High-water mark
682.2396
career-best overall
94.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.2396 at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival — 94.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-07-23
Bare Bones
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1524
peak 1539 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2013-06-21
latest 2026-06-26
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.10 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 643.91 (-3.80)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±27.48
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.74 · weakest Brisket (153.41)
Road miles
5,047
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 1203 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 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
643.91 / 720
13 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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
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 calls 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.
The comeback
3.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.8 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2026-06-26).
- last seen 2022-08-26
- back 2026-06-26
Announced themselves early
4th
at their very first contest
Finished 4 of 183 at their very first tracked contest, Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2013-06-21).
- 2013-06-21
- 183-team field
A June team
Top 34%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 34% across 7 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.
- 7 June contests
- top 43% the rest of the year
The long haul
5,047
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,047 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 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.
88 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2351 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1538
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2382 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1524
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Bare Bones)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before Bare Bones's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2364 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2355 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1568
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1568 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 20% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2354 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bare Bones on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win 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
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 10 | 0 | top 41% |
| VT | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
| NH | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 40% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 20% | 2016-06-24 |
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2 | 89 | 0 | top 57% | 2026-06-26 |
| East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 72% | 2022-08-26 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
13 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2026-06-26
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 8 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
10 of 13 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
13 entries · 1 win · 5 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.74 · weakest Brisket (153.41)
Walk rate
38%
a top-10 call in 5 of 13 contests
Overall top-10 rate
15%
2 of 13 contests
Master average
643.91
out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
636
946–553 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
5,047
13 mapped stops · furthest 1,203 mi
Schedule strength
1529
average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$40,325
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 8 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3.8 yrs
2022-08-26 → 2026-06-26
Power rating
1524
peak 1539 · #2366 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First category win (Brisket) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall top-10 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.8566 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score682.2396 The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
- 2018
- Peak power rating (1539) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
- 2019
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- 2026
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2013-06-21 |
| +12.8 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2016-06-24 |
| +10.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2017-06-23 |
| +6.5 | Battle of the Brisket | 2013-09-13 |
| +5.6 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 2016-07-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | 2013-09-13 |
| -10.4 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 2019-08-23 |
| -3.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2019-06-21 |
| -2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2026-06-26 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 88.6% | 87.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 16% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 19% | 94.8% | 94% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 39% | 90.4% | 89.1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 43% | 93.7% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | 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) |
| 2022-08-26 | 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) |
| 2019-08-23 | 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) |
| 2019-06-21 | 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) |
| 2018-06-22 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 84 / 185 (639.8400) | 38 (165.1200) | 77 (162.2744) | 59 (165.1084) | 152 (147.3372) |
| 2017-06-23 | 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) |
| 2016-07-23 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT | 7 / 26 (682.2396) | 16 (165.0740) | 16 (165.1200) | 23 (154.2400) | 17 (158.8228) |
| 2016-06-24 | 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) |
| 2014-06-27 | 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) |
| 2014-05-31 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH | 14 / 48 (650.7540) | 10 (169.1656) | 43 (146.8112) | 6 (170.3088) | 43 (142.2972) |
| 2013-09-13 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 17 / 53 (656.5144) | 5 (172.5828) | 6 (172.0344) | 33 (158.2628) | 36 (153.6344) |
| 2013-09-13 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA | 15 / 16 (561.3940) | 11 (150.2284) | 16 (112.8800) | 15 (143.9884) | 11 (154.2972) |
| 2013-06-21 | 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) |