A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN ELVISES ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN ELVISES has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
3 FAT GUYS BBQ
3 FAT GUYS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 24th of 35 at the Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival (2017). They are ranked #4905 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 9, 2016
latest Jun 7, 2019 · 2.7 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 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.13
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.88 · weakest Pork (153.47)
Road miles
212
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$9,900
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
624.76 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #1423 (145 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #1925 (75 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1939 (70 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1860 (119 pts) | #1707 (139 pts) | #1594 (169 pts) | #1908 (119 pts) | #1571 (169 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 3 FAT GUYS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,918 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 3 FAT GUYS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 3 FAT GUYS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,913 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,925 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Level with 3 FAT GUYS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,891 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1515
They've been 1515 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 141.7028 | 154.40 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7256 | 149.1200 | 157.01 | top 77% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 148.0228 | 153.47 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 148 | 159.88 | top 60% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby BBQ Festival | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 86% | Jun 8, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
131
finished ahead 34 times, behind 157
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- First call Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)167.9656 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
20171 milestone
- Career-best overall score643.4056 Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Derby BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1487) Derby BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Derby BBQ Festival | Sep 9, 2016 |
| -8.8 | Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Sep 8, 2017 |
| -8.1 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | Jun 7, 2019 |
| -3.4 | Derby BBQ Festival | Jun 8, 2018 |
| -2 | Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival | Sep 22, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 87% | 87% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 89.4% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.5% | 81.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2019 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 31 / 39 (626.7200) | 35 (149.6800) | 26 (159.9544) | 37 (149.1200) | 9 (167.9656) |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS | 29 / 40 (639.9888) | 22 (165.7372) | 37 (150.8344) | 28 (161.1428) | 23 (162.2744) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival Junction City, KS | 24 / 35 (643.4056) | 20 (164.5600) | 28 (159.4284) | 34 (154.2400) | 18 (165.1772) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS | 25 / 29 (626.8224) | 26 (150.3084) | 14 (165.7256) | 24 (154.8228) | 21 (155.9656) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS | 38 / 38 (586.8456) | 37 (141.7028) | 38 (149.1200) | 37 (148.0228) | 37 (148) |