BONEHEAD BBQ

BONEHEAD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 79 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 70 at the Westmont Red, White & BBQ (2013). They are ranked #1856 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Bone-Head BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,856

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1545

peak 1577 · rated over 77 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 4, 2013

latest Sep 13, 2019 · 6.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#287

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

22 podiums

Overall top-10s

19% of 79 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

688.5372 / 720

Master · Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.19 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 656.02 (-0.83)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! Day 2

Consistency

±15.01

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.73 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.61)

Road miles

11,827

across 78 mapped stops · furthest 387 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.02 / 720

77 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 50 of 79 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 79 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

688.5372 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.5372 at Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL) — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 8, 2017

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Mac Attack BBQ has finished one call ahead of BONEHEAD BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 43%.

10 contests
3 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 43%

A tough matchup

34–1 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 97% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 34 of their 35 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.12 points below their pork, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 32%.

Pork Ribs avg 161.61
Pork avg 165.73
17 calls in 79 entries

A strong matchup

14–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKY LINCS in 14 of their 16 shared contests.

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Pork nemesis

26 of 35 shared pork entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 26 of 35 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

FRIENDS OF OBR has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 44% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 44% across 9 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

9 June contests
top 54% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,827 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,827 miles across 78 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 387 miles to Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show.

78 mapped stops
furthest 387 mi

The metronome

±2.08% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.08% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.1% of a perfect score
79 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 8th

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	#456 (716 pts)	#380 (851 pts)	#406 (831 pts)	#521 (661 pts)	#365 (886 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#538 (662 pts)	#466 (782 pts)	#526 (717 pts)	#471 (787 pts)	#476 (777 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#287 (1,240 pts)	#360 (1,025 pts)	#276 (1,210 pts)	#247 (1,283 pts)	#257 (1,303 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#387 (1,008 pts)	#265 (1,233 pts)	#408 (970 pts)	#229 (1,351 pts)	#339 (1,098 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#393 (953 pts)	#331 (1,098 pts)	#236 (1,316 pts)	#301 (1,111 pts)	#322 (1,088 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#312 (1,151 pts)	#338 (1,061 pts)	#351 (1,026 pts)	#127 (1,684 pts)	#279 (1,230 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#410 (751 pts)	#376 (826 pts)	#531 (626 pts)	#252 (1,116 pts)	#326 (941 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BONEHEAD BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

B&R SMOKE

#1,850 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1562

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to BONEHEAD BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BONEHEAD BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 57 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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TWISTED SMOKE ADC

#1,861 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1562

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to BONEHEAD BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than BONEHEAD BBQ has cooked, 20 to 79, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 22, 2022

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Hot Racks and BBQ Stacks

#1,864 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1545

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BONEHEAD BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before BONEHEAD BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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T-Rex BBQ

#1,847 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 78
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1624

They've been 1624 at their best, 79 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 72 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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TOO SAUCED

#1,855 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1562

59 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 59 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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HD BBQ

#1,851 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1545

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

rated over 26 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
One2BBQ	35	1	34	3%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	34	5	29	15%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	33	3	30	9%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	32	7	25	22%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	30	6	24	20%	⚔ compare
QUAU	29	11	18	38%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	29	2	27	7%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	28	6	22	21%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	27	2	25	7%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	27	1	26	4%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	26	8	18	31%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	25	13	12	52%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	25	9	16	36%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	23	4	19	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	79	16	1	5	177.1544	147.4056	164.57	top 55%
Pork Ribs	79	17	0	5	175.4400	144.5372	161.61	top 57%
Pork	77	25	2	10	178.8572	151.9316	165.73	top 47%
Brisket	77	21	1	2	177.2000	146.7656	163.76	top 50%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 46%
Medium (20–39)	40	top 57%
Large (40+)	35	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	35	top 46%
IN	32	top 61%
KY	4	top 51%
MI	3	top 63%
WI	1	top 27%
TN	1	top 37%
NE	1	top 85%
MO	1	top 68%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)	6	8	top 40%	Jun 1, 2018
Effingham -Jam	4	7	top 37%	Jul 26, 2019
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	4	9	top 51%	Oct 5, 2018
RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	4	32	top 73%	May 26, 2018
Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!	4	13	top 64%	Jul 15, 2016
Smokin on the Water	4	17	top 71%	Apr 29, 2016
Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	4	13	top 49%	May 23, 2015
Rockin BBQ	3	22	top 69%	May 10, 2019
Smoke on the Water	3	15	top 66%	May 4, 2019
Smoke On the Ohio	2	4	top 25%	Sep 13, 2019
I-39 Smokin Car Show	2	4	top 27%	Jun 30, 2018
CCS Fest	2	19	top 57%	Apr 6, 2018
Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	2	10	top 44%	May 28, 2016
Smokin on the Water 2	2	28	top 85%	Apr 30, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 15 contests

Contests a season 9.9 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 36 of 79 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 46 14 of them more than once

Opponents faced 946 finished ahead 1,403 times, behind 1,495

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

20191 milestone

Sep 13 Most recent contest Smoke On the Ohio

20172 milestones

Sep 8 Career-best overall score688.5372 Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL)
Oct 6 Peak power rating (1577) Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20162 milestones

Jul 16 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! Day 2
Jul 22 50th tracked contest EffingHAM Jam

20151 milestone

May 1 25th tracked contest Smokin on the Water 2

20136 milestones

May 4 First call Smokin' on the Water
May 4 First category win (Brisket) Smokin' on the Water
May 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5714 Smokin' on the Water
May 24 First overall top-10 Westmont Red, White & BBQ
May 24 First overall podium Westmont Red, White & BBQ
Sep 20 10th tracked contest Marshall County

—1 milestone

First tracked contest Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	Westmont Red, White & BBQ	May 24, 2013
+12.2	Up In Smoke On The Square	Aug 22, 2014
+12.2	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	May 28, 2016
+12	Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 8, 2017
+11.7	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Oct 3, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	Sep 26, 2014
-11.6	Smokin on the Water 2	May 1, 2015
-9.5	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)	May 25, 2018
-9	Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition	May 17, 2019
-8.9	Smokin' on the Water	May 2, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	1	0	0	0%	top 61%	89.7%	89.7%
2019	8	2	0	50%	top 58%	92.8%	90.9%
2018	9	1	0	22%	top 64%	92.2%	90.2%
2017	12	4	0	75%	top 49%	95.6%	91.8%
2016	12	2	0	75%	top 53%	93.8%	91.8%
2015	15	1	0	67%	top 59%	93.6%	90.9%
2014	12	2	0	75%	top 50%	95.3%	91.1%
2013	10	3	4	70%	top 43%	94%	90.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 13, 2019	Smoke On the Ohio 🏅 Mt.Vernon, IN	10 / 28 (666.7084)	10 (164.5600)	12 (163.9428)	13 (166.2400)	4 (171.9656)
Jul 26, 2019	Effingham -Jam 🏅 Effingham, IL	10 / 26 (667.9540)	15 (163.4284)	7 (168)	18 (164.5256)	6 (172)
Jul 12, 2019	Harvest On Fire at The Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	24 / 31 (644.4572)	18 (166.8572)	20 (161.6800)	27 (158.2628)	22 (157.6572)
May 25, 2019	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL	19 / 48 (663.8860)	22 (165.1432)	11 (169.6800)	23 (163.9656)	19 (165.0972)
May 24, 2019	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL	29 / 40 (632.9376)	25 (161.6804)	16 (162.2516)	29 (158.8000)	35 (150.2056)
May 17, 2019	Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition 🏅 Valparaiso, IN	17 / 20 (639.8512)	15 (157.6800)	15 (157.0856)	16 (160.5256)	10 (164.5600)
May 10, 2019	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	24 / 42 (654.1372)	5 (172.5944)	34 (157.6572)	23 (163.9544)	29 (159.9312)
May 4, 2019	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	15 / 26 (666.1832)	12 (168.5600)	18 (163.9544)	12 (166.8228)	12 (166.8460)
Oct 5, 2018	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	27 / 42 (663.8512)	7 (173.1200)	35 (160.5028)	19 (168)	34 (162.2284)
Jul 27, 2018	EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	19 / 30 (662.2632)	19 (162.2744)	15 (165.1200)	11 (169.7372)	15 (165.1316)
Jun 30, 2018	I-39 Smokin Car Show Minonk, IL	9 / 29 (650.1144)	19 (161.6456)	14 (159.4060)	9 (165.0856)	9 (163.9772)
Jun 1, 2018	Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL	25 / 40 (637.0060)	27 (158.8344)	11 (165.7144)	35 (152.5028)	19 (159.9544)
May 26, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	32 / 60 (658.1256)	37 (166.2284)	35 (163.4172)	49 (158.8000)	16 (169.6800)
May 25, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	43 / 49 (623.1888)	27 (166.2400)	49 (147.9088)	46 (152.4800)	37 (156.5600)
May 11, 2018	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	25 / 37 (647.8056)	17 (166.8228)	30 (155.3944)	19 (163.9428)	24 (161.6456)
May 5, 2018	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	20 / 28 (656.4456)	14 (168.5828)	21 (161.6916)	24 (161.6456)	17 (164.5256)
Apr 6, 2018	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	35 / 49 (647.2456)	26 (166.2512)	33 (158.8116)	16 (167.4056)	42 (154.7772)
Oct 6, 2017	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	20 / 44 (678.7772)	12 (173.7256)	31 (163.3944)	30 (167.3828)	9 (174.2744)
Sep 8, 2017	Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL) Mt.Vernon, IN	4 / 29 (688.5372)	11 (170.2628)	3 (171.4400)	5 (173.7144)	6 (173.1200)
Jul 28, 2017	EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	8 / 35 (671.9544)	5 (173.7144)	26 (152.5028)	11 (168.5372)	2 (177.2000)
Jul 1, 2017	I-39 Smokin Car Show Minonk, IL	4 / 18 (659.8516)	11 (161.6800)	4 (169.6916)	5 (165.6800)	8 (162.8000)
