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
J-BONE'S BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 18th of 36 at the Separation Colonial BBQ Competition (2019). They finished #1735 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 12, 2016
latest Jun 7, 2019 · 2.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.62
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.67)
Road miles
43
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$8,600
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
635.41 / 720
4 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 | #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) |
Overall rank by season
By 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
Repeat visits (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% | Jun 8, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
DE
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
107
finished ahead 49 times, behind 122
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- First call Separation Colonial BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2972 Separation Colonial BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Separation Colonial BBQ Competition
20164 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.5 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition | Jun 7, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | Jun 9, 2017 |
| -7.2 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | Jun 8, 2018 |
| -0.6 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Aug 12, 2016 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2019 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE | 18 / 36 (653.0972) | 18 (164) | 26 (154.8344) | 6 (170.2972) | 18 (163.9656) |
| Jun 8, 2018 | 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) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | 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) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 26 / 42 (654.7312) | 19 (168.5372) | 11 (170.2972) | 30 (160.5028) | 27 (155.3940) |