3 T's BBQ PA
Rating
1407
peak 1407
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2019-05-17
latest 2024-10-04
Best ToY finish
#671
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
612.95 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 606.65 (+6.31)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.21
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.65 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.90)
Road miles
341
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 68 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Fire Ants BBQ has finished one call ahead of 3 T's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 150.8228 | 159.65 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 135.9772 | 144.90 | top 91% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3940 | 140.5256 | 152.90 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3484 | 140.4688 | 149.19 | top 85% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 94% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (9 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 606.65
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 594.0688 | 594.07 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 643.2232 | 617.67 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 599.1540 | 599.15 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 607.7484 | 604.06 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 587.7600 | 587.76 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 24 / 25 (594.0688) | 23 (154.8000) | 25 (142.2400) | 22 (156.5600) | 25 (140.4688) |
| 2023-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 27 / 28 (595.8056) | 21 (161.1316) | 27 (141.6456) | 28 (140.5256) | 26 (152.5028) |
| 2023-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 40 / 44 (607.8056) | 37 (157.6684) | 43 (141.6916) | 39 (153.0972) | 34 (155.3484) |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 28 / 37 (643.2232) | 13 (169.6916) | 16 (167.3828) | 28 (161.6800) | 37 (144.4688) |
| 2023-04-07 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 24 / 30 (623.8632) | 11 (171.4172) | 28 (150.2744) | 23 (159.3944) | 26 (142.7772) |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 47 / 49 (599.1540) | 46 (152.5256) | 45 (147.9428) | 46 (149.6456) | 43 (149.0400) |
| 2021-10-08 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 25 / 27 (607.7484) | 24 (151.3600) | 27 (138.2172) | 12 (163.3940) | 19 (154.7772) |
| 2021-08-27 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 41 / 44 (600.3772) | 13 (167.4172) | 43 (135.9772) | 39 (148.4800) | 38 (148.5028) |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 42 / 44 (587.7600) | 42 (150.8228) | 44 (138.7544) | 43 (143.3256) | 30 (154.8572) |
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 | #1508 (55 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1631 (50 pts) | #1208 (65 pts) | #1553 (50 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #671 (233 pts) | #526 (378 pts) | #721 (273 pts) | #691 (238 pts) | #724 (228 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1012 (112 pts) | #819 (177 pts) | #1109 (112 pts) | #798 (177 pts) | #889 (142 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |