A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Lazy Bones BBQ
Lazy Bones BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 14th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2014). They are ranked #4748 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1502 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Mar 14, 2014
latest Aug 4, 2023 · 9.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
626.75 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 629.73 (-2.98)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.85 · weakest Chicken (153.35)
Road miles
5,899
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 1,548 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.73 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #938 (120 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #935 (135 pts) | #870 (165 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1271 (214 pts) | #1533 (179 pts) | #1225 (264 pts) | #1149 (294 pts) | #1128 (294 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2072 (94 pts) | #2049 (114 pts) | #2177 (94 pts) | #1760 (144 pts) | #2864 (59 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1443 (184 pts) | #1477 (194 pts) | #1570 (169 pts) | #1592 (169 pts) | #1246 (244 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Lazy Bones BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
153 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,757 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Lazy Bones BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Lazy Bones BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,765 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,746 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Lazy Bones BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,737 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with Lazy Bones BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,741 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.3316 | 138.2632 | 153.35 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 115.1772 | 153.78 | top 70% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8112 | 142.8456 | 158.85 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 146.2516 | 158.09 | top 54% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 71% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 10 contests · 5 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
346
finished ahead 133 times, behind 280
Longest layoff
3.6 yrs
Aug 30, 2019 → Mar 31, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5540 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score657.5540 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- 10th tracked contest Que' For a Cause
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8112 Que' For a Cause
- Most recent contest Que' For a Cause
20142 milestones
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1502) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | Mar 31, 2023 |
| +1.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 14, 2014 |
| +0.1 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | May 13, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 2, 2017 |
| -9.5 | Que' For a Cause | Aug 4, 2023 |
| -8.5 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 30, 2019 |
| -4.7 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | Jun 24, 2017 |
| -0.4 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | May 14, 2016 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 91.3% | 90.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 73% | 86.7% | 84.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 88% | 88% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2023 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 34 / 36 (646.6740) | 36 (155.9428) | 33 (163.4172) | 22 (170.8112) | 36 (156.5028) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 28 / 57 (657.5540) | 32 (165.0972) | 31 (165.6684) | 40 (158.2628) | 16 (168.5256) |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX | 50 / 58 (624.4680) | 51 (156.5484) | 55 (153.6912) | 45 (158.8228) | 47 (155.4056) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 40 / 42 (581.0748) | 41 (138.2632) | 36 (144.5488) | 38 (142.8456) | 19 (155.4172) |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 25 / 35 (623.9660) | 31 (151.3828) | 30 (154.8000) | 23 (158.3088) | 21 (159.4744) |
| May 13, 2017 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Okotoks, AB | 18 / 34 (623.4632) | 33 (141.1316) | 9 (162.3204) | 7 (162.3084) | 12 (157.7028) |
| May 14, 2016 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Aldersyde, Alberta Canada | 18 / 34 (633.7376) | 14 (166.3316) | 18 (159.9888) | 9 (161.1656) | 28 (146.2516) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 41 / 76 (637.7944) | 59 (153.1428) | 40 (160.5372) | 43 (160.0572) | 19 (164.0572) |
| Mar 14, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 14 / 29 (638.8228) | 12 (164.5600) | 17 (157.6916) | 17 (157.1084) | 9 (159.4628) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) Westport, CT | — | 20 (141.0972) | 22 (115.1772) | — | — |