BONEYARD SMOKERS

BONEYARD SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 4th of 25 at the Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition (2014). They are ranked #4945 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,945

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1505 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 18, 2013

latest Jun 10, 2022 · 9.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#673

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

651.5432 / 720

Master · Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

572.51 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 618.26 (-45.75)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Pork Ribs · Smokin' @ the Ball Park BBQ Festival

Consistency

±75.53

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.86 · weakest Brisket (154.76)

Road miles

2,852

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 1,126 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

618.26 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TWC Smokers has finished one call ahead of BONEYARD SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 52%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 52%

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 call 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 (Jun 10, 2022).

last seen Jul 22, 2016
back Jun 10, 2022

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.

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Boom or bust

±10.49% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±10.49% 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 85.9% of a perfect score
best 90.5%

A May team

Top 52% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 52% across 3 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 65% the rest of the year

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BONEYARD SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM

#4,931 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1464

6–0 in 6 shared contests (100% to BONEYARD SMOKERS)

These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — BONEYARD SMOKERS ahead 6–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2017

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THE MIGHTY QUINNS BBQ

#4,932 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

They've been 1509 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 15, 2018

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BIG B'S BBQ - TX

#4,960 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1500

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2026

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BBQ TEAM EXTREME

#4,942 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1532

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.

rated over 18 contests

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Tracica BBQ Team

#4,944 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1464

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 43% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026

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Wine & Swine

#4,962 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1516

Level with BONEYARD SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Familiar 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
HUMPHREY'S BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
STUBBORN BULL BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Bulldogs	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	5	0	173.7256	157.1428	163.86	top 51%
Pork Ribs	15	3	1	174.2972	147.4286	159.61	top 55%
Pork	15	3	2	168	147.9656	160.01	top 56%
Brisket	16	1	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 74%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 67%
Large (40+)	5	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
RI	4	top 72%
NH	4	top 64%
ME	4	top 75%
MA	2	top 39%
AR	1	top 100%
PA	1	top 16%

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in RI 4 of 16 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 16 a different one every time

Opponents faced 231 finished ahead 192 times, behind 332

Longest layoff 5.9 yrs Jul 22, 2016 → Jun 10, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Jun 10 Most recent contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

20151 milestone

May 29 10th tracked contest Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest

20144 milestones

Jun 21 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2972 Smokin' @ the Ball Park BBQ Festival
Sep 12 First overall top-10 Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition
Sep 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.5432 Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition
Sep 12 Career-best overall score651.5432 Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition

20133 milestones

May 18 First tracked contest The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
May 18 First call The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
May 18 Peak power rating (1505) The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition	Sep 12, 2014
+5	The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival	May 18, 2013
+3.4	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	Sep 14, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.4	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 10, 2022
-8.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 14, 2015
-6.9	Smokin' @ the Ball Park BBQ Festival	Jun 21, 2014
-6.8	Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island	Jul 22, 2016
-5	Granite State BBQ Championship	Jun 4, 2016

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0%	top 100%	45.5%	45.5%
2016	2	0	50%	top 82%	88.2%	88.2%
2015	4	0	25%	top 75%	89.5%	88.1%
2014	4	1	75%	top 53%	90.5%	89.3%
2013	5	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
Jun 10, 2022	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	33 / 33 (327.4056)	27 (166.8456)	—	—	25 (160.5600)
Jul 22, 2016	Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island Kingston, RI	29 / 34 (635.3256)	9 (169.1200)	24 (158.8228)	21 (160.5600)	34 (146.8228)
Jun 4, 2016	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	25 / 32 (635.3140)	25 (161.1428)	20 (159.3828)	27 (154.8456)	20 (159.9428)
Aug 14, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME	23 / 26 (620.4224)	22 (159.9656)	23 (154.8112)	24 (150.8228)	20 (154.8228)
Jul 17, 2015	Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off Kingston, RI	27 / 37 (644.0800)	20 (162.8572)	17 (165.1656)	30 (155.4972)	26 (160.5600)
Jun 20, 2015	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)
May 29, 2015	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH	33 / 49 (629.1316)	31 (158.8572)	23 (161.7144)	23 (164.0228)	44 (144.5372)
Sep 12, 2014	Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition Scranton, PA	4 / 25 (651.5432)	6 (165.7372)	5 (164.6288)	2 (166.9372)	16 (154.2400)
Jul 18, 2014	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)
Jun 21, 2014	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)
May 31, 2014	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH	26 / 48 (633.0860)	23 (164.5828)	15 (166.3088)	26 (159.9772)	44 (142.2172)
Sep 14, 2013	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	18 / 42 (636.5028)	18 (161.1428)	26 (157.0972)	19 (161.1428)	18 (157.1200)
Jul 20, 2013	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)
Jun 21, 2013	Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival Old Orchard Beach, ME	18 / 28 (645.1426)	15 (164)	26 (147.4286)	14 (162.8570)	7 (170.8570)
Jun 1, 2013	Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH	24 / 43 (627.4284)	31 (157.1428)	33 (148.5714)	10 (165.7144)	20 (155.9998)
May 18, 2013	The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival Lexington, MA	11 / 31 (644.0002)	16 (157.1430)	7 (166.8572)	3 (168)	20 (152)

BONEYARD SMOKERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (9 found in their record)

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

A May team

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)

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)