Brisket Bones n Brews

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2917

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1509 · rated over 20 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-10-25

latest 2026-07-17

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 24 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

696.5604 / 720

Master · Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout

Perfect 180s

Current form

678.44 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 670.16 (+8.28)

Walk rate

54%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Pork · The Buckeye BBQ Classic

Consistency

±13.87

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 168.55 · weakest Chicken (165.97)

Road miles

3,890

mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 328 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)

Purse competed for

$205K

listed at 21 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 19 state-championship entries

Master avg

670.16 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

696.5604 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 696.5604 at Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2025-09-06

A tough matchup

14–1 behind in the head-to-head

BooyaQ ahead in 93% of their meetings

BooyaQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ACME BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 (2022-06-17).

last seen 2019-10-25
back 2022-06-17

Pork Ribs nemesis

12 of 16 shared pork ribs entries lost

SmokinGhost BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SmokinGhost BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 16 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

A September team

Top 49% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 49% across 3 contests, versus top 62% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 62% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,890 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,890 miles across 24 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 328 miles to Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout.

24 mapped stops
furthest 328 mi

The metronome

±1.93% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.93% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.1% of a perfect score
24 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

JB'S SMOKESHACK

#2900 of the rated field

1508 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Brisket Bones n Brews's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BBQ Bonanza

#2921 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 24, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2024-04-05

⚔ Head-to-head

JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ

#2922 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2020-04-06

⚔ Head-to-head

RUB WON OUT

#2927 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1540 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

HASHTAG BBQ

#2936 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Level with Brisket Bones n Brews on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2026-08-01

⚔ Head-to-head

JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS

#2913 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Brisket Bones n Brews's first contest.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2017-07-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BooyaQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
Sailor Nicks BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
BBQ Maestros	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
Shiggin aint easy	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Salted Anchor	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Butts-N-Racks BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
WE WILL ROCK QUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	2	0	0	175.4172	149.6684	165.97	top 70%
Pork Ribs	23	6	0	2	176.0344	155.9200	168.55	top 49%
Pork	21	6	1	2	178.8800	154.2056	168.51	top 50%
Brisket	21	3	0	2	178.8572	155.3716	167.08	top 55%

“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	Avg finish
IN	9	top 70%
OH	8	top 56%
TN	3	top 65%
PA	1	top 21%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 21%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 69%
Large (40+)	11	top 60%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Buckeye BBQ Classic	2	14	top 61%	2026-07-17
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	2	56	top 68%	2026-03-20
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues	2	18	top 53%	2024-08-16
The Buckeye BBQ Classic	2	11	top 45%	2024-07-19

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.7 yrs 2019-10-25 → 2026-07-17

Busiest season 2025 6 contests

Contests a season 4 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IN 9 of 24 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 17 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 23 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 168.55 · weakest Chicken (165.97)

Walk rate 54% a top-10 call in 13 of 24 contests

Overall top-10 rate 8% 2 of 24 contests

Master average 670.16 out of 720 · 21 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 487 349–682 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,890 24 mapped stops · furthest 328 mi

Schedule strength 1602 average field rating faced — tougher than 79% of rated contests

Purse competed for $204,550 listed at 21 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 19 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.6 yrs 2019-10-25 → 2022-06-17

Power rating 1507 peak 1509 · #2917 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2019
Oct 25 First tracked contest 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES)
Oct 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.7768 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES)
2022
Jun 17 First call Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1
2023
Oct 13 First overall top-10 BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport
Oct 13 10th tracked contest BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport
2024
Jul 19 First category win (Pork) The Buckeye BBQ Classic
Jul 19 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 The Buckeye BBQ Classic
2025
Sep 6 First overall podium Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout
Sep 6 Career-best overall score696.5604 Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout
Sep 6 Peak power rating (1509) Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout
2026
Jul 17 Most recent contest Buckeye BBQ Classic

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout	2025-09-06
+9.8	The Buckeye BBQ Classic	2024-07-19
+8.3	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	2022-08-19
+5.8	BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport	2023-10-13
+5.6	Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues	2023-08-18

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.3	Hoosier BBQ Classic #2	2023-06-10
-7.3	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw	2024-05-17
-7.1	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2	2022-06-18
-7	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	2026-03-20
-5	Madison Ribberfest	2025-08-15

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	4	0	0	25%	top 63%	95.5%	94.2%
2025	6	1	0	50%	top 56%	96.7%	93.9%
2024	4	0	1	50%	top 65%	94.6%	92.2%
2023	6	1	0	83%	top 65%	94.8%	92.4%
2022	3	0	0	67%	top 61%	94.8%	93.4%
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 60%	93.2%	93.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-07-17	Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	14 / 30 (687.3944)	13 (173.1888)	5 (175.4172)	16 (170.8228)	21 (167.9656)
2026-03-20	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	99 / 125 (668.4568)	105 (164.5600)	110 (161.6684)	50 (173.1200)	75 (169.1084)
2026-03-20	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN	—	62 (162.8000)	—	—	—
2026-03-20	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN	—	—	42 (168.5716)	—	—
2025-09-06	Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout Saxonburg, PA	3 / 14 (696.5604)	6 (173.1200)	2 (176.0344)	8 (168.5488)	3 (178.8572)
2025-09-05	Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH	21 / 42 (679.9544)	29 (168.5600)	29 (165.7144)	22 (170.2628)	3 (175.4172)
2025-08-15	Madison Ribberfest 🏅 Madison, IN	35 / 45 (659.8172)	8 (175.4172)	31 (167.3944)	41 (154.2056)	35 (162.8000)
2025-07-18	Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	30 / 40 (661.6000)	29 (165.7028)	38 (155.9200)	18 (169.1200)	13 (170.8572)
2025-03-14	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	56 / 100 (681.6000)	49 (171.9772)	22 (173.7144)	64 (168.5256)	64 (167.3828)
2025-03-14	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN	—	—	32 (170.8344)	—	—
2024-09-06	Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wadsworth, OH	23 / 30 (664.4456)	26 (164.5372)	17 (165.6800)	20 (166.2284)	17 (168.0000)
2024-08-16	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues 🏅 Madison, IN	30 / 49 (672.4112)	46 (161.0856)	8 (175.4056)	27 (169.6800)	31 (166.2400)
2024-07-19	The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	11 / 33 (681.1316)	22 (165.1200)	16 (165.7144)	1 (178.8800)	13 (171.4172)
2024-05-17	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN	28 / 32 (638.1256)	29 (164.5256)	28 (159.9544)	29 (158.2628)	29 (155.3828)
2023-10-13	BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport 🏅 Wadsworth, OH	9 / 20 (682.8228)	12 (167.3828)	2 (176.0344)	9 (168.5484)	11 (170.8572)
2023-08-18	Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues 🏅 Madison, IN	18 / 41 (679.3028)	33 (165.0972)	25 (166.8344)	3 (177.7028)	19 (169.6684)
2023-07-21	The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	18 / 32 (669.6116)	12 (172.5600)	23 (161.6800)	9 (170.8228)	16 (164.5488)
2023-06-10	Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 🏅 Franklin, IN	28 / 28 (652.4572)	28 (158.2516)	14 (170.2628)	28 (156.5372)	19 (167.4056)
2023-06-09	Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 🏅 Franklin, IN	30 / 38 (658.6972)	26 (169.1200)	6 (173.7028)	30 (160.5028)	37 (155.3716)
2023-04-28	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	28 / 42 (650.6968)	39 (149.6684)	6 (174.2744)	15 (167.3712)	29 (159.3828)
2022-08-19	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	17 / 45 (682.2060)	22 (169.6916)	28 (166.8344)	11 (174.2628)	13 (171.4172)
2022-06-18	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 🏅 Franklin, IN	25 / 27 (657.0056)	27 (158.8116)	19 (166.8228)	6 (175.4056)	26 (155.9656)
2022-06-17	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	22 / 42 (678.2060)	37 (162.8000)	11 (171.4172)	19 (170.2744)	6 (173.7144)
2019-10-25	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN	58 / 97 (670.7768)	61 (167.4288)	67 (166.8340)	44 (169.6684)	49 (166.8456)

Brisket Bones n Brews

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By state / province

By contest size

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)