Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
- Chicken ×1
Sizzlin Bones BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1548
peak 1556 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2013-09-19
latest 2015-07-10
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
669.03 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 671.79 (-2.76)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.33
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.16 · weakest Brisket (165.11)
Road miles
2,585
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 598 mi
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Master avg
671.79 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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.
They almost always walk
70%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 10 contests
A top-10 category call in 70% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
689.0972
career-best overall
95.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 689.0972 at Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival — 95.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-09-26
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
FIRE DANCER BBQ has finished one call ahead of Sizzlin Bones BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.06 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 30% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 165.11
- Chicken avg 170.16
- 3 calls in 10 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BBQR'S DELIGHT in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
5 of 5
shared chicken entries lost
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±1.85%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.85% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 93.3% of a perfect score
- 10 contests
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.
59 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1789 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1547
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Sizzlin Bones BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Sizzlin Bones BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1790 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1566
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Sizzlin Bones BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 17 contests to 10.
⚔ Head-to-head#1779 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 78%
- Peak
- 1560
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Sizzlin Bones BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#1787 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1775 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 70%
- Peak
- 1555
No shared contest yet.
6 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head#1791 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Level with Sizzlin Bones BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQR'S DELIGHT | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| CAVEMAN CUISINE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUEBUD BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.8456 | 170.16 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 157.6572 | 167.75 | top 36% |
| Pork | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 157.0856 | 168.77 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 144.4800 | 165.11 | 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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR | 3 | 0 | top 31% |
| OK | 3 | 0 | top 42% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 9% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 34% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2013-09-19 → 2015-07-10
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AR
3 of 10 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
10
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 1 win · 5 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 170.16 · weakest Brisket (165.11)
Walk rate
70%
a top-10 call in 7 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
5 of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight contests
Master average
671.79
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
825
838–235 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,585
10 mapped stops · furthest 598 mi
Schedule strength
1556
average field rating faced — tougher than 43% of rated contests
Power rating
1548
peak 1556 · #1780 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7656 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
- First call 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- First category win (Pork) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- First overall top-10 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- 2014
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Smokelawn
- First overall podium Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score689.0972 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1556) CASA's Big BBQ Bash
- 2015
- 10th tracked contest 14th Annual Bordertown Bash
- Most recent contest 14th Annual Bordertown Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2014-09-26 |
| +12.8 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| +10.8 | Smokelawn | 2014-05-02 |
| +10.6 | Smokin' the Fort | 2013-10-25 |
| +4.6 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off | 2013-09-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.6 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2014-10-24 |
| -3.6 | 14th Annual Bordertown Bash | 2015-07-10 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 37% | 95.7% | 93.6% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 60% | top 26% | 95.6% | 93.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-10 | 14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 30 / 44 (650.7196) | 18 (167.4284) | 27 (161.6800) | 39 (157.6456) | 23 (163.9656) |
| 2014-10-24 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 66 / 92 (658.1484) | 57 (165.6800) | 35 (170.2856) | 3 (177.7028) | 87 (144.4800) |
| 2014-10-17 | CASA's Big BBQ Bash Lawton, OK | 10 / 19 (663.8284) | 4 (170.2628) | 13 (160.5028) | 6 (172.5600) | 11 (160.5028) |
| 2014-09-26 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 3 / 48 (689.0972) | 2 (172.5828) | 1 (178.8572) | 24 (164.5372) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2014-05-02 | Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR | 7 / 39 (683.3716) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (170.2972) | 7 (172.5716) | 17 (160.5028) |
| 2013-10-25 | Smokin' the Fort Fort Gibson, OK | 6 / 26 (688.5028) | 6 (174.2628) | 6 (170.8344) | 11 (167.4056) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2013-10-11 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK | 15 / 30 (674.8112) | 7 (174.3200) | 8 (171.4284) | 30 (157.0856) | 8 (171.9772) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 67 / 535 (666.1940) | 77 (169.7028) | 92 (167.4172) | 49 (171.4056) | 276 (157.6684) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 10 / 174 (684.4912) | 109 (164.5484) | 54 (168.5372) | 1 (178.8572) | 29 (172.5484) |
| 2013-09-19 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL | 31 / 76 (658.7656) | 48 (162.8456) | 57 (157.6572) | 21 (167.9656) | 14 (170.2972) |