A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BONE RUBBIN BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BONE RUBBIN BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Battle Born Smokers
Battle Born Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 14th of 17 at the 2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (MASTERS) (2022). They finished #838 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 1, 2022
latest May 26, 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.43
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.78 · weakest Brisket (152.89)
Road miles
354
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 138 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.72 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 145.1200 | 156.55 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 156.5372 | 162.11 | top 68% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 159.4172 | 164.78 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 146.7772 | 152.89 | top 85% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
45
finished ahead 11 times, behind 49
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8000 Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score650.8000 Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.1656 Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest All American Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20223 milestones
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (MASTERS)
- First call 2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (MASTERS)
- Peak power rating (1493) 2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (MASTERS)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off | May 26, 2023 |
| -6.6 | 2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (MASTERS) | Jul 1, 2022 |
| -5.9 | Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship | Apr 28, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 84% | 90.4% | 87.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2023 | All American Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) Auburn, CA | — | — | 4 (163.9428) | — | — |
| May 26, 2023 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Felton, CA | 18 / 19 (611.2916) | 19 (145.1200) | 16 (156.5372) | 17 (159.4172) | 18 (150.2172) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 20 / 27 (650.8000) | 25 (157.1200) | 23 (162.8344) | 12 (169.1656) | 16 (161.6800) |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (MASTERS) Sparks, NV | 14 / 17 (645.0744) | 10 (167.4172) | 11 (165.1200) | 13 (165.7600) | 17 (146.7772) |