Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.
- Pork Ribs ×1
Three Stooges Barbeque
Three Stooges Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 27 at the Smoke N for the Kids (2024). They are ranked #2627 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1516
peak 1527 · rated over 10 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
Jul 27, 2024
latest Sep 19, 2026 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
13% of 16 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
686.98 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 685.16 (+1.82)
Walk rate
69%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.29 · weakest Brisket (168.47)
Road miles
1,570
across 16 mapped stops · furthest 259 mi
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1608)
Purse competed for
$101K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
685.16 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
335.37 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Three Stooges Barbeque, each with one reason worth a look.
75 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,625 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1519
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Three Stooges Barbeque)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Three Stooges Barbeque has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1532
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Three Stooges Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,616 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1526
Fewer contests behind them than Three Stooges Barbeque has cooked, 10 to 16, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#2,629 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1519
Level with Three Stooges Barbeque on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,638 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1524
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before Three Stooges Barbeque's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1530
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 11 | 2 | 8 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| 1Bite Stand | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| Eleven Thirteen Q | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Take It Easy BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Mulkey's BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OnlyCans Competition BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Two Pigs And A Smoker | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin A's | 7 | 4 | 1 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 167.3828 | 171.64 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 180 🔥 | 165.1084 | 172.28 | top 40% |
| Pork | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 167.9540 | 172.29 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 160.4912 | 168.47 | top 62% |
“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) | 9 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trekking for CDH | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 60% | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Smoke N for the Kids | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 55% | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 37% | Jul 26, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
8 contests
Contests a season
5.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
9 of 16 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
15 entries · 1 win · 7 calls
Opponents faced
362
finished ahead 303 times, behind 426
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
- Career-best overall score693.6340 Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge
- Most recent contest Trekking for CDH
20253 milestones
- Peak power rating (1527) Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- First category win (Pork Ribs) La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
20244 milestones
- First tracked contest Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- First call Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- First overall top-10 Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score336.5256 Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.1 | Smoke N for the Kids | Aug 17, 2024 |
| +9.6 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | Jul 27, 2024 |
| +3.5 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | Jul 26, 2025 |
| +2.7 | Trekking for CDH | Sep 14, 2024 |
| +2.7 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | Oct 3, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Smoke N for the Kids | Aug 16, 2025 |
| -7.3 | Trekking for CDH | Sep 13, 2025 |
| -0.2 | Trekking for CDH | Sep 19, 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 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 54% | 96.3% | 95.4% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80% | top 67% | 95.9% | 94.8% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 95.6% | 94% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 14 / 27 (686.1828) | 19 (171.9656) | 21 (169.6800) | 23 (167.9772) | 4 (176.5600) |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) Pierron, IL | — | — | 9 (167.3944) | — | — |
| May 23, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 84 / 117 (679.2680) | 57 (173.1084) | 90 (167.3944) | 84 (167.9540) | 57 (170.8112) |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 20 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 14 / 26 (693.6340) | 17 (171.4172) | 5 (176) | 10 (175.4056) | 16 (170.8112) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 50 / 125 (687.8856) | 46 (174.2628) | 74 (168.5372) | 49 (173.1200) | 47 (171.9656) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 19 (175.4172) | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 7 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Oct 3, 2025 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO | 22 / 39 (687.9312) | 28 (169.6800) | 1 (180) | 25 (169.7028) | 24 (168.5484) |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 22 / 27 (679.3028) | 25 (168.5372) | 21 (170.8228) | 4 (177.7028) | 25 (162.2400) |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) Pierron, IL | — | — | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 27 / 32 (672.9480) | 21 (171.9656) | 18 (171.9656) | 25 (168.5256) | 30 (160.4912) |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 14 / 32 (690.7656) | 13 (174.2744) | 17 (173.1200) | 8 (175.4056) | 21 (167.9656) |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 16 / 35 (688.5028) | 24 (170.2628) | 5 (176.5600) | 9 (174.8456) | 30 (166.8344) |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 7 / 27 (334.2172) | 8 (167.3828) | 6 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 10 / 34 (336.5256) | 7 (171.4172) | 14 (165.1084) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.