A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 100% of their meetings
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
3 Brothers BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2014-06-06
latest 2024-08-30
Best ToY finish
#1255
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
586.99
last 5 Master vs avg 586.99 (+0.00)
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±30.49
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.33 · weakest Brisket (136.96)
Road miles
5,689
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 2314 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
586.99 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
319.81 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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
−19.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 19.37 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 136.96
- Pork avg 156.33
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
4.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.1 years, then back at BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 (2020-08-07).
- last seen 2016-06-24
- back 2020-08-07
The long haul
5,689
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,689 miles across 9 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,314 miles to Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships.
- 9 mapped stops
- furthest 2,314 mi
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.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4255 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 3 Brothers BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 3 Brothers BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4253 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before 3 Brothers BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4248 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4242 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#4280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with 3 Brothers BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 137.7140 | 154.08 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 131.4056 | 151.22 | top 69% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 151.4400 | 156.33 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6572 | 108.4916 | 136.96 | top 93% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 3 | 0 | top 36% |
| CA | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 92% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 36% | 2024-08-30 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.2 yrs
2014-06-06 → 2024-08-30
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
3 of 9 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 156.33 · weakest Brisket (136.96)
Walk rate
22%
a top-10 call in 2 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
11%
1 of 9 contests
Master average
586.99
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
319.81
out of 360 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
347
103–368 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
5,689
9 mapped stops · furthest 2,314 mi
Schedule strength
1569
average field rating faced — tougher than 54% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$16,700
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4.1 yrs
2016-06-24 → 2020-08-07
Power rating
1477
peak 1477 · #4270 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Que for the Troops
- Peak power rating (1491) Que for the Troops
- 2015
- Career-best overall score615.9084 Que for the Troops
- 2020
- First call BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1
- 2022
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score331.3256 Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.2400 Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
- 2023
- First overall top-10 Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival
- 2024
- Most recent contest Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.5 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 2023-09-01 |
| +6.3 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | 2022-04-08 |
| +5 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 2024-08-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Que for the Troops | 2015-06-05 |
| -11 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | 2015-06-26 |
| -9.5 | Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships | 2016-06-24 |
| -9.4 | Que for the Troops | 2014-06-06 |
| -2.2 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 | 2020-08-07 |
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)
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 39% | 87% | 87% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 92% | 88.5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 87% | 87% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 80.1% | 80.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 85.5% | 79.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 11 / 28 (313.0396) | 11 (157.0624) | 12 (155.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 7 / 21 (321.6688) | 9 (158.2516) | 4 (163.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | 91 / 91 (611.7716) | 91 (145.6456) | 90 (150.8004) | 66 (165.6684) | 90 (149.6572) |
| 2022-04-08 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC | 13 / 36 (331.3256) | 13 (165.0856) | 11 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2020-08-07 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 🏅 WYTHE, VA | 13 / 19 (313.2000) | 10 (163.4400) | 13 (149.7600) | — | — |
| 2016-06-24 | Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA | 49 / 54 (576.5256) | 52 (137.7140) | 49 (144.5828) | 42 (153.7144) | 49 (140.5144) |
| 2015-06-26 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 45 / 49 (532.5716) | 40 (141.2344) | 46 (131.4056) | 35 (151.4400) | 47 (108.4916) |
| 2015-06-05 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 51 / 54 (615.9084) | 22 (165.7372) | 53 (150.2400) | 42 (154.2856) | 52 (145.6456) |
| 2014-06-06 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 54 / 65 (598.1944) | 46 (152.5828) | 51 (148.5716) | 33 (156.5372) | 55 (140.5028) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #258 (121 pts) | #211 (186 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #274 (108 pts) | #263 (118 pts) | — | — |