SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ

SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 57 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the BBQ and Blues on the Levee (2015), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #798 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 1 all-time KCBS record. Also listed in KCBS results as “Sizzlin Bones BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

1 🥇

highest chicken score

Power ranking

#798

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1628

peak 1694 · rated over 55 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Oct 26, 2018 · 5.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#69

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

33 podiums

Overall top-10s

44% of 57 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 35%

overall standings

Best overall

702.2860 / 720

Master · Grand Lake BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

658.97 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 670.69 (-11.72)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Smokelawn

Consistency

±27.46

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.51 · weakest Brisket (166.31)

Road miles

12,160

across 57 mapped stops · furthest 550 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Master avg

670.69 / 720

57 Master contests · 4 GCs

Storylines (18 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.2972 points from the title

Came within 2.2972 points of the Grand Championship at 13th Annual Bordertown Bash (Jul 11, 2014).

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×2

Against the odds

25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at BBQ and Blues on the Levee (Oct 8, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Organizer Portal.

Giant slayer

36 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 36-team field at When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In.

Aug 22, 2014

Happy hunting ground

Top 12% average finish here

Firelake BBQ Cook-off is their spot: an average finish in the top 12% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 5th
average top 12%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition (Aug 1, 2014).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 47 of 57 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 57 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

702.2860 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 702.2860 at Grand Lake BBQ Festival — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 17, 2013

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

FIRE DANCER BBQ has finished one call ahead of SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 2 Grand Championships

2014 was the year it came together: 20 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 5 category wins, at an average finish in the top 30%.

20 contests
10 overall top-10s
5 category wins
average top 30%

A tough matchup

22–4 behind in the head-to-head

HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE ahead in 85% of their meetings

HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 22 of their 26 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.20 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 42% of the time against 46%.

Brisket avg 166.31
Chicken avg 170.51
24 calls in 57 entries

The drought

10 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at BBQ and Blues on the Levee on Oct 8, 2015 — 10 contests and 11 years ago.

last GC Oct 8, 2015
11 years ago

A strong matchup

14–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQR'S DELIGHT in 14 of their 16 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

22 of 33 shared chicken entries lost

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 22 of 33 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WILDCATTERS Q CREW has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 16% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 16% across 5 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 35% the rest of the year

The long haul

12,160 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 12,160 miles across 57 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 550 miles to The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition.

57 mapped stops
furthest 550 mi

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.

🥇 🍖 Highest chicken score 180 one meat, out of 180 · won the category with it · Jun 14, 2013 · shared with at least 9 others

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1777 (97 pts)	#1811 (102 pts)	#1840 (97 pts)	#1819 (102 pts)	#1767 (107 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#937 (372 pts)	#956 (402 pts)	#824 (482 pts)	#1073 (332 pts)	#933 (392 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#992 (328 pts)	#879 (423 pts)	#1115 (303 pts)	#1032 (353 pts)	#762 (503 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#275 (1,225 pts)	#236 (1,320 pts)	#209 (1,380 pts)	#244 (1,235 pts)	#254 (1,295 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#119 (1,916 pts)	#80 (1,963 pts)	#148 (1,631 pts)	#132 (1,655 pts)	#191 (1,526 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#69 (2,165 pts)	#89 (1,871 pts)	#92 (1,800 pts)	#91 (1,768 pts)	#76 (2,014 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Smokin Hot J's

#792 of the rated field

1628 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1668

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 53 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

DIZZY PIG

#801 of the rated field

1628 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1651

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ has cooked, 35 to 57, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS

#793 of the rated field

1628 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1649

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ)

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 34 contests, alongside a 41% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Hoggy Style BBQ

#794 of the rated field

1628 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1631

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 30 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

FRONT DOOR GANG

#796 of the rated field

1628 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1641

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

Three Brothers Different Mothers

#797 of the rated field

1628 power rating

Contests: 110
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1721

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ)

