A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BULL IN THE RING ahead in 100% of their meetings
BULL IN THE RING has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smokin Phone Bones
Smokin Phone Bones is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 38th of 38 at the Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2019
latest May 6, 2022 · 3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Consistency
±128.59
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.49 · weakest Brisket (141.39)
Road miles
5
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$36K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
496.07 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8688 | 150.8116 | 157.49 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.0004 | 141.6572 | 148.35 | top 93% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.3716 | 136.5256 | 143.95 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.0972 | 137.6800 | 141.39 | top 90% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
2 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
102
finished ahead 13 times, behind 131
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 3, 2019 → May 7, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
20194 milestones
- First tracked contest Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- Career-best overall score599.3148 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.8688 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1491) Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2022 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK | 38 / 38 (314.8004) | 29 (158.8000) | 35 (156.0004) | — | — |
| May 7, 2021 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK | 48 / 53 (574.0916) | 43 (150.8116) | 51 (141.6572) | 52 (136.5256) | 46 (145.0972) |
| May 3, 2019 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅 | 48 / 56 (599.3148) | 29 (162.8688) | 51 (147.3944) | 46 (151.3716) | 52 (137.6800) |