A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Triple T
Triple T is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 24th of 38 at the Tony Stone BBQ Competition (2022). They are ranked #4535 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Triple-T”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 2, 2014
latest Jun 3, 2022 · 7.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±31.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.29 · weakest Brisket (152.21)
Road miles
5,604
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 5,569 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
616.85 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Triple T, each with one reason worth a look.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,531 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1508
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Triple T)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Triple T has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,533 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
They turned up 9 years after Triple T did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#4,563 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1472
Level with Triple T on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,548 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,530 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 142.2284 | 158.29 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2628 | 150.8572 | 152.65 | top 85% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.7256 | 133.1428 | 153.71 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 138.8344 | 152.21 | top 69% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Stone BBQ Competition | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 61% | Jun 3, 2022 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
2 of 5 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
219
finished ahead 56 times, behind 232
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jun 8, 2019 → Jun 3, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Tony Stone BBQ Competition
20192 milestones
- First call Tony Stone BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7256 Tony Stone BBQ Competition
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score646.2628 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1485) Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.1 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition | Jun 8, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.2 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 2, 2014 |
| -11.2 | West Coast BBQ Classic | May 8, 2015 |
| -2.4 | 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off | Oct 8, 2016 |
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
| 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 63% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 79.7% | 79.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81% | 81% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2022 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp | 24 / 38 (637.5772) | 15 (166.8344) | 28 (154.2628) | 23 (161.6572) | 18 (154.8228) |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp | 32 / 55 (643.3828) | 39 (158.9028) | 44 (153.6344) | 3 (173.7256) | 34 (157.1200) |
| Oct 8, 2016 | 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL | 30 / 46 (646.2628) | 15 (170.2856) | 41 (152.5372) | 35 (160) | 21 (163.4400) |
| May 8, 2015 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 54 / 57 (574.1484) | 55 (142.2284) | 50 (151.9544) | 56 (133.1428) | 53 (146.8228) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 97 / 97 (582.8916) | 88 (153.2000) | 93 (150.8572) | 97 (140) | 94 (138.8344) |