High-water mark
690.1712
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.1712 at Smokin' for Garrett — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 6, 2023
BONPAS BOTTOMS BBQ
BONPAS BOTTOMS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 25 at the Smoke on the Ohio (2023). They are ranked #2027 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1537
peak 1537 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 23, 2020
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 5.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
50% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.47
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.34 · weakest Chicken (164.64)
Road miles
842
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 378 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$47K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
685.47 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
337.65 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
468.57 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BONPAS BOTTOMS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
85 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,024 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1537
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,025 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1537
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before BONPAS BOTTOMS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1538
They were already cooking in 2015, 5 years before BONPAS BOTTOMS BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,023 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1539
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,028 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 75%
- Peak
- 1557
Level with BONPAS BOTTOMS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,020 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 78%
- Peak
- 1541
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 78% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JaBs BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 147.4516 | 164.64 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 155.9772 | 169.02 | top 35% |
| Pork | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 165.1428 | 172.34 | top 25% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 163.9428 | 171.11 | 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
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Ohio | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 34% | Sep 11, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
152
finished ahead 129 times, behind 85
Longest layoff
2.4 yrs
Oct 23, 2020 → Mar 24, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1537) Smoke on the Ohio
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Ohio
20234 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score337.6456 American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Ohio
- Career-best overall score690.1712 Smokin' for Garrett
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Smokin' for Garrett
20202 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin For Garrett
- First call Smokin For Garrett
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 8, 2023 |
| +7.3 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 13, 2024 |
| +7.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | Mar 24, 2023 |
| +5.7 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 11, 2026 |
| +4.4 | Smokin' for Garrett | Oct 6, 2023 |
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 | 100% | top 42% | 94.7% | 94.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 95.9% | 95% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 11 / 26 (681.5884) | 21 (167.3828) | 11 (171.4172) | 9 (171.9772) | 13 (170.8112) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 10 / 28 (682.7312) | 14 (169.1084) | 8 (173.1200) | 3 (176.5600) | 14 (163.9428) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Smokin' for Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL | 9 / 26 (690.1712) | 15 (168.5256) | 9 (170.8228) | 3 (178.8572) | 9 (171.9656) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 6 / 25 (687.3720) | 8 (170.8228) | 10 (169.6916) | 12 (169.1432) | 4 (177.7144) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 12 / 37 (337.6456) | 22 (164.5256) | 9 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 18 / 41 (468.5716) | 24 (147.4516) | 17 (155.9772) | 9 (165.1428) | — |