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
- Aug 12, 2016
3 Taxi Guys
3 Taxi Guys is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 13th of 28 at the Atlanta Bar B Q Festival (2016). They are ranked #4105 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “3TAXIGUYS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1481 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 19, 2013
latest Nov 15, 2024 · 11.2 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 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.17
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.92 · weakest Pork (161.89)
Road miles
445
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 384 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
653.47 / 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 3 Taxi Guys, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,095 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#4,108 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1522
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 3 Taxi Guys)
They've been 1522 at their best, 41 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,120 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
They turned up 11 years after 3 Taxi Guys did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#4,112 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
Level with 3 Taxi Guys on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 73% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
300
finished ahead 82 times, behind 247
Longest layoff
8.3 yrs
Aug 12, 2016 → Nov 15, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
20163 milestones
- 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
20151 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5428 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1497) Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival | Aug 12, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | Nov 15, 2024 |
| -8 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) | Nov 21, 2014 |
| -3.4 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off | Sep 19, 2013 |
| -1 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | Aug 14, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2024 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | 49 / 58 (655.3032) | 49 (164.5600) | 49 (164.5372) | 41 (166.2400) | 49 (159.9660) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival Atlanta, GA | 13 / 28 (671.3376) | 7 (173.7256) | 7 (171.9888) | 14 (169.6800) | 26 (155.9432) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA | 27 / 48 (657.5428) | 30 (165.6800) | 25 (163.9544) | 30 (162.8000) | 20 (165.1084) |
| Nov 21, 2014 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA | 75 / 86 (640.4460) | 67 (164.5600) | 79 (156.5716) | 80 (154.2172) | 55 (165.0972) |
| Sep 19, 2013 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL | 50 / 76 (642.7312) | 54 (161.0856) | 43 (161.7372) | 58 (156.5256) | 40 (163.3828) |