Bone Pile BBQ KS
Rating
1479
peak 1479
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-08-23
latest 2024-10-30
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
525.95 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 532.86 (-6.90)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±106.77
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.01 · weakest Brisket (146.09)
Road miles
49
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Black & Veatch in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 147.9772 | 158.01 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 131.4056 | 148.83 | top 80% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8112 | 142.2744 | 148.69 | top 93% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5256 | 141.6228 | 146.09 | top 89% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 532.86
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 600.4340 | 600.43 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 328.5600 | 328.56 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 567.3712 | 514.74 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 430 / 444 (600.4340) | 432 (147.9772) | 414 (153.1084) | 404 (154.8112) | 420 (144.5372) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 137 / 467 (328.5600) | 321 (161.1772) | 455 (141.6572) | 406 (153.1200) | 443 (141.6228) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 112 / 468 (462.1140) | 59 (173.1316) | 133 (169.1544) | 456 (142.2744) | 346 (156.5256) |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 65 / 66 (567.3712) | 62 (149.7372) | 66 (131.4056) | 65 (144.5484) | 62 (141.6800) |