The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
THE DEVINE SWINE has finished one call ahead of BONEYARD SMOKERS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
BONEYARD SMOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1508 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2013-05-18
latest 2022-06-10
Best ToY finish
#673
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
572.51 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 620.31 (-47.80)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±73.73
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.86 · weakest Brisket (154.76)
Road miles
2,852
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 1126 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
620.31 / 720
16 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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.
Their season
2014
their best year
2014 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.
- 4 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 46%
A tough matchup
13–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.10 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 31%.
- Brisket avg 154.76
- Chicken avg 163.86
- 1 calls in 16 entries
The comeback
5.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.9 years, then back at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (2022-06-10).
- last seen 2016-07-22
- back 2022-06-10
Chicken nemesis
12 of 13
shared chicken entries lost
Rogue Hog BBQ ahead 92% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Rogue Hog BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 13 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Boom or bust
±10.24%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±10.24% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 86.2% of a perfect score
- best 90.7%
A May team
Top 43%
average finish in May
Something about May: average finish in the top 43% across 3 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.
- 3 May contests
- top 63% the rest of the year
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.
134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4826 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4853 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
19 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#4854 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before BONEYARD SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4835 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4851 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Level with BONEYARD SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE DEVINE SWINE | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| FEEDING FRIENDZ | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Aces | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| HUMPHREY'S BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| STUBBORN BULL BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| ACK-QUE | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Bulldogs | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| CIDER BOYS BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 157.1428 | 163.86 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 147.4286 | 159.61 | top 55% |
| Pork | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 168.0000 | 147.9656 | 160.01 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8570 | 138.8456 | 154.76 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RI | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
| NH | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
| ME | 4 | 0 | top 75% |
| MA | 2 | 0 | top 39% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 51% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
9.1 yrs
2013-05-18 → 2022-06-10
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
RI
4 of 16 contests · 6 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
16
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
16 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.86 · weakest Brisket (154.76)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 8 of 16 contests
Overall top-10 rate
6%
1 of 16 contests
Master average
620.31
out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
234
197–327 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,852
16 mapped stops · furthest 1,126 mi
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$10,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5.9 yrs
2016-07-22 → 2022-06-10
Power rating
1466
peak 1508 · #4842 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First call The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0972 Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest
- Career-best overall score653.0972 Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2972 Smokin' @ the Ball Park BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1508) Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition
- 2015
- 10th tracked contest Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest
- 2022
- Most recent contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.3 | Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition | 2014-09-12 |
| +5.1 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival | 2013-05-18 |
| +3.4 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2013-09-14 |
| +3.4 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest | 2014-05-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 2022-06-10 |
| -8.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-08-14 |
| -7.1 | Smokin' @ the Ball Park BBQ Festival | 2014-06-21 |
| -7 | Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island | 2016-07-22 |
| -5.1 | Granite State BBQ Championship | 2016-06-04 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 45.5% | 45.5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 82% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 75% | 89.5% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 46% | 90.7% | 90% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 52% | 89.6% | 88.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-10 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 33 / 33 (327.4056) | 27 (166.8456) | — | — | 25 (160.5600) |
| 2016-07-22 | Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island Kingston, RI | 29 / 34 (635.3256) | 9 (169.1200) | 24 (158.8228) | 21 (160.5600) | 34 (146.8228) |
| 2016-06-04 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 25 / 32 (635.3140) | 25 (161.1428) | 20 (159.3828) | 27 (154.8456) | 20 (159.9428) |
| 2015-08-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME | 23 / 26 (620.4224) | 22 (159.9656) | 23 (154.8112) | 24 (150.8228) | 20 (154.8228) |
| 2015-07-17 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off Kingston, RI | 27 / 37 (644.0800) | 20 (162.8572) | 17 (165.1656) | 30 (155.4972) | 26 (160.5600) |
| 2015-06-20 | Smokin' at the Ball Park BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME | 13 / 18 (643.4284) | 5 (167.4628) | 14 (154.2628) | 16 (158.8456) | 12 (162.8572) |
| 2015-05-29 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 33 / 49 (629.1316) | 31 (158.8572) | 23 (161.7144) | 23 (164.0228) | 44 (144.5372) |
| 2014-09-12 | Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition Scranton, PA | 4 / 25 (651.5432) | 6 (165.7372) | 5 (164.6288) | 2 (166.9372) | 16 (154.2400) |
| 2014-07-18 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 22 / 33 (647.9996) | 5 (173.7256) | 28 (149.7028) | 22 (159.4628) | 13 (165.1084) |
| 2014-06-21 | Smokin' @ the Ball Park BBQ Festival Old Orchard Beach, ME | 13 / 17 (640.5256) | 9 (168.5828) | 2 (174.2972) | 16 (147.9656) | 14 (149.6800) |
| 2014-05-31 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH | 12 / 48 (653.0972) | 23 (164.5828) | 15 (166.3088) | 26 (159.9772) | 44 (142.2172) |
| 2013-09-14 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 18 / 42 (636.5028) | 18 (161.1428) | 26 (157.0972) | 19 (161.1428) | 18 (157.1200) |
| 2013-07-20 | Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 29 / 46 (630.8340) | 20 (163.4056) | 11 (165.1428) | 16 (163.4400) | 40 (138.8456) |
| 2013-06-21 | Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival Old Orchard Beach, ME | 18 / 28 (645.1426) | 15 (164.0000) | 26 (147.4286) | 14 (162.8570) | 7 (170.8570) |
| 2013-06-01 | Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 24 / 43 (627.4284) | 31 (157.1428) | 33 (148.5714) | 10 (165.7144) | 20 (155.9998) |
| 2013-05-18 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival Lexington, MA | 11 / 31 (644.0002) | 16 (157.1430) | 7 (166.8572) | 3 (168.0000) | 20 (152.0000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1959 (116 pts) | #1440 (201 pts) | #1733 (146 pts) | #1791 (136 pts) | #1724 (141 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1056 (284 pts) | #921 (379 pts) | #1026 (329 pts) | #1187 (274 pts) | #1048 (304 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #885 (375 pts) | #947 (375 pts) | #702 (540 pts) | #896 (410 pts) | #1175 (265 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #673 (460 pts) | #700 (470 pts) | #677 (490 pts) | #468 (695 pts) | #642 (505 pts) |