Smokin' Bones Barbecue

Smokin' Bones Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 7th of 35 at the Rocking BBQ Warsaw (2023). They are ranked #3006 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin Bones Barbecue”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,006

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1506

peak 1506 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 29, 2020

latest Aug 25, 2023 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#458

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

16% of 19 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6916 / 720

Master · Rocking BBQ Warsaw

Perfect 180s

Current form

677.99 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.62 (+16.37)

Walk rate

47%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Chicken · Hoosier BBQ Classic #1

Consistency

±12.96

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.46 · weakest Pork (163.33)

Road miles

2,237

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 206 mi

Schedule strength

77%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)

Purse competed for

$78K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 17 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.62 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

685.6916 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6916 at Rocking BBQ Warsaw — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 19, 2023

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

B&R SMOKE has finished one call ahead of Smokin' Bones Barbecue 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 45%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 45%

A tough matchup

15–1 behind in the head-to-head

iBQ'n ahead in 94% of their meetings

iBQ'n has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.1 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.13 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 29%.

Pork avg 163.33
Chicken avg 169.46
1 call in 17 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

13 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

iBQ'n ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, iBQ'n has out-cooked them in 13 of 16 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 50% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 50% across 5 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.

5 August contests
top 63% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.80% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.80% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.9% of a perfect score
19 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked All American BBQ Throwdown every year from 2020 to 2023 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 10th

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
2023 ↗	Master	#458 (423 pts)	#421 (533 pts)	#466 (518 pts)	#551 (348 pts)	#532 (358 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#531 (380 pts)	#476 (465 pts)	#453 (560 pts)	#520 (415 pts)	#582 (350 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#602 (267 pts)	#494 (387 pts)	#507 (394 pts)	#612 (272 pts)	#567 (322 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#530 (180 pts)	#252 (485 pts)	#572 (180 pts)	#435 (265 pts)	#541 (195 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smokin' Bones Barbecue, each with one reason worth a look.

105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

DAT'S BBQ

#3,001 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1506

4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to Smokin' Bones Barbecue)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Smokin' Bones Barbecue ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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VanHoozen BBQ

#2,992 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1509

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Smokin' Bones Barbecue)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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THE FLYING BURRITOS

#3,005 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1531

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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RED BROTHERS BBQ

#2,991 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1519

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Smokin' Bones Barbecue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

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Pit Bull Smokers

#3,014 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 77%
Peak: 1527

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 77% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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DOCTOR CUE NC

#3,015 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1520

They were already cooking in 2015, 5 years before Smokin' Bones Barbecue's first contest.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
iBQ'n	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
KEVLAR BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Shiggin aint easy	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
Blowing Smoke BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
BooyaQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
BAD HABIT BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
B&R SMOKE	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOOSIERS	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
Q-JITSU	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	5	0	2	177.7028	155.9428	169.46	top 48%
Pork Ribs	19	2	1	1	177.1544	151.9316	164.73	top 59%
Pork	17	1	0	0	172.5600	141.0400	163.33	top 61%
Brisket	17	3	0	0	169.6912	153.0744	163.70	top 63%

“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)	9	0	top 62%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 64%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IN	12	0	top 68%
MI	5	0	top 53%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
All American BBQ Throwdown	4	10	top 51%	Aug 4, 2023
Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1	2	28	top 70%	Jun 17, 2022
8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)	2	22	top 84%	May 14, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 6 contests

Contests a season 4.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 13 of 19 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 12 3 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 19 entries · 1 win · 2 calls

Opponents faced 205 finished ahead 249 times, behind 413

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

20235 milestones

May 19 First category win (Pork Ribs) Rocking BBQ Warsaw
May 19 Career-best overall score685.6916 Rocking BBQ Warsaw
Jun 9 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Hoosier BBQ Classic #1
Aug 25 Peak power rating (1506) Rockin' BBQ Take 2
Aug 25 Most recent contest Rockin' BBQ Take 2

