Bone Daddy's BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4070

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1481

peak 1517 · rated over 27 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-01

latest 2025-08-09

Best ToY finish

#1004

Master 2015

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 28 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

678.7080 / 720

Master · Smokin For Garrett

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.92 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.77 (+5.15)

Walk rate

54%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Smokin' For Garrett

Consistency

±17.56

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.34 · weakest Brisket (156.48)

Road miles

7,587

mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 885 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Purse competed for

$44K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

644.77 / 720

26 Master contests · 1 GC

Backyard avg

522.86 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.

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Storylines (14 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.

The heartbreaker

1.1312 points from the title

Came within 1.1312 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin' For Garrett (2022-09-16).

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
2019-04-26

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

The drought

24 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship on 2014-06-13 — 24 contests and 12.2 years ago.

last GC 2014-06-13
12.2 years ago

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.

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 (2021-08-20).

last seen 2019-09-28
back 2021-08-20

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.

Boom or bust

±10.44% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±10.44% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
best 145.2%

A May team

Top 49% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 49% across 3 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 60% the rest of the year

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

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.

123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SHORT CREW BBQ

#4059 of the rated field

1481 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1513 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2017-09-08

⚔ Head-to-head

Sheyenne BBQ

#4073 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1481

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 28, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

HAWGPOUND SMOKERS

#4075 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before Bone Daddy's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT

#4087 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1481

No shared contest yet.

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 11% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2018-04-20

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BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ

#4066 of the rated field

1481 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1538

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after Bone Daddy's BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2025-07-25

⚔ Head-to-head

LETTUCE SMOKE

#4060 of the rated field

1481 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

Level with Bone Daddy's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2019-05-04

⚔ Head-to-head

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	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	19	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	16	1	14	6%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
Up-2 BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
ELJEFE SMOKE	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
HUMPHREY'S BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ 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	2	8	20%	⚔ 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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NH	9	1	top 54%
MA	6	0	top 73%
VT	5	0	top 66%
CT	3	0	top 57%
IL	1	0	top 7%
ME	1	0	top 54%
RI	1	0	top 86%
IN	1	0	top 46%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	19	1	top 62%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 55%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Granite State BBQ Championship	3	20	top 69%	2018-06-09
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 )	2	16	top 70%	2024-09-13
Sun BBQ Fest	2	39	top 63%	2017-06-03

The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.2 yrs 2013-06-01 → 2025-08-09

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NH 9 of 28 contests · 8 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 23 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 27 entries · 1 win · 8 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 164.34 · weakest Brisket (156.48)

Walk rate 54% a top-10 call in 15 of 28 contests

Overall top-10 rate 18% 5 of 28 contests

Wins it all 4% 1 Grand Championship · 1 reserve

First title 2014-06-13 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 644.77 out of 720 · 26 contests · 1 GC

Backyard average 522.86 out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 405 385–557 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 7,587 28 mapped stops · furthest 885 mi

Schedule strength 1561 average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests

Purse competed for $44,485 listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 10 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2019-09-28 → 2021-08-20

Power rating 1481 peak 1517 · #4070 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 1 First tracked contest Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
Jun 14 First call Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
2014
May 31 First overall top-10 Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest
May 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0744 Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest
Jun 13 First overall podium Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship
Jun 13 First Grand Championship Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship
2015
Sep 12 Peak power rating (1517) Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
2016
Jun 11 10th tracked contest Sun BBQ Fest
2019
Apr 26 First category win (Chicken) Smokin For Garrett
Apr 26 Career-best overall score678.7080 Smokin For Garrett
2022
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
2025
Aug 9 Most recent contest Trillium BBQ Throwdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.4	Smokin' For Garrett	2022-09-16
+16.1	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship	2014-06-13
+10.3	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest	2014-05-31
+5	The Best BBQ Chef Competition	2015-08-29
+3.9	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	2015-09-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition	2013-06-14
-9.4	Granite State BBQ Championship	2016-06-04
-7.7	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-09-28
-7.6	Trillium BBQ Throwdown	2025-08-09
-7.2	Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest	2013-06-01

