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Bare Bones

Bare Bones is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 183 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2013). They are ranked #2769 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,769
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1512
peak 1525 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

13
in the data

First seen

Jun 21, 2013
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 13 years on the trail

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

2
2 podiums

Overall top-10s

1
8% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 50%
overall standings

Best overall

674.8566 / 720
Master · Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

640.10
last 5 Master vs avg 640.43 (-0.32)

Walk rate

38%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972
Chicken · Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

Consistency

±27.25
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 168.74 · weakest Brisket (153.41)

Road miles

6,439
across 13 mapped stops · furthest 1,203 mi

Schedule strength

21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)

Purse competed for

$40K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

640.43 / 720
13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

8–2 behind in the head-to-head

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 80% of their meetings

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−15.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.33 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 38%.

  • Brisket avg 153.41
  • Chicken avg 168.74
  • 1 call in 13 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

A June team

Top 34% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 34% across 7 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

  • 7 June contests
  • top 50% the rest of the year
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The long haul

6,439 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,439 miles across 13 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,203 miles to Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest.

  • 13 mapped stops
  • furthest 1,203 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Bare Bones, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Slowburn BBQ - AR
#2,783 of the rated field
1512 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
23%
Peak
1531
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Bare Bones)

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

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Sep 30, 2026
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GOIN' FOR SMOKE
#2,760 of the rated field
1512 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
20%
Peak
1512
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Bare Bones)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Bare Bones's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 5 contests
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HILLBILLY SHEEK
#2,751 of the rated field
1512 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
8%
Peak
1517

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Sep 12, 2019
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Rubmaster BBQ-Team
#2,757 of the rated field
1512 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
21%
Peak
1536

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Jul 6, 2019
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Wolf Valley BBQ
#2,768 of the rated field
1512 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
29%
Peak
1533

They turned up 10 years after Bare Bones did, first appearing in 2023.

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen May 15, 2026
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Pork Posse
#2,771 of the rated field
1512 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
1
Top-10s
17%
Peak
1512

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Apr 5, 2024
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 10 2 8 20% ⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ 9 8 1 89% ⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS 8 3 5 38% ⚔ compare
BEAUX HAWG BBQ 8 2 6 25% ⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 8 1 7 13% ⚔ compare
Every Man A Smoker 7 7 0 100% ⚔ compare
Grill on Grill Action 7 7 0 100% ⚔ compare
No Clue BBQ 7 7 0 100% ⚔ compare
Smokin Engineers 7 7 0 100% ⚔ compare
BITE MY BUTT BBQ 7 7 0 100% ⚔ compare
B&D BBQ 7 6 1 86% ⚔ compare
Can't Beat Our Meat 7 6 1 86% ⚔ compare
Hogs Breath BBQ 7 6 1 86% ⚔ compare
Meaty Bone BBQ 7 6 1 86% ⚔ compare
Natural Born Grillers 7 6 1 86% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 13 5 1 1 178.2972 150.2284 168.74 top 25%
Pork Ribs 13 1 0 0 172.0344 112.8800 156.15 top 58%
Pork 13 1 0 0 171.9656 143.9884 162.13 top 48%
Brisket 13 1 1 1 177.1428 134.2628 153.41 top 64%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 94%
Medium (20–39)10top 77%
Large (40+)110top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
KS100top 41%
VT10top 77%
NH10top 63%
VA10top 94%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 3 4 0 top 20% Jun 24, 2016
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 2 89 0 top 57% Jun 26, 2026
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival 2 25 0 top 72% Aug 26, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 3 contests
Contests a season 1.6 across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in KS 10 of 13 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited 9 3 of them more than once
Opponents faced 632 finished ahead 930 times, behind 570
Longest layoff 3.8 yrs Aug 26, 2022 → Jun 26, 2026

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

20261 milestone
  1. Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20191 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20181 milestone
  1. Peak power rating (1525) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
20161 milestone
  1. Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20136 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
  2. First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
  3. First category win (Brisket) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
  4. First overall top-10 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
  5. First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.8566 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
  6. Career-best overall score674.8566 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+15.5Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State ChampionshipJun 21, 2013
+12.9Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State ChampionshipJun 24, 2016
+10.8Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State ChampionshipJun 23, 2017
+6.5Battle of the BrisketSep 13, 2013
+1.2East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots FestivalAug 26, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-13.2Black Dog Music and Que FestivalSep 13, 2013
-9.8East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots FestivalAug 23, 2019
-6.1The Harpoon Brewery BBQ FestivalJul 23, 2016
-3.1Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer FestMay 31, 2014
-2.7The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State ChampionshipJun 21, 2019

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20261000 0% top 57% 90.4% 90.4%
20221000 0% top 56% 90.3% 90.3%
20192000 50% top 72% 88.6% 87.5%
20181000 0% top 45% 88.9% 88.9%
20171000 0% top 16% 91.3% 91.3%
20162001 50% top 44% 93.2% 91.3%
20142000 50% top 55% 87.8% 87.6%
20133011 67% top 43% 93.7% 87.6%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Jun 26, 2026 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 89 / 157 (650.6968) 62 (166.8340) 80 (165.1084) 36 (171.9656) 141 (146.7888)
Aug 26, 2022 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS 25 / 45 (650.2284) 12 (173.7256) 38 (153.7144) 30 (164.5256) 28 (158.2628)
Aug 23, 2019 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS 58 / 66 (622.1256) 16 (170.8572) 57 (153.7028) 55 (158.2284) 63 (139.3372)
Jun 21, 2019 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 104 / 183 (637.6340) 9 (174.2628) 100 (158.8228) 27 (170.2856) 176 (134.2628)
Jun 22, 2018 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS 84 / 185 (639.8400) 38 (165.1200) 77 (162.2744) 59 (165.1084) 152 (147.3372)
Jun 23, 2017 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 29 / 184 (657.1544) 16 (170.3200) 102 (158.8800) 88 (160.5372) 32 (167.4172)
Jul 23, 2016 The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT 20 / 26 (643.2568) 16 (165.0740) 16 (165.1200) 23 (154.2400) 17 (158.8228)
Jun 24, 2016 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 19 / 183 (670.8224) 1 (178.2972) 46 (165.7256) 26 (169.6912) 94 (157.1084)
Jun 27, 2014 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 89 / 184 (632.4800) 54 (164.5828) 157 (146.8116) 53 (163.4400) 74 (157.6456)
May 31, 2014 Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH 30 / 48 (628.5828) 10 (169.1656) 43 (146.8112) 6 (170.3088) 43 (142.2972)
Sep 13, 2013 Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA 15 / 16 (561.3940) 11 (150.2284) 16 (112.8800) 15 (143.9884) 11 (154.2972)
Sep 13, 2013 Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS 17 / 53 (656.5144) 5 (172.5828) 6 (172.0344) 33 (158.2628) 36 (153.6344)
Jun 21, 2013 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 4 / 183 (674.8566) 9 (172.5714) 25 (167.9998) 106 (157.1426) 1 (177.1428)

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