Bear Bonz BBQ
Bear Bonz BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 25th of 28 at the Smoke & Soul Fest (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2019
latest May 1, 2026 · 6.6 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.81 · weakest Brisket (150.51)
Road miles
541
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 541 mi
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
624.99 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5716 | 156.5028 | 158.54 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 158.8000 | 158.81 | top 82% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 142.8344 | 157.13 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2288 | 146.8000 | 150.51 | top 88% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
95
finished ahead 11 times, behind 86
Longest layoff
6.6 yrs
Sep 13, 2019 → May 1, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score640.9488 ND BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4172 ND BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest ND BBQ Championship
20191 milestone
- First tracked contest Smoke & Soul Fest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 63 / 71 (640.9488) | 66 (156.5028) | 66 (158.8000) | 22 (171.4172) | 62 (154.2288) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 25 / 28 (609.0288) | 20 (160.5716) | 20 (158.8228) | 25 (142.8344) | 25 (146.8000) |