High-water mark
671.3376
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3376 at Atlanta Bar B Q Festival — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-08-12
3 Taxi Guys
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1481 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-19
latest 2024-11-15
Best ToY finish
#1148
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.47
last 5 Master vs avg 653.47 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.17
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.92 · weakest Pork (161.89)
Road miles
445
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 384 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
653.47 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
The weak link
−4.0
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.03 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork avg 161.89
- Chicken avg 165.92
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKE SLINGERS - GA in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
8.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 8.3 years, then back at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (2024-11-15).
- last seen 2016-08-12
- back 2024-11-15
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.
125 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4062 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to 3 Taxi Guys)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 3 Taxi Guys has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4072 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after 3 Taxi Guys did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#4067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Level with 3 Taxi Guys on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4065 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 161.0856 | 165.92 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9888 | 156.5716 | 163.76 | top 62% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 154.2172 | 161.89 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 155.9432 | 161.90 | top 67% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 4 | 0 | top 69% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 66% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
11.2 yrs
2013-09-19 → 2024-11-15
Busiest season
2024
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.92 · weakest Pork (161.89)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
653.47
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
301
82–247 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
445
5 mapped stops · furthest 384 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$10,400
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
8.3 yrs
2016-08-12 → 2024-11-15
Power rating
1481
peak 1481 · #4077 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1497) Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5428 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
- 2016
- First call Atlanta Bar B Q Festival
- Career-best overall score671.3376 Atlanta Bar B Q Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7256 Atlanta Bar B Q Festival
- 2024
- Most recent contest Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival | 2016-08-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2024-11-15 |
| -8.1 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) | 2014-11-21 |
| -3.5 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off | 2013-09-19 |
| -1 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | 2015-08-14 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 91% | 91% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 89% | 89% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | 49 / 58 (655.3032) | 49 (164.5600) | 49 (164.5372) | 41 (166.2400) | 49 (159.9660) |
| 2016-08-12 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival Atlanta, GA | 13 / 28 (671.3376) | 7 (173.7256) | 7 (171.9888) | 14 (169.6800) | 26 (155.9432) |
| 2015-08-14 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA | 27 / 48 (657.5428) | 30 (165.6800) | 25 (163.9544) | 30 (162.8000) | 20 (165.1084) |
| 2014-11-21 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA | 75 / 86 (640.4460) | 67 (164.5600) | 79 (156.5716) | 80 (154.2172) | 55 (165.0972) |
| 2013-09-19 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL | 50 / 76 (642.7312) | 54 (161.0856) | 43 (161.7372) | 58 (156.5256) | 40 (163.3828) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |