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Bonemaker Outdoors

Bonemaker Outdoors is a competition barbecue team with 47 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Boots and BBQ Festival (2016). They are ranked #508 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#508
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1674
peak 1731 · rated over 44 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

47
in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2013
latest Oct 30, 2024 · 11.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#83
Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

2
0 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time

Category wins

8
22 podiums

Overall top-10s

23
49% of 47 contests

Best top-10 run

7
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 33%
overall standings

Best overall

704.5372 / 720

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

675.32 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 677.35 (-2.03)

Walk rate

81%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥
Brisket · Ozarks BBQ Fest

Consistency

±15.50
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 172.00 · weakest Brisket (168.09)

Road miles

5,923
across 47 mapped stops · furthest 522 mi

Schedule strength

67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

Purse competed for

$160K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

677.35 / 720
45 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (18 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#508 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 8% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1674 puts them #508 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 8% of the field.

  • rating 1674
  • peak 1731
  • 44 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 3 different meats.

  • Chicken ×1
  • Pork ×1
  • Brisket ×1

Against the odds

16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition (Apr 22, 2016) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 16-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CLARK CREW BBQ.

Happy hunting ground

Top 14% average finish here

Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.

  • 2 visits
  • best finish 9th
  • average top 14%

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Smokin' Summer Kick-off (Jun 5, 2015).

  • Pork 1st
  • Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

81% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 38 of 47 contests

A top-10 category call in 81% of their 47 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

704.5372 career-best overall

97.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 704.5372 at Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition — 97.9% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Apr 22, 2016

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ has finished one call ahead of Bonemaker Outdoors 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 2 Grand Championships

2016 was the year it came together: 18 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 23%.

  • 18 contests
  • 12 overall top-10s
  • 4 category wins
  • average top 23%

A tough matchup

15–6 behind in the head-to-head

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ ahead in 71% of their meetings

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 21 shared contests.

The drought

28 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Boots and BBQ Festival on May 13, 2016 — 28 contests and 10.4 years ago.

  • last GC May 13, 2016
  • 10.4 years ago

A strong matchup

22–7 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 76% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO in 22 of their 29 shared contests.

The comeback

4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Beats, Brews, & BBQ (Apr 1, 2022).

  • last seen Apr 20, 2018
  • back Apr 1, 2022

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

FIRE DANCER BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 24% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 24% across 4 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.

  • 4 September contests
  • top 33% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,923 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,923 miles across 47 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 522 miles to The National BBQ Cup (Day 1).

  • 47 mapped stops
  • furthest 522 mi

The metronome

±2.15% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.15% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 94.1% of a perfect score
  • 47 contests

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2024 ↗ Master #1182 (60 pts) #1242 (60 pts) #1317 (60 pts) #1231 (60 pts) #1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗ Master #1156 (84 pts) #1246 (79 pts) #1204 (114 pts) #1125 (104 pts) #1285 (64 pts)
2022 ↗ Master #414 (530 pts) #467 (480 pts) #387 (660 pts) #632 (315 pts) #301 (770 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #508 (752 pts) #468 (827 pts) #608 (662 pts) #763 (527 pts) #674 (592 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #83 (2,070 pts) #42 (2,186 pts) #113 (1,729 pts) #71 (1,946 pts) #103 (1,862 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #432 (885 pts) #463 (850 pts) #571 (680 pts) #618 (625 pts) #423 (890 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #390 (780 pts) #346 (885 pts) #411 (770 pts) #382 (820 pts) #424 (740 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Shmack Q
#510 of the rated field
1674 power rating
Contests
64
GCs
6
Top-10s
66%
Peak
1759
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Bonemaker Outdoors)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Bonemaker Outdoors has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 53 contests
  • last seen Aug 28, 2026
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JDQ BBQ
#512 of the rated field
1674 power rating
Contests
23
GCs
4
Top-10s
52%
Peak
1674
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Bonemaker Outdoors)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 20 contests
  • last seen Sep 11, 2026
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Rocks Money Pit BBQ
#509 of the rated field
1674 power rating
Contests
48
GCs
3
Top-10s
52%
Peak
1710

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Bonemaker Outdoors's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 45 contests
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RAD FONDO BBQ
#507 of the rated field
1675 power rating
Contests
54
GCs
0
Top-10s
28%
Peak
1683

Careers of much the same size, 54 contests to 47, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 54 contests
  • last seen Nov 5, 2021
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Big Racks BBQ
#506 of the rated field
1675 power rating
Contests
62
GCs
4
Top-10s
53%
Peak
1689

Their rating is built on 4 Grand Championships in 62 contests, alongside a 53% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 60 contests
  • last seen Sep 4, 2026
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BLUE & GRAY BBQ
#511 of the rated field
1674 power rating
Contests
92
GCs
4
Top-10s
37%
Peak
1680

They turned up 5 years after Bonemaker Outdoors did, first appearing in 2018.

  • rated over 89 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
BUTCHER BBQ 32 13 19 41% ⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO 29 22 7 76% ⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ 29 14 15 48% ⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers 28 19 9 68% ⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 21 6 15 29% ⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS 19 14 5 74% ⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE 16 13 3 81% ⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY 16 12 4 75% ⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE 16 10 6 63% ⚔ compare
TNK BBQ 16 8 8 50% ⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ 16 3 13 19% ⚔ compare
POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ 15 15 0 100% ⚔ compare
THE GRISWOLDS 15 13 2 87% ⚔ compare
Rise N Swine 15 11 4 73% ⚔ compare
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ 15 9 6 60% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 45 23 2 7 180 🔥 160.5028 172.00 top 31%
Pork Ribs 46 19 1 3 177.7144 153.1428 168.60 top 38%
Pork 45 18 2 6 180 🔥 150.8570 168.72 top 40%
Brisket 45 19 3 6 180 🔥 148.5714 168.09 top 38%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)20top 46%
Medium (20–39)222top 33%
Large (40+)210top 31%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
OK312top 31%
KS50top 36%
MO40top 36%
AR30top 26%
TN20top 56%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival 3 3 0 top 15% May 6, 2022
Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition 2 1 1 top 21% Apr 22, 2016
Smokin on the Route 2 13 0 top 67% Jul 28, 2023
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 2 9 0 top 14% Mar 25, 2017
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) 2 23 0 top 18% Oct 29, 2016
The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) 2 26 0 top 56% May 28, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 18 contests · 2 GCs
Contests a season 5.9 across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in OK 32 of 47 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited 38 6 of them more than once
Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 46 entries · 1 win · 19 calls
First title Apr 22, 2016 Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition
Opponents faced 1,505 finished ahead 1,895 times, behind 1,016
Longest layoff 4 yrs Apr 20, 2018 → Apr 1, 2022

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

20241 milestone
  1. Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20171 milestone
  1. Peak power rating (1731) Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)
20164 milestones
  1. First Grand Championship Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition
  2. Biggest field won (31 teams) Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition
  3. Career-best overall score704.5372 Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition
  4. 25th tracked contest Hot Pursuit BBQ
20155 milestones
  1. First category win (Pork) Smokin' Summer Kick-off
  2. First multi-meat day Smokin' Summer Kick-off
  3. First perfect 180 (Pork) Smokin' Summer Kick-off
  4. First overall podium 14th Annual Bordertown Bash
  5. 10th tracked contest 14th Annual Bordertown Bash
20134 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
  2. First call Okfuskee Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff
  3. First overall top-10 Okfuskee Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2854 Okfuskee Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+17.414th Annual Bordertown BashJul 10, 2015
+15.6Morris Twister Days BBQ CompetitionApr 22, 2016
+15Boots and BBQ FestivalMay 13, 2016
+14.3Racing For The BBQJul 26, 2013
+13.7Hot Pursuit BBQ CookoffJul 24, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-12.7Smokin on the RouteJul 29, 2022
-12.4Polar Bear ChallengeFeb 22, 2013
-12.3Que' For a CauseAug 4, 2023
-12American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open ContestOct 30, 2024
-10.2Smokin on the RouteJul 28, 2023

