SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM

SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 40 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 29 at the PigMaina Lima (2016). They are ranked #2756 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,756

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1512

peak 1609 · rated over 38 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 12, 2013

latest Jun 26, 2026 · 13 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#491

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

28% of 40 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

686.7660 / 720

Master · Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.38 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 661.12 (-6.73)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · PigMania Lima

Consistency

±17.00

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.26 · weakest Brisket (164.29)

Road miles

10,036

across 40 mapped stops · furthest 642 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Purse competed for

$58K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.12 / 720

38 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 24 of 40 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 40 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.7660 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.7660 at Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 16, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BO B Q BBQ has finished one call ahead of SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 28%.

6 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 28%

A tough matchup

18–3 behind in the head-to-head

SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings

SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 21 shared contests.

A strong matchup

9–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of FOOMANCHOO BBQ in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

2.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport (Oct 13, 2023).

last seen Apr 23, 2021
back Oct 13, 2023

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 30% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 30% across 5 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

5 July contests
top 48% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,036 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,036 miles across 40 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 642 miles to 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN).

40 mapped stops
furthest 642 mi

The metronome

±2.36% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.36% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.8% of a perfect score
40 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 9th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#1065 (60 pts)	#1141 (60 pts)	#1203 (60 pts)	#1077 (70 pts)	#1010 (95 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#598 (268 pts)	#619 (298 pts)	#609 (319 pts)	#576 (313 pts)	#633 (253 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#504 (372 pts)	#370 (628 pts)	#570 (382 pts)	#510 (392 pts)	#490 (422 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1116 (95 pts)	#1158 (100 pts)	#1302 (95 pts)	#1188 (85 pts)	#1207 (80 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1223 (64 pts)	#1262 (69 pts)	#1222 (84 pts)	#1238 (69 pts)	#1546 (54 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#851 (80 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1202 (202 pts)	#1274 (197 pts)	#994 (322 pts)	#1205 (227 pts)	#1097 (262 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#709 (531 pts)	#858 (456 pts)	#885 (441 pts)	#590 (681 pts)	#663 (601 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#493 (818 pts)	#627 (648 pts)	#649 (628 pts)	#535 (768 pts)	#402 (993 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#491 (769 pts)	#568 (684 pts)	#530 (734 pts)	#326 (1,049 pts)	#557 (669 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#771 (443 pts)	#815 (448 pts)	#635 (603 pts)	#808 (458 pts)	#1105 (288 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#928 (316 pts)	#992 (316 pts)	#1026 (301 pts)	#780 (426 pts)	#1092 (266 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ

#2,759 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1522

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM)

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

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL)

#2,765 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1549

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM)

They've been 1549 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE

#2,749 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1533

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 19 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

HILLBILLY SHEEK

#2,751 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1517

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM)

Fewer contests behind them than SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM has cooked, 13 to 40, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKEY STRUT BBQ

#2,746 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1526

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM)

Level with SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

GOIN' FOR SMOKE

#2,760 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1512

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
HISTORIC BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
BRUTUS AND COMPANY	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
BARK BROTHERS BBQ	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Smitty's Real Pit BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
FOOMANCHOO BBQ	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
TEAM RINE-O	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
CIRCLE L BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
BUCKEYE BBQ TROY OH	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
Backwoods Grillin'	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	39	10	1	1	179.4400	138.2516	165.85	top 52%
Pork Ribs	39	11	0	0	174.8572	150.2516	164.49	top 53%
Pork	38	14	0	4	177.7144	143.3600	166.26	top 45%
Brisket	38	11	1	1	177.7372	150.8000	164.29	top 50%

“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

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 53%
Medium (20–39)	19	top 51%
Large (40+)	15	top 44%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OH	26	top 50%
NY	5	top 35%
PA	2	top 55%
MI	2	top 87%
MO	2	top 28%
KS	1	top 26%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Marietta River City BBQ	5	7	top 58%	Apr 26, 2024
Oinktoberfest	4	7	top 39%	Sep 22, 2018
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	4	9	top 30%	Oct 20, 2017
Grizzly BBQ Brawl	2	28	top 78%	Jun 26, 2026
PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	2	21	top 60%	Aug 31, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OH 27 of 40 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 26 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,491 finished ahead 1,886 times, behind 1,034

Longest layoff 2.5 yrs Apr 23, 2021 → Oct 13, 2023

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

20261 milestone

Jun 26 Most recent contest Grizzly BBQ Brawl

20181 milestone

May 18 25th tracked contest PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival

20171 milestone

Oct 20 Peak power rating (1609) Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

20161 milestone

May 27 First overall podium PigMaina Lima

20154 milestones

May 29 First category win (Chicken) PigMania Lima
May 29 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 PigMania Lima
Jul 10 10th tracked contest 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
Oct 16 Career-best overall score686.7660 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

20141 milestone

Oct 17 First overall top-10 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

20133 milestones

Jul 12 First tracked contest Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 12 First call Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0172 Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12	PigMaina Lima	May 27, 2016
+11.6	9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff	Jul 10, 2015
+10.5	Oinktoberfest	Sep 19, 2015
+10.2	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
+8.9	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	Jul 8, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	Marietta River City BBQ	Apr 23, 2021
-11.7	Oinktoberfest	Sep 22, 2018
-10.1	Smoke in the Mitten	May 9, 2025
-9.4	Grizzly BBQ Brawl	Sep 6, 2024
-8.8	Grizzly BBQ Brawl	Sep 5, 2025

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	0%	top 72%	92.2%	92.2%
2025	4	1	0	25%	top 75%	92.7%	90.6%
2024	5	1	0	60%	top 71%	93.3%	91.7%
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 75%	91.5%	91.5%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 79%	88.6%	88.6%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 76%	89.7%	89.7%
2018	3	0	0	67%	top 69%	93%	89.1%
2017	5	2	0	60%	top 43%	94.4%	92.1%
2016	6	3	1	83%	top 28%	95%	93.4%
2015	6	3	1	83%	top 30%	95.4%	93.4%
2014	4	1	0	75%	top 32%	93.4%	91.5%
2013	3	0	0	67%	top 44%	93%	91.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 26, 2026	Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH	28 / 39 (663.8740)	26 (165.6912)	29 (164.5372)	23 (166.2400)	18 (167.4056)
Sep 5, 2025	Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH	35 / 42 (658.2176)	30 (167.9772)	31 (161.6916)	31 (166.8344)	32 (161.7144)
May 23, 2025	Big Knob BBQ Fest 🏅 Rochester, PA	6 / 12 (667.3256)	4 (171.4400)	10 (160.4912)	6 (169.7144)	7 (165.6800)
May 9, 2025	Smoke in the Mitten 🏅 Westland, MI	24 / 26 (630.6628)	25 (153.6684)	22 (157.0744)	15 (169.1200)	25 (150.8000)
May 9, 2025	Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	18 (164)	—	—
Sep 6, 2024	Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wadsworth, OH	26 / 30 (651.8400)	13 (170.2972)	23 (162.8000)	30 (157.6456)	24 (161.0972)
May 24, 2024	Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Rochester, PA	14 / 23 (657.5660)	11 (170.8344)	14 (165.6916)	15 (161.0972)	15 (159.9428)
May 3, 2024	Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition 🏅 Westland, MI	21 / 26 (660.4116)	16 (171.4172)	26 (158.2172)	10 (169.6800)	20 (161.0972)
Apr 26, 2024	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	7 / 13 (671.8856)	7 (167.4056)	5 (173.7144)	10 (159.9428)	4 (170.8228)
Apr 26, 2024	Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Marietta, OH	—	5 (157.6684)	—	—	—
Oct 13, 2023	BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport 🏅 Wadsworth, OH	15 / 20 (658.7544)	14 (165.1428)	15 (164.5716)	17 (165.0972)	18 (163.9428)
Apr 23, 2021	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	23 / 29 (638.1484)	22 (158.8344)	19 (163.4056)	22 (162.8112)	25 (153.0972)
