Three Legged Pig BBQ

Three Legged Pig BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 30 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 19th of 53 at The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake (2016). They are ranked #5399 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,399

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1454

peak 1454 · rated over 30 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 1, 2013

latest Mar 20, 2026 · 12.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1392

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.17 · weakest Brisket (157.64)

Road miles

1,730

across 30 mapped stops · furthest 458 mi

Schedule strength

54%

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

Purse competed for

$139K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

646.89 / 720

30 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

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
Jun 27, 2025

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 (Jun 24, 2022).

last seen Oct 12, 2018
back Jun 24, 2022

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.

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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

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Three Legged Pig BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Drumline BBQ

#5,417 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Three Legged Pig BBQ)

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Shell Rock Smokers

#5,395 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

5–0 in 5 shared contests (100% to Three Legged Pig BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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James Brothers BBQ

#5,418 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

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

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Three Legged Pig BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

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Tipsy Pigs

#5,391 of the rated field

1454 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 May 31, 2024

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THE SMOKIN BUDS

#5,407 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Three Legged Pig BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 12, 2016

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Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE

#5,409 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

25 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2020

⚔ Compare careers

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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ & Fly-In on the River	3	35	top 71%	Aug 15, 2025
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	3	45	top 35%	Jun 27, 2025
Smoke in the Spring	3	70	top 79%	Apr 6, 2018
Cookin on the Kaw	3	31	top 79%	Oct 7, 2016
Smoke On the Trails	2	44	top 71%	Sep 28, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 4 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 22 of 30 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 21 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 997 finished ahead 867 times, behind 1,450

Longest layoff 3.7 yrs Oct 12, 2018 → Jun 24, 2022

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

20261 milestone

Mar 20 Most recent contest 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

20252 milestones

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

20241 milestone

Jun 21 25th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

20162 milestones

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

20141 milestone

Aug 1 First call Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge

20132 milestones

Aug 1 First tracked contest Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
Aug 1 Peak power rating (1497) Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 24, 2022
+10	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	Apr 8, 2016
+9.7	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 27, 2025
+6.8	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2024
+6.2	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 23, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Grill Games	Aug 28, 2015
-9.4	Cookin on the Kaw	Oct 9, 2015
-8.8	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off	Sep 6, 2013
-8.1	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	Aug 1, 2014
-8.1	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 10, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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
Mar 20, 2026	8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	58 / 68 (650.1148)	60 (163.3944)	29 (169.1316)	58 (162.8116)	59 (154.7772)
Aug 15, 2025	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)
Jun 27, 2025	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)
Mar 21, 2025	7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	63 / 70 (648.4116)	47 (167.9888)	62 (155.9428)	44 (170.2628)	64 (154.2172)
Aug 16, 2024	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)
Jun 21, 2024	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)
Mar 15, 2024	6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	42 / 58 (661.6344)	16 (173.1772)	30 (168.5600)	34 (168.5372)	51 (151.3600)
Sep 9, 2023	7th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	27 / 38 (655.3032)	16 (173.1200)	25 (165.1088)	26 (163.9772)	31 (153.0972)
Aug 18, 2023	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	35 / 57 (664.4916)	19 (172)	19 (173.7144)	27 (170.2744)	51 (148.5028)
Jun 23, 2023	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)
Mar 17, 2023	5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	56 / 68 (650.1024)	51 (162.8228)	61 (158.2056)	36 (169.6912)	57 (159.3828)
Sep 9, 2022	6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	23 / 37 (655.3604)	27 (161.1200)	16 (169.6916)	27 (163.9772)	24 (160.5716)
Jun 24, 2022	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	48 / 164 (663.4172)	85 (162.2856)	74 (164)	16 (174.2628)	68 (162.8688)
Oct 12, 2018	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)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	50 / 68 (648.4228)	58 (159.9428)	32 (167.9772)	49 (158.2744)	43 (162.2284)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	83 / 103 (633.0060)	86 (159.4288)	89 (153.0972)	72 (159.9656)	62 (160.5144)
Oct 13, 2017	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS	39 / 55 (664)	18 (173.7372)	45 (161.1200)	36 (167.9772)	43 (161.1656)
Sep 29, 2017	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	44 / 64 (642.2056)	50 (155.4172)	38 (162.2744)	40 (162.8228)	36 (161.6912)
Apr 7, 2017	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)
Oct 7, 2016	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	44 / 56 (641.0172)	52 (152.5028)	33 (163.9544)	52 (154.8228)	11 (169.7372)
Sep 9, 2016	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	45 / 76 (654.1944)	39 (165.1200)	48 (162.2400)	51 (163.4172)	39 (163.4172)
Apr 8, 2016	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)
Oct 9, 2015	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	33 / 36 (641.0168)	35 (148.5028)	28 (162.8112)	13 (171.4400)	26 (158.2628)
Sep 11, 2015	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	62 / 76 (616.4684)	75 (138.8572)	28 (165.6912)	54 (157.6684)	55 (154.2516)
Aug 28, 2015	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	43 / 49 (599.2568)	43 (150.8228)	48 (131.9084)	33 (158.2284)	26 (158.2972)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	83 / 97 (618.1028)	77 (156.5144)	88 (150.8000)	83 (153.6684)	60 (157.1200)
Oct 10, 2014	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	31 / 46 (638.1944)	39 (156.5256)	37 (153.6800)	16 (169.1544)	32 (158.8344)
Aug 1, 2014	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	57 / 70 (630.1140)	65 (150.8228)	10 (170.8456)	42 (162.2400)	63 (146.2056)
Sep 6, 2013	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO	58 / 72 (622.7772)	43 (162.2972)	61 (152.5716)	44 (162.8456)	67 (145.0628)
Aug 1, 2013	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	44 / 74 (647.3944)	35 (164.5600)	56 (156.5488)	40 (163.4284)	38 (162.8572)

Three Legged Pig BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

A June team

The metronome

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

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