A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE GOOD CUE CREW ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE GOOD CUE CREW has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BEER N BONES BBQ
BEER N BONES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 12 at the Conquer The Grill (2017). They finished #1246 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 5, 2017
latest Aug 31, 2019 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.97
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.68 · weakest Chicken (150.83)
Road miles
186
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Purse competed for
$4,200
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
638.30 / 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 | #1684 (106 pts) | #1851 (91 pts) | #1363 (166 pts) | #1546 (126 pts) | #1657 (116 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1500 (125 pts) | #2535 (55 pts) | #1540 (135 pts) | #1273 (200 pts) | #1753 (110 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1246 (223 pts) | #1452 (193 pts) | #1282 (243 pts) | #1012 (358 pts) | #1184 (268 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153.1316 | 146.2288 | 150.83 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 162.2516 | 163.83 | top 46% |
| Pork | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 169.6684 | 161.0972 | 165.68 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 150.7888 | 157.96 | top 55% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ in The Valley | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 57% | May 4, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
45
finished ahead 31 times, behind 44
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
May 4, 2018 → Aug 31, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Route Six Ribfest
20182 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6684 BBQ in The Valley
- Peak power rating (1502) BBQ in The Valley
20174 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ In the Valley
- First call BBQ In the Valley
- First overall top-10 Conquer The Grill
- Career-best overall score647.9316 Conquer The Grill
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.1 | BBQ in The Valley | May 4, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.7 | Route Six Ribfest | Aug 31, 2019 |
| -4.4 | BBQ In the Valley | May 5, 2017 |
| -0.4 | Conquer The Grill | Jun 2, 2017 |
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 75% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 90% | 90% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 90% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2019 | Route Six Ribfest 🏅 Coudersport, PA | 12 / 16 (624.9604) | 15 (146.2288) | 5 (166.2400) | 9 (161.0972) | 10 (151.3944) |
| May 4, 2018 | BBQ in The Valley Jamestown, NY | 10 / 25 (647.9088) | 24 (150.8572) | 9 (164.5488) | 4 (169.6684) | 13 (162.8344) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Conquer The Grill Coudersport, PA | 7 / 12 (647.9316) | 9 (153.1316) | 6 (162.2744) | 3 (165.7028) | 4 (166.8228) |
| May 5, 2017 | BBQ In the Valley Jamestown, NY | 19 / 26 (632.4120) | 21 (153.1088) | 17 (162.2516) | 8 (166.2628) | 19 (150.7888) |