A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Off The Bone
Off The Bone is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 13th of 15 at the WV Hunting Heroes BBQ Throwdown (2023). They are ranked #6038 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1432
peak 1432 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 16, 2017
latest Jul 10, 2025 · 8.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
532.90 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 540.36 (-7.46)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±68.97
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 147.19 · weakest Chicken (128.49)
Road miles
1,139
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 360 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$65K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
540.36 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Off The Bone, each with one reason worth a look.
63 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,044 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 71 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#6,040 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before Off The Bone's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,030 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,028 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Level with Off The Bone on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,037 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,032 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 20 | 128.49 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.6060 | 109.4400 | 142.59 | top 90% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.3088 | 134.2972 | 147.19 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6572 | 124.3428 | 140.45 | top 94% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 96% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 93% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2 | 58 | 0 | top 92% | Jul 10, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WV
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
233
finished ahead 17 times, behind 300
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
Jun 16, 2017 → May 15, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score613.8288 South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- Most recent contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery
20211 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.4400 Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1490) Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 | May 15, 2021 |
| -10.8 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | Jul 7, 2022 |
| -10.6 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 | Jul 17, 2021 |
| -9.8 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | Jun 16, 2017 |
| -9.4 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | May 16, 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 94% | 85.3% | 73.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 78% | 78% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 59.1% | 59.1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 85.3% | 81.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 78.2% | 78.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2025 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 58 / 66 (613.8288) | 49 (162.8800) | 61 (152.6060) | 61 (156.6056) | 63 (141.7372) |
| May 16, 2025 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 33 / 33 (450.1944) | 33 (20) | 32 (149.1316) | 33 (143.3828) | 33 (137.6800) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | WV Hunting Heroes BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Cottageville, WV | 13 / 15 (561.2460) | 12 (147.4744) | 12 (142.8916) | 13 (134.2972) | 14 (136.5828) |
| Jul 7, 2022 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 88 / 92 (425.4060) | — | 88 (109.4400) | 76 (158.3088) | 67 (157.6572) |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 🏅 Morgantown, WV | 15 / 15 (613.8060) | 14 (163.4400) | 14 (152.0344) | 15 (151.4628) | 15 (146.8688) |
| May 15, 2021 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 Mannington, WV | 15 / 15 (555.1656) | 15 (146.2856) | 14 (139.9772) | 15 (144.5600) | 15 (124.3428) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV | 54 / 57 (562.8800) | 56 (130.8456) | 46 (152.0572) | 55 (141.7144) | 54 (138.2628) |