Jun 16, 2017	Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Kewanee, IL	5 / 26 (678.2056)	22 (165.0740)	3 (173.1316)	13 (168)	8 (172)
Jun 2, 2017	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	18 / 32 (658.6852)	12 (170.8112)	22 (160.5256)	6 (170.8228)	25 (156.5256)
May 27, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	34 / 59 (649.5312)	33 (162.7884)	10 (172)	15 (167.9772)	52 (146.7656)
May 26, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	37 / 40 (625.5656)	38 (153.6800)	36 (155.3828)	28 (157.6800)	25 (158.8228)
May 12, 2017	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	22 / 27 (640.4116)	22 (162.2400)	22 (158.2516)	25 (156.5256)	15 (163.3944)
May 6, 2017	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	18 / 26 (663.8856)	20 (165.6684)	22 (161.0972)	7 (170.8228)	14 (166.2972)
May 5, 2017	Smoke on the Water Day 1 Liberty, IN	17 / 27 (664.9712)	18 (164.5140)	18 (165.6800)	10 (171.9772)	20 (162.8000)
Apr 7, 2017	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	19 / 45 (654.1828)	30 (161.1428)	22 (162.8572)	23 (165.0856)	17 (165.0972)
Jul 22, 2016	EffingHAM Jam Effingham, IL	7 / 29 (670.7428)	18 (162.8228)	8 (167.3828)	9 (167.9772)	5 (172.5600)
Jul 16, 2016	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! Day 2 New Palestine, IN	22 / 33 (671.8628)	26 (167.4056)	29 (160.5144)	3 (178.8572)	29 (165.0856)
Jul 15, 2016	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	33 / 39 (643.8508)	30 (162.7996)	37 (151.9772)	34 (160.5140)	21 (168.5600)
Jun 17, 2016	Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL Kewanee, IL	11 / 23 (657.6112)	12 (163.9656)	3 (171.4400)	11 (165.1200)	18 (157.0856)
Jun 3, 2016	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	18 / 52 (665.5656)	43 (159.9428)	22 (163.9428)	8 (170.8572)	10 (170.8228)
May 28, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	10 / 55 (675.4400)	24 (169.1428)	26 (162.8572)	2 (174.3200)	12 (169.1200)
May 27, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	29 / 42 (650.1144)	2 (177.1544)	28 (160.5144)	22 (163.9772)	36 (148.4684)
May 13, 2016	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	17 / 28 (660.5376)	2 (172.5600)	20 (162.2632)	22 (160.5944)	16 (165.1200)
May 6, 2016	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	17 / 40 (654.7656)	21 (162.2512)	25 (158.8344)	10 (170.8228)	16 (162.8572)
Apr 30, 2016	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	28 / 35 (657.5772)	29 (164.5372)	30 (162.2400)	29 (161.6572)	16 (169.1428)
Apr 29, 2016	Smokin on the Water Liberty, IN	26 / 33 (654.7544)	19 (167.9656)	29 (157.1316)	15 (167.4056)	23 (162.2516)
Apr 22, 2016	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	14 / 49 (666.7888)	7 (173.1200)	9 (169.6800)	43 (155.9772)	13 (168.0116)
Oct 23, 2015	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI	12 / 44 (659.8856)	19 (165.0856)	5 (169.1544)	21 (163.4172)	17 (162.2284)
Oct 2, 2015	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	33 / 45 (658.1828)	38 (161.1084)	7 (174.2744)	39 (159.3828)	34 (163.4172)
Sep 26, 2015	Barbeque on the Hill (Competitor's Series) Blue Island, IL	—	8 (158.2512)	6 (157.1316)	—	—
Sep 18, 2015	Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN	16 / 27 (667.3600)	3 (174.2628)	18 (161.7144)	24 (160.5600)	9 (170.8228)
Aug 14, 2015	Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle Newaygo, MI	17 / 26 (652.4688)	13 (165.1200)	10 (165.1200)	15 (164)	19 (158.2288)
Jul 24, 2015	Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	9 / 18 (664.4916)	15 (161.6684)	11 (159.9544)	3 (169.7144)	6 (173.1544)
Jul 17, 2015	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	35 / 44 (657.0060)	42 (159.3828)	29 (166.2516)	10 (174.2972)	39 (157.0744)
Jul 3, 2015	Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN	19 / 51 (674.1828)	15 (170.8228)	30 (166.2744)	28 (165.6800)	11 (171.4056)
Jun 5, 2015	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	15 / 40 (653.5656)	34 (157.0856)	9 (169.1544)	17 (163.3828)	17 (163.9428)
May 23, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	37 / 58 (645.0628)	48 (157.7256)	32 (163.3944)	19 (167.3828)	42 (156.5600)
