High-water mark
683.3368
career-best overall
94.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.3368 at City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship — 94.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 2, 2015
Smokey Bones BBQ
Smokey Bones BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 30 at the 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest (2013). They finished #1887 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKEY BONES BBQ - CA”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 27, 2013
latest Oct 25, 2019 · 6.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.29 · weakest Pork (158.55)
Road miles
1,536
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,404 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
657.81 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | 0 | 0 | 175.4286 | 155.4056 | 166.43 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 161.0972 | 164.54 | top 55% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 149.7140 | 158.55 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 163.4400 | 168.29 | top 35% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
149
finished ahead 96 times, behind 73
Longest layoff
3.2 yrs
Jul 29, 2016 → Oct 25, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin' on the Square
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score683.3368 City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5828 City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1518) City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest
- First call 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest
- First overall top-10 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2854 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.8 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 2, 2015 |
| +7.5 | 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest | Apr 27, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7 | Smokin' on the Square | Oct 25, 2019 |
| -6.4 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic | Jul 29, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 94.9% | 94.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2019 | Smokin' on the Square 🏅 El Dorado, AR | 15 / 20 (645.0284) | 17 (155.4056) | 15 (161.0972) | 15 (159.4056) | 11 (169.1200) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA | 32 / 42 (644.5944) | 34 (160.6172) | 27 (161.6800) | 34 (158.8572) | 22 (163.4400) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 15 / 75 (683.3368) | 17 (174.2628) | 41 (166.2512) | 40 (166.2400) | 5 (176.5828) |
| Apr 27, 2013 | 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest Indio, CA | 9 / 30 (658.2854) | 4 (175.4286) | 8 (169.1428) | 24 (149.7140) | 8 (164) |