A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Wabash BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Wabash BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Tri R BBQ
Tri R BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 26 at the 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2023). They are ranked #5431 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Tri-R-BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 16, 2022
latest Sep 18, 2026 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.51
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 160.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.74)
Road miles
4
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
625.89 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Tri R BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,438 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,423 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Tri R BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,416 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Level with Tri R BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,410 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Tri R BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,412 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Tri R BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,421 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 33 Smokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 146.8572 | 154.59 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6572 | 147.3828 | 152.74 | top 93% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 155.3828 | 158.15 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 149.6572 | 160.42 | top 73% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
82
finished ahead 13 times, behind 129
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 15, 2023 → Sep 20, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20243 milestones
- First call 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best overall score644.9716 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4056 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Peak power rating (1490) 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 18, 2026 |
| -10.3 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 16, 2022 |
| -9.9 | 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 19, 2025 |
| -8.4 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 15, 2023 |
| -6.5 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 20, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84% | 84% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 81% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 26 / 26 (604.9604) | 26 (147.3600) | 26 (148.5144) | 25 (159.4288) | 25 (149.6572) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 28 / 30 (642.1144) | 13 (169.6916) | 30 (154.2056) | 30 (155.3828) | 24 (162.8344) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 26 / 32 (644.9716) | 27 (154.8000) | 28 (157.6572) | 29 (157.1088) | 6 (175.4056) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 23 / 26 (635.2112) | 25 (154.2400) | 21 (155.9200) | 19 (162.2628) | 22 (162.7884) |
| Sep 16, 2022 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 31 / 33 (602.2056) | 32 (146.8572) | 32 (147.3828) | 29 (156.5484) | 29 (151.4172) |