'S GRILLIN CREW has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.04 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 160.47
Chicken avg 165.51
3 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship (2019-02-08).

last seen 2017-04-28
back 2019-02-08

Chicken nemesis

8 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

DAD'S GRILLIN CREW ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DAD'S GRILLIN CREW has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.28% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.28% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.0% of a perfect score
10 contests

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

BBQ Bravado

#3472 of the rated field

1494 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2022-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

TWISTED OAK BARBECUE

#3490 of the rated field

1493 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

Level with BAD TO THE BONE TOO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2022-01-28

⚔ Head-to-head

SOUTH COAST BBQ

#3465 of the rated field

1494 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before BAD TO THE BONE TOO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Jessie Raes BBQ

#3497 of the rated field

1493 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1528

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1528 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-11-21

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PIG PEN ENTERPRISES

#3502 of the rated field

1493 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

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 2022-05-13

⚔ Head-to-head

Red & Black BBQ Shack

#3477 of the rated field

1494 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1494

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after BAD TO THE BONE TOO did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-08-08

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LOTTA BULL BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	3	0	173.7256	157.0972	165.51	top 56%
Pork Ribs	9	1	0	175.4288	155.3944	164.11	top 57%
Pork	9	2	0	172.0000	153.1084	165.13	top 54%
Brisket	9	3	1	174.2744	145.6572	160.47	top 57%

“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 63%
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 58%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash	2	10	0	top 61%	2016-09-23

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3 yrs 2014-05-02 → 2017-04-28

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AR 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 8 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 165.51 · weakest Brisket (160.47)

Walk rate 60% a top-10 call in 6 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 20% 2 of 10 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 655.22 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 150 105–133 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 651 10 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi

Schedule strength 1546 average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests

Purse competed for $35,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs 2017-04-28 → 2019-02-08

Power rating 1493 peak 1517 · #3482 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
May 2 First tracked contest Smokelawn
May 2 First call Smokelawn
May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2744 Smokelawn
Jul 18 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4288 Bucks, Ducks & BBQ
2015
Sep 19 First overall top-10 Hot Springs Blues & BBQ
Sep 19 Career-best overall score678.8000 Hot Springs Blues & BBQ
Sep 19 Peak power rating (1517) Hot Springs Blues & BBQ
2019
Feb 8 10th tracked contest KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship
Feb 8 Most recent contest KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.5	Hot Springs Blues & BBQ	2015-09-19
+7.1	Smokelawn	2014-05-02
+2.9	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship	2015-10-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.1	Smoke On the Water Arkansas State Barbecue Championship	2016-09-16
-7.6	*Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off	2017-04-28
-6.2	*Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce	2017-04-01
-2.8	Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash	2015-09-25
-1.7	Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash	2016-09-23

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	—	—	—
2017	2	0	0%	top 77%	91.4%	90.2%
2016	2	0	50%	top 73%	88.2%	88%
2015	3	2	100%	top 45%	94.3%	91.9%
2014	2	0	100%	top 47%	94%	93.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-02-08	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	—	—	—	—	—
2017-04-28	*Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR	23 / 29 (658.2632)	12 (170.8572)	21 (165.7260)	11 (169.7372)	27 (151.9428)
2017-04-01	*Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce Gravette, AR	28 / 37 (640.9712)	30 (159.3940)	15 (167.4172)	21 (165.6800)	30 (148.4800)
2016-09-23	Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Bryant, AR	15 / 25 (631.8860)	16 (157.0972)	18 (158.2744)	5 (170.8572)	22 (145.6572)
2016-09-16	Smoke On the Water Arkansas State Barbecue Championship Pine Bluff, AR	18 / 21 (634.7084)	15 (165.7028)	18 (155.3944)	20 (153.1084)	15 (160.5028)
2015-10-02	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR	11 / 25 (654.7200)	10 (166.8112)	12 (162.2516)	12 (164.5600)	13 (161.0972)
2015-09-25	Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash Bryant, AR	10 / 16 (650.7772)	7 (169.7144)	13 (156.5372)	12 (160.5600)	8 (163.9656)
2015-09-19	Hot Springs Blues & BBQ Hot Springs, AR	8 / 29 (678.8000)	19 (163.9884)	14 (168.5372)	6 (172.0000)	3 (174.2744)
2014-07-18	Bucks, Ducks & BBQ Conway, AR	16 / 26 (676.5488)	9 (173.7256)	6 (175.4288)	26 (159.9544)	13 (167.4400)
2014-05-02	Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR	13 / 39 (670.2744)	24 (162.2744)	15 (167.4172)	12 (169.7372)	8 (170.8456)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1708 (124 pts)	#1533 (179 pts)	#1494 (184 pts)	#1395 (204 pts)	#1965 (114 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1450 (181 pts)	#1484 (191 pts)	#1646 (166 pts)	#1302 (246 pts)	#1636 (161 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#871 (385 pts)	#959 (355 pts)	#1032 (325 pts)	#923 (390 pts)	#769 (475 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1290 (220 pts)	#1430 (205 pts)	#1142 (280 pts)	#1535 (180 pts)	#1163 (270 pts)