JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE

JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 34 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 18th of 19 at the Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship (2023). They are ranked #6445 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,445

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1365

peak 1365 · rated over 34 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Nov 11, 2016

latest Jan 12, 2024 · 7.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#547

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 34 contests

Avg finish

top 83%

overall standings

Best overall

667.8284 / 720

Master · BBQ, Boots & Brew

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.43 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 634.26 (+11.17)

Walk rate

21%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

Consistency

±21.13

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.03 · weakest Brisket (156.38)

Road miles

2,783

across 34 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi

Schedule strength

69%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)

Purse competed for

$211K

listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 20 state-championship entries

Master avg

634.26 / 720

34 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

667.8284 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.8284 at BBQ, Boots & Brew — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 8, 2022

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

7 SINS BBQ has finished one call ahead of JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

29–0 behind in the head-to-head

Meat Candy Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 29 of their 29 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOSSY ROCK BBQ in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

27 of 29 shared chicken entries lost

Meat Candy Q ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Meat Candy Q has out-cooked them in 27 of 29 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

YARD PIRATES BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1082 (90 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#730 (204 pts)	#707 (244 pts)	#775 (244 pts)	#743 (209 pts)	#545 (344 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#547 (366 pts)	#508 (436 pts)	#443 (571 pts)	#589 (341 pts)	#532 (401 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1511 (57 pts)	#1564 (52 pts)	#1256 (72 pts)	#1189 (82 pts)	#1504 (57 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#650 (124 pts)	#449 (254 pts)	#762 (114 pts)	#527 (199 pts)	#639 (144 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#890 (314 pts)	#851 (369 pts)	#821 (389 pts)	#778 (414 pts)	#914 (329 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#796 (410 pts)	#816 (415 pts)	#846 (410 pts)	#751 (470 pts)	#826 (410 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#957 (360 pts)	#1016 (370 pts)	#962 (395 pts)	#936 (400 pts)	#829 (465 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

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GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1365

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GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
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#6,447 of the rated field

1364 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1364

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1367 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
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rated over 21 contests
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#6,443 of the rated field

1367 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1367

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

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UNCLE BO'S BBQ

#6,448 of the rated field

1363 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1363

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2017

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Meat Candy Q	29	0	29	0%	⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ	26	4	22	15%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	26	0	26	0%	⚔ compare
RAD FONDO BBQ	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
BIG RED BBQ	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
B' Mackin BBQ	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE HOUND BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
2LiveQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM WOODSHED	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	34	2	176.5600	138.1028	160.03	top 74%
Pork Ribs	34	2	173.1544	146.2288	159.06	top 74%
Pork	33	1	170.8572	147.9884	158.91	top 78%
Brisket	34	2	173.7028	126.1944	156.38	top 73%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 95%
Medium (20–39)	19	top 87%
Large (40+)	14	top 78%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	27	0	top 85%
AZ	7	0	top 76%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival	5	23	top 83%	Nov 4, 2022
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	4	33	top 79%	Jan 14, 2022
Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2)	3	24	top 95%	May 28, 2022
America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL)	2	20	top 71%	Sep 13, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 7 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 27 of 34 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 24 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 419 finished ahead 245 times, behind 1,108

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Feb 28, 2020 → May 28, 2021

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

20241 milestone

Jan 12 Most recent contest 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

20222 milestones

Jan 14 25th tracked contest Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Apr 8 Career-best overall score667.8284 BBQ, Boots & Brew

20201 milestone

Jan 17 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

20181 milestone

Jul 13 10th tracked contest 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)

20172 milestones

Aug 18 First call Del Mar BBQ Championship
Aug 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6572 Del Mar BBQ Championship

20162 milestones

Nov 11 First tracked contest Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)
Nov 11 Peak power rating (1488) Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.4	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 13, 2023
+6.1	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 17, 2020
+3.4	BBQ, Boots & Brew	Apr 8, 2022
+1.9	Del Mar BBQ Championship	Aug 18, 2017
+1.7	America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 13, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)	Nov 11, 2016
-10.8	Newport Beach Winter Q	Jan 27, 2017
-8.8	Big Bear Grill & Chill	May 24, 2019
-8.1	Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2)	May 28, 2022
-8	Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship	May 26, 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

