A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
Capt. Blue BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Capt. Blue BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Bone Suckin' Good BBQ
Bone Suckin' Good BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 26 at the MD State BBQ Bash (2024). They are ranked #5068 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Bone Suckin Good BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2019
latest Oct 9, 2026 · 7.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
317.44 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 313.86 (+3.58)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.30
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.65 · weakest Chicken (155.21)
Road miles
0
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Purse competed for
$88K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
313.86 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bone Suckin' Good BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,052 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,057 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,073 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Bone Suckin' Good BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,074 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Level with Bone Suckin' Good BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,069 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,051 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
They turned up 5 years after Bone Suckin' Good BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pig Kahunas | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Team Meat Coma | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Estancia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Pool Crew BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Make BBQ Great Again | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Hair of the Hog | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HARCO LOCO BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sticky Bones BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LAKEVIEW BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Blue Line BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Top Hat Smoking BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Dixie BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Oink N' Doink BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 146.8228 | 155.21 | top 103% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 149.1432 | 158.65 | top 77% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 4 | 24 | 0 | top 99% | Oct 13, 2023 |
| MD State BBQ Bash | 3 | 22 | 0 | top 83% | Oct 9, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
228
finished ahead 117 times, behind 328
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Aug 9, 2019 → Oct 15, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest MD State BBQ Bash
20251 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.2972 MD State BBQ Bash
20241 milestone
- Career-best overall score323.3600 MD State BBQ Bash
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1494) Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.1 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Oct 15, 2021 |
| -7.1 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Oct 13, 2023 |
| -6 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Oct 14, 2022 |
| -5.7 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Aug 9, 2019 |
| -4.2 | MD State BBQ Bash | Oct 11, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 104% | 87% | 87% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 120% | 82.2% | 82.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 81.2% | 81.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 23 / 28 (322.7772) | 24 (162.2400) | 22 (160.5372) | — | — |
| Oct 10, 2025 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 24 / 29 (317.7144) | 34 (151.4172) | 12 (166.2972) | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2024 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 22 / 26 (323.3600) | 21 (162.2744) | 21 (161.0856) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 24 / 23 (313.0744) | 31 (151.9544) | 14 (161.1200) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 27 / 30 (310.2516) | 26 (156.5372) | 27 (153.7144) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 30 / 25 (295.9660) | 28 (146.8228) | 28 (149.1432) | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 25 / 30 (292.4800) | — | — | — | — |