Team BBB3A Busch, Buds, & BBQ
Team BBB3A Busch, Buds, & BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 37 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Mar 24, 2023
latest Jun 23, 2023
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 173.70 · weakest Chicken (156.57)
Road miles
12
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
501.66 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
307.95 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 156.0116 | 156.57 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 151.9428 | 161.39 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 173.7028 | 173.70 | top 11% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- Career-best overall score501.6572 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7028 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 161 / 167 (501.6572) | 126 (157.1200) | 35 (170.8344) | — | 19 (173.7028) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 33 / 37 (307.9544) | 31 (156.0116) | 34 (151.9428) | — | — |