J Bones
J Bones is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 25th of 26 at the Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway (2026). They finished #1388 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
May 15, 2026
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.81 · weakest Brisket (139.98)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1388 (51 pts) | #1392 (56 pts) | #1479 (51 pts) | #1062 (76 pts) | #1384 (51 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0116 | 160.0116 | 160.01 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.6800 | 145.6800 | 145.68 | top 100% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8112 | 162.8112 | 162.81 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139.9772 | 139.9772 | 139.98 | top 100% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway 🏅 Darlington, SC | 25 / 26 (608.4800) | 24 (160.0116) | 26 (145.6800) | 20 (162.8112) | 26 (139.9772) |