SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#762

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1631

peak 1682 · rated over 46 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2018-10-26

Best ToY finish

#69

Master 2013

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

27 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 47 contests

Avg finish

top 35%

overall standings

Best overall

702.2860 / 720

Master · Grand Lake BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

658.97 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 670.46 (-11.48)

Walk rate

85%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest

Consistency

±29.60

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.59 · weakest Brisket (166.56)

Road miles

9,064

mi across 47 mapped stops · furthest 555 mi

Schedule strength

48%

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

Master avg

670.46 / 720

47 Master contests · 4 GCs

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Storylines (18 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

2.2972 points from the title

Came within 2.2972 points of the Grand Championship at 13th Annual Bordertown Bash (2014-07-11).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

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

Chicken ×1

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 (2015-10-08) 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.

2014-08-22

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 (2014-08-01).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

85% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 40 of 47 contests

A top-10 category call in 85% of their 47 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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
2013-05-17

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DR. NORDY'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 2 Grand Championships

2014 was the year it came together: 16 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.

16 contests
7 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 29%

A tough matchup

20–2 behind in the head-to-head

HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE ahead in 91% of their meetings

HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 20 of their 22 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.02 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 45% of the time against 45%.

Brisket avg 166.56
Chicken avg 170.59
21 calls in 47 entries

The drought

10 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at BBQ and Blues on the Levee on 2015-10-08 — 10 contests and 10.9 years ago.

last GC 2015-10-08
10.9 years ago

A strong matchup

11–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 73% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOOCHEWSOOEY in 11 of their 15 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

19 of 27 shared chicken entries lost

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 19 of 27 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

9,064 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,064 miles across 47 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 555 miles to The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition.

47 mapped stops
furthest 555 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

Bleacher Bums BBQ

#758 of the rated field

1632 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1632

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 40 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 40 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

BRISKET BURNERS

#761 of the rated field

1632 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1668

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 39 contests to 47, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 39 contests
last seen 2019-07-26

⚔ Head-to-head

DE FILOUS

#763 of the rated field

1631 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1667

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 60 contests, alongside a 53% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 57 contests
last seen 2021-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ

#760 of the rated field

1632 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1634

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 58 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

DAD BOD BARBEQUE

#759 of the rated field

1632 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1655

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 36 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' HART'S

#764 of the rated field

1631 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1640

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 35 contests to 47, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 35 contests
last seen 2019-02-15

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FIRE DANCER BBQ	27	11	16	41%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	26	11	15	42%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	25	8	17	32%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	21	6	15	29%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	15	11	4	73%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BC'S	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
DR. NORDY'S BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	47	21	3	8	180.0000 🔥	153.1312	170.59	top 34%
Pork Ribs	47	23	1	7	177.1544	153.6456	168.25	top 36%
Pork	46	21	2	5	179.4286	153.6228	168.64	top 37%
Brisket	47	21	2	7	178.2858	150.2056	166.56	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OK	26	1	top 36%
AR	12	1	top 28%
KS	4	1	top 37%
LA	2	0	top 55%
TX	1	0	top 27%
MO	1	0	top 63%
CO	1	1	top 3%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	33	4	top 33%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 38%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	2	1	1	top 36%	2016-05-20
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2	136	0	top 67%	2016-10-29
Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	2	14	0	top 57%	2016-10-21
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	3	0	top 55%	2016-03-04
Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest	2	4	0	top 13%	2014-06-27
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2	4	0	top 16%	2014-06-13
Firelake BBQ Cook-off	2	5	0	top 12%	2014-03-28

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.6 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2018-10-26

Busiest season 2014 16 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 7.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OK 26 of 47 contests · 7 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 40 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 47 entries · 3 wins · 21 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.59 · weakest Brisket (166.56)

Walk rate 85% a top-10 call in 40 of 47 contests

Overall top-10 rate 43% 20 of 47 contests

Wins it all 9% 4 Grand Championships · 2 reserve

First title 2013-05-17 Grand Lake BBQ Festival

Best top-10 run 6 straight contests

Master average 670.46 out of 720 · 47 contests · 4 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,185 1,361–950 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 9,064 47 mapped stops · furthest 555 mi

Schedule strength 1562 average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests

Power rating 1631 peak 1682 · #762 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
Oct 18 10th tracked contest Bikes Balloons & BBQ
2014
Aug 22 25th tracked contest When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In
Aug 22 Biggest field won (36 teams) When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In
2015
Mar 6 Peak power rating (1682) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2018
Oct 26 Most recent contest *10th Annual Smokin the Fort BBQ & Music Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	Grand Lake BBQ Festival	2013-05-17
+13.4	Cherokee Strip Cook-Off	2013-09-13
+12.8	Firelake BBQ Cook-off	2013-03-29
+12.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-04-26
+11.8	Smokelawn	2013-05-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-19.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-03-04
-10.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2015-09-25
-8.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-09-12
-6.5	Bucks, Ducks & BBQ	2014-07-18
-6.2	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	2015-03-27

