High-water mark
664.5148
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.5148 at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 11, 2026
Lilhambones
Lilhambones is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 32nd of 62 at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2026). They finished #1065 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1501
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 11, 2026
latest Jul 11, 2026
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.68 · weakest Chicken (161.14)
Road miles
32
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
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Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1065 (60 pts) | #1141 (60 pts) | #1203 (60 pts) | #1052 (80 pts) | #1086 (65 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1432 | 161.1432 | 161.14 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 165.6916 | 165.69 | top 48% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 169.6800 | 169.68 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 168 | 168 | top 39% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
61
finished ahead 30 times, behind 31
Longest layoff
7.3 yrs
Mar 8, 2019 → Jul 11, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5148 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best overall score664.5148 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6800 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20191 milestone
- First tracked contest Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 32 / 62 (664.5148) | 43 (161.1432) | 30 (165.6916) | 21 (169.6800) | 24 (168) |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | — | — | — | — | — |