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333BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smoke 'N the Valley (2023), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1140 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,140
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1591
peak 1591 · rated over 11 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

12
in the data

First seen

Nov 26, 2021
latest Jun 19, 2026 · 4.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#306
Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

1
1 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time

Category wins

4
11 podiums

Overall top-10s

10
83% of 12 contests

Best top-10 run

9
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 25%
overall standings

Best overall

702.2972 / 720
Master · Smoke 'N the Valley

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

680.30
last 5 Master vs avg 680.10 (+0.20)

Walk rate

92%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400
Pork Ribs · Smoke 'N the Valley

Consistency

±12.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 172.28 · weakest Brisket (166.80)

Road miles

4,913
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 1,360 mi

Schedule strength

37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Purse competed for

$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

Master avg

680.10 / 720
12 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Against the odds

17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Smoke 'N the Valley (Sep 23, 2023) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SMELLAQUE.

They almost always walk

92% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 92% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

702.2972 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 702.2972 at Smoke 'N the Valley — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Sep 23, 2023

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN' OUTLAWS has finished one call ahead of 333BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−5.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.48 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 58% of the time against 83%.

  • Brisket avg 166.80
  • Pork Ribs avg 172.28
  • 7 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Kreiser Barbecue in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

5 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

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Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 14 at their very first tracked contest, Agribition Supreme BBQ (Nov 26, 2021).

  • Nov 26, 2021
  • 14-team field

A September team

Top 15% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 15% across 3 contests, versus top 25% the rest of the year.

  • 3 September contests
  • top 25% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.71% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.71% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 94.5% of a perfect score
  • 12 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026 ↗ Master #903 (119 pts) #986 (114 pts) #888 (154 pts) #921 (119 pts) #930 (119 pts)
2025 ↗ Master #778 (157 pts) #1082 (97 pts) #857 (177 pts) #1071 (97 pts) #725 (202 pts)
2024 ↗ Master #354 (613 pts) #453 (473 pts) #443 (543 pts) #504 (398 pts) #441 (493 pts)
2023 ↗ Master #467 (412 pts) #539 (362 pts) #526 (432 pts) #514 (392 pts) #637 (272 pts)
2022 ↗ Master #306 (754 pts) #256 (894 pts) #330 (784 pts) #338 (714 pts) #414 (559 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 333BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

38 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery
#1,135 of the rated field
1592 power rating
Contests
37
GCs
0
Top-10s
51%
Peak
1592
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to 333BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — 333BBQ ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 37 contests
  • last seen Sep 4, 2026
  • on a 3-contest top-10 run
⚔ Head-to-head
Kreiser Barbecue
#1,143 of the rated field
1591 power rating
Contests
60
GCs
2
Top-10s
45%
Peak
1622
8–1 in 9 shared contests (89% to 333BBQ)

They've been 1622 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 60 contests
  • last seen Sep 4, 2026
⚔ Head-to-head
Pit Master Matt
#1,136 of the rated field
1592 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
2
Top-10s
85%
Peak
1592

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Apr 18, 2026
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MAN VS QUE
#1,138 of the rated field
1591 power rating
Contests
18
GCs
0
Top-10s
28%
Peak
1600

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before 333BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 17 contests
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BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM
#1,139 of the rated field
1591 power rating
Contests
24
GCs
0
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1591

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 22 contests
  • last seen Sep 17, 2022
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LAKE HOUSE BBQ
#1,141 of the rated field
1591 power rating
Contests
36
GCs
1
Top-10s
44%
Peak
1629

They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before 333BBQ's first contest.

  • rated over 32 contests
  • last seen Aug 22, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Homestead Smoke Shack 11 7 4 64% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN' OUTLAWS 10 4 6 40% ⚔ compare
Kreiser Barbecue 9 8 1 89% ⚔ compare
ROKER Q 8 8 0 100% ⚔ compare
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ 8 3 5 38% ⚔ compare
Smooth Smokin' 7 7 0 100% ⚔ compare
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ 7 4 3 57% ⚔ compare
MOTLEY QUE 6 5 1 83% ⚔ compare
Fire BBQ 6 5 1 83% ⚔ compare
BURNT TREES BBQ 6 4 2 67% ⚔ compare
Q Cartel 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare
Brisket Butts 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare
SMELLAQUE 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
Mark's Meats and Treats 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 12 7 2 4 177.1544 153.6800 170.65 top 35%
Pork Ribs 12 10 1 4 179.4400 162.8572 172.28 top 24%
Pork 12 8 0 1 177.7144 166.2744 170.37 top 34%
Brisket 12 7 1 2 176 153.0744 166.80 top 38%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)20top 39%
Medium (20–39)91top 20%
Large (40+)10top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
SK51top 28%
AB40top 17%
TN10top 43%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Smokey Skies BBQ Competition 2 7 0 top 36% Jun 19, 2026

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 4 contests
Contests a season 2 across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in SK 5 of 12 contests · 3 states and provinces in all
Contests visited 11 1 of them more than once
First title Sep 23, 2023 Smoke 'N the Valley
Opponents faced 208 finished ahead 273 times, behind 102

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20262 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1591) Smokey Skies BBQ Competition
  2. Most recent contest Smokey Skies BBQ Competition
20241 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
20233 milestones
  1. First Grand Championship Smoke 'N the Valley
  2. Career-best overall score702.2972 Smoke 'N the Valley
  3. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 Smoke 'N the Valley
20222 milestones
  1. First overall podium Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
  2. First Reserve Championship Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
20215 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Agribition Supreme BBQ
  2. First call Agribition Supreme BBQ
  3. First category win (Brisket) Agribition Supreme BBQ
  4. First overall top-10 Agribition Supreme BBQ
  5. First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6800 Agribition Supreme BBQ

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+16.6Smoke 'N the ValleySep 23, 2023
+16.1Porkapalooza BBQ FestivalMay 28, 2022
+13Embers and Ice Pitmaster ChampionshipMay 25, 2024
+12.4Smoke 'N the ValleySep 21, 2024
+11.5Agribition Supreme BBQNov 26, 2021

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20261000 100% top 46% 93.2% 93.2%
20251010 100% top 26% 95.5% 95.5%
20244030 75% top 23% 96.9% 95.2%
20232121 100% top 27% 97.5% 95.4%
20223032 100% top 19% 95.3% 94%
20211011 100% top 29% 91.3% 91.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Jun 19, 2026 Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK 11 / 24 (670.8452) 12 (168.5600) 7 (170.2512) 11 (166.3084) 11 (165.7256)
Jun 21, 2025 Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK 7 / 27 (687.4516) 16 (169.1544) 5 (174.2972) 16 (169.1428) 4 (174.8572)
Oct 11, 2024 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN 37 / 87 (682.1484) 52 (168.5372) 34 (173.1084) 50 (168.5372) 28 (171.9656)
Sep 21, 2024 Smoke 'N the Valley Fort Qu'Appelle, SK 3 / 21 (688.5260) 5 (172.5600) 8 (172.5716) 9 (167.3944) 2 (176)
Jun 8, 2024 Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB 7 / 27 (672.5372) 6 (173.1084) 6 (169.1316) 17 (166.2744) 17 (164.0228)
May 25, 2024 Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB 3 / 39 (697.6800) 10 (172) 3 (175.4172) 6 (177.1544) 8 (173.1084)
Sep 23, 2023 Smoke 'N the Valley Lumsden, SK 1 / 26 (702.2972) 2 (176.5600) 1 (179.4400) 4 (177.7144) 8 (168.5828)
Jun 16, 2023 Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ Regina, SK 8 / 16 (671.3832) 11 (166.2516) 6 (171.4288) 4 (173.1428) 9 (160.5600)
Sep 3, 2022 Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB 10 / 36 (669.6228) 1 (176.5600) 14 (166.2628) 5 (171.9884) 28 (154.8116)
Jul 23, 2022 Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge 5 / 20 (674.7776) 1 (177.1544) 3 (174.8572) 3 (169.6916) 16 (153.0744)
May 28, 2022 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Sherwood Park, AB 2 / 39 (686.2172) 3 (173.7028) 2 (177.7144) 9 (168.5600) 9 (166.2400)
Nov 26, 2021 Agribition Supreme BBQ Regina 4 / 14 (657.6800) 12 (153.6800) 4 (162.8572) 5 (168.5484) 1 (172.5944)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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