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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	10	1	2	1	90%	top 43%	96.6%	93.5%
2014	16	2	7	3	94%	top 29%	96.8%	93.9%
2013	12	1	10	3	92%	top 17%	97.5%	94.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-10-26	*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)
2017-10-27	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)
2017-04-01	*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)
2017-03-10	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)
2016-10-29	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)
2016-10-28	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)
2016-10-21	Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival FortGibson, OK	17 / 28 (661.5996)	11 (169.6912)	24 (153.6456)	16 (165.1200)	4 (173.1428)
2016-05-20	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	32 / 46 (666.7084)	29 (170.8112)	26 (167.9772)	10 (175.4172)	41 (152.5028)
2016-03-04	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA	30 / 30 (489.6116)	12 (166.2516)	23 (157.6684)	—	12 (165.6916)
2015-10-23	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)
2015-10-08	BBQ and Blues on the Levee Helena, AR	1 / 25 (695.3484)	4 (172.5600)	2 (171.9656)	1 (175.4056)	2 (175.4172)
2015-09-25	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)
2015-09-19	Hot Springs Blues & BBQ Hot Springs, AR	16 / 29 (665.0056)	10 (170.2628)	15 (167.3828)	12 (166.2400)	23 (161.1200)
2015-09-11	Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR	13 / 25 (674.7428)	14 (169.6800)	16 (165.6800)	10 (169.7028)	8 (169.6800)
2015-05-15	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	11 / 35 (684.5028)	18 (169.7028)	2 (176.5944)	20 (168.5256)	14 (169.6800)
2015-04-24	Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition Morris, OK	16 / 31 (668.4684)	13 (170.8228)	7 (169.7028)	9 (170.2628)	20 (157.6800)
2015-04-17	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)
2015-03-27	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	27 / 52 (666.2400)	11 (172.0000)	41 (159.4172)	40 (161.6800)	8 (173.1428)
2015-03-06	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA	3 / 29 (681.5884)	9 (170.2628)	14 (166.2400)	5 (171.9656)	4 (173.1200)
2014-10-10	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	11 / 32 (665.5772)	12 (167.3712)	14 (166.2744)	10 (167.3944)	12 (164.5372)
2014-09-19	28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff Ponca City, OK	16 / 41 (658.0796)	18 (168.5484)	8 (169.6684)	32 (153.6228)	9 (166.2400)
2014-09-12	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)
2014-08-22	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)
2014-08-01	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)
2014-07-18	Bucks, Ducks & BBQ Conway, AR	15 / 26 (679.3256)	6 (176.0000)	8 (172.5600)	13 (169.6800)	22 (161.0856)
2014-07-11	13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	2 / 35 (682.7428)	1 (177.7028)	5 (174.2744)	6 (170.8228)	19 (159.9428)
2014-07-04	Que'n In The Park Bryant, AR	14 / 33 (665.0056)	6 (171.9772)	15 (165.6912)	11 (166.2400)	18 (161.0972)
2014-06-27	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	5 / 37 (684.5028)	15 (167.4172)	10 (170.8572)	14 (168.5256)	2 (177.7028)
2014-06-13	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	11 / 49 (687.3712)	5 (177.7028)	19 (170.8800)	22 (168.5256)	16 (170.2628)
2014-06-06	Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK	7 / 33 (673.6000)	4 (173.7144)	12 (165.6800)	6 (174.2628)	13 (159.9428)
2014-05-09	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	11 / 29 (681.0400)	16 (170.2744)	10 (170.2744)	7 (173.1084)	13 (167.3828)
2014-04-11	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	28 / 64 (650.1484)	18 (169.1428)	19 (168.5600)	30 (162.2400)	49 (150.2056)
2014-03-28	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	5 / 43 (678.2172)	11 (169.1200)	3 (173.7028)	4 (175.4172)	25 (159.9772)
2014-03-15	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	26 / 72 (683.3368)	17 (174.8456)	5 (175.4056)	36 (169.7028)	52 (163.3828)
2014-03-14	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	9 / 41 (675.9316)	3 (176.5944)	14 (169.7144)	10 (169.6800)	26 (159.9428)
2013-11-01	Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff Harrison, AR	4 / 25 (691.3600)	18 (167.3828)	2 (176.0000)	2 (174.8572)	4 (173.1200)
2013-10-19	13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	4 / 25 (681.6116)	5 (174.8572)	7 (169.6800)	15 (160.5028)	2 (176.5716)
2013-10-18	Bikes Balloons & BBQ Poteau, OK	3 / 20 (689.6456)	3 (176.5600)	3 (171.4172)	9 (166.2628)	2 (175.4056)
2013-09-13	Cherokee Strip Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	2 / 33 (685.6800)	14 (166.2628)	2 (174.8916)	3 (174.2628)	6 (170.2628)
2013-08-30	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)
2013-06-14	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	4 / 33 (692.5714)	1 (180.0000)	13 (164.5714)	9 (169.7142)	1 (178.2858)
2013-06-07	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) Wynne, AR	4 / 40 (697.1422)	14 (170.8568)	8 (174.2856)	4 (177.7142)	9 (174.2856)
2013-05-17	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	1 / 30 (702.2860)	8 (175.4286)	7 (170.8572)	2 (179.4286)	2 (176.5716)
2013-05-03	Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR	5 / 41 (670.8574)	3 (173.7144)	7 (170.8570)	4 (174.2860)	34 (152.0000)
2013-04-26	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	4 / 30 (663.9994)	15 (162.8570)	4 (172.0000)	16 (162.8568)	10 (166.2856)
2013-03-29	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	5 / 38 (668.5712)	6 (169.1428)	17 (164.0000)	19 (162.8570)	4 (172.5714)
2013-03-15	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	25 / 55 (666.8568)	23 (167.9998)	32 (163.4286)	24 (166.8570)	17 (168.5714)

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

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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 (1225 pts)	#236 (1320 pts)	#209 (1380 pts)	#244 (1235 pts)	#254 (1295 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#119 (1916 pts)	#80 (1963 pts)	#148 (1631 pts)	#132 (1655 pts)	#191 (1526 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#69 (2165 pts)	#89 (1871 pts)	#92 (1800 pts)	#91 (1768 pts)	#76 (2014 pts)