A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BEAR TO THE BONE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-08-29
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#1209
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.25
last 5 Master vs avg 629.25 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.86
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.70)
Road miles
418
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 168 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.25 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−5.9
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.85 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 154.70
- Pork avg 160.55
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
8.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 8.7 years, then back at Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway (2026-05-15).
- last seen 2017-09-01
- back 2026-05-15
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.
163 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4706 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4708 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after BEAR TO THE BONE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Level with BEAR TO THE BONE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before BEAR TO THE BONE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before BEAR TO THE BONE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8800 | 151.4172 | 156.56 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 147.9428 | 154.70 | top 81% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 155.9544 | 160.55 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 146.7544 | 157.44 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 86% | 2017-09-01 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
11.7 yrs
2014-08-29 → 2026-05-15
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SC
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.70)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
629.25
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
118
36–121 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
418
5 mapped stops · furthest 168 mi
Schedule strength
1569
average field rating faced — tougher than 54% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$10,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
8.7 yrs
2017-09-01 → 2026-05-15
Power rating
1468
peak 1468 · #4713 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Beach Boogie and Barbeque
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2172 Beach Boogie and Barbeque
- Career-best overall score654.2172 Beach Boogie and Barbeque
- Career-best single call (Brisket)166.2400 Beach Boogie and Barbeque
- Peak power rating (1499) Beach Boogie and Barbeque
- 2026
- Most recent contest Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway | 2026-05-15 |
| -7.8 | *Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | 2017-09-01 |
| -6.6 | Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival | 2015-09-04 |
| -5.8 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown | 2014-10-10 |
| -0.9 | Beach Boogie and Barbeque | 2014-08-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 90.9% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway 🏅 Darlington, SC | 26 / 26 (607.7488) | 26 (152.5028) | 24 (152.5372) | 24 (155.9544) | 25 (146.7544) |
| 2017-09-01 | *Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Myrtle Beach, SC | 23 / 25 (627.8744) | 24 (155.4288) | 25 (148.4800) | 15 (164.5600) | 16 (159.4056) |
| 2015-09-04 | Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival Myrtle Beach, SC | 16 / 20 (630.8228) | 14 (162.8800) | 19 (147.9428) | 14 (160.5828) | 14 (159.4172) |
| 2014-10-10 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC | 39 / 53 (625.5888) | 45 (151.4172) | 24 (162.2744) | 35 (156.5256) | 37 (155.3716) |
| 2014-08-29 | Beach Boogie and Barbeque Myrtle Beach, SC | 22 / 38 (654.2172) | 29 (160.5716) | 27 (162.2628) | 18 (165.1428) | 12 (166.2400) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1209 (51 pts) | #1248 (51 pts) | #1253 (56 pts) | #1179 (56 pts) | #1205 (51 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2856 (55 pts) | #2942 (50 pts) | #2038 (100 pts) | #2055 (95 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1970 (90 pts) | #1988 (100 pts) | #2111 (75 pts) | #2011 (100 pts) | #1988 (100 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1578 (153 pts) | #1807 (138 pts) | #1740 (143 pts) | #1571 (173 pts) | #1418 (203 pts) |