A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings
DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
3 DOGS BARK BBQ
3 DOGS BARK BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 21st of 23 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2023). They are ranked #5789 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1443
peak 1443 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 14, 2015
latest May 17, 2024 · 8.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.71 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 610.30 (+8.41)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.01
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.36)
Road miles
215
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
610.30 / 720
7 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 | #1182 (60 pts) | #1065 (110 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1223 (68 pts) | #1188 (93 pts) | #1680 (58 pts) | #833 (173 pts) | #1059 (118 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #1324 (175 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1811 (119 pts) | #1872 (119 pts) | #1876 (119 pts) | #1637 (149 pts) | #1876 (119 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 3 DOGS BARK BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
73 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,775 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,788 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before 3 DOGS BARK BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,795 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Level with 3 DOGS BARK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,785 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before 3 DOGS BARK BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,787 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before 3 DOGS BARK BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,786 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2512 | 145.6684 | 159.39 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7604 | 132.4800 | 145.36 | top 79% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 151.3828 | 159.16 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 133.0512 | 146.40 | top 86% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 90% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 2 | 37 | 0 | top 92% | May 17, 2024 |
| Smoke in the Park | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 80% | Sep 27, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
5 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
242
finished ahead 45 times, behind 294
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Oct 7, 2016 → Sep 27, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score639.8056 Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 Maryland State BBQ Bash
20191 milestone
- First call Smoke in the Park
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1488) 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash | Aug 14, 2015 |
| -11.2 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | May 17, 2024 |
| -10.4 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | Oct 7, 2016 |
| -10 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | May 14, 2021 |
| -5.5 | Smoke in the Park | Sep 25, 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 100% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 91% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 80% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 84% | 84% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 83.5% | 81.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2024 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 37 / 37 (609.5540) | 15 (170.2512) | 37 (139.9656) | 35 (153.0972) | 36 (146.2400) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 21 / 23 (639.8056) | 16 (168.5256) | 23 (132.4800) | 5 (172.5600) | 11 (166.2400) |
| May 14, 2021 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 39 / 46 (602.6968) | 26 (162.2628) | 43 (143.3828) | 35 (151.3828) | 41 (145.6684) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA | 32 / 40 (636.4804) | 32 (159.9656) | 6 (165.7604) | 25 (163.9544) | 39 (146.8000) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 44 / 47 (605.0280) | 47 (145.6684) | 26 (161.6912) | 37 (157.1428) | 42 (140.5256) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 27 / 34 (601.0512) | 25 (157.1084) | 32 (137.7028) | 19 (160) | 29 (146.2400) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 43 / 46 (577.4964) | 39 (151.9540) | 45 (136.5256) | 39 (155.9656) | 44 (133.0512) |