A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BAD 2 THE BONE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1491 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-05-24
latest 2014-10-10
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.38
last 4 Master vs avg 631.38 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.72
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.43 · weakest Brisket (154.11)
Road miles
517
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 432 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
631.38 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PORKTERA BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared 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.
BAD 2 THE BONE has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 142 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3573 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3556 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after BAD 2 THE BONE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#3574 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with BAD 2 THE BONE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3559 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3590 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3561 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7372 | 144.5714 | 156.85 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.1772 | 152.0000 | 164.43 | top 39% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 147.9772 | 155.99 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 144.5028 | 154.11 | top 59% |
“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.
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.4 yrs
2013-05-24 → 2014-10-10
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 164.43 · weakest Brisket (154.11)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 3 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
631.38
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
91
45–70 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
517
4 mapped stops · furthest 432 mi
Schedule strength
1521
average field rating faced — tougher than 15% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2013-09-13 → 2014-10-10
Power rating
1491
peak 1491 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Blues, Brews & BBQ
- Peak power rating (1491) Blues, Brews & BBQ
- First call Smokin' For Gold
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin' For Gold
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6228 Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Career-best overall score657.6228 Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Most recent contest Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills | 2013-09-13 |
| +0.9 | Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2014-10-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Blues, Brews & BBQ | 2013-05-24 |
| -3.3 | Smokin' For Gold | 2013-07-20 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67% | top 64% | 89% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-10 | Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 12 / 21 (657.6228) | 19 (155.4056) | 5 (171.9772) | 18 (162.2628) | 9 (167.9772) |
| 2013-09-13 | RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA | 19 / 39 (641.0972) | 2 (177.7372) | 23 (156.5600) | 34 (147.9772) | 19 (158.8228) |
| 2013-07-20 | Smokin' For Gold Placerville, CA | 16 / 25 (628.5256) | 23 (149.7028) | 1 (177.1772) | 14 (157.1428) | 18 (144.5028) |
| 2013-05-24 | Blues, Brews & BBQ Brentwood, CA | 27 / 34 (598.2852) | 30 (144.5714) | 24 (152.0000) | 20 (156.5712) | 24 (145.1426) |