High-water mark
674.7656
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.7656 at SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Backyard
- May 1, 2026
Boneheads BBQ
Boneheads BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 17 at the SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) (2026). They finished #240 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 19, 2025
latest May 1, 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Best overall
674.7656 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.82 · weakest Brisket (158.54)
Road miles
363
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 233 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
662.74 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
321.93 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
674.77 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176.5944 | 161.1084 | 169.42 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 151.9200 | 161.24 | top 84% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 167.3828 | 170.82 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 150.8112 | 158.54 | top 103% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
127
finished ahead 38 times, behind 121
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score674.7656 SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL)
- Most recent contest SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL)
20257 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First category win (Chicken) Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score328.5144 Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5944 Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1503) Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | May 1, 2026 |
| +3.2 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 19, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.3 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | Apr 3, 2026 |
| -6.3 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | Oct 3, 2025 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 65% | 93.7% | 90.7% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 66% | 92% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) 🏅 Cambridge, IA | 8 / 17 (674.7656) | 24 (165.1200) | 17 (169.1200) | 9 (174.2628) | 19 (166.2628) |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 35 / 42 (315.3368) | 34 (161.1084) | 34 (154.2284) | — | — |
| Oct 3, 2025 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO | 33 / 39 (662.7428) | 11 (174.8688) | 29 (169.6800) | 32 (167.3828) | 37 (150.8112) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) Loves Park, IL | 8 / 17 (328.5144) | 1 (176.5944) | 14 (151.9200) | — | — |