Three Legged Pig BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5344

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1454

peak 1454 · rated over 30 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-01

latest 2026-03-20

Best ToY finish

#1392

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 30 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

672.5140 / 720

Master · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.65 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 646.89 (+8.75)

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Consistency

±16.53

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.17 · weakest Brisket (157.64)

Road miles

1,730

mi across 30 mapped stops · furthest 458 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$139K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

646.89 / 720

30 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

High-water mark

672.5140 career-best overall

93.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.5140 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 93.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2025-06-27

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 58%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 58%

A tough matchup

21–0 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 21 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.53 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 157.64
Pork avg 164.17
0 calls in 30 entries

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of KC Rib doctor in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

3.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.7 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2022-06-24).

last seen 2018-10-12
back 2022-06-24

Pork nemesis

19 of 21 shared pork entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 19 of 21 shared pork entries.

A June team

Top 34% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 34% across 4 contests, versus top 69% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 69% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.30% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.30% 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
30 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.

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

Pit Crew BBQ

#5333 of the rated field

1454 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1523

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Three Legged Pig BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Pit Crew BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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SOUTHINURMOUTH

#5341 of the rated field

1454 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1454

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Three Legged Pig BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

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Tipsy Pigs

#5352 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Three Legged Pig BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than Three Legged Pig BBQ has cooked, 11 to 30, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2024-05-31

⚔ Head-to-head

RGDBBQ

#5338 of the rated field

1454 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Three Legged Pig BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 37 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Low Rent Bbq

#5339 of the rated field

1454 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2023-09-08

⚔ Head-to-head

SHOW US YOUR SPITS

#5351 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

No shared contest yet.

Level with Three Legged Pig BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Griswold Grillers	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Fergolicious BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
KC Meat Sweats	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Damn Fine Beef & Swine	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	30	1	0	173.7372	138.8572	162.50	top 63%
Pork Ribs	30	4	1	179.4400	131.9084	162.58	top 59%
Pork	30	0	0	174.2628	153.6684	164.17	top 62%
Brisket	30	0	0	170.2972	140.5600	157.64	top 68%

“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	Avg finish
KS	22	top 68%
MO	7	top 67%
WI	1	top 88%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 75%
Large (40+)	27	0	top 68%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ & Fly-In on the River	3	35	top 71%	2025-08-15
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	3	45	top 35%	2025-06-27
Smoke in the Spring	3	70	top 79%	2018-04-06
Cookin on the Kaw	3	31	top 79%	2016-10-07
*Smoke On the Trails	2	44	top 71%	2018-09-28

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.6 yrs 2013-08-01 → 2026-03-20

Busiest season 2023 4 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 11 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 22 of 30 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 21 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 30 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 164.17 · weakest Brisket (157.64)

Walk rate 17% a top-10 call in 5 of 30 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 30 contests

Master average 646.89 out of 720 · 30 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,000 867–1,450 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,730 30 mapped stops · furthest 458 mi

Schedule strength 1570 average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests

Purse competed for $138,650 listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 13 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3.7 yrs 2018-10-12 → 2022-06-24

Power rating 1454 peak 1454 · #5344 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 1 First tracked contest Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
Aug 1 Peak power rating (1497) Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
2014
Aug 1 First call Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
2016
Apr 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2740 The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Sep 9 10th tracked contest *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
2024
Jun 21 25th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
2025
Jun 27 Career-best overall score672.5140 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 27 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
2026
Mar 20 Most recent contest 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.1	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2022-06-24
+9.9	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2016-04-08
+9.8	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2025-06-27
+6.9	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2024-06-21
+6.3	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2023-06-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Grill Games	2015-08-28
-9.4	Cookin on the Kaw	2015-10-09
-8.8	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off	2013-09-06
-8.1	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	2014-08-01
-8.1	Smoke in the Spring	2015-04-10

