Batons & Bones AL
Rating
1473
peak 1473
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2025-10-18
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#241
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
327.50
last 4 vs career avg 327.50 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.46
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.14)
Road miles
130
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 38 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Modest Meats has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 161.1316 | 165.26 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 141.7256 | 158.14 | top 80% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 327.50
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 337.1316 | 327.50 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 19 / 31 (337.1316) | 21 (167.9772) | 16 (169.1544) | — | — |
| 2026-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Cleveland, AL | 15 / 15 (322.7428) | 14 (164.5256) | 15 (158.2172) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Cleveland, AL | 16 / 17 (331.9660) | 16 (161.1316) | 12 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 27 / 36 (318.1716) | 16 (167.3944) | 31 (150.7772) | — | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Battle for the Bones BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Birmingham, AL | — | — | 16 (141.7256) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #241 (86 pts) | #249 (76 pts) | #236 (101 pts) | — | — |