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BAD BONES BBQ

BAD BONES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition (2016), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #735 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#735
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1636
peak 1636 · rated over 21 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

25
in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013
latest Aug 17, 2019 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#542
Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

3
1 reserve · wins it all 12% of the time

Category wins

5
12 podiums

Overall top-10s

13
52% of 25 contests

Best top-10 run

4
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 31%
overall standings

Best overall

703.9772 / 720
Master · Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

669.17 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 670.71 (-1.53)

Walk rate

72%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972
Brisket · Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition

Consistency

±15.66
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 168.94 · weakest Brisket (166.62)

Road miles

21,706
across 25 mapped stops · furthest 2,064 mi

Schedule strength

38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Purse competed for

$18K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

670.71 / 720
24 Master contests · 3 GCs

Storylines (16 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Apr 4, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 34-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM.

Giant slayer

30 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 30-team field at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour.

  • Apr 1, 2016

Happy hunting ground

2× Grand Championships here

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 5 visits.

  • 5 visits
  • best finish 1st
  • average top 12%

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition (Jun 3, 2016).

  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

72% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 18 of 25 contests

A top-10 category call in 72% of their 25 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

703.9772 career-best overall

97.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 703.9772 at Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition — 97.8% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Jun 3, 2016

Their season

2016 2 Grand Championships

2016 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 34%.

  • 5 contests
  • 2 overall top-10s
  • 2 category wins
  • average top 34%
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A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

9–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIGGY D'S BBQ in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 29 at their very first tracked contest, Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Apr 12, 2013).

  • Apr 12, 2013
  • 29-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 18% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 18% across 4 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.

  • 4 May contests
  • top 31% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.17% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.17% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 93.2% of a perfect score
  • 25 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Sam's Club National BBQ Tour every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

  • 5 visits in all
  • best finish 1st

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2019 ↗ Master #780 (378 pts) #856 (363 pts) #973 (303 pts) #709 (468 pts) #990 (293 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #1392 (180 pts) #1493 (180 pts) #1506 (180 pts) #1561 (170 pts) #2030 (100 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #542 (733 pts) #690 (583 pts) #676 (598 pts) #596 (678 pts) #608 (658 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #1417 (178 pts) #1877 (118 pts) #1555 (168 pts) #1950 (113 pts) #1614 (148 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #702 (510 pts) #805 (455 pts) #834 (440 pts) #929 (385 pts) #823 (430 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #854 (350 pts) #751 (435 pts) #1310 (215 pts) #1031 (300 pts) #1098 (265 pts)

Overall rank by season

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VICIOUS SMOKE
#738 of the rated field
1636 power rating
Contests
36
GCs
1
Top-10s
25%
Peak
1636
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BAD BONES BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BAD BONES BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 35 contests
  • last seen Aug 17, 2018
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ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ
#733 of the rated field
1636 power rating
Contests
52
GCs
2
Top-10s
29%
Peak
1645
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BAD BONES BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 52 contests to 25.

  • rated over 49 contests
  • last seen Oct 30, 2024
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C4-Que
#736 of the rated field
1636 power rating
Contests
18
GCs
0
Top-10s
61%
Peak
1637

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 18 contests
  • last seen Sep 18, 2026
  • on a 3-contest top-10 run
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Cowboy Q
#730 of the rated field
1636 power rating
Contests
39
GCs
2
Top-10s
41%
Peak
1650

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 39 contests, alongside a 41% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 38 contests
  • last seen Jun 6, 2025
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Take It Easy BBQ
#732 of the rated field
1636 power rating
Contests
49
GCs
2
Top-10s
24%
Peak
1662

They turned up 11 years after BAD BONES BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

  • rated over 45 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
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Swine 'N' Roses BBQ
#734 of the rated field
1636 power rating
Contests
46
GCs
5
Top-10s
59%
Peak
1716

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

  • rated over 45 contests
  • last seen May 1, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
LAKE HOUSE BBQ 17 10 7 59% ⚔ compare
PIGGY D'S BBQ 11 9 2 82% ⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS 11 6 5 55% ⚔ compare
MADDDOG'S BBQ 10 7 3 70% ⚔ compare
Wine Country Q 10 3 7 30% ⚔ compare
DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE 9 7 2 78% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST 9 6 3 67% ⚔ compare
JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ 8 8 0 100% ⚔ compare
503BACKYARDBBQ 8 8 0 100% ⚔ compare
BOOTIES BBQ 8 7 1 88% ⚔ compare
SPITFIRE 8 3 5 38% ⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
DUELIN' J'S 7 6 1 86% ⚔ compare
TOMBSTONE BBQ 7 4 3 57% ⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 24 11 1 3 177.7144 160.5140 168.41 top 35%
Pork Ribs 25 8 1 2 177.7028 150.8572 166.85 top 42%
Pork 25 12 1 3 178.2972 160.5256 168.94 top 32%
Brisket 25 9 2 4 178.2972 152.5256 166.62 top 42%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)21top 10%
Medium (20–39)132top 25%
Large (40+)90top 45%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
OR71top 15%
WA62top 15%
MO40top 45%
TN30top 51%
NV30top 58%
AR10top 40%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 5 1 2 top 12% Mar 31, 2017
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 4 4 0 top 18% May 28, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) 3 10 0 top 58% Apr 22, 2016
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) 2 53 0 top 63% Oct 26, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 7 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 3.6 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in OR 7 of 25 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited 14 4 of them more than once
First title Apr 4, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Opponents faced 1,169 finished ahead 1,413 times, behind 794
Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Mar 31, 2017 → Oct 26, 2018

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

20194 milestones
  1. First Reserve Championship Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew
  2. 25th tracked contest 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
  3. Peak power rating (1636) 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
  4. Most recent contest 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
20164 milestones
  1. Biggest field won (30 teams) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. First multi-meat day Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition
  3. Career-best overall score703.9772 Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition
  4. Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2972 Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition
20144 milestones
  1. First category win (Brisket) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  3. First Grand Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  4. 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship
20134 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  3. First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1428 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+15.8Sam's Club National BBQ TourApr 4, 2014
+14.235th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue OpenOct 2, 2014
+12.4Sam's Club National BBQ TourApr 1, 2016
+11.9Fire it Up 5 BBQ CompetitionJun 3, 2016
+11.5BBQ, Blues & Brews on the BayMay 24, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-5.6Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)Apr 22, 2016
-5Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)Oct 26, 2018
-4.7Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)Apr 19, 2013
-2.634th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue OpenOct 3, 2013

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20192022 100% top 23% 95.3% 93.8%
20181000 0% top 72% 91.3% 91.3%
20171010 100% top 17% 92.9% 92.9%
20165222 80% top 34% 97.8% 94.1%
20153030 100% top 13% 95.1% 92.9%
20147131 71% top 28% 95.9% 94.3%
20136020 50% top 39% 94.9% 91.5%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 17, 2019 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA 9 / 27 (665.0284) 16 (162.8340) 18 (161.0856) 1 (174.2744) 9 (166.8344)
Jul 5, 2019 Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew 🏅 Dallas, OR 2 / 16 (686.2628) 1 (173.7028) 3 (170.8800) 4 (170.2628) 6 (171.4172)
Oct 26, 2018 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN 73 / 102 (657.0284) 60 (165.7028) 83 (162.2400) 81 (160.5256) 44 (168.5600)
Mar 31, 2017 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA 5 / 30 (669.0632) 5 (170.2972) 5 (171.9888) 6 (169.1316) 16 (157.6456)
Oct 21, 2016 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN 53 / 96 (668.4912) 81 (160.5256) 22 (173.7144) 45 (168) 60 (166.2512)
Jun 3, 2016 Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition Florence, OR 1 / 13 (703.9772) 6 (169.6800) 1 (177.7028) 2 (178.2972) 1 (178.2972)
May 28, 2016 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR 13 / 43 (666.7772) 29 (160.5140) 13 (168.0116) 10 (171.4172) 15 (166.8344)
Apr 22, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV 22 / 30 (667.9772) 9 (171.4400) 16 (169.1544) 11 (169.7028) 26 (157.6800)
Apr 1, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA 1 / 30 (680.5372) 3 (169.7256) 13 (163.4288) 5 (170.8228) 3 (176.5600)
Jun 26, 2015 Battle of the Bones Central Point, OR 3 / 25 (667.2800) 12 (163.9656) 11 (162.8000) 4 (169.6800) 2 (170.8344)
May 22, 2015 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR 4 / 38 (684.4796) 7 (170.2628) 10 (171.9656) 2 (176.0228) 23 (166.2284)
Apr 3, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA 5 / 28 (655.3604) 12 (160.5716) 6 (165.1316) 13 (162.8344) 8 (166.8228)
Nov 13, 2014 World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV — — 31 (165.1084) 9 (170.8456) 21 (169.1200)
Oct 2, 2014 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO 119 / 165 (659.9088) 128 (163.3944) 120 (162.2744) 38 (171.4172) 122 (162.8228)
Oct 2, 2014 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO 21 / 552 (690.7884) 17 (177.7144) 24 (175.4172) 154 (169.1084) 136 (168.5484)
Sep 26, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR 20 / 50 (689.6112) 22 (174.2628) 10 (174.8572) 19 (173.1200) 40 (167.3712)
May 24, 2014 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR 4 / 31 (683.8856) 5 (174.2744) 5 (175.4056) 21 (163.3828) 9 (170.8228)
Apr 25, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV 10 / 30 (672.4916) 7 (173.1200) 14 (167.4400) 14 (168.5488) 21 (163.3828)
Apr 4, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA 1 / 30 (676.5488) 4 (168.5600) 5 (169.7600) 6 (167.3944) 1 (170.8344)
Oct 25, 2013 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN 26 / 97 (669.5996) 41 (167.3712) 32 (168.5828) 57 (163.9656) 19 (169.6800)
Oct 3, 2013 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO 80 / 174 (664.3996) 57 (169.1084) 126 (159.3828) 80 (166.2284) 48 (169.6800)
Oct 3, 2013 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO 315 / 535 (632.9480) 259 (161.6684) 384 (153.6800) 179 (165.0740) 360 (152.5256)
May 25, 2013 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR 6 / 31 (683.4288) 4 (176.5714) 12 (169.7144) 5 (173.1428) 15 (164.0002)
Apr 19, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV 20 / 30 (640) 11 (166.2856) 25 (150.8572) 8 (164.5714) 21 (158.2858)
Apr 12, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA 5 / 29 (661.1428) 3 (170.2856) 17 (160.5714) 12 (165.7142) 7 (164.5716)

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

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

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