The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
PASSIONS OF THE PIT has finished one call ahead of Crazy Bones BBQ Team 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Crazy Bones BBQ Team
Crazy Bones BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 18th of 48 at The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake (2013). They are ranked #4477 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1505 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 12, 2013
latest Jul 9, 2021 · 8.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.51 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 641.61 (-3.11)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.79
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.17 · weakest Brisket (155.20)
Road miles
181
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
641.61 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Crazy Bones BBQ Team, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,459 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,481 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
They turned up 8 years after Crazy Bones BBQ Team did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#4,479 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Level with Crazy Bones BBQ Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,473 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,472 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,494 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Crazy Bones BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B & C SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9998 | 154.2056 | 164.17 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 154.8574 | 161.61 | top 71% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 154.2400 | 160.64 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 148.4800 | 155.20 | top 77% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 77% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 4 | 39 | 0 | top 87% | Jul 9, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
197
finished ahead 68 times, behind 234
Longest layoff
4.3 yrs
Apr 12, 2013 → Jul 14, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- First call The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1426 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- Career-best overall score657.1426 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9998 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- Peak power rating (1505) The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.7 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Apr 12, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.3 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jul 14, 2017 |
| -7 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jul 10, 2020 |
| -6.8 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jul 9, 2021 |
| -5.8 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jul 12, 2019 |
| -4.4 | Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character | May 3, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 80% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2021 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 39 / 43 (627.7600) | 41 (154.2056) | 19 (170.2744) | 40 (154.8000) | 38 (148.4800) |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 55 / 61 (638.1940) | 24 (170.2972) | 53 (158.8228) | 49 (160.5484) | 56 (148.5256) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 49 / 59 (643.8856) | 46 (164.5716) | 50 (159.3712) | 35 (166.8572) | 55 (153.0856) |
| May 3, 2019 | Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character 🏅 St. Joseph, MO | 30 / 39 (643.9660) | 10 (169.7144) | 28 (160.0228) | 37 (154.2400) | 28 (159.9888) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 49 / 58 (638.7312) | 55 (154.2284) | 34 (166.2856) | 39 (163.3944) | 48 (154.8228) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 18 / 48 (657.1426) | 4 (171.9998) | 37 (154.8574) | 23 (163.9998) | 17 (166.2856) |