A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
B'S QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
B'S QUE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BEER BONES & BUTTS
BEER BONES & BUTTS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 28 at the PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival (2019). They are ranked #4999 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Beer, Bones & Butts”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 14, 2018
latest Jul 9, 2022 · 4 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
±34.89
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 154.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.06)
Road miles
902
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 451 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$34K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
603.93 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1461 (123 pts) | #1369 (168 pts) | #1719 (113 pts) | #1715 (113 pts) | #1269 (183 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BEER BONES & BUTTS, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,006 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BEER BONES & BUTTS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BEER BONES & BUTTS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,012 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Level with BEER BONES & BUTTS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#5,007 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before BEER BONES & BUTTS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before BEER BONES & BUTTS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 131.4172 | 153.69 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1544 | 112.8800 | 144.06 | top 81% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 135.9084 | 151.25 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 139.3828 | 154.93 | top 57% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 3 | 41 | 0 | top 83% | Jul 9, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
143
finished ahead 53 times, behind 218
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Aug 30, 2019 → Jul 9, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20193 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.2800 PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best overall score655.2800 PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1489) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 9, 2022 |
| -11.5 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 14, 2018 |
| -5.3 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship | Jul 9, 2021 |
| -4.7 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival | Aug 30, 2019 |
| -2.9 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 12, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 77.6% | 77.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 91% | 89% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 79.6% | 79.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2022 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 59 / 61 (559.0512) | 47 (157.1200) | 61 (112.8800) | 51 (149.6684) | 57 (139.3828) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 43 / 59 (606.7432) | 44 (151.9772) | 48 (145.7372) | 41 (155.3600) | 33 (153.6688) |
| Aug 30, 2019 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH | 23 / 28 (655.2800) | 14 (171.4172) | 27 (154.2400) | 26 (159.9428) | 11 (169.6800) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 41 / 64 (625.6112) | 45 (156.5256) | 36 (157.1544) | 40 (155.3712) | 33 (156.5600) |
| Jul 14, 2018 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 57 / 64 (572.9600) | 63 (131.4172) | 46 (150.2744) | 61 (135.9084) | 28 (155.3600) |