High-water mark
673.6344
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.6344 at Smokin on the Lake — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-05-17
Bone 'N BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2018-06-01
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.49 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 631.98 (+9.51)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.30 · weakest Brisket (156.54)
Road miles
245
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 162 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
631.98 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY ahead in 100% of their meetings
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake (2016-06-03).
- last seen 2014-05-17
- back 2016-06-03
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.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5119 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5088 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1505 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5121 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bone 'N BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5085 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5097 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 147.4286 | 158.52 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 141.6572 | 156.63 | top 76% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 153.1428 | 160.30 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 138.2288 | 156.54 | top 62% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 5 | 0 | top 71% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 88% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.1 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2018-06-01
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
5 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.30 · weakest Brisket (156.54)
Walk rate
29%
a top-10 call in 2 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
1 of 7 contests
Master average
631.98
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
676
124–623 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
245
7 mapped stops · furthest 162 mi
Schedule strength
1528
average field rating faced — tougher than 20% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2014-05-17 → 2016-06-03
Power rating
1460
peak 1460 · #5108 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sertoma 48 BBQ
- Peak power rating (1486) Sertoma 48 BBQ
- 2014
- First call Smokin on the Lake
- First overall top-10 Smokin on the Lake
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.6344 Smokin on the Lake
- Career-best overall score673.6344 Smokin on the Lake
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8572 Smokin on the Lake
- 2018
- Most recent contest *7th Annual Smokin on the Lake
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.5 | Smokin on the Lake | 2014-05-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.5 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | 2013-05-10 |
| -9.5 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| -8.6 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival | 2013-08-23 |
| -7.2 | 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake | 2017-06-02 |
| -6.2 | 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake | 2016-06-03 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.8% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-01 | *7th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 22 / 29 (646.7888) | 10 (165.1544) | 15 (162.8688) | 20 (162.2400) | 22 (156.5256) |
| 2017-06-02 | 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake Monroe City, MO | 22 / 27 (641.5656) | 18 (159.9656) | 24 (154.2628) | 20 (166.2400) | 15 (161.0972) |
| 2016-06-03 | 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 17 / 22 (648.4228) | 19 (160.5600) | 19 (159.9544) | 15 (164.5256) | 12 (163.3828) |
| 2014-05-17 | Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 8 / 25 (673.6344) | 3 (172.5600) | 21 (163.3944) | 19 (162.8228) | 3 (174.8572) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 460 / 535 (597.0288) | 479 (147.9656) | 341 (155.9888) | 381 (154.8456) | 495 (138.2288) |
| 2013-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 55 / 68 (617.5772) | 51 (155.9772) | 67 (141.6572) | 42 (158.2628) | 30 (161.6800) |
| 2013-05-10 | Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS | 47 / 49 (598.8568) | 48 (147.4286) | 28 (158.2856) | 40 (153.1428) | 48 (139.9998) |