Bare Bones KS
Rating
1487
peak 1487
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-06-21
latest 2026-06-26
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.17
last 4 vs career avg 640.17 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.66
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.42 · weakest Brisket (144.66)
Road miles
56
mi across 4 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 166.8340 | 171.42 | top 24% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 153.7028 | 157.84 | top 69% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 158.2284 | 166.25 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 134.2628 | 144.66 | top 86% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 640.17
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 650.6968 | 650.70 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 650.2284 | 650.23 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 637.6340 | 629.88 |
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) |