High-water mark
669.0744
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.0744 at 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-07-10
Bronze Star BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1504 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-07-12
latest 2017-07-07
Best ToY finish
#2097
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.20
last 5 Master vs avg 642.20 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.95
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.45 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.53)
Road miles
211
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
642.20 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings
SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.9
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.92 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Pork Ribs avg 156.53
- Pork avg 164.45
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness (2015-06-26).
- last seen 2013-07-12
- back 2015-06-26
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.
152 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3690 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1509
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Bronze Star BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Bronze Star BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3730 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after Bronze Star BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3698 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bronze Star BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3697 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3726 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HISTORIC BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 146.2284 | 158.25 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 146.7772 | 156.53 | top 76% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 153.1084 | 164.45 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 157.1316 | 162.96 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OH | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-07-12 → 2017-07-07
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OH
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.45 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.53)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
642.20
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
117
70–114 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
211
5 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2013-07-12 → 2015-06-26
Power rating
1489
peak 1504 · #3720 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
- First call Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5944 Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1504) Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
- 2015
- Career-best overall score669.0744 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4400 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
- 2017
- Most recent contest *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.2 | 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff | 2015-07-10 |
| +3.8 | Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off | 2013-07-12 |
| +1.1 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | 2016-07-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | 2017-07-07 |
| -9.8 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness | 2015-06-26 |
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)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 92.9% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-07 | *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 36 / 41 (614.7200) | 39 (151.3716) | 35 (153.1084) | 37 (153.1084) | 31 (157.1316) |
| 2016-07-08 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 19 / 34 (667.3716) | 25 (163.4172) | 18 (170.2628) | 8 (172.5944) | 25 (161.0972) |
| 2015-07-10 | 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH | 17 / 39 (669.0744) | 19 (169.1200) | 36 (153.6572) | 11 (170.8572) | 3 (175.4400) |
| 2015-06-26 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 30 / 34 (611.2228) | 34 (146.2284) | 32 (146.7772) | 27 (155.9772) | 20 (162.2400) |
| 2013-07-12 | Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH | 17 / 41 (648.5944) | 25 (161.1200) | 23 (158.8572) | 6 (169.7372) | 22 (158.8800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2097 (89 pts) | #2859 (59 pts) | #2177 (94 pts) | #1732 (154 pts) | #2864 (59 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2713 (59 pts) | #2714 (59 pts) | #2716 (59 pts) | #2733 (59 pts) | #2070 (84 pts) |