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20242000 0% top 75% 90.9% 90.9%
20233000 33% top 65% 94.5% 94.4%
20225011 100% top 41% 96.1% 95%
20181000 100% top 54% 90.9% 90.9%
20175031 80% top 21% 96.4% 95%
2016182124 89% top 23% 97.9% 95%
20156042 100% top 26% 95.5% 94.3%
20137030 71% top 48% 94.2% 90.9%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Oct 30, 2024 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS — — — — —
Oct 30, 2024 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 332 / 444 (654.1940) 270 (166.8800) 371 (160.5484) 348 (161.6684) 271 (165.0972)
Aug 4, 2023 Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK 23 / 36 (680.4572) 33 (160.5028) 10 (171.9772) 10 (175.4172) 19 (172.5600)
Aug 4, 2023 Que' For a Cause (ONE MEAT RIBS) Tahlequah, OK — — 11 (171.4056) — —
Jul 28, 2023 Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK 19 / 29 (679.3028) 20 (168.5256) 13 (171.9772) 15 (171.9772) 23 (166.8228)
Jul 29, 2022 Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK 13 / 19 (678.1484) 11 (170.8112) 13 (170.2744) 9 (173.1200) 17 (163.9428)
May 6, 2022 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK 13 / 38 (684.4800) 11 (174.2628) 3 (177.7144) 21 (167.9656) 21 (164.5372)
Apr 22, 2022 Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO 6 / 31 (691.9428) 9 (174.8456) 4 (176.5600) 20 (160.5372) 1 (180)
Apr 15, 2022 Pork-A-Palooza 🏅 Weatherford, OK 11 / 29 (682.7428) 14 (173.1200) 16 (168.5372) 17 (165.6800) 3 (175.4056)
Apr 1, 2022 Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK 13 / 30 (681.0288) 16 (171.9656) 12 (169.7148) 24 (165.0856) 5 (174.2628)
Apr 20, 2018 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS 25 / 46 (654.6856) 5 (173.7256) 33 (161.6572) 32 (159.9544) 35 (159.3484)
Jun 9, 2017 Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship-Day 1 Okmulgee, OK 16 / 29 (660.9716) 13 (171.9772) 17 (162.8116) 16 (164.5372) 20 (161.6456)
May 5, 2017 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK 4 / 68 (694.2284) 2 (177.7028) 7 (173.1428) 10 (172.5600) 11 (170.8228)
Apr 7, 2017 Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival Sands Springs, OK 5 / 33 (685.6112) 15 (170.2628) 1 (174.2628) 6 (172.5600) 14 (168.5256)
Mar 25, 2017 Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK 9 / 77 (691.9200) 3 (180) 26 (171.4172) 52 (166.2400) 12 (174.2628)
Mar 24, 2017 Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK 14 / 87 (687.9544) 15 (174.2744) 32 (169.6800) 39 (168.5600) 9 (175.4400)
Oct 29, 2016 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 129 / 557 (671.9316) 323 (162.8116) 193 (167.9656) 115 (170.2972) 91 (170.8572)
Oct 28, 2016 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS 23 / 180 (692.5368) 18 (177.1428) 63 (171.4056) 129 (165.6684) 7 (178.3200)
Oct 21, 2016 Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival FortGibson, OK 5 / 28 (682.8228) 6 (174.8800) 8 (168.5372) 15 (165.1428) 3 (174.2628)
Sep 30, 2016 3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK 3 / 37 (693.7372) 2 (176.5600) 7 (171.4400) 1 (178.2972) 11 (167.4400)
Sep 23, 2016 Bikes Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR 6 / 43 (682.2284) 12 (170.8228) 15 (167.4172) 8 (172.5828) 6 (171.4056)
Sep 16, 2016 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK 8 / 43 (681.0856) 10 (171.9772) 11 (169.7144) 5 (174.2628) 19 (165.1312)
Jul 2, 2016 Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK 6 / 27 (672.5488) 7 (172.5600) 24 (155.9544) 3 (176.0344) 10 (168)
Jun 24, 2016 Hog Wild BBQ Festival Chandler, OK 9 / 26 (675.8856) 1 (177.7028) 6 (172.5600) 11 (168.5372) 19 (157.0856)
Jun 17, 2016 Smoke on the water-Annual Carlton Landing BBQ Competition Carlton Landing, OK 6 / 31 (687.3484) 3 (176.5600) 5 (177.1544) 16 (162.2284) 7 (171.4056)
Jun 10, 2016 Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship Okmulgee, OK 12 / 41 (673.0056) 24 (163.3828) 6 (173.7144) 3 (174.2628) 21 (161.6456)
May 28, 2016 The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) Nashville, TN 31 / 50 (678.7544) 42 (168.5372) 7 (174.2744) 17 (173.1200) 41 (162.8228)
May 27, 2016 The National BBQ Cup (Day 1) Nashville, TN 26 / 51 (683.9200) 12 (177.7028) 28 (168.5372) 20 (170.8572) 38 (166.8228)
May 13, 2016 Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK 1 / 28 (700.5372) 7 (176.5600) 4 (175.4172) 2 (178.2972) 12 (170.2628)
May 6, 2016 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK 3 / 83 (689.0972) 1 (178.8572) 24 (167.4056) 12 (171.4172) 6 (171.4172)
Apr 22, 2016 Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition Morris, OK 1 / 31 (704.5372) 2 (176.5600) 3 (175.4172) 6 (175.4172) 1 (177.1428)
Apr 8, 2016 Chillin & Grillin Sand Springs, OK 7 / 43 (691.9656) 4 (176.5600) 20 (165.1200) 9 (172.5484) 3 (177.7372)
Apr 1, 2016 Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK 5 / 44 (689.0972) 11 (169.1200) 7 (171.9772) 7 (174.8800) 5 (173.1200)
Mar 25, 2016 Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK 39 / 66 (663.9432) 5 (176) 59 (153.7148) 31 (168.5256) 40 (165.7028)
Sep 11, 2015 Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR 14 / 25 (674.1484) 11 (173.1200) 14 (166.2284) 6 (172.5600) 18 (162.2400)
Jul 31, 2015 Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS 8 / 46 (675.3596) 4 (172.5944) 9 (170.8112) 33 (162.2856) 9 (169.6684)
Jul 24, 2015 Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff Shawnee, OK 5 / 32 (687.3828) 4 (177.1428) 7 (173.1200) 10 (168.0116) 10 (169.1084)
Jul 10, 2015 14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR 3 / 44 (682.8112) 8 (172.5600) 7 (170.2628) 20 (165.7028) 6 (174.2856)
Jun 5, 2015 Smokin' Summer Kick-off Branson, MO 4 / 17 (681.0744) 12 (167.9772) 14 (155.3944) 1 (180) 1 (177.7028)
Apr 24, 2015 Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition Morris, OK 12 / 31 (674.7888) 6 (173.7028) 14 (166.2400) 20 (163.9888) 6 (170.8572)
Oct 11, 2013 Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival Sand Springs, OK 9 / 38 (671.8400) 10 (167.3944) 7 (170.8344) 16 (163.9312) 5 (169.6800)
Aug 30, 2013 Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino Quapaw, OK 24 / 36 (661.6228) 18 (168.5712) 21 (162.2516) 9 (172) 27 (158.8000)
Jul 26, 2013 Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO 6 / 58 (678.2288) 4 (173.1200) 19 (167.9772) 13 (169.6800) 14 (167.4516)
Jun 14, 2013 Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK 18 / 33 (636.5712) 10 (168.5714) 12 (165.1428) 27 (150.8570) 18 (152)
May 31, 2013 Okfuskee Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK 9 / 27 (662.2854) 10 (165.7144) 8 (168.5714) 3 (168.5712) 11 (159.4284)
May 3, 2013 Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK 49 / 88 (638.8572) 45 (161.1430) 31 (166.2858) 44 (162.8570) 69 (148.5714)
Feb 22, 2013 Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO 41 / 46 (633.1424) 21 (165.1428) 42 (153.1428) 43 (153.7142) 35 (161.1426)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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