The comeback
9.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 9.1 years, then back at Roast N Boast (Oct 17, 2025).
- last seen Sep 30, 2016
- back Oct 17, 2025
Smokey Bonez
Smokey Bonez is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 4th of 13 at the Roast N Boast (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 30, 2016
latest Oct 17, 2025 · 9 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.39 · weakest Brisket (151.30)
Road miles
5
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$5,500
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
636.87 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
334.21 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 161.6572 | 165.38 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 165.0972 | 165.39 | top 72% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 158.2284 | 163.10 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.3024 | 151.3024 | 151.30 | top 89% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
48
finished ahead 18 times, behind 31
Longest layoff
9.1 yrs
Sep 30, 2016 → Oct 17, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20255 milestones
- First call Roast N Boast
- First overall top-10 Roast N Boast
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score334.2056 Roast N Boast
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1084 Roast N Boast
- Most recent contest Roast N Boast
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score636.8680 Roast N Boast BBQ
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Roast N' Boast
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2025 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 4 / 13 (334.2056) | 4 (169.1084) | 9 (165.0972) | 6 (167.9656) | — |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS | 26 / 27 (636.8680) | 25 (161.6572) | 20 (165.6800) | 25 (158.2284) | 24 (151.3024) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS | — | — | — | — | — |