3 PIGS SMOKIN

3 PIGS SMOKIN is a competition barbecue team with 57 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 54 at the Racing for the BBQ (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #586 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#586

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1661

peak 1675 · rated over 57 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 2, 2014

latest Sep 27, 2023 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#314

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

21% of 57 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

697.6456 / 720

Master · Racing for the BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.81 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.82 (+4.99)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Smoke in the Spring

Consistency

±15.89

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.16 · weakest Brisket (165.20)

Road miles

2,807

across 57 mapped stops · furthest 258 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Purse competed for

$359K

listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 24 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.82 / 720

57 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

0.0572 points from the title

Came within 0.0572 points of the Grand Championship at Racing for the BBQ (Jul 28, 2017).

Among the elite

#586 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 9% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1661 puts them #586 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 9% of the field.

rating 1661
peak 1675
57 rated contests

Happy hunting ground

Top 13% average finish here

Racing for the BBQ is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 13%

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 34 of 57 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 57 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

697.6456 career-best overall

96.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.6456 at Racing for the BBQ — 96.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 28, 2017

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS has finished one call ahead of 3 PIGS SMOKIN 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2021 their best year

2021 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 19%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 19%

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A tough matchup

36–0 behind in the head-to-head

HIGH i QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

HIGH i QUE has come out ahead in 36 of their 36 shared contests.

A strong matchup

21–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 95% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 21 of their 22 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

28 of 36 shared chicken entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 28 of 36 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

AMERICAN FIRE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.21% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.21% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
57 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 12th

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
2023 ↗	Master	#601 (279 pts)	#620 (299 pts)	#863 (199 pts)	#657 (259 pts)	#516 (374 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#694 (249 pts)	#753 (239 pts)	#706 (289 pts)	#807 (204 pts)	#716 (249 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#424 (435 pts)	#505 (375 pts)	#521 (380 pts)	#478 (390 pts)	#440 (450 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#320 (355 pts)	#283 (435 pts)	#355 (355 pts)	#357 (335 pts)	#347 (355 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#328 (944 pts)	#368 (869 pts)	#224 (1,224 pts)	#330 (959 pts)	#456 (744 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#314 (1,041 pts)	#195 (1,376 pts)	#212 (1,316 pts)	#423 (851 pts)	#361 (946 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#324 (1,126 pts)	#425 (896 pts)	#254 (1,261 pts)	#342 (1,061 pts)	#360 (1,056 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#510 (777 pts)	#279 (1,202 pts)	#458 (882 pts)	#514 (792 pts)	#498 (827 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 3 PIGS SMOKIN, each with one reason worth a look.

BLACK EYE BBQ

#582 of the rated field

1662 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1681

3–7 in 10 shared contests (30% to 3 PIGS SMOKIN)

These two have cooked 10 of the same contests — BLACK EYE BBQ ahead 7–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026

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SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS

#585 of the rated field

1661 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1685

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 3 PIGS SMOKIN)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before 3 PIGS SMOKIN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 42 contests

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TOO ASHAMED TO NAME

#587 of the rated field

1661 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1721

They've been 1721 at their best, 60 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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PIRATES OF THE PIG

#581 of the rated field

1662 power rating

Contests: 64
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1662

Careers of much the same size, 64 contests to 57, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 63 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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JH OLD SCHOOL

#588 of the rated field

1661 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1661

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 37 contests, alongside a 43% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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RAMMER JAMMER BBQ

#583 of the rated field

1662 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1662

Level with 3 PIGS SMOKIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Mar 7, 2025

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	36	4	32	11%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	36	0	36	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	33	7	26	21%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	31	8	23	26%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	31	7	24	23%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	28	6	22	21%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	27	12	15	44%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	26	13	13	50%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	24	3	21	13%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	24	1	23	4%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	23	11	12	48%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	23	5	18	22%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	22	21	1	95%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	22	9	13	41%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	57	15	0	5	178.8572	154.2056	169.16	top 37%
Pork Ribs	57	15	2	6	178.8572	147.3484	167.09	top 43%
Pork	57	7	0	2	177.7028	143.3944	167.37	top 43%
Brisket	57	12	0	1	177.7144	147.8972	165.20	top 45%

“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)	17	0	top 45%
Large (40+)	40	0	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	47	top 39%
MO	9	top 48%
OK	1	top 69%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	8	12	top 41%	Apr 7, 2023
Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"	5	5	top 40%	Jun 16, 2023
Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	4	8	top 36%	Jun 7, 2019
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	51	top 41%	Sep 27, 2023
Smoke on the Trails	3	14	top 31%	Sep 11, 2020
Racing for the BBQ	2	2	top 13%	Jul 27, 2018
Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	2	4	top 24%	May 4, 2018
Smokin' On Oak	2	23	top 66%	Aug 26, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 10 contests

Contests a season 5.7 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 47 of 57 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 36 8 of them more than once

Opponents faced 2,557 finished ahead 3,883 times, behind 3,289

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20231 milestone

Sep 27 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20212 milestones

Sep 10 50th tracked contest Smoke on the Trails
Sep 16 Peak power rating (1675) American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

