A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
3 GUYS SMOKIN
3 GUYS SMOKIN is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 30th of 88 at the Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival (2013). They are ranked #3803 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
peak 1505 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest May 5, 2017 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±51.39
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (131.07)
Road miles
20
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
606.52 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #1800 (120 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #1763 (130 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 3 GUYS SMOKIN, each with one reason worth a look.
131 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,797 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,791 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
They turned up 8 years after 3 GUYS SMOKIN did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,813 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1487
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#3,816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
Level with 3 GUYS SMOKIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,790 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,805 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSOSLOW BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Men On Fire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Butt Rubbers Anonymous | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Waste Management | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| IRON WHEEL COOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FATTMIKES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE BC'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KNOW BULL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB IT ALL OVER | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8570 | 135.9428 | 154.94 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4284 | 20 | 131.07 | top 63% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8570 | 157.6800 | 165.70 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2858 | 142.8000 | 154.81 | top 55% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 37 | 0 | top 54% | May 5, 2017 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
220
finished ahead 152 times, behind 240
Longest layoff
1 yrs
May 1, 2015 → May 6, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4284 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9996 Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
- Career-best overall score659.9996 Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1505) Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.1 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival | May 3, 2013 |
| +3.7 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 6, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 2, 2014 |
| -7.5 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 1, 2015 |
| -2.3 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) | May 5, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 70.9% | 70.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 34% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2017 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK | 43 / 68 (614.7428) | 48 (153.7028) | 42 (153.6800) | 29 (164) | 50 (143.3600) |
| May 6, 2016 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 37 / 83 (639.8284) | 69 (147.9200) | 14 (171.4284) | 54 (157.6800) | 30 (162.8000) |
| May 1, 2015 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 64 / 81 (607.2684) | 74 (135.9428) | 45 (158.2628) | 17 (170.2628) | 71 (142.8000) |
| May 2, 2014 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 71 / 80 (510.7768) | 21 (166.2856) | 80 (20) | 23 (165.7028) | 37 (158.7884) |
| May 3, 2013 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 30 / 88 (659.9996) | 16 (170.8570) | 72 (151.9998) | 14 (170.8570) | 29 (166.2858) |