A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
MORT'S MEAT MAFIA ahead in 100% of their meetings
MORT'S MEAT MAFIA has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Bones N Banter
Bones N Banter is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 16 at the Route Six Ribfest (2019). They finished #1440 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 3, 2016
latest Aug 31, 2019 · 3.2 years on the trail
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
of 3 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.16
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.27 · weakest Chicken (151.39)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Purse competed for
$4,200
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
631.33 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1440 (126 pts) | #1548 (126 pts) | #1819 (96 pts) | #1813 (96 pts) | #1050 (266 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1924 (112 pts) | #2008 (107 pts) | #1811 (122 pts) | #1737 (132 pts) | #1736 (132 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1731 (128 pts) | #2200 (88 pts) | #1683 (158 pts) | #2049 (113 pts) | #1698 (148 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 144.5600 | 151.39 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 154.2516 | 157.89 | top 65% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 153.0744 | 155.78 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 173.1428 | 161.6456 | 166.27 | top 37% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conquer The Grill | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 67% | Jun 2, 2017 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
32
finished ahead 18 times, behind 25
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Jun 2, 2017 → Aug 31, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20194 milestones
- First category win (Brisket) Route Six Ribfest
- Career-best overall score643.8744 Route Six Ribfest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1428 Route Six Ribfest
- Most recent contest Route Six Ribfest
20164 milestones
- First tracked contest Conquer The Grill
- First call Conquer The Grill
- First overall top-10 Conquer The Grill
- Peak power rating (1501) Conquer The Grill
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2019 | Route Six Ribfest 🏅 Coudersport, PA | 9 / 16 (643.8744) | 9 (163.4056) | 14 (154.2516) | 14 (153.0744) | 1 (173.1428) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Conquer The Grill Coudersport, PA | 10 / 12 (622.2744) | 11 (144.5600) | 9 (155.4172) | 8 (158.2628) | 8 (164.0344) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Conquer The Grill Coudersport, PA | 9 / 18 (627.8396) | 16 (146.2056) | 6 (164) | 11 (155.9884) | 7 (161.6456) |