THREE BRISKETEERS

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

Power ranking

#3898

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1485

peak 1508 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-10-03

latest 2017-09-01

Best ToY finish

#2784

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

654.8112 / 720

Master · 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)

Perfect 180s

Current form

636.01 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 639.05 (-3.04)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4628

Pork Ribs · 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)

Consistency

±12.64

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 164.27 · weakest Brisket (153.10)

Road miles

mi across 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Master avg

639.05 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.18 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 153.10
Pork Ribs avg 164.27
0 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Tractor Shed BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) (2016-10-29).

last seen 2014-10-02
back 2016-10-29

An October team

Top 47% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 47% across 3 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 66% 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.

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

Smoky Fatbacks

#3910 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to THREE BRISKETEERS)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THREE BRISKETEERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2019-06-14

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DENVER CAJUN BBQ KREWE

#3896 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THREE BRISKETEERS)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 4 years before THREE BRISKETEERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

THE GANG STARTS A BBQ TEAM

#3882 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THREE BRISKETEERS)

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

⚔ Head-to-head

OINK-N-MOO BBQ

#3917 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to THREE BRISKETEERS)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2015-10-03

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OPEN FLUE BBQ

#3925 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to THREE BRISKETEERS)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2021-06-04

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke Me Tender BBQ

#3891 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1533

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to THREE BRISKETEERS)

37 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 37 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BURNT FINGER BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
PARK AVENUE PORK	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
50 SHADES OF QUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	168.0000	153.1432	160.19	top 66%
Pork Ribs	6	171.4628	153.6800	164.27	top 45%
Pork	6	165.7028	147.9544	161.50	top 58%
Brisket	6	161.1428	144.4800	153.10	top 76%

“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
KS	3	0	top 70%
MO	3	0	top 62%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 87%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 56%

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.9 yrs 2013-10-03 → 2017-09-01

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 3 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 164.27 · weakest Brisket (153.10)

Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 6 contests

Master average 639.05 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,219 948–1,155 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 35 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1561 average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs 2014-10-02 → 2016-10-29

Power rating 1485 peak 1508 · #3898 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Oct 3 First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2516 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1508) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
2016
Oct 29 Career-best overall score654.8112 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
Oct 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4628 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
2017
Sep 1 Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.3	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2013-10-03
+3.4	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-09-12
-7.1	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2017-09-01
-5.6	*Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	2017-05-05
-2.2	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2014-10-02

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0%	top 80%	87.7%	87.3%
2016	1	0%	top 49%	90.9%	90.9%
2014	2	0%	top 80%	89.4%	88.1%
2013	1	0%	top 27%	90.9%	90.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	339 / 407 (625.5424)	365 (153.6912)	347 (153.6800)	275 (161.6572)	303 (156.5140)
2017-05-05	*Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	23 / 30 (631.2344)	23 (160.5256)	18 (161.1088)	16 (165.1200)	28 (144.4800)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	275 / 557 (654.8112)	179 (168.0000)	89 (171.4628)	244 (165.7028)	481 (149.6456)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	349 / 552 (643.9664)	373 (160.5944)	122 (169.7260)	291 (163.3944)	457 (150.2516)
2014-09-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO	29 / 30 (624.5148)	30 (153.1432)	21 (162.2744)	30 (147.9544)	19 (161.1428)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	146 / 535 (654.2516)	175 (165.1772)	98 (167.3828)	173 (165.1428)	296 (156.5488)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#2784 (55 pts)	#2780 (55 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2784 (55 pts)	#2095 (85 pts)