20201 milestone

Oct 30 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Smoke in the Spring

20182 milestones

Apr 6 25th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
Apr 20 First category win (Pork Ribs) 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge

20173 milestones

Jul 28 First overall podium Racing for the BBQ
Jul 28 First Reserve Championship Racing for the BBQ
Jul 28 Career-best overall score697.6456 Racing for the BBQ

20162 milestones

Jun 17 First overall top-10 Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off
Jul 15 10th tracked contest Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ

20152 milestones

May 1 First call Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff
May 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9204 Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff

20141 milestone

Oct 2 First tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.3	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge	Apr 21, 2017
+17.2	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 28, 2017
+12.1	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)	Apr 7, 2017
+11.6	Smoke in the Spring	Oct 30, 2020
+11.6	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	May 4, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 7, 2023
-8.5	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Sep 27, 2023
-7.6	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life	Jun 15, 2018
-6.6	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ	Jul 15, 2016
-6	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 10, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	3	1	0	33%	top 55%	96.7%	93.3%
2022	3	1	0	33%	top 43%	94.7%	94%
2021	4	1	0	50%	top 19%	96.8%	95.8%
2020	4	0	0	75%	top 37%	96.1%	94.6%
2019	9	2	0	78%	top 34%	94.8%	93.7%
2018	10	2	2	70%	top 35%	95.1%	93.2%
2017	10	3	0	50%	top 32%	96.9%	93.4%
2016	9	2	0	78%	top 54%	92.6%	90.8%
2015	4	0	0	25%	top 70%	91.7%	89.3%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 64%	89.3%	89.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	322 / 487 (660.4112)	426 (157.6800)	407 (158.7884)	144 (171.9656)	107 (171.9772)
Jun 16, 2023	Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS	7 / 29 (695.9544)	5 (177.7028)	20 (167.9772)	9 (172.5600)	2 (177.7144)
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	78 / 103 (659.7940)	88 (158.8000)	87 (159.3368)	51 (169.6800)	30 (171.9772)
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	228 / 505 (671.3372)	164 (170.8228)	249 (167.3944)	189 (169.6800)	284 (163.4400)
Jun 17, 2022	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS	10 / 29 (681.5768)	12 (170.8228)	6 (174.2744)	19 (166.2284)	10 (170.2512)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	45 / 94 (676.4340)	73 (162.7884)	25 (172.5600)	35 (171.4056)	39 (169.6800)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	51 / 467 (682.8344)	165 (168.5828)	14 (177.7144)	233 (165.0972)	83 (171.4400)
Sep 10, 2021	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	19 / 53 (685.5768)	29 (166.2284)	20 (170.8228)	20 (173.1200)	8 (175.4056)
Jun 18, 2021	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	5 / 37 (697.1544)	8 (174.8800)	19 (171.4288)	5 (177.7028)	6 (173.1428)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	17 / 105 (692.5372)	17 (176.0228)	19 (174.2744)	46 (170.2628)	29 (171.9772)
Oct 30, 2020	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	12 / 93 (691.9316)	3 (178.8572)	27 (170.8344)	23 (173.1200)	41 (169.1200)
Sep 11, 2020	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	22 / 48 (681.0628)	33 (165.1084)	6 (175.4172)	21 (170.2744)	21 (170.2628)
Aug 21, 2020	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	18 / 43 (681.6344)	21 (170.8344)	29 (166.2400)	19 (170.8228)	8 (173.7372)
Mar 13, 2020	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	31 / 68 (670.2172)	38 (166.2972)	38 (166.8344)	18 (172.5600)	35 (164.5256)
Sep 28, 2019	West Bottoms BBQ Contest 🏅 Kansas City, MO	15 / 29 (681.0516)	10 (173.1316)	12 (171.9772)	16 (170.8572)	21 (165.0856)
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	14 / 53 (668.4456)	23 (165.1200)	19 (164.5372)	9 (170.8228)	15 (167.9656)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	163 / 468 (670.1712)	32 (175.4172)	285 (163.3828)	144 (169.1428)	262 (162.2284)
Jul 26, 2019	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	10 / 41 (678.8688)	16 (168.6060)	5 (173.7372)	10 (170.8228)	26 (165.7028)
Jun 14, 2019	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	23 / 38 (660.9944)	25 (165.1088)	3 (174.8572)	14 (167.4172)	34 (153.6112)
Jun 7, 2019	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS	11 / 46 (681.0056)	3 (176.5716)	15 (171.9656)	16 (169.6800)	27 (162.7884)
May 3, 2019	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS	14 / 37 (667.8972)	19 (165.7144)	16 (166.8344)	11 (169.1200)	14 (166.2284)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	30 / 104 (677.5880)	34 (171.4056)	7 (176)	61 (165.1084)	56 (165.0740)
