High-water mark
675.8624
career-best overall
93.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.8624 at Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 — 93.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 8, 2014
THREE TEN BBQ
THREE TEN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 13th of 39 at the Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 (2014). They are ranked #5089 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1508 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Mar 21, 2014
latest Apr 1, 2016 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.85 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 643.31 (-4.46)
Walk rate
11%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.19
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.79)
Road miles
183
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 32 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
643.31 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THREE TEN BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,096 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to THREE TEN BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SMOKIN' REJECTS! ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,075 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,108 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Level with THREE TEN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,087 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#5,104 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1510
They've been 1510 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL GRILLING | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE HOUND BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Rooftop BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DESPERADO | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| 7 SINS BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Sharpe's Woodshed | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 162.3084 | 166.85 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 142.8116 | 156.79 | top 74% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 147.4400 | 158.07 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 153.6688 | 161.61 | top 61% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 74% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast BBQ Classic | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 63% | May 8, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
8
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
234
finished ahead 153 times, behind 427
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest 5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
20146 milestones
- First tracked contest 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
- First call West Coast BBQ Classic
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6116 West Coast BBQ Classic
- Career-best overall score675.8624 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7028 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1
- Peak power rating (1508) Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.8 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 | Aug 8, 2014 |
| +2.2 | West Coast BBQ Classic | May 9, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 | Aug 9, 2014 |
| -9.7 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | Mar 20, 2015 |
| -9.4 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 2, 2014 |
| -6.7 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | Aug 7, 2015 |
| -6.5 | 5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | Apr 1, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 89% | 89% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 89.6% | 88.7% |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 64% | 93.9% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2016 | 5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA | 58 / 72 (640.4684) | 50 (162.3084) | 52 (159.3944) | 51 (161.1200) | 55 (157.6456) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA | 47 / 58 (641.6688) | 28 (168) | 58 (142.8116) | 39 (161.7028) | 21 (169.1544) |
| May 8, 2015 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 44 / 57 (645.0400) | 29 (167.4056) | 44 (159.4172) | 43 (158.2172) | 41 (160) |
| Mar 20, 2015 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 87 / 100 (628.9484) | 78 (162.8228) | 95 (144.4800) | 66 (161.1428) | 73 (160.5028) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 80 / 97 (638.1256) | 35 (169.7028) | 83 (156.5144) | 80 (156.5716) | 76 (155.3368) |
| Aug 9, 2014 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 Huntington Beach, CA | 34 / 38 (641.5200) | 32 (163.9428) | 35 (157.6800) | 34 (157.0972) | 28 (162.8000) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 Huntington Beach, CA | 13 / 39 (675.8624) | 11 (173.7028) | 23 (166.2628) | 12 (168.5256) | 20 (167.3712) |
| May 9, 2014 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 29 / 59 (649.6116) | 6 (170.2972) | 34 (160.5372) | 49 (150.8116) | 12 (167.9656) |
| Mar 21, 2014 | 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 44 / 69 (628.5832) | 34 (163.4400) | 18 (164.0344) | 56 (147.4400) | 44 (153.6688) |