Three Hog Night Smokers OK

Power ranking

#357

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1628

peak 1636 · rated over 61 contests

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-02-08

latest 2025-09-12

Best ToY finish

#75

Master 2017

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

32 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 70 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

704.5488 / 720

Master · 2nd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

Current form

690.10 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 680.52 (+9.57)

Walk rate

66%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1

Consistency

±11.85

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 170.81 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.50)

Road miles

13360

mi across 70 mapped stops · furthest 729 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)

Purse competed for

$865K

listed at 49 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 50 state-championship entries

Master avg

680.52 / 720

60 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Smoked & Furious has finished one call ahead of Three Hog Night Smokers 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

CEO BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 23 of their 26 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of HOLLOW Q in 25 of their 33 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 3 visits.

😤 Brisket nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ has out-cooked them in 26 of 42 shared brisket entries.

📅 A October team

Something about October: average finish in the top 27% across 7 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)

BUFFALO'S BBQ #350 · 1631 · OK SUPER SWINE #320 · 1640 · OK The Smokin Goat #409 · 1616 · OK DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK #424 · 1613 · OK HOLLOW Q #434 · 1610 · OK BUTCHER BBQ #441 · 1609 · OK

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	42	13	29	31%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	37	12	25	32%	⚔ compare
HOLLOW Q	33	25	8	76%	⚔ compare
CEO BBQ	29	21	8	72%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	29	8	21	28%	⚔ compare
SUPER SWINE	27	12	15	44%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare
DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	25	16	9	64%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	25	4	21	16%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DAN	24	18	6	75%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	24	10	14	42%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
Smoked & Furious	23	10	13	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	22	13	9	59%	⚔ compare
WOOD HOOK BBQ	22	8	14	36%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	61	22	1	9	180.0000 🔥	149.6916	170.37	top 47%
Pork Ribs	66	26	4	8	178.8572	156.5144	169.50	top 44%
Pork	62	17	2	9	180.0000 🔥	155.9312	169.92	top 45%
Brisket	61	28	2	6	180.0000 🔥	153.0512	170.81	top 37%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OK	32	top 44%
KS	19	top 35%
GA	3	top 24%
AR	2	top 66%
CO	2	top 34%
TX	1	top 22%
IA	1	top 21%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	9	top 37%
Medium (20–39)	27	top 40%
Large (40+)	25	top 40%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	59	top 36%	2023-09-27
Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	3	2	top 24%	2023-06-09
City of Springs BBQ Championship	3	5	top 39%	2023-05-12
Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2	3	4	top 17%	2021-03-20
Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 2	2	4	top 50%	2023-10-07
Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1	2	2	top 39%	2023-10-06
Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off	2	5	top 35%	2023-09-15
Smokin on the Route	2	3	top 29%	2023-07-28
Pork-A-Palooza	2	15	top 52%	2022-04-15
Beats, Brews, & BBQ	2	14	top 42%	2022-04-01
Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)	2	4	top 30%	2021-10-15
Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1	2	33	top 56%	2021-03-19

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (21 contests)
Cooks mostly in OK (38 of 70 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (66 entries)
Average Master overall score: 680.52 / 720
5 perfect 180s on the books 🔥

Milestones

🚩 2019-02-08 — First tracked contest · KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship
📣 2019-03-23 — First call · Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2
🔥 2019-03-23 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2
🎖️ 2020-09-19 — 25th tracked contest · The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2
🎖️ 2022-10-01 — 50th tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES
📈 2022-10-21 — Peak power rating (1636) · Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)
⭐ 2023-05-05 — Career-best overall score (704.5488) · 2nd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.7	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2	2021-03-20
+14.3	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2	2019-03-23
+14	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	2019-06-07
+13.2	Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)	2022-10-21
+12.8	Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)	2019-10-18

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15	Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ)	2023-03-31
-12.5	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition	2020-11-13
-11.5	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1	2020-09-18
-10.9	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship	2019-02-08
-8.4	Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition	2023-04-21

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0	100%	top 48%	94.7%	94.7%
2024	4	1	1	50%	top 28%	96.3%	96%
2023	12	5	5	83%	top 45%	97.9%	95.4%
2022	16	8	2	88%	top 38%	97.2%	95.3%
2021	10	2	0	20%	top 36%	96.7%	95%
2020	6	0	0	17%	top 62%	95.9%	93.4%
2019	21	7	1	76%	top 35%	96.9%	93.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-09-12	Grillstock 🏅 Moore, OK	11 / 23 (681.5996)	4 (175.4056)	12 (169.1084)	14 (170.8228)	14 (166.2628)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	88 / 444 (689.0972)	143 (172.5944)	130 (172.5600)	162 (170.8228)	71 (173.1200)
2024-06-07	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	11 / 43 (693.0856)	20 (171.4400)	1 (178.8572)	14 (175.4056)	23 (167.3828)
2024-05-03	3rd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest 🏅 Alva, OK	8 / 20 (691.3484)	3 (178.8572)	18 (170.2628)	18 (168.5256)	4 (173.7028)
2023-10-07	Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 2 🏅 Harper, KS	4 / 9 (695.3600)	8 (171.9656)	1 (177.7144)	3 (173.1200)	6 (172.5600)
2023-10-06	Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 🏅 Harper, KS	2 / 11 (698.8228)	3 (177.7028)	1 (176.0344)	9 (165.0856)	1 (180.0000)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	192 / 487 (678.2284)	182 (170.8228)	199 (170.2972)	318 (164.5256)	88 (172.5828)
2023-09-15	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK	15 / 26 (678.1596)	12 (167.4056)	9 (170.8228)	12 (170.8228)	14 (169.1084)
2023-09-15	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Ponca City, OK	—	—	6 (168.5372)	—	—
2023-07-28	Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK	12 / 29 (687.9200)	16 (170.8228)	26 (162.8000)	6 (176.5600)	2 (177.7372)
2023-06-09	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	10 / 32 (684.4456)	15 (171.9656)	2 (177.7144)	15 (169.6800)	21 (165.0856)
2023-05-12	City of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK	8 / 16 (685.6344)	12 (166.8344)	5 (171.9772)	3 (177.7028)	8 (169.1200)
2023-05-05	2nd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest Alva, OK	4 / 15 (704.5488)	13 (171.9772)	8 (174.8572)	2 (177.7144)	1 (180.0000)
2023-04-21	Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition 🏅 Derby, KS	15 / 28 (682.7544)	16 (170.2628)	11 (173.1316)	1 (180.0000)	25 (159.3600)
2023-03-31	Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) 🏅 Wagoner, OK	24 / 29 (669.5428)	8 (174.2628)	25 (163.9544)	11 (171.9656)	28 (159.3600)
2022-11-05	Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 2 🏅 Harper, KS	5 / 9 (693.6576)	3 (180.0000)	9 (169.6916)	2 (175.4288)	9 (168.5372)
2022-11-04	Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 🏅 Harper, KS	6 / 10 (681.6116)	9 (169.6800)	6 (169.6916)	1 (176.0000)	8 (166.2400)
2022-10-21	Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA	4 / 35 (699.9428)	18 (173.1200)	16 (173.7144)	5 (177.7028)	10 (175.4056)
2022-10-01	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	290 / 505 (662.6968)	318 (165.0856)	298 (165.7028)	338 (163.3828)	181 (168.5256)
2022-09-16	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK	5 / 39 (693.6456)	15 (173.1084)	7 (173.1200)	11 (172.5600)	8 (174.8572)
2022-09-16	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (One Meat Ribs) Ponca City, OK	—	—	3 (171.9772)	—	—
2022-07-29	Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK	3 / 19 (698.8000)	5 (175.4056)	12 (170.2744)	2 (178.8572)	4 (174.2628)
2022-07-01	Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge 🏅 Lowell, AR	14 / 30 (689.6228)	7 (176.0000)	21 (168.5256)	18 (170.8228)	5 (174.2744)
2022-06-10	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	10 / 29 (677.0516)	7 (173.1428)	8 (170.8344)	23 (163.3944)	6 (169.6800)
2022-05-20	City of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK	5 / 25 (690.7884)	1 (178.8800)	10 (170.2628)	18 (167.3828)	5 (174.2628)
2022-05-20	City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs 2) Sulphur, OK	—	—	6 (162.8344)	—	—
2022-05-20	City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Sulphur, OK	—	—	2 (168.5372)	—	—
2022-04-22	17th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	9 / 26 (689.6228)	2 (179.4400)	13 (169.6800)	17 (167.3828)	7 (173.1200)
2022-04-15	Pork-A-Palooza 🏅 Weatherford, OK	17 / 29 (674.7428)	6 (176.0000)	20 (165.1200)	10 (170.8228)	23 (162.8000)
2022-04-01	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	14 / 30 (679.8744)	3 (178.8572)	10 (170.8228)	16 (168.5372)	25 (161.6572)
2021-11-13	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK	19 / 92 (694.8232)	38 (174.2744)	61 (171.4056)	14 (176.5716)	36 (172.5716)
2021-11-11	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK	66 / 111 (675.3028)	83 (165.1200)	29 (171.9772)	76 (168.5256)	47 (169.6800)
2021-11-11	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK	—	—	—	16 (170.8228)	—
2021-10-15	Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA	16 / 34 (687.3372)	16 (174.2628)	11 (173.7144)	22 (170.8228)	22 (168.5372)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	59 / 467 (497.0400)	430 (149.6916)	177 (168.5256)	45 (173.7144)	88 (171.4056)
2021-05-07	Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK	8 / 53 (693.6228)	11 (175.4056)	13 (173.1316)	21 (169.6684)	6 (175.4172)
2021-04-23	16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	27 / 41 (663.8512)	32 (163.9196)	31 (162.8344)	19 (169.6800)	25 (167.4172)
2021-03-20	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK	4 / 50 (695.9660)	11 (174.8688)	6 (174.8572)	9 (174.2628)	14 (171.9772)
2021-03-19	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK	33 / 56 (677.5768)	34 (170.8228)	18 (171.9656)	31 (167.4056)	39 (167.3828)
2021-03-19	Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK	—	—	15 (169.1084)	—	—
2020-11-13	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 Mayetta, KS	85 / 94 (664.4460)	92 (158.2400)	65 (167.9888)	78 (166.2400)	39 (171.9772)
2020-10-24	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	19 / 58 (690.2060)	32 (173.1200)	24 (171.9888)	36 (169.6800)	12 (175.4172)
2020-09-19	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	34 / 56 (677.6000)	40 (170.2628)	21 (170.2744)	46 (165.0856)	21 (171.9772)
2020-09-18	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	48 / 56 (667.3144)	37 (166.8572)	49 (161.1088)	44 (165.0856)	15 (174.2628)
2020-08-07	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	34 / 54 (657.6116)	42 (161.6572)	28 (165.7028)	36 (162.2744)	20 (167.9772)
2020-06-12	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	21 / 55 (676.4800)	50 (161.6684)	25 (167.9888)	8 (175.4172)	23 (171.4056)
2019-10-18	Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA	4 / 32 (691.3600)	15 (170.2744)	1 (178.8572)	13 (170.2628)	5 (171.9656)
2019-09-20	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK	15 / 28 (656.9484)	2 (176.5600)	14 (161.6572)	14 (165.6800)	23 (153.0512)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	34 / 468 (687.9660)	178 (168.0000)	38 (174.8572)	23 (175.4172)	130 (169.6916)
2019-09-06	Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff 🏅 Wichita, KS	6 / 16 (666.1484)	9 (163.3712)	8 (162.2744)	3 (171.9772)	6 (168.5256)
2019-08-30	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX	13 / 58 (684.5256)	16 (172.5484)	20 (169.1544)	16 (171.4172)	13 (171.4056)
2019-08-16	Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ 🏅 Newton, KS	4 / 18 (685.0972)	2 (173.7028)	8 (166.8344)	3 (176.0000)	10 (168.5600)
2019-08-09	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	12 / 30 (671.8516)	24 (161.6572)	14 (167.3944)	15 (167.3944)	2 (175.4056)
2019-08-02	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	15 / 54 (678.7772)	39 (162.2628)	2 (176.0000)	5 (174.2744)	26 (166.2400)
2019-07-26	Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition 🏅 Dodge City, KS	10 / 39 (680.4804)	20 (169.1200)	18 (168.5488)	24 (167.3944)	6 (175.4172)
2019-07-19	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA	7 / 33 (680.4800)	4 (175.4056)	21 (163.3944)	11 (170.2628)	8 (171.4172)
2019-06-22	Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship 🏅 Oklahoma City, OK	16 / 27 (665.0856)	13 (169.1772)	10 (169.7144)	23 (155.9312)	9 (170.2628)
2019-06-07	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	2 / 39 (683.3712)	10 (168.5828)	4 (171.9772)	8 (170.8228)	5 (171.9884)
2019-05-31	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	12 / 49 (672.4912)	9 (171.4400)	34 (157.1084)	20 (167.3828)	2 (176.5600)
2019-05-10	City Of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK	12 / 25 (666.6856)	17 (162.8000)	5 (169.6800)	17 (161.6456)	7 (172.5600)
2019-05-03	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅	15 / 56 (678.7544)	5 (176.0116)	26 (163.9544)	31 (164.5256)	7 (174.2628)
2019-04-26	14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	23 / 39 (663.2688)	22 (166.2400)	34 (156.5144)	18 (169.6916)	12 (170.8228)
2019-04-19	Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK	15 / 33 (670.1604)	20 (162.8116)	21 (162.8116)	15 (167.9772)	2 (176.5600)
2019-04-05	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon 🏅 Stillwater, OK	14 / 34 (673.6228)	18 (166.2628)	4 (175.4400)	20 (161.6572)	13 (170.2628)
2019-03-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	6 / 62 (697.6456)	2 (180.0000)	17 (171.9656)	22 (170.8228)	13 (174.8572)
2019-03-22	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	39 / 74 (667.2800)	59 (161.6800)	15 (170.8344)	61 (160.5028)	12 (174.2628)
2019-02-08	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 Little Rock, AR	78 / 92 (662.7204)	88 (163.3944)	51 (166.2516)	71 (163.9544)	43 (169.1200)