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 85%	90.3%	90.3%
2025	3	33%	top 67%	93.4%	91.2%
2024	3	33%	top 60%	91.9%	91.6%
2023	4	25%	top 64%	92.3%	91.2%
2022	2	0%	top 46%	92.1%	91.6%
2018	3	0%	top 76%	90.6%	89.5%
2017	3	0%	top 70%	92.2%	90.3%
2016	3	33%	top 58%	93.1%	91%
2015	4	0%	top 87%	89%	85.9%
2014	2	50%	top 74%	88.6%	88.1%
2013	2	0%	top 70%	89.9%	88.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-03-20	8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	58 / 68 (650.1148)	60 (163.3944)	29 (169.1316)	58 (162.8116)	59 (154.7772)
2025-08-15	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	51 / 62 (648.4576)	53 (162.2744)	50 (164.5488)	44 (166.2744)	53 (155.3600)
2025-06-27	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	45 / 159 (672.5140)	53 (168.5600)	2 (179.4400)	76 (165.7028)	111 (158.8112)
2025-03-21	7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	63 / 70 (648.4116)	47 (167.9888)	62 (155.9428)	44 (170.2628)	64 (154.2172)
2024-08-16	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	46 / 65 (658.7316)	40 (166.2628)	8 (175.4172)	53 (161.0972)	52 (155.9544)
2024-06-21	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	65 / 172 (658.8340)	67 (166.2512)	66 (165.7600)	95 (162.8572)	68 (163.9656)
2024-03-15	6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	42 / 58 (661.6344)	16 (173.1772)	30 (168.5600)	34 (168.5372)	51 (151.3600)
2023-09-09	7th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	27 / 38 (655.3032)	16 (173.1200)	25 (165.1088)	26 (163.9772)	31 (153.0972)
2023-08-18	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	35 / 57 (664.4916)	19 (172.0000)	19 (173.7144)	27 (170.2744)	51 (148.5028)
2023-06-23	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	66 / 167 (657.1772)	17 (172.5828)	10 (175.4744)	64 (168.5600)	156 (140.5600)
2023-03-17	5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	56 / 68 (650.1024)	51 (162.8228)	61 (158.2056)	36 (169.6912)	57 (159.3828)
2022-09-09	6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	23 / 37 (655.3604)	27 (161.1200)	16 (169.6916)	27 (163.9772)	24 (160.5716)
2022-06-24	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	48 / 164 (663.4172)	85 (162.2856)	74 (164.0000)	16 (174.2628)	68 (162.8688)
2018-10-12	*15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS	50 / 69 (652.4456)	36 (168.5716)	63 (151.9428)	38 (168.5600)	49 (163.3712)
2018-09-28	*Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	50 / 68 (648.4228)	58 (159.9428)	32 (167.9772)	49 (158.2744)	43 (162.2284)
2018-04-06	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	83 / 103 (633.0060)	86 (159.4288)	89 (153.0972)	72 (159.9656)	62 (160.5144)
2017-10-13	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS	39 / 55 (664.0000)	18 (173.7372)	45 (161.1200)	36 (167.9772)	43 (161.1656)
2017-09-29	*Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	44 / 64 (642.2056)	50 (155.4172)	38 (162.2744)	40 (162.8228)	36 (161.6912)
2017-04-07	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	70 / 100 (643.3140)	55 (166.2744)	72 (159.9656)	74 (160.5256)	71 (156.5484)
2016-10-07	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	44 / 56 (641.0172)	52 (152.5028)	33 (163.9544)	52 (154.8228)	11 (169.7372)
2016-09-09	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	45 / 76 (654.1944)	39 (165.1200)	48 (162.2400)	51 (163.4172)	39 (163.4172)
2016-04-08	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	19 / 53 (670.2740)	6 (173.1428)	23 (165.0856)	35 (161.7484)	12 (170.2972)
2015-10-09	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	33 / 36 (641.0168)	35 (148.5028)	28 (162.8112)	13 (171.4400)	26 (158.2628)
2015-09-11	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	62 / 76 (616.4684)	75 (138.8572)	28 (165.6912)	54 (157.6684)	55 (154.2516)
2015-08-28	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	43 / 49 (599.2568)	43 (150.8228)	48 (131.9084)	33 (158.2284)	26 (158.2972)
2015-04-10	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	83 / 97 (618.1028)	77 (156.5144)	88 (150.8000)	83 (153.6684)	60 (157.1200)
2014-10-10	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	31 / 46 (638.1944)	39 (156.5256)	37 (153.6800)	16 (169.1544)	32 (158.8344)
2014-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	57 / 70 (630.1140)	65 (150.8228)	10 (170.8456)	42 (162.2400)	63 (146.2056)
2013-09-06	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO	58 / 72 (622.7772)	43 (162.2972)	61 (152.5716)	44 (162.8456)	67 (145.0628)
2013-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	44 / 74 (647.3944)	35 (164.5600)	56 (156.5488)	40 (163.4284)	38 (162.8572)

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1392 (180 pts)	#1363 (215 pts)	#1506 (180 pts)	#1489 (180 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1505 (180 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2494 (71 pts)	#2537 (71 pts)	#2537 (71 pts)	#1949 (116 pts)	#2525 (71 pts)