High-water mark
671.4172
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.4172 at Qlathe BBQ Championship — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2019-03-15
Three Legged Pig
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1490
peak 1513 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2013-08-30
latest 2022-03-18
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.91 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 646.55 (+1.36)
Walk rate
27%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.80
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.85 · weakest Pork (160.37)
Road miles
3,447
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 1481 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$77K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
646.55 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Their season
2019
their best year
2019 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.
- 4 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 46%
A tough matchup
8–1
behind in the head-to-head
HIGH i QUE ahead in 89% of their meetings
HIGH i QUE has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.5
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.47 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork avg 160.37
- Pork Ribs avg 164.85
- 0 calls in 10 entries
A strong matchup
7–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The comeback
2.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Oaktown Throwdown BBQ (2016-08-19).
- last seen 2013-10-11
- back 2016-08-19
Pork Ribs nemesis
6 of 9
shared pork ribs entries lost
HIGH i QUE ahead 67% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, HIGH i QUE has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.
The long haul
3,447
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,447 miles across 11 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,481 miles to Oaktown Throwdown BBQ.
- 11 mapped stops
- furthest 1,481 mi
The metronome
±2.33%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.33% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 89.8% of a perfect score
- 11 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
159 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3650 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1530
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Three Legged Pig)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Three Legged Pig has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3628 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Three Legged Pig)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3644 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3629 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Three Legged Pig did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3630 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with Three Legged Pig on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3653 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH i QUE | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hog's Plan BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| GEO SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Free Range Friends BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174.2972 | 146.8344 | 160.61 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 155.9428 | 164.85 | top 46% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 146.2628 | 160.37 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 147.3944 | 160.72 | top 56% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 9 | 0 | top 56% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 56% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 37% | 2021-06-25 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8.5 yrs
2013-08-30 → 2022-03-18
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
9 of 11 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 1 win · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 164.85 · weakest Pork (160.37)
Walk rate
27%
a top-10 call in 3 of 11 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 11 contests
Master average
646.55
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
471
369–405 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,447
11 mapped stops · furthest 1,481 mi
Schedule strength
1555
average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$76,850
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 8 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
2013-10-11 → 2016-08-19
Power rating
1490
peak 1513 · #3633 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
- First call Cookin' on the Kaw
- First category win (Chicken) Cookin' on the Kaw
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5028 Cookin' on the Kaw
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2972 Cookin' on the Kaw
- 2019
- Career-best overall score671.4172 Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1513) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- 2021
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- 2022
- Most recent contest Qlathe BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2019-06-21 |
| +7.3 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2019-03-15 |
| +5 | Cookin' on the Kaw | 2013-10-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs | 2013-08-30 |
| -6.1 | Smoke on the Trails | 2019-09-27 |
| -5.8 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2021-03-19 |
| -4.5 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2022-03-18 |
| -2.8 | Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) | 2019-10-11 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 89.1% | 88.8% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 46% | 93.3% | 90.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 62% | 90.1% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 54 / 71 (642.7320) | 60 (157.6688) | 34 (166.8344) | 19 (170.8344) | 65 (147.3944) |
| 2021-06-25 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 85 / 145 (637.0516) | 120 (154.2744) | 71 (162.2856) | 113 (154.8116) | 50 (165.6800) |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 56 / 70 (641.6232) | 42 (166.2860) | 59 (155.9428) | 57 (156.5372) | 46 (162.8572) |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 46 / 68 (657.7032) | 53 (160.5600) | 23 (170.8688) | 40 (165.1544) | 49 (161.1200) |
| 2019-10-11 | Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS | 31 / 51 (660.4572) | 42 (158.2516) | 31 (166.2744) | 27 (166.2284) | 17 (169.7028) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 40 / 53 (620.4916) | 51 (146.8344) | 27 (162.2744) | 39 (155.9656) | 33 (155.4172) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 28 / 183 (665.6340) | 48 (166.2972) | 83 (162.2512) | 86 (162.8228) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2019-03-15 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 22 / 64 (671.4172) | 28 (167.4172) | 9 (173.7372) | 28 (166.8456) | 34 (163.4172) |
| 2016-08-19 | Oaktown Throwdown BBQ Oakland, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-10-11 | Cookin' on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 16 / 42 (648.5028) | 1 (174.2972) | 4 (170.8572) | 41 (146.2628) | 22 (157.0856) |
| 2013-08-30 | 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI | 32 / 37 (619.8968) | 32 (154.2628) | 24 (157.1312) | 29 (158.2628) | 33 (150.2400) |