A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
BIG BAD WOLVES ahead in 75% of their meetings
BIG BAD WOLVES has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Broken Bones
Broken Bones is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 9th of 36 at the Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 20, 2022
latest Aug 24, 2024 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.12
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.13)
Road miles
1
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
3%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1503)
Purse competed for
$2,400
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
309.82 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 149.6572 | 158.70 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7260 | 144.5940 | 151.13 | top 69% |
“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 53% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 | 9 | 0 | top 57% | Aug 24, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
75
finished ahead 64 times, behind 82
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Aug 20, 2022 → Sep 16, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20245 milestones
- First overall top-10 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score330.2860 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score330.2860 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5600 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20221 milestone
- Peak power rating (1493) Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
—2 milestones
- First tracked contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.2 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 24, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 16, 2023 |
| -6.7 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 20, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2024 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 9 / 36 (330.2860) | 9 (168.5600) | 16 (161.7260) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 33 / 35 (301.0400) | 33 (149.6572) | 29 (151.3828) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 29 / 41 (300.5256) | 18 (153.7256) | 32 (146.8000) | — | — |
| — | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 15 / 38 (307.4396) | 7 (162.8456) | 27 (144.5940) | — | — |