Level with SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 110 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FIRE DANCER BBQ	33	12	21	36%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	30	9	21	30%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	27	11	16	41%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	27	10	17	37%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	26	4	22	15%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	24	4	20	17%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	23	6	17	26%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	22	6	16	27%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	21	10	11	48%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	17	12	5	71%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	16	14	2	88%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	16	8	8	50%	⚔ compare
HABITUAL SMOKERS	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BC'S	15	7	8	47%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	57	26	4	10	180 🔥	153.1312	170.51	top 34%
Pork Ribs	57	27	2	8	178.8572	153.6456	168.16	top 36%
Pork	56	25	3	7	179.4286	153.6228	168.67	top 37%
Brisket	57	24	2	8	178.2858	144.4800	166.31	top 40%

“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)	1	0	top 53%
Medium (20–39)	36	4	top 33%
Large (40+)	20	0	top 37%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OK	29	1	top 37%
AR	15	1	top 28%
KS	4	1	top 37%
MO	3	0	top 27%
LA	2	0	top 55%
TX	1	0	top 27%
TN	1	0	top 72%
CO	1	1	top 3%
IL	1	0	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	2	1	1	top 36%	May 20, 2016
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	136	0	top 67%	Oct 29, 2016
Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	2	14	0	top 57%	Oct 21, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	3	0	top 55%	Mar 4, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2	15	0	top 68%	Sep 25, 2015
Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest	2	4	0	top 13%	Jun 27, 2014
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2	4	0	top 16%	Jun 13, 2014
Firelake BBQ Cook-off	2	5	0	top 12%	Mar 28, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 20 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 9.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 29 of 57 contests · 9 states in all

Contests visited 49 8 of them more than once

First title May 17, 2013 Grand Lake BBQ Festival

Opponents faced 1,663 finished ahead 2,198 times, behind 1,185

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

20181 milestone

Oct 26 Most recent contest 10th Annual Smokin the Fort BBQ & Music Festival

20161 milestone

May 20 50th tracked contest Grand Lake BBQ & Festival

20151 milestone

Oct 8 10th category win BBQ and Blues on the Levee

20143 milestones

Jun 13 25th tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Aug 22 Biggest field won (36 teams) When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In
Aug 22 Peak power rating (1694) When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In

201312 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8568 Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 29 First call Firelake BBQ Cook-off
Mar 29 First overall top-10 Firelake BBQ Cook-off
May 17 First overall podium Grand Lake BBQ Festival
May 17 First Grand Championship Grand Lake BBQ Festival
May 17 Career-best overall score702.2860 Grand Lake BBQ Festival
Jun 14 First category win (Chicken) Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
Jun 14 First multi-meat day Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
Jun 14 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
Sep 13 First Reserve Championship Cherokee Strip Cook-Off
Sep 19 10th tracked contest Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	Grand Lake BBQ Festival	May 17, 2013
+13.4	Cherokee Strip Cook-Off	Sep 13, 2013
+12.8	Firelake BBQ Cook-off	Mar 29, 2013
+12.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 26, 2013
+11.8	Smokelawn	May 3, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-19.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 4, 2016
-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 25, 2015
-9.9	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Oct 24, 2014
-8.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Sep 12, 2014
-8.8	14th Annual Bordertown Bash	Jul 10, 2015

