Bone Daddy's BBQ

Bone Daddy's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 27 at the Smokin' For Garrett (2022), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #4520 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Bonedaddy's BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,520

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1473

peak 1473 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 1, 2013

latest Aug 9, 2025 · 12.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1004

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 28 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

678.7080 / 720

Master · Smokin For Garrett

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.92 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 643.03 (+6.89)

Walk rate

54%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Smokin' For Garrett

Consistency

±17.01

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.34 · weakest Brisket (156.48)

Road miles

7,587

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 885 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Purse competed for

$44K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

643.03 / 720

26 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

522.86 / 540

1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

1.1312 points from the title

Came within 1.1312 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin' For Garrett (Sep 16, 2022).

High-water mark

678.7080 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.7080 at Smokin For Garrett — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 26, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Q42 has finished one call ahead of Bone Daddy's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 47%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 47%

A tough matchup

23–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 23 of their 23 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.86 points below their pork, and turns into a call 12% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 156.48
Pork avg 164.34
3 calls in 26 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SHOOT TO GRILL in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

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The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition (Aug 20, 2021).

last seen Sep 28, 2019
back Aug 20, 2021

Pork nemesis

16 of 23 shared pork entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 16 of 23 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

ACK-QUE has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

7,587 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,587 miles across 28 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 885 miles to Smokin' For Garrett.

28 mapped stops
furthest 885 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017 ↗	Master	#1274 (212 pts)	#1402 (207 pts)	#1358 (222 pts)	#1167 (287 pts)	#1131 (292 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1444 (182 pts)	#1402 (212 pts)	#1060 (327 pts)	#1446 (212 pts)	#1454 (197 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1004 (305 pts)	#1070 (300 pts)	#748 (505 pts)	#677 (560 pts)	#1077 (290 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2458 (73 pts)	#2505 (73 pts)	#1958 (113 pts)	#1919 (123 pts)	#2494 (73 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1680 (128 pts)	#1195 (238 pts)	#1765 (128 pts)	#1377 (188 pts)	#1717 (128 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Bone Daddy's BBQ, 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.

SPARKY'S BBQ

#4,536 of the rated field

1472 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Bone Daddy's BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Bone Daddy's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

TEAM PULLING PORK

#4,538 of the rated field

1472 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1472

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Bone Daddy's BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before Bone Daddy's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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LOS NERDS

#4,537 of the rated field

1472 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1472

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Aug 2, 2019

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RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT

#4,512 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1473

Careers of much the same size, 22 contests to 28, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 20, 2018

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CAROLINA SMOKE

#4,534 of the rated field

1472 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1472

36 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 36 contests
last seen May 17, 2019

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FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ

#4,527 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1505

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2016

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	23	0	23	0%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
Up-2 BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
ELJEFE SMOKE	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
HUMPHREY'S BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	8	1	2	177.7028	144.5716	163.10	top 55%
Pork Ribs	27	4	0	1	172.5828	140.4000	160.46	top 59%
Pork	27	9	0	2	179.4400	150.8570	164.34	top 49%
Brisket	26	3	1	1	177.7028	139.8972	156.48	top 65%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	19	top 65%
Large (40+)	7	top 63%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NH	9	top 66%
MA	6	top 73%
VT	5	top 66%
CT	3	top 57%
IL	1	top 7%
ME	1	top 54%
RI	1	top 86%
IN	1	top 46%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Granite State BBQ Championship	3	20	top 69%	Jun 9, 2018
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 )	2	16	top 70%	Sep 13, 2024
Sun BBQ Fest	2	39	top 63%	Jun 3, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NH 9 of 28 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 23 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 400 finished ahead 356 times, behind 586

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Sep 28, 2019 → Aug 20, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

Aug 9 Most recent contest Trillium BBQ Throwdown

20224 milestones

Sep 16 First overall podium Smokin' For Garrett
Sep 16 First Reserve Championship Smokin' For Garrett
Sep 16 25th tracked contest Smokin' For Garrett
Sep 16 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Smokin' For Garrett

20192 milestones

Apr 26 First category win (Chicken) Smokin For Garrett
Apr 26 Career-best overall score678.7080 Smokin For Garrett

20161 milestone

Jun 11 10th tracked contest Sun BBQ Fest

20153 milestones

Jun 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4116 Green Mountain BBQ Championship
Aug 29 First overall top-10 The Best BBQ Chef Competition
Sep 12 Peak power rating (1499) Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest

20132 milestones

Jun 1 First tracked contest Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
Jun 14 First call Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.8	Smokin' For Garrett	Sep 16, 2022
+10.3	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	Sep 12, 2015
+6.2	The Best BBQ Chef Competition	Aug 29, 2015
+4	Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition	Aug 20, 2021
+2.6	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Jun 4, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition	Jun 14, 2013
-8.6	Granite State BBQ Championship	Jun 4, 2016
-7.3	Trillium BBQ Throwdown	Aug 9, 2025
-7.2	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Sep 28, 2019
-7.2	Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest	Jun 1, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0	100%	top 85%	91.2%	91.2%
2024	1	0	0	100%	top 64%	92.1%	92.1%
2023	1	0	0	100%	top 81%	91.6%	91.6%
2022	2	1	0	50%	top 31%	96.8%	93.6%
2021	2	0	1	50%	top 69%	92.4%	89.1%
2019	3	0	1	33%	top 70%	94.3%	89.5%
2018	4	0	0	25%	top 72%	91.3%	89%
2017	3	0	0	33%	top 66%	89.6%	88.3%
2016	3	0	0	33%	top 68%	89.8%	89%
2015	4	2	0	100%	top 47%	92%	90.9%
2014	2	0	0	50%	top 61%	89.6%	87.9%
2013	2	0	0	50%	top 77%	86.2%	85.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 9, 2025	Trillium BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Canton, MA	17 / 20 (656.9944)	15 (166.2628)	13 (168.5372)	8 (171.9772)	19 (150.2172)
Sep 13, 2024	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) 🏅 Braintree, VT	16 / 25 (663.3488)	7 (174.2972)	20 (162.8344)	7 (171.9656)	22 (154.2516)
Sep 22, 2023	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA	25 / 31 (659.8748)	8 (174.2744)	26 (167.3944)	22 (166.8228)	31 (151.3832)
Sep 16, 2022	Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL	2 / 27 (522.8572)	9 (171.4056)	5 (172.0116)	2 (179.4400)	—
Jun 4, 2022	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	20 / 37 (651.3484)	13 (169.1200)	12 (168)	33 (154.8228)	22 (159.4056)
Sep 25, 2021	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown 🏅 Southwick, MA	22 / 26 (618.0572)	17 (159.4056)	24 (140.4000)	18 (158.2516)	14 (160)
Aug 20, 2021	Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	14 / 26 (665.6344)	24 (157.7144)	25 (154.8000)	6 (175.4172)	1 (177.7028)
Sep 28, 2019	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI	31 / 36 (621.0632)	32 (152.5372)	15 (165.1772)	24 (160.0116)	35 (143.3372)
May 17, 2019	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA	21 / 27 (633.6460)	25 (153.1200)	18 (157.1316)	13 (162.2628)	16 (161.1316)
Apr 26, 2019	Smokin For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN	12 / 26 (678.7080)	1 (177.7028)	16 (168.5256)	11 (169.6684)	14 (162.8112)
Sep 8, 2018	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Randolph, VT	25 / 33 (632.4348)	17 (164.0116)	28 (152.4916)	26 (151.9428)	12 (163.9888)
Jun 9, 2018	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	25 / 41 (657.0284)	21 (165.1084)	29 (158.8116)	12 (170.2856)	24 (162.8228)
Apr 27, 2018	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 20, 2018	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES Plymouth, MA	20 / 25 (632.0236)	22 (144.5716)	11 (162.2744)	6 (169.7716)	21 (155.4060)
Sep 9, 2017	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Randolph, VT	23 / 32 (636.5032)	19 (163.4056)	31 (146.2288)	20 (164.5600)	19 (162.3088)
Jun 10, 2017	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	20 / 35 (645.0744)	27 (156.5600)	32 (154.2972)	9 (167.9772)	9 (166.2400)
Jun 3, 2017	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	50 / 73 (624.9144)	44 (158.8344)	16 (170.2628)	52 (155.9200)	63 (139.8972)
Jun 25, 2016	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT	24 / 40 (645.1312)	28 (160.5600)	4 (172.5828)	29 (156.5484)	29 (155.4400)
Jun 11, 2016	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	39 / 69 (646.8228)	21 (166.9144)	53 (155.3600)	50 (157.7028)	21 (166.8456)
Jun 4, 2016	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	28 / 32 (631.3484)	22 (162.9028)	28 (152.5028)	18 (163.9772)	26 (151.9656)
Sep 12, 2015	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	10 / 37 (662.2168)	2 (175.4172)	13 (166.2628)	25 (155.9540)	12 (164.5828)
Aug 29, 2015	The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT	8 / 17 (658.2288)	7 (164.0116)	13 (157.0856)	2 (172.5600)	7 (164.5716)
Jun 27, 2015	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT	13 / 23 (656.4116)	16 (161.6456)	2 (172.0116)	8 (170.8344)	18 (151.9200)
May 29, 2015	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH	28 / 49 (641.6112)	39 (155.9312)	8 (167.4400)	6 (171.4056)	41 (146.8344)
Jun 13, 2014	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship Merrimack, NH	15 / 28 (645.1544)	7 (169.1772)	13 (162.3316)	18 (156.5484)	17 (157.0972)
May 31, 2014	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH	33 / 48 (620.4460)	42 (147.3944)	17 (163.9884)	15 (164.5488)	41 (144.5144)
Jun 14, 2013	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition Merrimack, NH	29 / 35 (620.5710)	8 (168.5714)	35 (141.7144)	13 (165.1426)	30 (145.1426)
Jun 1, 2013	Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH	31 / 43 (614.2858)	22 (162.8572)	27 (152)	33 (150.8570)	30 (148.5716)

Bone Daddy's BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)