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0	0	100%	top 85%	91.2%	91.2%
2024	1	0	0	0	100%	top 64%	92.1%	92.1%
2023	1	0	0	0	100%	top 81%	91.6%	91.6%
2022	2	0	1	0	50%	top 31%	145.2%	117.9%
2021	2	0	0	1	50%	top 69%	92.4%	89.1%
2019	3	0	0	1	33%	top 70%	94.3%	89.5%
2018	4	0	0	0	25%	top 72%	91.3%	89%
2017	3	0	0	0	33%	top 66%	89.6%	88.3%
2016	3	0	0	0	33%	top 68%	89.8%	89%
2015	4	0	2	0	100%	top 47%	92%	90.9%
2014	2	1	2	0	50%	top 8%	93%	92.7%
2013	2	0	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
2025-08-09	Trillium BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Canton, MA	17 / 20 (656.9944)	15 (166.2628)	13 (168.5372)	8 (171.9772)	19 (150.2172)
2024-09-13	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)
2023-09-22	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)
2022-09-16	Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL	2 / 27 (522.8572)	9 (171.4056)	5 (172.0116)	2 (179.4400)	—
2022-06-04	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	20 / 37 (651.3484)	13 (169.1200)	12 (168.0000)	33 (154.8228)	22 (159.4056)
2021-09-25	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown 🏅 Southwick, MA	22 / 26 (618.0572)	17 (159.4056)	24 (140.4000)	18 (158.2516)	14 (160.0000)
2021-08-20	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)
2019-09-28	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)
2019-05-17	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)
2019-04-26	Smokin For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN	12 / 26 (678.7080)	1 (177.7028)	16 (168.5256)	11 (169.6684)	14 (162.8112)
2018-09-08	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)
2018-06-09	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	25 / 41 (657.0284)	21 (165.1084)	29 (158.8116)	12 (170.2856)	24 (162.8228)
2018-04-27	*Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	—	—	—	—	—
2018-04-20	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)
2017-09-09	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Randolph, VT	23 / 32 (636.5032)	19 (163.4056)	31 (146.2288)	20 (164.5600)	19 (162.3088)
2017-06-10	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	20 / 35 (645.0744)	27 (156.5600)	32 (154.2972)	9 (167.9772)	9 (166.2400)
2017-06-03	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	50 / 73 (624.9144)	44 (158.8344)	16 (170.2628)	52 (155.9200)	63 (139.8972)
2016-06-25	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT	24 / 40 (645.1312)	28 (160.5600)	4 (172.5828)	29 (156.5484)	29 (155.4400)
2016-06-11	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	39 / 69 (646.8228)	21 (166.9144)	53 (155.3600)	50 (157.7028)	21 (166.8456)
2016-06-04	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	28 / 32 (631.3484)	22 (162.9028)	28 (152.5028)	18 (163.9772)	26 (151.9656)
2015-09-12	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	10 / 37 (662.2168)	2 (175.4172)	13 (166.2628)	25 (155.9540)	12 (164.5828)
2015-08-29	The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT	8 / 17 (658.2288)	7 (164.0116)	13 (157.0856)	2 (172.5600)	7 (164.5716)
2015-06-27	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT	13 / 23 (656.4116)	16 (161.6456)	2 (172.0116)	8 (170.8344)	18 (151.9200)
2015-05-29	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH	28 / 49 (641.6112)	39 (155.9312)	8 (167.4400)	6 (171.4056)	41 (146.8344)
2014-06-13	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship Merrimack, NH	1 / 28 (669.6916)	7 (169.1772)	13 (162.3316)	18 (156.5484)	17 (157.0972)
2014-05-31	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH	6 / 48 (665.0744)	42 (147.3944)	17 (163.9884)	15 (164.5488)	41 (144.5144)
2013-06-14	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)
2013-06-01	Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH	31 / 43 (614.2858)	22 (162.8572)	27 (152.0000)	33 (150.8570)	30 (148.5716)

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

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
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)