Sep 18, 2020	Smokin in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	31 / 41 (646.1372)	21 (169.1200)	28 (162.2744)	34 (157.0972)	33 (157.6456)
Sep 22, 2018	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	40 / 51 (594.1260)	51 (138.2516)	39 (150.2516)	43 (143.3600)	10 (162.2628)
Aug 31, 2018	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lebanon, OH	31 / 46 (669.6228)	36 (165.0972)	19 (168.5256)	15 (170.8800)	32 (165.1200)
May 18, 2018	PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lima, OH	20 / 32 (661.0400)	21 (165.1088)	6 (174.8572)	28 (160.5256)	23 (160.5484)
Oct 20, 2017	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	9 / 39 (679.9428)	24 (164.5484)	19 (167.4172)	4 (173.7144)	6 (174.2628)
Sep 22, 2017	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	18 / 53 (642.7888)	28 (162.8000)	38 (154.2972)	11 (164.5600)	17 (161.1316)
Sep 1, 2017	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Lebanon, OH	21 / 40 (665.5772)	9 (172.5600)	27 (163.9544)	20 (167.3828)	25 (161.6800)
Jul 7, 2017	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	18 / 41 (665.0168)	29 (161.1084)	13 (169.1084)	11 (167.9772)	13 (166.8228)
Jun 9, 2017	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	10 / 16 (662.7200)	9 (166.8344)	11 (160.5028)	9 (163.3828)	7 (172)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	145 / 557 (669.1428)	386 (159.4172)	227 (166.8456)	146 (169.1428)	44 (173.7372)
Oct 14, 2016	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	16 / 37 (670.1944)	25 (166.8228)	20 (164)	16 (166.2400)	5 (173.1316)
Sep 23, 2016	Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY	11 / 54 (653.0744)	31 (158.8344)	37 (151.3944)	14 (165.1084)	1 (177.7372)
Jul 8, 2016	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	7 / 34 (683.9316)	4 (174.2744)	26 (161.0972)	3 (175.4172)	8 (173.1428)
Jun 10, 2016	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	9 / 20 (675.8856)	10 (169.7028)	4 (172.5600)	13 (167.3944)	13 (166.2284)
May 27, 2016	PigMaina Lima Lima, OH	3 / 29 (681.6228)	9 (170.8344)	6 (169.7028)	8 (167.9656)	4 (173.1200)
Oct 16, 2015	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	11 / 36 (686.7660)	15 (170.8228)	24 (161.6688)	2 (177.7144)	5 (176.5600)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	107 / 606 (674.2284)	33 (175.4172)	177 (168.5484)	233 (166.2628)	257 (164)
Sep 19, 2015	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	7 / 52 (657.6228)	22 (159.9772)	4 (168.5600)	5 (166.8112)	12 (162.2744)
Jul 10, 2015	9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	6 / 39 (682.2860)	24 (167.9772)	4 (174.2860)	3 (176)	18 (164.0228)
Jun 12, 2015	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	8 / 17 (665.6576)	14 (162.2400)	13 (160.5488)	2 (177.1544)	10 (165.7144)
May 29, 2015	PigMania Lima Lima, OH	15 / 27 (669.6112)	1 (179.4400)	18 (163.3828)	22 (162.2284)	18 (164.5600)
Oct 17, 2014	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	9 / 36 (672.4684)	7 (170.8228)	7 (171.4056)	6 (171.4172)	23 (158.8228)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	216 / 552 (661.1656)	182 (168.5484)	141 (169.1428)	298 (162.8800)	308 (160.5944)
Sep 20, 2014	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	20 / 66 (637.6232)	23 (161.1316)	6 (169.1544)	38 (154.2400)	35 (153.0972)
Jul 11, 2014	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	14 / 42 (664.4800)	14 (167.9772)	7 (169.7144)	12 (169.1200)	27 (157.6684)
Oct 18, 2013	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival Nelsonville, OH	12 / 35 (669.5884)	11 (169.6800)	6 (172.5600)	6 (171.4056)	26 (155.9428)
Sep 27, 2013	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Xenia, OH	21 / 35 (652.4916)	19 (165.1200)	28 (154.8000)	15 (166.2972)	14 (166.2744)
Jul 12, 2013	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH	16 / 41 (649.0172)	19 (163.4060)	27 (158.2284)	10 (167.9772)	20 (159.4056)

SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)