A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings
DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
J-BONE'S BARBECUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2016-08-12
latest 2019-06-07
Best ToY finish
#1735
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.41
last 4 Master vs avg 635.41 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.62
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.67)
Road miles
43
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$9K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.41 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of JUST Q IT in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
J-BONE'S BARBECUE has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 150 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3853 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1503
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to J-BONE'S BARBECUE)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team J-BONE'S BARBECUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3881 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after J-BONE'S BARBECUE did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Level with J-BONE'S BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 144.5028 | 158.40 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 148.4916 | 155.67 | top 66% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 159.9428 | 164.26 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 148.4684 | 157.08 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 83% | 2018-06-08 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.8 yrs
2016-08-12 → 2019-06-07
Busiest season
2019
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
DE
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.67)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
635.41
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
107
49–122 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
43
4 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Schedule strength
1573
average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$8,600
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Power rating
1486
peak 1486 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7312 Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score654.7312 Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1499) Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 2019
- First call Separation Colonial BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2972 Separation Colonial BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Separation Colonial BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.5 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition | 2019-06-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | 2017-06-09 |
| -7.2 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | 2018-06-08 |
| -0.6 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2016-08-12 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-07 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE | 18 / 36 (653.0972) | 18 (164.0000) | 26 (154.8344) | 6 (170.2972) | 18 (163.9656) |
| 2018-06-08 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 36 / 42 (614.0340) | 34 (156.5600) | 37 (149.0628) | 28 (159.9428) | 37 (148.4684) |
| 2017-06-09 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 37 / 46 (619.7944) | 44 (144.5028) | 36 (148.4916) | 14 (166.2972) | 29 (160.5028) |
| 2016-08-12 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 26 / 42 (654.7312) | 19 (168.5372) | 11 (170.2972) | 30 (160.5028) | 27 (155.3940) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1735 (95 pts) | #1824 (95 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #1336 (175 pts) | #1775 (95 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #1937 (115 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2178 (90 pts) | #1818 (130 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |