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.
THREE BRISKETEERS
THREE BRISKETEERS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 30 at the Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q (2017). They are ranked #3910 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1508 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Sep 1, 2017 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.01 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 639.05 (-3.04)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.27 · weakest Brisket (153.10)
Road miles
35
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Master avg
639.05 / 720
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2784 (55 pts) | #2780 (55 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2784 (55 pts) | #2095 (85 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THREE BRISKETEERS, each with one reason worth a look.
169 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,925 of the rated field
- 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to THREE BRISKETEERS)
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,907 of the rated field
- 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,892 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THREE BRISKETEERS)
Level with THREE BRISKETEERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,935 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,899 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to THREE BRISKETEERS)
They've been 1515 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 |
| Three Brothers Different Mothers | 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 | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 153.1432 | 160.19 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4628 | 153.6800 | 164.27 | top 45% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 147.9544 | 161.50 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,210
finished ahead 947 times, behind 1,155
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Oct 2, 2014 → Oct 29, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score654.8112 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4628 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2516 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1508) 34th Annual 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 | Oct 3, 2013 |
| +3.3 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Sep 12, 2014 |
| -7.2 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -5.6 | Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q | May 5, 2017 |
| -2.2 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87.7% | 87.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 89.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2017 | 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) |
| May 5, 2017 | Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS | 23 / 30 (631.2344) | 23 (160.5256) | 18 (161.1088) | 16 (165.1200) | 28 (144.4800) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 275 / 557 (654.8112) | 179 (168) | 89 (171.4628) | 244 (165.7028) | 481 (149.6456) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 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) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | 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) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 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) |