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0%	top 86%	89.9%	89.9%
2023	2	0%	top 74%	92.6%	91.1%
2022	7	29%	top 87%	92.8%	89%
2021	2	0%	top 79%	92.5%	86.5%
2020	2	50%	top 68%	91.1%	89.8%
2019	6	50%	top 85%	91.3%	88.1%
2018	7	0%	top 87%	90.1%	87.2%
2017	6	17%	top 80%	91.3%	87.8%
2016	1	0%	top 100%	82%	82%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 12, 2024	9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	50 / 58 (647.2456)	36 (169.7256)	57 (150.7772)	51 (155.9316)	19 (170.8112)
May 26, 2023	Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA	18 / 19 (644.9712)	16 (163.4284)	18 (158.2400)	16 (161.6340)	16 (161.6688)
Jan 13, 2023	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	24 / 45 (666.7084)	18 (170.8112)	34 (162.8000)	29 (166.8344)	19 (166.2628)
Nov 4, 2022	2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA	29 / 35 (658.7200)	33 (150.2400)	16 (168.5372)	29 (166.2400)	7 (173.7028)
May 28, 2022	Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA	25 / 25 (609.5088)	24 (156.5028)	15 (170.2628)	24 (150.8000)	24 (131.9432)
May 27, 2022	Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA	24 / 25 (620.3320)	11 (170.2628)	22 (153.0860)	23 (156.5144)	25 (140.4688)
Apr 8, 2022	BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	19 / 29 (667.8284)	19 (168.5372)	9 (169.6800)	27 (158.7884)	12 (170.8228)
Apr 2, 2022	9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA	24 / 27 (652.4348)	24 (160.5372)	18 (169.6916)	25 (162.2516)	24 (159.9544)
Apr 1, 2022	9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship 🏅 Arcadia, CA	34 / 37 (636.4684)	35 (149.6684)	13 (169.6916)	35 (154.2512)	26 (162.8572)
Jan 14, 2022	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	49 / 59 (638.6628)	52 (157.0856)	27 (166.8344)	48 (158.2172)	43 (156.5256)
Nov 5, 2021	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA	23 / 33 (665.6800)	16 (170.8800)	18 (167.4172)	22 (165.1428)	22 (162.2400)
May 28, 2021	Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA	24 / 27 (580.2288)	26 (138.1028)	21 (157.0972)	19 (158.8344)	24 (126.1944)
Feb 28, 2020	Best in the Desert Southwest KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 Yuma, AZ	23 / 29 (636.9256)	18 (165.6800)	27 (147.9084)	20 (161.6572)	19 (161.6800)
Jan 17, 2020	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	33 / 59 (655.9656)	7 (176.5600)	49 (157.0856)	13 (169.2000)	50 (153.1200)
Nov 1, 2019	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA	29 / 37 (648.4800)	6 (174.8456)	33 (153.6800)	33 (153.6800)	20 (166.2744)
Sep 13, 2019	America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 San Diego, CA	20 / 30 (657.0744)	23 (159.3828)	7 (173.1544)	24 (158.8228)	16 (165.7144)
Aug 2, 2019	10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic 🏅 Vista, CA	31 / 34 (622.7548)	17 (169.1544)	30 (154.7884)	—	31 (143.9432)
May 24, 2019	Big Bear Grill & Chill 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA	24 / 25 (615.2692)	18 (161.0972)	25 (150.2288)	7 (168.0116)	25 (135.9316)
Feb 15, 2019	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA	43 / 49 (642.1488)	40 (158.8460)	36 (162.8228)	21 (169.6800)	47 (150.8000)
Jan 18, 2019	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	57 / 63 (620.4116)	49 (162.8344)	61 (147.3600)	60 (151.4056)	45 (158.8116)
Nov 3, 2018	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 2 (JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA	32 / 33 (610.6288)	33 (149.0628)	32 (153.1316)	32 (151.3484)	30 (157.0860)
Nov 2, 2018	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 1 (JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA	31 / 33 (633.0744)	26 (165.7372)	32 (149.0628)	31 (159.4172)	31 (158.8572)
Oct 12, 2018	Temecula State BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	38 / 46 (648.9832)	42 (154.7772)	36 (162.2516)	14 (170.8572)	33 (161.0972)
Sep 14, 2018	America's Finest BBQ State Championship 🏅 San Diego, CA	30 / 40 (635.8284)	28 (162.8112)	25 (159.9772)	34 (155.3828)	28 (157.6572)
Jul 13, 2018	9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	32 / 37 (619.8172)	36 (143.9312)	25 (162.2628)	34 (156.5144)	30 (157.1088)
May 25, 2018	Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Big Bear Lake, CA	25 / 29 (609.6576)	24 (156.5372)	26 (150.2400)	24 (151.4172)	25 (151.4632)
Jan 19, 2018	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	61 / 70 (636.3656)	65 (156.4912)	51 (163.3828)	64 (157.0856)	54 (159.4060)
Nov 3, 2017	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA	30 / 35 (626.6744)	32 (159.9312)	34 (146.2288)	17 (168.5716)	30 (151.9428)
Oct 13, 2017	OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA	49 / 56 (629.6688)	23 (168.6172)	54 (146.8000)	46 (157.7144)	47 (156.5372)
Aug 18, 2017	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	30 / 52 (657.6572)	38 (160.5028)	18 (169.1544)	42 (156.5600)	9 (171.4400)
Jul 28, 2017	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	33 / 40 (626.7424)	32 (158.8456)	35 (153.6912)	34 (157.0972)	32 (157.1084)
Mar 31, 2017	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	58 / 77 (645.0972)	68 (151.4172)	37 (166.8572)	67 (155.9656)	21 (170.8572)
Jan 27, 2017	Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA	52 / 56 (606.7084)	46 (156.5028)	42 (162.2628)	53 (147.9884)	53 (139.9544)
Nov 11, 2016	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full) Indio, CA	38 / 38 (590.1600)	38 (141.6684)	34 (151.4632)	37 (150.2056)	36 (146.8228)

JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)