High-water mark
677.6340
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.6340 at Southaven Springfest — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 27, 2018
10 BONES BBQ
10 BONES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 14th of 34 at the Southaven Springfest (2018). They are ranked #3521 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1493 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 22, 2016
latest Apr 27, 2018 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.83 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 654.49 (+3.34)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.69
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.99 · weakest Brisket (161.10)
Road miles
1,527
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 291 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Master avg
654.49 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1101 (282 pts) | #1112 (307 pts) | #1137 (297 pts) | #1278 (242 pts) | #1097 (307 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 10 BONES BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,545 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1519
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 10 contests to 7.
⚔ Compare careers#3,516 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careers#3,546 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1508
Level with 10 BONES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,508 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1516
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,514 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1493
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,549 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1492
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTYQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 160.5256 | 166.99 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 157.1200 | 163.00 | top 63% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 153.0628 | 163.39 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 148.5028 | 161.10 | top 61% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southaven Springfest | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 51% | Apr 27, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
5 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
219
finished ahead 93 times, behind 200
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20183 milestones
- Career-best overall score677.6340 Southaven Springfest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.9656 Southaven Springfest
- Most recent contest Southaven Springfest
20172 milestones
- First call Jack Town Throw Down
- Peak power rating (1495) Bikes, Blues and BBQ
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Southaven Springfest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8628 Southaven Springfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.3 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 27, 2018 |
| +5.1 | Jack Town Throw Down | Mar 31, 2017 |
| +3.2 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Sep 22, 2017 |
| +0.6 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 28, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | Jack Town Throw Down | Mar 2, 2018 |
| -7.2 | World Barbecue Championship | Nov 11, 2016 |
| -6.4 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 22, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 94.1% | 90.1% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 52% | 93% | 92.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 90.5% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2018 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 14 / 34 (677.6340) | 16 (171.4172) | 18 (163.9884) | 12 (170.2628) | 9 (171.9656) |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Jack Town Throw Down Ridgeland, MS | 28 / 31 (619.2112) | 25 (160.5256) | 25 (157.1200) | 28 (153.0628) | 29 (148.5028) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 19 / 38 (653.0856) | 13 (168.5600) | 20 (161.1088) | 21 (162.3084) | 19 (161.1084) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 20 / 33 (669.6572) | 20 (168.5600) | 25 (162.8688) | 19 (168.5256) | 15 (169.7028) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS | 15 / 34 (669.5656) | 16 (167.3828) | 8 (171.9656) | 22 (163.9656) | 15 (166.2516) |
| Nov 11, 2016 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 79 / 89 (640.3884) | 74 (163.9312) | 78 (158.8344) | 51 (166.8344) | 82 (150.7884) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 32 / 41 (651.8628) | 22 (168.5600) | 29 (165.1200) | 39 (158.7884) | 31 (159.3944) |