BONES BRIGADE KC KS
Rating
1543
peak 1546
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2022-04-08
Best ToY finish
#352
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
682.32 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 674.66 (+7.65)
Walk rate
41%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.11
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.70 · weakest Brisket (166.99)
Road miles
724
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 81 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Happy Grillmore has finished one call ahead of BONES BRIGADE KC 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of KC Meat Sweats in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 26% across 5 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 154.2516 | 169.55 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 179.4400 | 157.6456 | 167.41 | top 51% |
| Pork | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 177.1428 | 163.4172 | 170.70 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 153.6112 | 166.99 | top 48% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 10 | 0 | top 38% |
| MO | 7 | 0 | top 51% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 37% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (10 of 17 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (17 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 674.66
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 670.7312 | 670.73 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 694.8000 | 680.49 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 688.5028 | 674.03 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 688.5256 | 669.91 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 58 / 94 (670.7312) | 28 (173.1200) | 67 (164.5256) | 52 (169.1084) | 61 (163.9772) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 113 / 467 (674.7656) | 138 (170.2628) | 4 (179.4400) | 270 (163.4172) | 279 (161.6456) |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 11 / 53 (694.8000) | 18 (174.2628) | 21 (169.7028) | 18 (173.1316) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2021-08-21 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 Excelsior Springs, MO | 11 / 30 (687.3484) | 16 (174.8456) | 23 (165.1200) | 2 (176.5600) | 15 (170.8228) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 Excelsior Springs, MO | 20 / 40 (683.9312) | 12 (174.2856) | 16 (172.0000) | 26 (166.8228) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2021-06-04 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO | 24 / 55 (659.8624) | 21 (168.5484) | 18 (168.5944) | 19 (169.1084) | 39 (153.6112) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 37 / 105 (682.2168) | 13 (176.5600) | 82 (162.8228) | 23 (173.7028) | 53 (169.1312) |
| 2020-09-11 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 14 / 48 (688.5028) | 18 (173.1200) | 11 (173.7144) | 11 (172.5600) | 26 (169.1084) |
| 2020-08-28 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off Nevada, MO | 31 / 37 (663.2684) | 30 (166.2400) | 27 (167.9772) | 29 (168.5256) | 32 (160.5256) |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 27 / 55 (679.8856) | 39 (167.3712) | 13 (173.1200) | 31 (169.1200) | 19 (170.2744) |
| 2020-07-24 | Farm Stock Smoke Off Lane, KS | 18 / 21 (664.4456) | 19 (165.6800) | 20 (157.6456) | 5 (177.1428) | 18 (163.9772) |
| 2019-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Shawnee, KS | 16 / 102 (673.0512) | 47 (166.2400) | 32 (167.4056) | 26 (170.2628) | 19 (169.1428) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 194 / 468 (665.0512) | 198 (167.4056) | 288 (162.8456) | 231 (165.6800) | 145 (169.1200) |
| 2019-08-31 | Crimson & Blue BBQ Lawrence, KS | 8 / 15 (671.9432) | 9 (166.8344) | 12 (167.4172) | 2 (175.4172) | 10 (162.2744) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 44 / 68 (659.2920) | 25 (170.8344) | 45 (162.8460) | 44 (163.9428) | 43 (161.6688) |
| 2019-05-31 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO | 18 / 56 (661.6116) | 45 (154.2516) | 29 (161.1316) | 6 (175.4056) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2019-04-05 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits Overland Park, KS | 6 / 53 (688.5256) | 13 (172.5600) | 13 (169.7256) | 7 (171.9772) | 7 (174.2628) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #362 (525 pts) | #353 (580 pts) | #331 (615 pts) | #330 (630 pts) | #355 (575 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #352 (316 pts) | #399 (291 pts) | #325 (381 pts) | #291 (421 pts) | #406 (291 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #532 (625 pts) | #708 (485 pts) | #724 (465 pts) | #457 (760 pts) | #552 (615 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #705 (475 pts) | #810 (420 pts) | #633 (580 pts) | #908 (355 pts) | #755 (465 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1004 (331 pts) | #858 (456 pts) | #1082 (321 pts) | #1034 (346 pts) | #1088 (311 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1672 (160 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |