A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Big Ten Bones ahead in 100% of their meetings
Big Ten Bones has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BUG MAN BBQ
BUG MAN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 12th of 25 at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 10, 2021
latest Jun 11, 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±65.70
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.03 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.84)
Road miles
228
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 228 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
267.11 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4400 | 146.2628 | 155.03 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153.7028 | 149.6916 | 150.84 | top 67% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
122
finished ahead 43 times, behind 156
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- Career-best overall score309.6000 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)159.4400 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Most recent contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition
- First call Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1498) Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | Oct 15, 2021 |
| -5.6 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 11, 2022 |
| -4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 10, 2022 |
| -2.4 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition | Sep 10, 2021 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 86% | 85.9% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 73% | 82.2% | 62.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 25 / 37 (309.1316) | 22 (159.4400) | 25 (149.6916) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 25 / 39 (309.6000) | 18 (159.3828) | 25 (150.2172) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 39 / 40 (296) | 39 (146.2628) | 38 (149.7372) | — | — |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition 🏅 Mears, MI | 12 / 25 (153.7028) | — | 10 (153.7028) | — | — |