A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Shiggin aint easy ahead in 100% of their meetings
Shiggin aint easy has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Bones, Rubs, and Harmony
Bones, Rubs, and Harmony is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 15th of 26 at the Smokin' in the Hills (2021). They are ranked #4492 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 18, 2020
latest Jul 17, 2026 · 5.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.45
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.25 · weakest Brisket (156.19)
Road miles
0
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$32K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
642.26 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #592 (175 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bones, Rubs, and Harmony, each with one reason worth a look.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
They've been 1509 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Bones, Rubs, and Harmony's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,507 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They were already cooking in 2013, 7 years before Bones, Rubs, and Harmony's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,503 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Level with Bones, Rubs, and Harmony on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,485 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Bones, Rubs, and Harmony's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiggin aint easy | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 150.2056 | 161.90 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 150.8460 | 161.91 | top 65% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 159.9772 | 162.25 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7144 | 150.2172 | 156.19 | top 81% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye BBQ Classic | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 90% | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Smokin' in the Hills | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 70% | Sep 24, 2021 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
106
finished ahead 33 times, behind 132
Longest layoff
2.8 yrs
Sep 24, 2021 → Jul 19, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Buckeye BBQ Classic
20241 milestone
- Career-best overall score647.8860 The Buckeye BBQ Classic
20211 milestone
- Peak power rating (1494) Smokin' in the Hills
20203 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin in the Hills
- First call Smokin in the Hills
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4056 Smokin in the Hills
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.6 | Smokin' in the Hills | Sep 24, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Buckeye BBQ Classic | Jul 17, 2026 |
| -7.5 | Buckeye BBQ Classic | Jul 18, 2025 |
| -6.5 | Smokin in the Hills | Sep 18, 2020 |
| -4.2 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic | Jul 19, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 90% | 90% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 83% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 28 / 30 (644.3660) | 27 (162.8000) | 28 (160.5144) | 24 (162.2516) | 27 (158.8000) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 35 / 40 (647.2572) | 28 (166.8344) | 33 (162.8228) | 22 (167.3828) | 39 (150.2172) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 25 / 33 (647.8860) | 27 (161.6800) | 21 (163.9772) | 27 (160.5144) | 24 (161.7144) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Smokin' in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 15 / 26 (637.6460) | 12 (168) | 19 (150.8460) | 15 (161.1200) | 14 (157.6800) |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Smokin in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 34 / 41 (634.1256) | 40 (150.2056) | 6 (171.4056) | 30 (159.9772) | 37 (152.5372) |