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0	0%	top 59%	90.1%	90.1%
2017	3	0	1	1	100%	top 37%	92.7%	92.4%
2016	5	0	0	0	40%	top 73%	92.6%	87.1%
2015	11	1	2	1	82%	top 45%	96.6%	93.3%
2014	20	2	10	5	95%	top 30%	96.8%	93.8%
2013	17	1	12	4	82%	top 20%	97.5%	94.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 26, 2018	10th Annual Smokin the Fort BBQ & Music Festival Fort Gibson, OK	16 / 27 (648.4456)	15 (165.7028)	16 (158.7884)	15 (162.2744)	14 (161.6800)
Oct 27, 2017	Smokin the Fort BBQ & Blue Grass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	14 / 32 (667.2340)	5 (173.1200)	25 (160.5028)	23 (161.6456)	6 (171.9656)
Apr 1, 2017	Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce Gravette, AR	15 / 37 (667.3600)	28 (162.2400)	1 (177.1544)	31 (158.2512)	10 (169.7144)
Mar 10, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX	8 / 30 (662.1944)	7 (169.7144)	9 (164.5372)	4 (169.1200)	19 (158.8228)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	320 / 557 (649.6336)	477 (153.1312)	204 (167.4284)	300 (163.9540)	229 (165.1200)
Oct 28, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	136 / 180 (666.7768)	131 (167.4056)	128 (165.1084)	40 (172.5600)	158 (161.7028)
Oct 21, 2016	Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival FortGibson, OK	17 / 28 (661.5996)	11 (169.6912)	24 (153.6456)	16 (165.1200)	4 (173.1428)
May 20, 2016	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	32 / 46 (666.7084)	29 (170.8112)	26 (167.9772)	10 (175.4172)	41 (152.5028)
Mar 4, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA	30 / 30 (489.6116)	12 (166.2516)	23 (157.6684)	—	12 (165.6916)
Oct 23, 2015	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	14 / 26 (669.5772)	22 (155.9200)	7 (170.2744)	10 (170.2628)	6 (173.1200)
Oct 8, 2015	BBQ and Blues on the Levee Helena, AR	1 / 25 (695.3484)	4 (172.5600)	2 (171.9656)	1 (175.4056)	2 (175.4172)
Sep 25, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	26 / 30 (657.5888)	20 (166.8112)	15 (169.1316)	23 (163.9888)	28 (157.6572)
Sep 19, 2015	Hot Springs Blues & BBQ Hot Springs, AR	16 / 29 (665.0056)	10 (170.2628)	15 (167.3828)	12 (166.2400)	23 (161.1200)
Sep 11, 2015	Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR	13 / 25 (674.7428)	14 (169.6800)	16 (165.6800)	10 (169.7028)	8 (169.6800)
Jul 10, 2015	14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	30 / 44 (650.7196)	18 (167.4284)	27 (161.6800)	39 (157.6456)	23 (163.9656)
May 15, 2015	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	11 / 35 (684.5028)	18 (169.7028)	2 (176.5944)	20 (168.5256)	14 (169.6800)
Apr 24, 2015	Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition Morris, OK	16 / 31 (668.4684)	13 (170.8228)	7 (169.7028)	9 (170.2628)	20 (157.6800)
Apr 17, 2015	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	25 / 75 (672.4912)	2 (177.1428)	21 (169.7028)	30 (168.5372)	53 (157.1084)
Mar 27, 2015	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	27 / 52 (666.2400)	11 (172)	41 (159.4172)	40 (161.6800)	8 (173.1428)
Mar 6, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA	3 / 29 (681.5884)	9 (170.2628)	14 (166.2400)	5 (171.9656)	4 (173.1200)
Oct 24, 2014	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	66 / 92 (658.1484)	57 (165.6800)	35 (170.2856)	3 (177.7028)	87 (144.4800)
Oct 17, 2014	CASA's Big BBQ Bash Lawton, OK	10 / 19 (663.8284)	4 (170.2628)	13 (160.5028)	6 (172.5600)	11 (160.5028)
Oct 10, 2014	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	11 / 32 (665.5772)	12 (167.3712)	14 (166.2744)	10 (167.3944)	12 (164.5372)
Sep 26, 2014	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	3 / 48 (689.0972)	2 (172.5828)	1 (178.8572)	24 (164.5372)	8 (173.1200)
Sep 19, 2014	28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff Ponca City, OK	16 / 41 (658.0796)	18 (168.5484)	8 (169.6684)	32 (153.6228)	9 (166.2400)
Sep 12, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO	19 / 30 (664.4460)	6 (173.1200)	20 (162.2860)	18 (162.8000)	14 (166.2400)
Aug 22, 2014	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS	1 / 36 (697.0856)	2 (178.8572)	7 (174.2628)	11 (171.4172)	8 (172.5484)
Aug 1, 2014	The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition Alamosa, CO	1 / 31 (687.4284)	12 (169.1312)	9 (165.7144)	1 (178.2972)	1 (174.2856)
