A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Dead Last BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Dead Last BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Beer Butts & Bones
Beer Butts & Bones is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 39th of 65 at the East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival (2015). They are ranked #4007 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Beer, Butts & Bones”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
peak 1483 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2013
latest Sep 25, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.29
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.29 · weakest Pork (155.30)
Road miles
129
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
631.04 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Beer Butts & Bones, each with one reason worth a look.
151 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They turned up 8 years after Beer Butts & Bones did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Level with Beer Butts & Bones on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,026 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,998 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why Not Smoke | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| YARDHOGS BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK 'N MINDY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Dead Last BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Evening Wood | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FUNNY FARM BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1772 | 153.0856 | 162.29 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8456 | 150.8456 | 156.90 | top 65% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 148.6056 | 155.30 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 141.0744 | 156.54 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 3 | 51 | 0 | top 64% | Sep 25, 2015 |
| East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | 2 | 39 | 0 | top 65% | Aug 28, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
254
finished ahead 170 times, behind 297
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20143 milestones
- First call East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1772 East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
- Career-best overall score646.2744 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Peak power rating (1491) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.5 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 26, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2013 |
| -4.6 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -3.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 25, 2015 |
| -1.4 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | Aug 28, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 88.8% | 88.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 89.8% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2015 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 73 / 112 (635.4168) | 75 (157.1656) | 101 (150.8456) | 73 (156.5484) | 14 (170.8572) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 39 / 65 (639.3944) | 23 (164.0344) | 47 (157.6916) | 42 (159.4056) | 37 (158.2628) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 51 / 112 (646.2744) | 49 (164.0116) | 62 (158.2856) | 65 (161.1428) | 47 (162.8344) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 48 / 69 (621.7028) | 4 (173.1772) | 38 (158.8456) | 58 (148.6056) | 64 (141.0744) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 91 / 114 (612.4112) | 95 (153.0856) | 61 (158.8456) | 93 (150.7884) | 85 (149.6916) |