High-water mark
670.7996
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.7996 at Clayton BBQ Cook-off — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 12, 2019
3RD DEGREE BBQ
3RD DEGREE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 19 at the 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off (2018). They finished #1146 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jul 13, 2018
latest Jul 12, 2019 · 1 year on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.61 · weakest Pork (163.22)
Road miles
216
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 72 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$9,700
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
662.58 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 163.9772 | 167.61 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7140 | 164.5372 | 165.12 | top 40% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 157.6572 | 163.22 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 161.6456 | 166.63 | top 37% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 34% | Jul 12, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
92
finished ahead 55 times, behind 56
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Career-best overall score670.7996 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- Most recent contest Clayton BBQ Cook-off
20185 milestones
- First tracked contest 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- First call 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- First overall top-10 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5028 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1510) 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2019 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Clayton, CA | 13 / 31 (670.7996) | 6 (174.2628) | 14 (165.7140) | 19 (161.1428) | 10 (169.6800) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 29 / 43 (648.4228) | 27 (164.5828) | 21 (164.5372) | 32 (157.6572) | 23 (161.6456) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA | 5 / 19 (668.5028) | 12 (163.9772) | 5 (165.1200) | 5 (170.8456) | 5 (168.5600) |