The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Fire Ants BBQ has finished one call ahead of 3 T's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
3 T's BBQ
3 T's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 24th of 25 at the Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (2024). They are ranked #6286 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1413
peak 1413 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2019
latest Oct 4, 2024 · 5.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
612.95 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 606.65 (+6.31)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.21
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.65 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.90)
Road miles
341
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 68 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$60K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
606.65 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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 | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 3 T's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#6,285 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1413
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,289 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1413
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before 3 T's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,288 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1413
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 13 contests to 9.
⚔ Compare careers#6,284 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1413
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#6,290 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1412
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before 3 T's BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#6,287 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1413
Level with 3 T's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 BOXERS Q | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DEAD ON Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GRILLER B’S | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pappy's Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire Ants BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUBBA'S BARBECUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HARCO LOCO BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEKEND SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEER TIME BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 94% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 3 | 24 | 0 | top 95% | Oct 4, 2024 |
| New Holland Summer Fest | 3 | 40 | 0 | top 93% | Aug 25, 2023 |
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 86% | May 19, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
4 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
4
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
181
finished ahead 30 times, behind 323
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
May 17, 2019 → Aug 27, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
20232 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 The Ironman
- Career-best overall score643.2232 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
- Peak power rating (1487) Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | May 17, 2019 |
| -12.1 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 27, 2021 |
| -11.9 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 26, 2022 |
| -10.3 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | Oct 8, 2021 |
| -10.3 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | Oct 6, 2023 |
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 96% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 89.3% | 85.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84.4% | 83.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2024 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 24 / 25 (594.0688) | 23 (154.8000) | 25 (142.2400) | 22 (156.5600) | 25 (140.4688) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 27 / 28 (595.8056) | 21 (161.1316) | 27 (141.6456) | 28 (140.5256) | 26 (152.5028) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 40 / 44 (607.8056) | 37 (157.6684) | 43 (141.6916) | 39 (153.0972) | 34 (155.3484) |
| May 19, 2023 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 28 / 37 (643.2232) | 13 (169.6916) | 16 (167.3828) | 28 (161.6800) | 37 (144.4688) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | The Ironman 🏅 Greencastle, PA | 24 / 30 (623.8632) | 11 (171.4172) | 28 (150.2744) | 23 (159.3944) | 26 (142.7772) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 47 / 49 (599.1540) | 46 (152.5256) | 45 (147.9428) | 46 (149.6456) | 43 (149.0400) |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 25 / 27 (607.7484) | 24 (151.3600) | 27 (138.2172) | 12 (163.3940) | 19 (154.7772) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 41 / 44 (600.3772) | 13 (167.4172) | 43 (135.9772) | 39 (148.4800) | 38 (148.5028) |
| May 17, 2019 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 42 / 44 (587.7600) | 42 (150.8228) | 44 (138.7544) | 43 (143.3256) | 30 (154.8572) |