May 22, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	26 / 41 (636.4572)	30 (159.3828)	32 (153.6800)	23 (162.8344)	20 (160.5600)
May 8, 2015	Rockin' BBQ for Riley Warsaw, IN	12 / 27 (658.2632)	3 (170.8572)	26 (153.1432)	6 (173.1200)	19 (161.1428)
May 2, 2015	Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN	30 / 36 (652.9600)	31 (161.1200)	2 (174.2744)	28 (162.7884)	30 (154.7772)
May 1, 2015	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	33 / 37 (623.2116)	30 (158.2400)	35 (145.6572)	34 (151.9316)	17 (167.3828)
Apr 10, 2015	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	22 / 39 (658.7888)	32 (160.0116)	14 (167.3944)	19 (162.8228)	14 (168.5600)
Oct 3, 2014	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	9 / 44 (686.2860)	30 (166.2972)	19 (170.8344)	8 (172.5944)	5 (176.5600)
Sep 26, 2014	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	40 / 47 (612.9940)	28 (162.2284)	44 (144.5372)	35 (155.9656)	39 (150.2628)
Sep 19, 2014	Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN	17 / 33 (658.8116)	8 (173.7028)	28 (151.9772)	2 (176.5944)	24 (156.5372)
Aug 30, 2014	Thunder in the Park BBQ Connersville, IN	21 / 29 (647.2572)	21 (163.9656)	20 (161.1200)	14 (168.5372)	24 (153.6344)
Aug 22, 2014	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	8 / 50 (673.0972)	34 (158.2972)	11 (169.1316)	3 (173.7028)	8 (171.9656)
Aug 8, 2014	Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI	17 / 32 (659.3256)	13 (166.2628)	21 (163.3944)	7 (169.1428)	20 (160.5256)
Jul 18, 2014	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	13 / 51 (674.7656)	12 (173.7028)	26 (163.9656)	16 (168.5372)	12 (168.5600)
Jun 26, 2014	Legacy State BBQ Championship Cook-Off Effingham, IL	12 / 18 (652.4800)	10 (167.4172)	14 (160.0116)	10 (166.2284)	14 (158.8228)
May 24, 2014	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	13 / 72 (675.3828)	36 (165.1200)	4 (175.4400)	25 (165.0856)	8 (169.7372)
May 23, 2014	Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL	22 / 43 (648.3884)	26 (159.9428)	31 (152.5028)	11 (166.2400)	9 (169.7028)
May 3, 2014	Smokin' On The Water Liberty, IN	33 / 43 (630.6744)	36 (151.9200)	31 (154.2628)	2 (177.1544)	35 (147.3372)
Apr 4, 2014	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO	15 / 22 (654.1480)	5 (169.1428)	16 (163.9884)	15 (163.3712)	16 (157.6456)
Oct 11, 2013	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	28 / 53 (640.4456)	35 (155.9884)	19 (163.9772)	42 (153.0972)	12 (167.3828)
Sep 20, 2013	Marshall County Plymouth, IN	19 / 27 (639.3028)	23 (155.9540)	25 (148.5488)	2 (170.8344)	9 (163.9656)
Sep 13, 2013	Q the Lou Litchfield, IL	6 / 25 (663.4516)	5 (169.7144)	22 (148.0116)	1 (176.5828)	4 (169.1428)
Aug 31, 2013	Thunder in the Park Connersville, IN	7 / 27 (667.3256)	18 (161.0856)	8 (168)	2 (172.5600)	13 (165.6800)
Aug 23, 2013	Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	14 / 46 (670.7888)	1 (177.1428)	22 (162.2744)	33 (160.5372)	10 (170.8344)
Aug 9, 2013	Dam Good BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI	22 / 31 (629.6456)	28 (147.4056)	17 (159.4172)	13 (161.1656)	14 (161.6572)
Jul 19, 2013	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	37 / 57 (634.7312)	38 (159.9656)	47 (147.9772)	25 (163.4172)	21 (163.3712)
Jun 27, 2013	Legacy BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	12 / 28 (656.0002)	15 (162.2858)	3 (169.7146)	5 (173.7142)	25 (150.2856)
May 24, 2013	Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL	3 / 70 (677.1428)	5 (173.7142)	31 (160.5716)	1 (178.2858)	23 (164.5712)
May 4, 2013	Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN	17 / 37 (652.5714)	11 (163.4284)	28 (150.2856)	22 (161.7144)	1 (177.1430)
—	Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL	23 / 38 (484.6292)	22 (156.5832)	30 (153.7144)	—	—

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

BONEHEAD 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 (13 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)