Jul 18, 2014	Bucks, Ducks & BBQ Conway, AR	15 / 26 (679.3256)	6 (176)	8 (172.5600)	13 (169.6800)	22 (161.0856)
Jul 11, 2014	13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	2 / 35 (682.7428)	1 (177.7028)	5 (174.2744)	6 (170.8228)	19 (159.9428)
Jul 4, 2014	Que'n In The Park Bryant, AR	14 / 33 (665.0056)	6 (171.9772)	15 (165.6912)	11 (166.2400)	18 (161.0972)
Jun 27, 2014	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	5 / 37 (684.5028)	15 (167.4172)	10 (170.8572)	14 (168.5256)	2 (177.7028)
Jun 13, 2014	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	11 / 49 (687.3712)	5 (177.7028)	19 (170.8800)	22 (168.5256)	16 (170.2628)
Jun 6, 2014	Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK	7 / 33 (673.6000)	4 (173.7144)	12 (165.6800)	6 (174.2628)	13 (159.9428)
May 9, 2014	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	11 / 29 (681.0400)	16 (170.2744)	10 (170.2744)	7 (173.1084)	13 (167.3828)
May 2, 2014	Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR	7 / 39 (683.3716)	1 (180)	6 (170.2972)	7 (172.5716)	17 (160.5028)
Apr 11, 2014	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	28 / 64 (650.1484)	18 (169.1428)	19 (168.5600)	30 (162.2400)	49 (150.2056)
Mar 28, 2014	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	5 / 43 (678.2172)	11 (169.1200)	3 (173.7028)	4 (175.4172)	25 (159.9772)
Mar 15, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	26 / 72 (683.3368)	17 (174.8456)	5 (175.4056)	36 (169.7028)	52 (163.3828)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	9 / 41 (675.9316)	3 (176.5944)	14 (169.7144)	10 (169.6800)	26 (159.9428)
Nov 1, 2013	Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff Harrison, AR	4 / 25 (691.3600)	18 (167.3828)	2 (176)	2 (174.8572)	4 (173.1200)
Oct 25, 2013	Smokin' the Fort Fort Gibson, OK	6 / 26 (688.5028)	6 (174.2628)	6 (170.8344)	11 (167.4056)	3 (176)
Oct 19, 2013	13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	4 / 25 (681.6116)	5 (174.8572)	7 (169.6800)	15 (160.5028)	2 (176.5716)
Oct 18, 2013	Bikes Balloons & BBQ Poteau, OK	3 / 20 (689.6456)	3 (176.5600)	3 (171.4172)	9 (166.2628)	2 (175.4056)
Oct 11, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	15 / 30 (674.8112)	7 (174.3200)	8 (171.4284)	30 (157.0856)	8 (171.9772)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	10 / 174 (684.4912)	109 (164.5484)	54 (168.5372)	1 (178.8572)	29 (172.5484)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	67 / 535 (666.1940)	77 (169.7028)	92 (167.4172)	49 (171.4056)	276 (157.6684)
Sep 19, 2013	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	31 / 76 (658.7656)	48 (162.8456)	57 (157.6572)	21 (167.9656)	14 (170.2972)
Sep 13, 2013	Cherokee Strip Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	2 / 33 (685.6800)	14 (166.2628)	2 (174.8916)	3 (174.2628)	6 (170.2628)
Aug 30, 2013	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino Quapaw, OK	15 / 36 (671.9428)	1 (177.7144)	26 (161.1428)	12 (171.4056)	23 (161.6800)
Jun 14, 2013	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	4 / 33 (692.5714)	1 (180)	13 (164.5714)	9 (169.7142)	1 (178.2858)
Jun 7, 2013	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) Wynne, AR	4 / 40 (697.1422)	14 (170.8568)	8 (174.2856)	4 (177.7142)	9 (174.2856)
May 17, 2013	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	1 / 30 (702.2860)	8 (175.4286)	7 (170.8572)	2 (179.4286)	2 (176.5716)
May 3, 2013	Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR	5 / 41 (670.8574)	3 (173.7144)	7 (170.8570)	4 (174.2860)	34 (152)
Apr 26, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	4 / 30 (663.9994)	15 (162.8570)	4 (172)	16 (162.8568)	10 (166.2856)
Mar 29, 2013	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	5 / 38 (668.5712)	6 (169.1428)	17 (164)	19 (162.8570)	4 (172.5714)
Mar 15, 2013	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	25 / 55 (666.8568)	23 (167.9998)	32 (163.4286)	24 (166.8570)	17 (168.5714)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

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

Master avg

Storylines (18 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

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)