High-water mark
691.3372
career-best overall
96.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 691.3372 at Meat Inferno — 96.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 11, 2026
3 Idiots & A Smoker
3 Idiots & A Smoker is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 9th of 33 at the Meat Inferno (2026). They are ranked #2937 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1507 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 24, 2022
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 4.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
675.90 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 600.61 (+75.29)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±170.44
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.91 · weakest Pork (163.90)
Road miles
102
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$93K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
600.61 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 3 Idiots & A Smoker, each with one reason worth a look.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,934 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1515
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 3 Idiots & A Smoker)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 3 Idiots & A Smoker has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1507
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1509
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 15 contests to 8.
⚔ Compare careers#2,956 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1509
Level with 3 Idiots & A Smoker on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,953 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before 3 Idiots & A Smoker's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,925 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1510
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before 3 Idiots & A Smoker's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Meat Sweats | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Dog BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Hogs BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Aww Shucks BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Genuswine Brisket Authority | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BALD BEAUTIES BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Legged Pig BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Wurx BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Que or be Qued | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WOOD HOOK BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 161.6572 | 166.91 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 154.7888 | 166.67 | top 47% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 150.2628 | 163.90 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 149.0744 | 165.52 | top 46% |
“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 60% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 55% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 37 | 0 | top 31% | Jun 26, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
398
finished ahead 393 times, behind 437
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 23, 2023 → Jun 27, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall top-10 Meat Inferno
- Career-best overall score691.3372 Meat Inferno
- Peak power rating (1507) Meat Inferno
- Most recent contest Meat Inferno
20252 milestones
- First call The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20231 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1716 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20221 milestone
- First tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.9 | Meat Inferno | Sep 11, 2026 |
| +10.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
| +10.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2026 |
| +2.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
| +2.5 | Smoke on the Bricks | Aug 8, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -9.3 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails | Sep 9, 2022 |
| -6.2 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 20, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 44% | 96% | 93.6% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 40% | 94.4% | 94.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 47% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 85.8% | 53.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 9 / 33 (691.3372) | 12 (173.1200) | 3 (175.4172) | 12 (171.9772) | 14 (170.8228) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 38 / 157 (675.3372) | 100 (161.6572) | 26 (172.5944) | 50 (170.2628) | 33 (170.8228) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 55 / 68 (655.8400) | 53 (165.1200) | 58 (161.0972) | 17 (175.4056) | 60 (154.2172) |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 30 / 53 (679.9084) | 43 (161.6800) | 12 (175.4056) | 27 (170.8228) | 19 (172) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 37 / 159 (677.0628) | 22 (174.8456) | 85 (165.1200) | 111 (160.5372) | 5 (176.5600) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 78 / 167 (654.1716) | 49 (167.9772) | 92 (162.2744) | 127 (158.8000) | 60 (165.1200) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 34 / 37 (618.1032) | 25 (163.9772) | 31 (154.7888) | 35 (150.2628) | 35 (149.0744) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 164 / 164 (153.1312) | — | — | 141 (153.1312) | — |