OFF THE BONE BBQ IN
Rating
1435
peak 1435
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-05-24
latest 2025-09-12
Best ToY finish
#2761
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 99%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
484.62 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 474.11 (+10.50)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±158.20
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 148.28 · weakest Brisket (135.78)
Road miles
1137
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 406 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
W.Oink.C has finished one call ahead of OFF THE BONE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 137.6800 | 148.28 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2172 | 131.9428 | 142.48 | top 99% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1772 | 126.8000 | 144.89 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.0228 | 110.7656 | 135.78 | top 95% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
| WV | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (2 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Brisket (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 474.11
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 608.5828 | 608.58 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 588.4688 | 588.47 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 566.2052 | 566.21 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 421.5884 | 284.81 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Ohio Mt. Vernon, IN | 27 / 27 (608.5828) | 26 (150.3312) | 26 (154.2172) | 21 (161.1772) | 26 (142.8572) |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Ohio Mt. Vernon, IN | 28 / 28 (588.4688) | 18 (164.5716) | 28 (145.6916) | 28 (132.5484) | 27 (145.6572) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-06-18 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV | 28 / 28 (566.2052) | 28 (140.5484) | 28 (144.0112) | 27 (149.1084) | 27 (132.5372) |
| 2019-06-07 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV | 31 / 31 (148.0228) | 30 (137.6800) | 30 (136.5600) | 30 (126.8000) | 31 (110.7656) |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA | 72 / 72 (421.5884) | — | 72 (131.9428) | 70 (154.8228) | 72 (134.8228) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2761 (57 pts) | #2686 (62 pts) | #2762 (57 pts) | #2693 (62 pts) | #2757 (57 pts) |