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024 ↗	Master	#541 (330 pts)	#540 (365 pts)	#538 (425 pts)	#665 (255 pts)	#580 (325 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#140 (1261 pts)	#196 (1026 pts)	#79 (1602 pts)	#88 (1516 pts)	#114 (1361 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#142 (1308 pts)	#69 (1643 pts)	#105 (1459 pts)	#182 (1108 pts)	#146 (1268 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#349 (545 pts)	#443 (440 pts)	#329 (616 pts)	#437 (435 pts)	#421 (470 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#419 (260 pts)	#468 (240 pts)	#448 (260 pts)	#357 (335 pts)	#356 (345 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#145 (1562 pts)	#90 (1772 pts)	#128 (1583 pts)	#166 (1405 pts)	#90 (1766 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#136 (1692 pts)	#128 (1646 pts)	#55 (1993 pts)	#126 (1579 pts)	#75 (1912 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#75 (2095 pts)	#85 (1920 pts)	#81 (1905 pts)	#59 (2004 pts)	#27 (2358 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#101 (1960 pts)	#86 (1857 pts)	#113 (1729 pts)	#88 (1834 pts)	#22 (2418 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#143 (1794 pts)	#78 (1851 pts)	#133 (1682 pts)	#58 (2016 pts)	#102 (1870 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1325 (211 pts)	#1129 (291 pts)	#1273 (241 pts)	#1494 (191 pts)	#1427 (201 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2650 (55 pts)	#2658 (55 pts)	#2452 (70 pts)	#2655 (55 pts)	#1892 (100 pts)