BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS BBQ

BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smokin in The Hills (2018). They are ranked #1774 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,774

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1549

peak 1549 · rated over 16 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 29, 2015

latest Apr 29, 2022 · 6.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#953

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

29% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

684.5144 / 720

Master · Smokin in The Hills

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.29 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.68 (+6.60)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Chicken · Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2

Consistency

±13.22

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.31 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.25)

Road miles

2,673

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 593 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$168K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.68 / 720

17 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Smokin in The Hills (Sep 21, 2018) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, HISTORIC BBQ.

Giant slayer

30 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 30-team field at Smokin in The Hills.

Sep 21, 2018

They almost always walk

76% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 76% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

684.5144 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.5144 at Smokin in The Hills — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 21, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

One2BBQ has finished one call ahead of BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

THUNDER HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The drought

12 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Smokin in The Hills on Sep 21, 2018 — 12 contests and 8.1 years ago.

last GC Sep 21, 2018
8.1 years ago

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A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

7 of 8 shared brisket entries lost

LOCAL YOKELS BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LOCAL YOKELS BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±2.45% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.45% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.2% of a perfect score
17 contests

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
2019 ↗	Master	#953 (283 pts)	#948 (303 pts)	#1092 (253 pts)	#666 (503 pts)	#1073 (258 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#998 (280 pts)	#1190 (230 pts)	#1520 (140 pts)	#1569 (125 pts)	#1115 (255 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1538 (161 pts)	#1238 (256 pts)	#2092 (96 pts)	#1642 (151 pts)	#1739 (131 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BIG ROCK BBQ

#1,779 of the rated field

1549 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1549

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2019

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Porkasaurus Rex BBQ

#1,772 of the rated field

1549 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1549

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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SWEET ASH BBQ

#1,769 of the rated field

1549 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1552

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC

#1,773 of the rated field

1549 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1558

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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TEAM SMOKERBUILDER

#1,777 of the rated field

1549 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1549

Level with BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2017

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Big Mike's Smokehouse

#1,778 of the rated field

1549 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1549

They turned up 10 years after BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WeQ4U	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOOSIERS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ALE YEAH BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	6	3	177.7372	154.2056	166.49	top 53%
Pork Ribs	17	4	0	173.1200	154.7888	165.25	top 52%
Pork	17	6	2	177.7028	155.9428	166.63	top 51%
Brisket	17	7	2	176.5600	162.8000	168.31	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

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 60%
Medium (20–39)	10	1	top 46%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OH	8	1	top 52%
IN	6	0	top 43%
KS	2	0	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin in The Hills	2	1	1	top 40%	Sep 20, 2019
Smoke on the Water	2	5	0	top 32%	Apr 29, 2022
Smokin' in the Hills	2	9	0	top 36%	Sep 24, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 5 contests

Contests a season 2.1 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OH 8 of 17 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 14 3 of them more than once

First title Sep 21, 2018 Smokin in The Hills

Opponents faced 730 finished ahead 512 times, behind 591

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Jun 2, 2017 → Sep 21, 2018

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

20222 milestones

Apr 29 Peak power rating (1549) Smoke on the Water
Apr 29 Most recent contest Smoke on the Water

20211 milestone

Jun 19 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2

20201 milestone

Sep 18 10th tracked contest Smokin in the Hills

20184 milestones

Sep 21 First overall podium Smokin in The Hills
Sep 21 First Grand Championship Smokin in The Hills
Sep 21 Biggest field won (30 teams) Smokin in The Hills
Sep 21 Career-best overall score684.5144 Smokin in The Hills

20171 milestone

Jun 2 First overall top-10 Smokin For Garrett

20161 milestone

May 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1024 PigMaina Lima

20152 milestones

May 29 First tracked contest PigMania Lima
May 29 First call PigMania Lima

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.4	Smokin in The Hills	Sep 21, 2018
+13.6	Smokin For Garrett	Jun 2, 2017
+11	Smoke on the Water	Apr 29, 2022
+8.1	Smokin in the Hills	Sep 18, 2020
+6.6	Smokin' in the Hills	Sep 24, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.2	Smokin in The Hills	Sep 20, 2019
-6.1	PigMania Lima	May 29, 2015
-5.8	The River Grill before the Big Chill	Oct 9, 2015
-4.6	PigMaina Lima	May 27, 2016
-1.8	Smokin For Garrett	Oct 23, 2020

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	1	100%	top 20%	94.7%	94.7%
2021	5	0	2	100%	top 51%	94%	93.3%
2020	2	0	0	100%	top 45%	93.6%	92.9%
2019	4	0	0	50%	top 62%	93.8%	90.2%
2018	1	1	1	100%	top 3%	95.1%	95.1%
2017	1	0	1	100%	top 23%	95.1%	95.1%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 72%	90.3%	90.3%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 77%	89.5%	89.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 29, 2022	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	5 / 25 (681.6228)	8 (169.6800)	4 (170.8228)	2 (177.7028)	12 (163.4172)
Sep 24, 2021	Smokin' in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	9 / 26 (667.3260)	16 (162.8000)	12 (162.2516)	5 (174.8572)	7 (167.4172)
Sep 4, 2021	Destination Outlets Labor Day BBQ Championship 🏅 Jeffersonville, OH	9 / 15 (675.9432)	8 (172.5716)	10 (161.1316)	7 (169.6800)	5 (172.5600)
Jun 19, 2021	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 🏅 Franklin, IN	19 / 37 (677.0856)	2 (177.7372)	26 (165.6684)	25 (166.8572)	21 (166.8228)
Jun 18, 2021	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	34 / 51 (664.4572)	37 (166.8228)	6 (173.1200)	44 (157.6800)	31 (166.8344)
May 1, 2021	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	12 / 27 (673.0972)	19 (165.0972)	13 (166.2628)	14 (168.6172)	5 (173.1200)
Oct 23, 2020	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	22 / 41 (663.8744)	27 (162.2516)	18 (165.6800)	34 (159.3828)	3 (176.5600)
Sep 18, 2020	Smokin in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	15 / 41 (674.2516)	9 (173.7028)	11 (169.1660)	14 (168.5600)	28 (162.8228)
Sep 20, 2019	Smokin in The Hills 🏅	29 / 38 (648.3888)	32 (158.8000)	35 (154.7888)	8 (172)	24 (162.8000)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	115 / 468 (460.3540)	182 (167.9772)	346 (159.3944)	86 (171.4400)	166 (167.9656)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	126 / 135 (659.2684)	131 (159.9772)	94 (167.3828)	131 (159.9428)	58 (171.9656)
Aug 30, 2019	PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH	15 / 28 (675.3256)	11 (171.9772)	21 (165.1084)	3 (174.2744)	21 (163.9656)
Sep 21, 2018	Smokin in The Hills Hillsboro, OH	1 / 30 (684.5144)	3 (172.5944)	9 (169.1200)	11 (167.3828)	2 (175.4172)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	7 / 31 (684.4572)	2 (177.7144)	17 (165.0972)	8 (171.9772)	10 (169.6684)
May 27, 2016	PigMaina Lima Lima, OH	21 / 29 (650.1024)	21 (160.5256)	12 (166.8112)	21 (159.3828)	17 (163.3828)
Oct 9, 2015	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	34 / 45 (644.4000)	40 (154.2056)	17 (169.6916)	41 (157.1084)	26 (163.3944)
May 29, 2015	PigMania Lima Lima, OH	21 / 27 (642.7200)	24 (155.9312)	23 (157.7144)	25 (155.9428)	6 (173.1316)

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

BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS 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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Against the odds

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

The metronome

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 — 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)