High-water mark
668.4912
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.4912 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2018-09-21
Three Blondes and a Bald
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1498 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-09-27
latest 2018-09-21
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.76 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 641.14 (+5.62)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.76
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.95 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.29)
Road miles
5
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
4%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1505)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
641.14 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SKUNK RIVER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SKUNK RIVER BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.7
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.66 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Pork Ribs avg 157.29
- Brisket avg 162.95
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
6–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of POKER SMOKERS in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 61st
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.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3282 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1528
2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to Three Blondes and a Bald)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Bbqweiser ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#3306 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1497
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after Three Blondes and a Bald did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#3286 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with Three Blondes and a Bald on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3292 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POKER SMOKERS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN IN THE BUSHES | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Til We're Broke | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| YARDHOGS BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Bubba's Pig-a-licious | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Shawnee Que Crew | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Overland Pig Committee | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Why Not Smoke | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| HAWG HEAVEN | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Last Years Leftovers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Just Smoked Your Butt | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Grilligans Island | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK 'N MINDY | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 153.6800 | 161.11 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 137.0512 | 157.29 | top 61% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 154.8112 | 159.80 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 148.0228 | 162.95 | top 36% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 4 | 61 | 0 | top 68% | 2016-09-23 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 25% | 2018-09-21 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-09-27 → 2018-09-21
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 162.95 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.29)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
641.14
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
240
307–355 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
5
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1505
average field rating faced — tougher than 4% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 6 state-championship entries
Power rating
1498
peak 1498 · #3298 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- 2017
- First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6572 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
- 2018
- Career-best overall score668.4912 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7144 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
- Peak power rating (1498) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.4 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2018-09-21 |
| +7.9 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2017-09-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2016-09-23 |
| -8.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2013-09-27 |
| -1.4 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2015-09-25 |
| -0.6 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2014-09-26 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 89% | 89% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-21 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 22 / 107 (668.4912) | 10 (173.7144) | 46 (165.6800) | 38 (167.4056) | 56 (161.6912) |
| 2017-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 33 / 112 (661.6572) | 18 (169.1544) | 71 (159.9544) | 78 (159.9884) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2016-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 92 / 111 (621.5424) | 88 (155.9312) | 110 (137.0512) | 74 (161.1200) | 22 (167.4400) |
| 2015-09-25 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 64 / 112 (641.6568) | 92 (154.7884) | 49 (164.5600) | 61 (159.4628) | 41 (162.8456) |
| 2014-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 61 / 112 (640.4456) | 70 (159.3944) | 54 (161.1200) | 83 (154.8112) | 26 (165.1200) |
| 2013-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 89 / 114 (613.0628) | 94 (153.6800) | 75 (155.3716) | 80 (155.9884) | 89 (148.0228) |