3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3027

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1505

peak 1527 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-10-11

latest 2019-05-31

Best ToY finish

#862

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

690.2740 / 720

Master · Anchor City Cook Off

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

652.43 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 657.36 (-4.93)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Anchor City Cook Off

Consistency

±22.99

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.41 · weakest Brisket (160.49)

Road miles

762

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 85 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Purse competed for

$2K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

657.36 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×2

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.2740 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.2740 at Anchor City Cook Off — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-10-09

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 36%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.92 points below their pork, and turns into a call 27% of the time against 27%.

Brisket avg 160.49
Pork avg 167.41
3 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Jakes BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

5 of 6 shared pork entries lost

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared pork entries.

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

GOLDEN TOAD

#3021 of the rated field

1505 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1528

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2022-05-06

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BLUE CLOUD BBQ

#3028 of the rated field

1505 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-05-03

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FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ

#3030 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before 3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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DOC K'S BARBECUE

#3016 of the rated field

1505 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2014-05-24

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SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ

#3018 of the rated field

1505 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2019-04-05

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Pig Data BBQ

#3029 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

Level with 3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2021-08-21

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN' BUTTS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BACKFIRIN' BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
RIBS N BIBS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	3	1	2	177.7028	157.1200	167.30	top 43%
Pork Ribs	11	3	0	1	173.1656	150.7772	162.16	top 60%
Pork	11	3	2	2	180.0000 🔥	151.9656	167.41	top 48%
Brisket	11	3	0	1	177.7144	143.8972	160.49	top 59%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 38%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Anchor City Cook Off	3	5	0	top 54%	2016-10-14

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.6 yrs 2013-10-11 → 2019-05-31

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 11 of 11 contests

Contests visited 9 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.41 · weakest Brisket (160.49)

Walk rate 64% a top-10 call in 7 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 27% 3 of 11 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 657.36 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 2 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 182 132–170 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 762 11 mapped stops · furthest 85 mi

Schedule strength 1558 average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests

Purse competed for $2,425 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1505 peak 1527 · #3027 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Oct 11 First tracked contest Anchor City Cook Off
2014
Aug 8 First call Smokin' with Woods
2015
May 29 First overall top-10 Smokin on the Lake
May 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score686.1944 Smokin on the Lake
Oct 9 First category win (Chicken) Anchor City Cook Off
Oct 9 Career-best overall score690.2740 Anchor City Cook Off
2016
Jun 3 First perfect 180 (Pork) 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake
Oct 14 Peak power rating (1527) Anchor City Cook Off
2018
Jun 1 10th tracked contest *7th Annual Smokin on the Lake
2019
May 31 Most recent contest Smokin on the Lake

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.6	Anchor City Cook Off	2015-10-09
+9.2	5th Annual Smokin on the Lake	2016-06-03
+8	Smokin on the Lake	2015-05-29
+7.9	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge	2016-07-08
+4.9	Anchor City Cook Off	2016-10-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	Anchor City Cook Off	2013-10-11
-12.2	6th Annual Smokin On The Lake	2017-06-02
-6.9	*7th Annual Smokin on the Lake	2018-06-01
-3.5	Smokin' with Woods	2014-08-08
-3.1	Smokin on the Lake	2019-05-31

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 68%	89.7%	89.7%
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 79%	89%	89%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 89%	88.6%	88.6%
2016	3	1	2	67%	top 36%	94.8%	93.5%
2015	3	2	1	67%	top 40%	95.9%	94%
2014	1	0	0	100%	top 71%	89.4%	89.4%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 93%	85.1%	85.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-05-31	Smokin on the Lake 🏅 Monroe City, MO	17 / 25 (646.1372)	15 (161.0972)	19 (158.2400)	10 (166.8228)	17 (159.9772)
2018-06-01	*7th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	23 / 29 (640.4688)	11 (165.1084)	23 (158.2628)	24 (158.8460)	18 (158.2516)
2017-06-02	6th Annual Smokin On The Lake Monroe City, MO	24 / 27 (638.1028)	20 (157.1200)	9 (169.1200)	13 (167.9656)	27 (143.8972)
2016-10-14	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	15 / 34 (669.0056)	13 (167.4172)	26 (159.3600)	1 (180.0000)	19 (162.2284)
2016-07-08	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	15 / 40 (668.4568)	13 (171.9656)	12 (170.2628)	16 (168.5256)	25 (157.7028)
2016-06-03	5th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	6 / 22 (682.7772)	16 (162.2516)	8 (169.7028)	1 (180.0000)	6 (170.8228)
2015-10-09	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	5 / 20 (690.2740)	1 (177.7028)	2 (173.1656)	11 (170.2628)	7 (169.1428)
2015-07-10	Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO	20 / 33 (653.1544)	17 (166.2628)	25 (156.5600)	18 (167.4400)	21 (162.8916)
2015-05-29	Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	9 / 26 (686.1944)	3 (176.5600)	18 (164.5256)	12 (167.3944)	3 (177.7144)
2014-08-08	Smokin' with Woods Odessa, MO	20 / 28 (643.9200)	4 (172.5828)	24 (150.7772)	16 (162.2972)	21 (158.2628)
2013-10-11	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	27 / 29 (612.4800)	22 (162.2628)	25 (153.7372)	29 (151.9656)	27 (144.5144)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1754 (90 pts)	#1796 (100 pts)	#1898 (80 pts)	#1550 (125 pts)	#1805 (90 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1942 (64 pts)	#1579 (124 pts)	#1987 (64 pts)	#2495 (59 pts)	#1863 (89 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2814 (57 pts)	#2170 (77 pts)	#1725 (137 pts)	#1970 (112 pts)	#2914 (52 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#898 (381 pts)	#1051 (331 pts)	#1062 (326 pts)	#607 (661 pts)	#1077 (311 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#862 (389 pts)	#645 (594 pts)	#911 (389 pts)	#1040 (324 pts)	#805 (454 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2065 (78 pts)	#1445 (203 pts)	#2750 (58 pts)	#2057 (98 pts)	#2494 (73 pts)