20222 milestones

Apr 8 10th tracked contest CCSFEST
Aug 5 First overall top-10 All American BBQ Throwdown

20203 milestones

May 29 First tracked contest Rockin BBQ
May 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8348 Rockin BBQ
Aug 7 First call All American BBQ Throwdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	Rocking BBQ Warsaw	May 19, 2023
+14.9	All American BBQ Throwdown	Aug 5, 2022
+6.6	Rockin' BBQ Take 2	Aug 25, 2023
+4.4	Rockin BBQ	May 29, 2020
+3.3	Hoosier BBQ Classic #1	Jun 9, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.3	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1	May 14, 2021
-7.3	CCSFEST	Apr 8, 2022
-7	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)	May 14, 2022
-5.8	Rockin' BBQ - Day 2	May 15, 2021
-4.8	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1)	May 13, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	4	2	1	75%	top 45%	95.2%	93.9%
2022	6	1	0	33%	top 70%	95.1%	92.1%
2021	6	0	0	33%	top 72%	92%	90.6%
2020	3	0	0	67%	top 63%	91.9%	90.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 25, 2023	Rockin' BBQ Take 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	10 / 23 (683.9544)	9 (174.2972)	12 (172.5600)	15 (167.4172)	10 (169.6800)
Aug 4, 2023	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	25 / 44 (668.4340)	23 (169.1084)	26 (167.4172)	25 (165.6800)	21 (166.2284)
Jun 9, 2023	Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 🏅 Franklin, IN	22 / 38 (667.3376)	2 (177.7028)	28 (163.4060)	26 (162.8116)	27 (163.4172)
May 19, 2023	Rocking BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN	7 / 35 (685.6916)	23 (169.1200)	1 (177.1544)	11 (171.4172)	18 (168)
Aug 5, 2022	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	10 / 50 (684.5488)	7 (175.4172)	13 (170.2972)	17 (169.1544)	15 (169.6800)
Aug 5, 2022	All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI	—	—	34 (156.5488)	—	—
Jun 17, 2022	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	28 / 42 (666.1372)	31 (167.9772)	10 (171.4172)	28 (166.2400)	36 (160.5028)
May 14, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	22 / 25 (654.7544)	23 (162.8000)	11 (170.8460)	20 (162.8112)	23 (158.2972)
May 13, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	29 / 36 (661.0396)	13 (172.5600)	24 (164.5372)	19 (168.5484)	32 (155.3940)
Apr 8, 2022	CCSFEST 🏅 Indianapolis, IN	39 / 42 (649.5432)	35 (167.3828)	37 (157.6572)	19 (171.4288)	41 (153.0744)
Sep 10, 2021	Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition 🏅 Mears, MI	15 / 25 (648.9940)	20 (155.9428)	20 (160.5600)	12 (166.2284)	10 (166.2628)
Aug 6, 2021	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	19 / 32 (662.2400)	20 (166.8572)	20 (160.5716)	18 (165.1200)	10 (169.6912)
Jun 18, 2021	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	37 / 51 (659.8860)	34 (167.4288)	28 (166.2400)	46 (157.0972)	24 (169.1200)
May 15, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	32 / 39 (641.5776)	13 (172.5716)	38 (155.9772)	37 (156.5144)	33 (156.5144)
May 14, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	35 / 41 (649.5428)	12 (170.8572)	13 (169.1200)	41 (141.0400)	24 (168.5256)
May 14, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN	—	—	22 (166.2512)	—	—
Sep 11, 2020	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	25 / 36 (661.5776)	7 (171.9772)	33 (151.9316)	9 (172.5600)	22 (165.1088)
Aug 7, 2020	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	29 / 42 (647.4172)	2 (176.5828)	29 (162.8684)	37 (147.9660)	30 (160)
May 29, 2020	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	34 / 66 (654.8348)	42 (162.2744)	33 (164.5716)	27 (164.5716)	43 (163.4172)

Smokin' Bones Barbecue

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The metronome

A standing appointment

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 — 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)