A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
4 BOXERS Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
4 BOXERS Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Them Bones
Them Bones is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 21st of 26 at the York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2024
latest Jul 25, 2025 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.83 · weakest Brisket (152.51)
Road miles
61
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
623.65 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 135.8056 | 153.78 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 143.3828 | 155.53 | top 87% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5484 | 159.9544 | 161.83 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 144.4684 | 152.51 | top 91% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 92% | Jul 25, 2025 |
| York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 90% | Jun 27, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
124
finished ahead 28 times, behind 212
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score644.9824 York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Pork)164.5484 York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
20242 milestones
- First tracked contest York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1488) York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jun 28, 2024 |
| -10.3 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jul 26, 2024 |
| -6.6 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jun 27, 2025 |
| -4.4 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jul 25, 2025 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89.6% | 89.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 86.5% | 83.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2025 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 26 / 30 (642.7316) | 27 (162.8000) | 22 (163.4172) | 22 (162.2744) | 29 (154.2400) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 21 / 26 (644.9824) | 22 (155.9656) | 20 (163.3828) | 16 (164.5484) | 19 (161.0856) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 34 / 35 (584.2052) | 35 (135.8056) | 35 (143.3828) | 27 (160.5484) | 33 (144.4684) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 29 / 29 (622.6740) | 26 (160.5368) | 28 (151.9428) | 25 (159.9544) | 29 (150.2400) |