A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Uncle Bones BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-09-19
latest 2015-09-25
Best ToY finish
#2084
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.41
last 3 Master vs avg 617.41 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.87
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.34 · weakest Chicken (149.30)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Master avg
617.41 / 720
3 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.
Uncle Bones BBQ has 3 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 157 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.
#4755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Uncle Bones BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with Uncle Bones BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4743 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9772 | 143.9428 | 149.30 | top 96% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 146.8000 | 155.57 | top 80% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 155.4056 | 161.34 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1200 | 147.3944 | 151.20 | top 88% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | 3 | 50 | 0 | top 92% | 2015-09-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-09-19 → 2015-09-25
Busiest season
2015
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.34 · weakest Chicken (149.30)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
617.41
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
118
16–169 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1550
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-09-18 → 2015-09-25
Power rating
1468
peak 1468 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1489) Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
- 2014
- Career-best overall score633.6344 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.8800 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- 2015
- Most recent contest Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | 2015-09-25 |
| -11.2 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off | 2013-09-19 |
| -9.4 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | 2014-09-18 |
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 98% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 88% | 88% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-25 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 54 / 55 (605.5656) | 54 (143.9428) | 52 (146.8000) | 38 (161.7256) | 48 (153.0972) |
| 2014-09-18 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 50 / 57 (633.6344) | 53 (155.9772) | 36 (163.3828) | 23 (166.8800) | 54 (147.3944) |
| 2013-09-19 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL | 68 / 76 (613.0284) | 74 (147.9772) | 62 (156.5256) | 62 (155.4056) | 62 (153.1200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2122 (85 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |