T-BONE BBQ MA

T-BONE BBQ MA is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 27 at the Hartford Rib Off (2019). They are ranked #3517 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,517

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1493

peak 1493 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 7, 2016

latest Oct 4, 2019 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#626

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

5% of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

662.2744 / 720

Master · Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.23 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.44 (+8.80)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8456

Chicken · Sun BBQ Fest

Consistency

±16.52

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.83 · weakest Brisket (156.52)

Road miles

1,476

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)

Purse competed for

$73K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

641.44 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 20 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 20 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Q Shanty has finished one call ahead of T-BONE BBQ MA 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

19–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 19 of their 19 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.31 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 45%.

Brisket avg 156.52
Chicken avg 164.83
3 calls in 20 entries

A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pikes Pits BBQ in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

16 of 20 shared chicken entries lost

BIG RAZ BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG RAZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 20 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BOO BOO QUED has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A June team

Top 53% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 53% across 6 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.

6 June contests
top 65% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.25% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.25% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.0% of a perfect score
20 contests

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	#1312 (166 pts)	#1147 (226 pts)	#1147 (231 pts)	#1451 (146 pts)	#1257 (186 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#626 (542 pts)	#314 (1,047 pts)	#487 (762 pts)	#567 (662 pts)	#698 (517 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1365 (185 pts)	#1116 (305 pts)	#1155 (290 pts)	#1707 (135 pts)	#1325 (225 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2866 (58 pts)	#2252 (78 pts)	#2888 (58 pts)	#2885 (58 pts)	#2883 (58 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to T-BONE BBQ MA, each with one reason worth a look.

138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Make BBQ Great Again

#3,516 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1514

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to T-BONE BBQ MA)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team T-BONE BBQ MA has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 10, 2025

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Happy Burnt Endings

#3,524 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1510

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2024

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COAL CRACKER BBQ

#3,514 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1516

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 16% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2026

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LOS GRILLOS

#3,533 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1503

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Feb 25, 2023

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Fubar-B-Q

#3,508 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1524

They've been 1524 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 31, 2024

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THE NUT HOUSE

#3,510 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1566

Level with T-BONE BBQ MA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG RAZ BBQ	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BOO BOO QUED	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
Pikes Pits BBQ	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
BEVERAGE BROTHERS	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	9	1	174.8456	134.2288	164.83	top 44%
Pork Ribs	20	5	0	171.4400	143.3716	161.81	top 52%
Pork	20	3	0	169.1772	143.9200	158.27	top 66%
Brisket	20	3	0	170.8800	139.9316	156.52	top 67%

“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)	17	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MA	9	top 75%
ME	3	top 60%
CT	3	top 43%
NH	3	top 64%
RI	2	top 59%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Granite State BBQ Championship	3	17	top 64%	Jun 8, 2019
Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	3	11	top 65%	Oct 5, 2018
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	19	top 71%	May 18, 2019
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES	2	24	top 96%	Apr 21, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 9 contests

Contests a season 5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MA 9 of 20 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 14 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 203 finished ahead 237 times, behind 407

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20192 milestones

Jun 14 First overall top-10 Hartford Rib Off
Oct 4 Most recent contest Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ

20182 milestones

Jun 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8456 Sun BBQ Fest
Oct 12 10th tracked contest Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)

20174 milestones

Jun 10 First call Granite State BBQ Championship
Oct 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2744 Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
Oct 6 Career-best overall score662.2744 Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
Oct 6 Peak power rating (1493) Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival

20161 milestone

Oct 7 First tracked contest Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.2	Hartford Rib Off	Jun 14, 2019
+6.1	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	Oct 6, 2017
+4.8	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition	Aug 24, 2019
+3.5	Granite State BBQ Championship	Jun 8, 2019
+3.2	Sun BBQFest	Jun 1, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	Oct 7, 2016
-10.5	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES	Apr 20, 2018
-10.2	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES	Apr 21, 2018
-3.6	Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	Oct 12, 2018
-2.4	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	May 17, 2019

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	9	1	67%	top 57%	91.7%	90.1%
2018	8	0	50%	top 73%	90.9%	88.2%
2017	2	0	100%	top 56%	92%	90.2%
2016	1	0	0%	top 91%	84.4%	84.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 4, 2019	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Greenfield, MA	17 / 26 (652.5372)	6 (171.9884)	14 (164.5600)	18 (158.8572)	19 (157.1316)
Sep 28, 2019	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI	22 / 36 (640.4688)	31 (152.5372)	12 (166.2628)	25 (158.2744)	16 (163.3944)
Aug 24, 2019	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	18 / 36 (651.3368)	27 (154.2628)	5 (171.4400)	16 (164.5600)	19 (161.0740)
Aug 10, 2019	Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark 🏅 Saco, ME	17 / 28 (646.8000)	9 (170.9144)	9 (165.7028)	25 (149.0744)	13 (161.1084)
Jun 14, 2019	Hartford Rib Off 🏅 Hartford, CT	5 / 27 (660.0224)	4 (166.2856)	9 (165.7256)	9 (162.2512)	10 (165.7600)
Jun 8, 2019	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	17 / 29 (660.5144)	11 (170.9144)	19 (161.0856)	10 (169.1200)	23 (159.3944)
Jun 1, 2019	Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT	33 / 61 (650.2172)	6 (173.7144)	52 (150.8228)	49 (154.8228)	8 (170.8572)
May 18, 2019	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA	19 / 28 (643.9428)	13 (165.1428)	23 (159.9772)	12 (164.5944)	21 (154.2284)
May 17, 2019	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA	20 / 27 (634.8348)	13 (166.8344)	19 (157.1316)	20 (158.3316)	22 (152.5372)
Oct 20, 2018	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES West Kingston, RI	21 / 37 (638.1368)	6 (170.2856)	13 (161.6916)	28 (155.9540)	31 (150.2056)
Oct 12, 2018	Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Monson, MA	21 / 26 (636.5264)	20 (161.6800)	16 (162.3088)	22 (155.9888)	21 (156.5488)
Oct 5, 2018	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	19 / 31 (649.1432)	16 (166.2972)	25 (156.5372)	12 (169.1544)	22 (157.1544)
Aug 11, 2018	Thrillin & Grillin at Aquaboggan Water park Saco, ME	21 / 30 (629.6460)	8 (165.1544)	28 (143.3716)	6 (169.1772)	22 (151.9428)
Jun 9, 2018	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	26 / 41 (654.8344)	7 (171.4744)	15 (166.2400)	29 (159.9428)	30 (157.1772)
Jun 2, 2018	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	34 / 59 (651.3828)	2 (174.8456)	15 (168.5716)	38 (159.4284)	47 (148.5372)
Apr 21, 2018	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES Plymouth, MA	24 / 25 (624.5372)	22 (161.1316)	15 (160.5716)	25 (146.8456)	21 (155.9884)
Apr 20, 2018	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES Plymouth, MA	24 / 25 (597.0860)	24 (134.2288)	12 (161.7372)	20 (158.2856)	24 (142.8344)
Oct 6, 2017	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	11 / 25 (662.2744)	11 (166.8456)	9 (168.5944)	20 (155.9544)	7 (170.8800)
Jun 10, 2017	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	24 / 35 (637.0060)	5 (172.0116)	8 (167.4172)	34 (143.9200)	23 (153.6572)
Oct 7, 2016	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	30 / 33 (607.4632)	21 (160.0800)	25 (156.5372)	25 (150.9144)	31 (139.9316)

T-BONE BBQ MA

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)