Boneheads BBQ IA
Rating
1492
peak 1503 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2025-09-19
latest 2026-05-01
Best ToY finish
#218
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Best overall
674.7656 / 360
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
439.54
last 3 Backyard vs avg 439.54 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±166.42
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.82 · weakest Brisket (158.54)
Road miles
363
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 233 mi
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
662.74 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
439.54 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Rudes BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
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% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IA (2 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 662.74 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 439.54 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-09-19 — First tracked contest · Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 2025-09-19 — First call · Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2025-09-19 — Peak power rating (1503) · Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2026-05-01 — Career-best overall score (674.7656) · SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.4 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | 2026-05-01 |
| +3.2 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-09-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2026-04-03 |
| -7 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 2025-10-03 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
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% | 187.4% | 137.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | 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) |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 35 / 42 (315.3368) | 34 (161.1084) | 34 (154.2284) | — | — |
| 2025-10-03 | 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) |
| 2025-09-19 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) Loves Park, IL | 8 / 17 (328.5144) | 1 (176.5944) | 14 (151.9200) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #218 (131 pts) | #224 (121 pts) | #215 (156 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #282 (137 pts) | #186 (267 pts) | #345 (97 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #921 (130 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |