BONE TO BARK BBQ

BONE TO BARK BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) (2018). They are ranked #536 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#536

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1670

peak 1680 · rated over 38 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Oct 26, 2018 · 5.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#200

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

39% of 38 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 35%

overall standings

Best overall

703.4284 / 720

Master · Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.91 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.16 (+7.75)

Walk rate

84%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.3200

Chicken · Interstate BBQ Festival

Consistency

±19.37

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.51)

Road miles

3,897

across 38 mapped stops · furthest 583 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

656.16 / 720

38 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#536 of 6,485 rated teams

In the top 8% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1670 puts them #536 of 6,485 rated teams — the top 8% of the field.

rating 1670
peak 1680
38 rated contests

Against the odds

23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) (May 25, 2018) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, 3 EYZ BBQ.

Giant slayer

35 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 35-team field at Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL).

May 25, 2018

Happy hunting ground

Top 11% average finish here

Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 11% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 11%

They almost always walk

84% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 32 of 38 contests

A top-10 category call in 84% of their 38 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

703.4284 career-best overall

97.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 703.4284 at Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) — 97.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 25, 2018

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has finished one call ahead of BONE TO BARK BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

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A tough matchup

26–5 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 84% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 26 of their 31 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.54 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 24% of the time against 50%.

Pork Ribs avg 162.51
Chicken avg 167.05
9 calls in 38 entries

A strong matchup

10–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS in 10 of their 14 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

23 of 31 shared chicken entries lost

3 EYZ BBQ ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 23 of 31 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 26% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 26% across 5 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.

5 October contests
top 35% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,897 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,897 miles across 38 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 583 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL).

38 mapped stops
furthest 583 mi

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	#533 (670 pts)	#572 (655 pts)	#676 (535 pts)	#379 (925 pts)	#742 (475 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1516 (165 pts)	#1139 (295 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1583 (165 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#200 (1,536 pts)	#88 (1,850 pts)	#314 (1,150 pts)	#446 (919 pts)	#81 (1,981 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#401 (939 pts)	#279 (1,214 pts)	#476 (814 pts)	#460 (849 pts)	#350 (1,029 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#649 (571 pts)	#693 (546 pts)	#753 (491 pts)	#933 (381 pts)	#634 (586 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#833 (365 pts)	#910 (355 pts)	#543 (610 pts)	#763 (440 pts)	#731 (445 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Pot's BBQ

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1670 power rating

Contests: 70
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1730

They've been 1730 at their best, 60 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

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Go Pig or Go Home

#534 of the rated field

1670 power rating

Contests: 78
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1677

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 78 contests to 38.

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RIPPEL-QUE

#535 of the rated field

1670 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 70%
Peak: 1670

23 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 70% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 17, 2016

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Q HAVEN BBQ

#540 of the rated field

1669 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1728

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to BONE TO BARK BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — BONE TO BARK BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Jul 27, 2019

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PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ

#541 of the rated field

1669 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 100
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1744

9–13 in 22 shared contests (41% to BONE TO BARK BBQ)

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

rated over 99 contests
last seen Nov 4, 2022

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OM BBQ COMPANY

#533 of the rated field

1671 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1671

5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
3 EYZ BBQ	31	5	26	16%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	26	9	17	35%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	26	8	18	31%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	23	5	18	22%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	23	1	22	4%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	22	9	13	41%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	22	8	14	36%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	21	12	9	57%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	21	11	10	52%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	17	11	6	65%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	15	7	8	47%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN FOOLZ	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	19	2	4	178.3200	142.7884	167.05	top 32%
Pork Ribs	38	9	1	3	177.7372	149.7144	162.51	top 44%
Pork	38	9	0	2	177.7028	152.5256	163.07	top 42%
Brisket	38	17	0	6	177.7144	137.1426	163.53	top 37%

“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)	13	1	top 38%
Large (40+)	25	0	top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MD	16	0	top 35%
PA	9	1	top 26%
WV	4	0	top 64%
VA	4	0	top 20%
DE	2	0	top 41%
TN	1	0	top 54%
CT	1	0	top 22%
NJ	1	0	top 31%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	10	top 51%	Aug 5, 2016
Interstate BBQ Festival	2	6	top 36%	Apr 20, 2018
Smoke in the Park	2	10	top 43%	Sep 23, 2016
BBQ Jamboree	2	12	top 19%	May 13, 2016
Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2	3	top 11%	May 6, 2016
The Ironman	2	8	top 24%	Apr 1, 2016
Beltway BBQ Showdown	2	10	top 26%	May 29, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 12 contests

Contests a season 6.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MD 16 of 38 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 30 7 of them more than once

First title May 25, 2018 Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

Opponents faced 770 finished ahead 1,285 times, behind 642

Longest layoff 1 yrs Apr 14, 2017 → Apr 20, 2018

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

20186 milestones

Apr 20 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.3200 Interstate BBQ Festival
May 25 First Grand Championship Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
May 25 Biggest field won (35 teams) Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
May 25 Career-best overall score703.4284 Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
May 25 Peak power rating (1680) Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Oct 26 Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)

20163 milestones

May 6 First overall podium Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
Aug 5 First category win (Chicken) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 5 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20142 milestones

Apr 11 First overall top-10 Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair
Aug 22 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20133 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
May 25 First call The Memorial Day Pignic
Aug 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1088 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair	Apr 11, 2014
+13	Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	May 25, 2018
+12.7	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	May 6, 2016
+11.6	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	May 1, 2015
+11.1	BBQ Jamboree	May 9, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.8	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	Jun 15, 2018
-7.2	Middletown BBQ Cook Off	May 17, 2013
-6.3	Pickin' in the Panhandle	Sep 6, 2013
-6.3	Interstate BBQ Festival	Apr 14, 2017
-6.2	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival	Apr 19, 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

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	6	1	2	2	83%	top 39%	97.7%	92.6%
2017	2	0	0	0	50%	top 47%	91.4%	90.9%
2016	12	0	7	1	100%	top 23%	93.6%	92.8%
2015	8	0	3	0	100%	top 34%	92.9%	91.4%
2014	4	0	3	0	75%	top 21%	91.1%	90.4%
2013	6	0	0	0	50%	top 62%	90.7%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 26, 2018	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	55 / 102 (667.8968)	8 (176.5600)	80 (163.3940)	79 (161.0856)	51 (166.8572)
Aug 31, 2018	West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Ranson, WV	19 / 40 (658.7772)	13 (169.7144)	27 (159.3828)	6 (171.4172)	27 (158.2628)
Jul 27, 2018	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	26 / 54 (649.0288)	46 (151.9428)	27 (163.3944)	3 (172)	30 (161.6916)
Jun 15, 2018	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	42 / 59 (640.4344)	49 (156.5488)	42 (154.8000)	17 (167.9884)	38 (161.0972)
May 25, 2018	Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Gettysburg, PA	1 / 35 (703.4284)	11 (170.8456)	1 (177.7372)	2 (177.7028)	3 (177.1428)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	6 / 67 (681.1200)	1 (178.3200)	23 (166.8688)	8 (173.1084)	33 (162.8228)
Apr 14, 2017	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	36 / 58 (650.7428)	34 (164.5372)	33 (162.8916)	38 (161.6684)	34 (161.6456)
Mar 3, 2017	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	16 / 50 (658.1828)	3 (174.8572)	28 (157.6916)	27 (161.1084)	16 (164.5256)
Oct 14, 2016	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	8 / 38 (671.8856)	13 (167.3828)	4 (174.2744)	13 (167.9656)	20 (162.2628)
Oct 7, 2016	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	6 / 47 (672.5600)	17 (167.9884)	29 (160.0116)	10 (169.1428)	2 (175.4172)
Sep 30, 2016	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	6 / 31 (663.8856)	8 (170.2512)	3 (170.2744)	25 (157.6800)	6 (165.6800)
Sep 23, 2016	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	10 / 38 (669.6800)	4 (174.2628)	13 (165.1544)	15 (165.1428)	14 (165.1200)
Aug 12, 2016	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	11 / 42 (670.1828)	3 (177.7028)	28 (162.8116)	32 (158.2628)	3 (171.4056)
Aug 5, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	16 / 29 (653.0060)	1 (176.5600)	21 (158.2860)	21 (158.2056)	17 (159.9544)
Jun 11, 2016	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	15 / 69 (664.4916)	11 (171.4172)	21 (166.2744)	54 (154.2400)	9 (172.5600)
Jun 3, 2016	Beltway BBQ Showdown Fort Washington, MD	11 / 37 (665.6572)	6 (169.6684)	27 (154.2744)	16 (164)	2 (177.7144)
May 13, 2016	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	14 / 72 (669.5996)	6 (174.2628)	33 (162.2744)	40 (161.0740)	6 (171.9884)
May 6, 2016	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	3 / 51 (674.2288)	4 (174.8572)	12 (166.2744)	21 (160.5372)	2 (172.5600)
Apr 15, 2016	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	10 / 41 (669.0172)	7 (172.5600)	12 (165.6800)	21 (163.3828)	12 (167.3944)
Apr 1, 2016	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	8 / 54 (669.6344)	13 (169.1200)	24 (162.2744)	18 (165.0972)	3 (173.1428)
Oct 2, 2015	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	8 / 57 (669.0628)	5 (171.4056)	43 (154.8460)	6 (170.8456)	5 (171.9656)
Sep 25, 2015	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	20 / 34 (642.8344)	22 (159.4284)	23 (156.5944)	20 (159.9888)	6 (166.8228)
Aug 21, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	8 / 30 (656.5256)	4 (171.4400)	7 (164.5716)	9 (162.2512)	12 (158.2628)
Aug 14, 2015	14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	13 / 46 (665.6800)	5 (176.0228)	9 (172.5944)	19 (165.1544)	30 (151.9084)
Jun 19, 2015	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	26 / 41 (661.6456)	9 (174.8456)	38 (158.2744)	33 (159.9656)	19 (168.5600)
May 29, 2015	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	11 / 39 (651.9204)	10 (166.8688)	18 (154.8116)	13 (162.8228)	8 (167.4172)
May 1, 2015	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	10 / 64 (665.6228)	6 (173.1428)	39 (155.9428)	19 (163.3828)	5 (173.1544)
Apr 3, 2015	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	16 / 48 (650.7432)	15 (165.6800)	7 (168.5944)	19 (160.5372)	29 (155.9316)
Aug 22, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	10 / 29 (649.5888)	13 (162.2628)	10 (165.1544)	10 (159.3716)	10 (162.8000)
Jun 6, 2014	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	10 / 42 (655.9544)	4 (173.7028)	22 (158.8228)	21 (158.8344)	6 (164.5944)
May 9, 2014	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	12 / 64 (642.7424)	12 (163.3828)	10 (166.2740)	41 (152.5256)	8 (160.5600)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	9 / 109 (654.7772)	35 (160.5256)	14 (165.1316)	22 (165.1200)	19 (164)
Oct 5, 2013	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	26 / 85 (632.4568)	80 (142.7884)	22 (161.1200)	22 (160.5484)	8 (168)
Sep 6, 2013	Pickin' in the Panhandle Inwood, WV	28 / 37 (630.7312)	24 (158.8340)	11 (162.8344)	22 (159.4056)	33 (149.6572)
Aug 16, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	18 / 29 (653.1088)	7 (166.9144)	15 (163.9772)	7 (167.9772)	25 (154.2400)
May 25, 2013	The Memorial Day Pignic Fort Ritchie, MD	22 / 38 (622.2850)	28 (155.4282)	3 (169.1428)	17 (160.5714)	33 (137.1426)
May 17, 2013	Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE	41 / 56 (600.5710)	53 (142.8570)	26 (153.1428)	21 (158.8570)	45 (145.7142)
Apr 19, 2013	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	74 / 106 (604.5710)	77 (153.1428)	68 (149.7144)	42 (157.7140)	85 (143.9998)

BONE TO BARK BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Among the elite

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

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)