High-water mark
669.5660
career-best overall
93.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.5660 at Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) — 93.0% of a perfect 720.
- Competitor Series
- Jun 9, 2023
Triple Ace's Bbq
Triple Ace's Bbq is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 19th of 24 at the Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition (2022). They are ranked #5357 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Triple Aces BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 9 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Apr 29, 2022
latest Apr 5, 2024 · 1.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.48 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 639.84 (+10.64)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.25
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.16 · weakest Brisket (155.56)
Road miles
242
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)
Purse competed for
$145K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.84 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
321.63 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master 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.
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) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #333 (60 pts) | #329 (80 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #771 (180 pts) | #796 (200 pts) | #913 (180 pts) | #802 (180 pts) | #815 (180 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #670 (262 pts) | #772 (232 pts) | #698 (297 pts) | #662 (292 pts) | #619 (317 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Triple Ace's Bbq, each with one reason worth a look.
131 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,340 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Triple Ace's Bbq)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Triple Ace's Bbq has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,337 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1523
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Triple Ace's Bbq)
They've been 1523 at their best, 68 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,372 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,358 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1454
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Triple Ace's Bbq's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,363 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Level with Triple Ace's Bbq on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,338 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who's Cookin' | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| M Squared Smokin' Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bocephus BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Dog BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| One Love BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Meat Sweats | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Fergolicious BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Cities Edge BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 146.2400 | 160.82 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 149.6112 | 162.42 | top 71% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 157.6572 | 164.16 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 140.4916 | 155.56 | top 79% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 78% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Water | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 80% | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Smoke on the Bricks | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 80% | Aug 25, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
5 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
8
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
282
finished ahead 108 times, behind 388
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring
20233 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.8860 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1200 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score669.5660 Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1495) Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.8 | Smoke on the Water | Oct 14, 2022 |
| -6 | Smoke on the Bricks | Aug 26, 2022 |
| -5.9 | Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition | Jul 1, 2022 |
| -5.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | Mar 24, 2023 |
| -5.5 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition | Apr 29, 2022 |
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 87% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 93% | 90.9% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.6% | 86.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2024 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 84 / 97 (655.7712) | 89 (159.3600) | 51 (169.6800) | 70 (166.2400) | 84 (160.4912) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 30 / 39 (653.5776) | 21 (169.6916) | 31 (164.5372) | 28 (161.6916) | 28 (157.6572) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 34 / 44 (642.7088) | 30 (165.7144) | 37 (161.6688) | 34 (162.2400) | 36 (153.0856) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO | 31 / 44 (669.5660) | 20 (170.8344) | 32 (167.3944) | 20 (170.8228) | 37 (160.5144) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 28 / 37 (321.6344) | 33 (155.3600) | 21 (166.2744) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 49 / 68 (663.8860) | 36 (167.9772) | 49 (165.6800) | 26 (173.1200) | 58 (157.1088) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 23 / 28 (636.4460) | 27 (154.2400) | 19 (161.1428) | 20 (162.8116) | 20 (158.2516) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 40 / 48 (616.3888) | 30 (162.2628) | 39 (155.9772) | 40 (157.6572) | 46 (140.4916) |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 19 / 24 (638.1600) | 23 (146.2400) | 16 (162.2400) | 16 (161.1428) | 11 (168.5372) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 60 / 77 (611.7712) | 63 (156.5600) | 62 (149.6112) | 52 (161.7028) | 65 (143.8972) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.