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
BEAR TO THE BONE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 20 at the Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival (2015). They are ranked #4748 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 29, 2014
latest May 15, 2026 · 11.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.70)
Road miles
418
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 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
629.25 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1388 (51 pts) | #1427 (51 pts) | #1434 (56 pts) | #1352 (56 pts) | #1384 (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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BEAR TO THE BONE, each with one reason worth a look.
153 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
They turned up 9 years after BEAR TO THE BONE did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#4,740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with BEAR TO THE BONE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,770 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,751 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
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.
⚔ Compare careers#4,759 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
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.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
Repeat visits (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% | Sep 1, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
118
finished ahead 36 times, behind 121
Longest layoff
8.7 yrs
Sep 1, 2017 → May 15, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway
20145 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway | May 15, 2026 |
| -7.8 | Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -6.6 | Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival | Sep 4, 2015 |
| -5.8 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown | Oct 10, 2014 |
| -0.9 | Beach Boogie and Barbeque | Aug 29, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 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) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 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) |
| Sep 4, 2015 | Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival Myrtle Beach, SC | 16 / 20 (630.8228) | 14 (162.8800) | 19 (147.9428) | 14 (160.5828) | 14 (159.4172) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC | 39 / 53 (625.5888) | 45 (151.4172) | 24 (162.2744) | 35 (156.5256) | 37 (155.3716) |
| Aug 29, 2014 | Beach Boogie and Barbeque Myrtle Beach, SC | 22 / 38 (654.2172) | 29 (160.5716) | 27 (162.2628) | 18 (165.1428) | 12 (166.2400) |