High-water mark
663.9432
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.9432 at Smokin on the Smoky — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 7, 2015
3 B'S BBQ
3 B'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 8th of 30 at The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (2022). They are ranked #4629 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “3- B's BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1470
peak 1470 · rated over 13 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2013
latest Oct 7, 2022 · 9.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
21% of 14 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
626.62 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 616.44 (+10.18)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±42.63
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.52 · weakest Pork Ribs (140.81)
Road miles
4,329
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 1,371 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$60K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
616.44 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
287.75 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 | #2507 (56 pts) | #1973 (71 pts) | #2021 (61 pts) | #2580 (51 pts) | #2509 (56 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1290 (208 pts) | #1358 (213 pts) | #1404 (198 pts) | #1417 (208 pts) | #1263 (233 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1748 (136 pts) | #1827 (136 pts) | #1805 (136 pts) | #1815 (136 pts) | #1344 (221 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1109 (250 pts) | #1173 (245 pts) | #968 (320 pts) | #1349 (195 pts) | #761 (425 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 3 B'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,647 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1534
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to 3 B'S BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 3 B'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,645 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1470
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,646 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1470
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before 3 B'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,622 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1471
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,643 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#4,637 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with 3 B'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| WICHITA SWINEMEN | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| JP CUSTOM SMOKE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| INDIGO PIG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Lucky D's BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Lazy Butt BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS WILD | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACK EYE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE BUCKET BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke-A-Holics | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 141.6800 | 157.49 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 20 | 140.81 | top 60% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 142.2056 | 157.52 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.4400 | 123.8972 | 157.45 | top 54% |
“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) | 8 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 78% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 28% | Oct 7, 2022 |
| 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 3 | 53 | 0 | top 88% | Jun 5, 2015 |
| Smoke in the Spring | 2 | 49 | 0 | top 63% | Apr 10, 2015 |
| When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 68% | Aug 22, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
9 of 14 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
4 of them more than once
Opponents faced
372
finished ahead 195 times, behind 414
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Aug 5, 2016 → Jun 21, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
20191 milestone
- First overall top-10 The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
20161 milestone
- 10th tracked contest 2016 Clayton Rib Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES )
20152 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9432 Smokin on the Smoky
- Career-best overall score663.9432 Smokin on the Smoky
20141 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4400 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Taste of Wheatstock
- Peak power rating (1490) Taste of Wheatstock
- First call When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Oct 9, 2020 |
| +7.5 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Oct 7, 2022 |
| +6.2 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Oct 11, 2019 |
| +2.4 | Smokin on the Smoky | Aug 7, 2015 |
| +2 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In | Aug 23, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jun 6, 2014 |
| -9.7 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest | Jun 21, 2019 |
| -9.6 | Taste of Wheatstock | May 17, 2013 |
| -8.8 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jun 5, 2015 |
| -7.8 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jun 7, 2013 |
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 | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 78.5% | 76.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 92.2% | 89.2% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 83% | 89.1% | 82.3% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 70% | 89% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2022 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 8 / 30 (300.5144) | 4 (150.2744) | 8 (150.2400) | — | — |
| Oct 9, 2020 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 9 / 37 (297.7256) | 5 (161.7144) | 9 (136.0112) | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2019 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 9 / 27 (265.0172) | 5 (141.6800) | 9 (123.3372) | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest 🏅 Leadville, CO | 24 / 26 (565.4740) | 21 (151.4056) | 23 (144.4912) | 25 (145.6800) | 24 (123.8972) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | 2016 Clayton Rib Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES ) Clayton, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Smokin on the Smoky Salina, KS | 19 / 33 (663.9432) | 18 (166.8572) | 21 (163.9888) | 19 (165.6916) | 14 (167.4056) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 57 / 64 (618.1600) | 50 (157.1544) | 27 (163.9772) | 63 (142.2056) | 43 (154.8228) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 58 / 97 (643.8856) | 60 (161.1656) | 74 (156.5028) | 33 (166.8572) | 52 (159.3600) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS | 30 / 36 (641.6460) | 27 (161.1316) | 34 (150.8344) | 32 (158.8228) | 9 (170.8572) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 53 / 54 (511.4056) | 11 (171.4400) | 54 (20) | 34 (162.8572) | 37 (157.1084) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 49 / 73 (623.8628) | 60 (150.8228) | 40 (158.8688) | 32 (162.8228) | 55 (151.3484) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS | 16 / 30 (640.5828) | 30 (148.5600) | 10 (164.0228) | 24 (156.5600) | 3 (171.4400) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 53 / 69 (628) | 21 (165.7144) | 68 (133.7142) | 38 (161.7142) | 16 (166.8572) |
| May 17, 2013 | Taste of Wheatstock Abilene, KS | 20 / 25 (627.4292) | 16 (159.4288) | 12 (164.5716) | 23 (152) | 20 (151.4288) |