Apr 5, 2019	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS	8 / 53 (682.7884)	25 (167.9884)	8 (171.9772)	15 (169.1200)	9 (173.7028)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	15 / 68 (683.3488)	27 (169.1316)	1 (178.8572)	21 (169.6800)	33 (165.6800)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	120 / 467 (676.4224)	217 (167.3828)	282 (163.9540)	62 (173.1200)	81 (171.9656)
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	36 / 67 (651.7824)	53 (154.2056)	59 (151.9084)	20 (169.6684)	5 (176)
Aug 10, 2018	Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO	16 / 25 (658.6972)	11 (170.2744)	19 (162.2400)	18 (161.0972)	16 (165.0856)
Jul 27, 2018	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	15 / 66 (673.6000)	5 (174.8456)	12 (168.5372)	13 (169.6800)	28 (160.5372)
Jun 15, 2018	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS	22 / 32 (649.5540)	2 (176.5600)	25 (159.4056)	30 (157.0972)	27 (156.4912)
Jun 8, 2018	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	8 / 46 (683.3372)	9 (173.1200)	4 (175.4172)	19 (165.6800)	11 (169.1200)
May 4, 2018	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	4 / 29 (685.0168)	2 (177.7028)	17 (166.8228)	15 (168.5256)	5 (171.9656)
Apr 20, 2018	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	14 / 46 (674.7312)	9 (173.1084)	1 (177.1544)	15 (166.8228)	40 (157.6456)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	36 / 103 (670.7084)	19 (173.7144)	36 (169.1200)	38 (168.5256)	68 (159.3484)
Oct 6, 2017	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	30 / 76 (664.9712)	26 (167.9656)	55 (155.3484)	11 (171.9772)	16 (169.6800)
Sep 22, 2017	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	21 / 112 (669.0400)	23 (167.9656)	17 (170.8228)	77 (159.9888)	16 (170.2628)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	198 / 407 (662.7312)	244 (163.9656)	267 (161.6800)	47 (174.2972)	234 (162.7884)
Aug 18, 2017	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	29 / 65 (665.5196)	23 (170.2628)	11 (171.9656)	32 (166.2400)	45 (157.0512)
Jul 28, 2017	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	2 / 54 (697.6456)	17 (170.8344)	3 (176.5600)	2 (177.1428)	8 (173.1084)
Jun 16, 2017	Carlton Landing's 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Comptition Carlton Landing, OK	18 / 26 (651.2912)	12 (165.7144)	17 (160.5600)	19 (158.7884)	11 (166.2284)
Jun 9, 2017	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	16 / 42 (669.0056)	22 (164.5372)	5 (174.8572)	20 (166.8228)	22 (162.7884)
May 5, 2017	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	10 / 30 (673.6344)	21 (160.5372)	3 (175.4172)	20 (163.4172)	4 (174.2628)
Apr 21, 2017	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	4 / 64 (686.7772)	12 (171.4172)	17 (167.9772)	5 (176.5600)	15 (170.8228)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	22 / 100 (681.5884)	9 (174.8572)	23 (171.9656)	33 (169.6684)	43 (165.0972)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	294 / 557 (653.5428)	314 (163.3828)	430 (156.5260)	225 (166.8112)	183 (166.8228)
Sep 16, 2016	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	10 / 33 (660.9940)	17 (161.1200)	23 (155.9084)	2 (176.5600)	8 (167.4056)
Aug 26, 2016	Smokin' On Oak Bonner Springs, KS	23 / 37 (646.0456)	10 (170.2628)	18 (166.2400)	26 (161.6456)	34 (147.8972)
Aug 5, 2016	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	34 / 50 (656.4344)	5 (176)	43 (159.9544)	42 (158.8000)	35 (161.6800)
Jul 15, 2016	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	38 / 46 (637.5088)	20 (167.4172)	38 (161.0972)	43 (155.9200)	39 (153.0744)
Jun 17, 2016	Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off Kansas City, KS	6 / 25 (666.7200)	5 (170.8228)	12 (163.3828)	15 (159.3828)	4 (173.1316)
Jun 10, 2016	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	22 / 34 (651.2572)	18 (165.0972)	10 (169.6800)	28 (157.6800)	19 (158.8000)
May 6, 2016	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	17 / 30 (651.8400)	14 (166.2284)	3 (176)	24 (153.0628)	19 (156.5488)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	50 / 109 (656.4112)	2 (178.8572)	91 (152.5028)	22 (170.8228)	75 (154.2284)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	420 / 606 (635.8056)	194 (167.9656)	554 (147.3484)	104 (170.8228)	496 (149.6688)
Aug 28, 2015	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	29 / 42 (647.8400)	21 (169.1200)	38 (154.2400)	19 (169.6800)	32 (154.8000)
May 1, 2015	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS	21 / 33 (659.9204)	11 (167.9772)	8 (173.1544)	15 (167.4172)	30 (151.3716)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	74 / 97 (629.0628)	38 (165.7144)	82 (153.1200)	77 (156.5256)	69 (153.7028)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	353 / 552 (642.8116)	144 (169.7028)	242 (165.1772)	530 (143.3944)	222 (164.5372)

3 PIGS SMOKIN

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)