THREE LEGS AND A PIG

THREE LEGS AND A PIG is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 9th of 33 at the 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2022). They are ranked #2657 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,657

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1514

peak 1515 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 5, 2017

latest Aug 25, 2023 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#709

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

691.3828 / 720

Master · 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.54 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 658.58 (+8.96)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

Consistency

±20.21

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 166.52 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.05)

Road miles

541

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$62K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.58 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

691.3828 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.3828 at 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 16, 2022

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

HIGH i QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

HIGH i QUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.47 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 27%.

Pork Ribs avg 162.05
Brisket avg 166.52
1 call in 11 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of T'S SMOKIN PIT in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Smoke on the Bricks (Aug 20, 2021).

last seen Sep 20, 2019
back Aug 20, 2021

Brisket nemesis

4 of 6 shared brisket entries lost

PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS has out-cooked them in 4 of 6 shared brisket entries.

A September team

Top 42% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 42% across 5 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 56% the rest of the year

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
2022 ↗	Master	#769 (203 pts)	#1110 (118 pts)	#629 (343 pts)	#784 (213 pts)	#617 (318 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#709 (201 pts)	#715 (226 pts)	#872 (166 pts)	#586 (291 pts)	#772 (186 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1653 (111 pts)	#1585 (121 pts)	#1787 (101 pts)	#1813 (96 pts)	#1347 (171 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1245 (187 pts)	#1184 (232 pts)	#1604 (122 pts)	#1154 (242 pts)	#1208 (227 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1585 (150 pts)	#1631 (155 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1579 (165 pts)	#1564 (170 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THREE LEGS AND A PIG, each with one reason worth a look.

97 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

5-0 BBQ

#2,662 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1532

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before THREE LEGS AND A PIG's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

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NO LABEL BBQ

#2,652 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1522

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jan 27, 2023

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THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ)

#2,670 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1522

Level with THREE LEGS AND A PIG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2019

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SAUCY DAWG BBQ

#2,660 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1533

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 57% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jun 8, 2019

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Mad Cow BBQ

#2,669 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1524

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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EMERALD BUFFALO

#2,668 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1537

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before THREE LEGS AND A PIG's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
T'S SMOKIN PIT	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
33 Smokers	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
One Slab at a Time	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	0	0	173.1200	149.0856	164.06	top 57%
Pork Ribs	11	1	1	1	177.1544	147.9656	162.05	top 65%
Pork	11	3	0	0	176	141.6228	165.95	top 48%
Brisket	11	3	0	1	179.4400	156.5372	166.52	top 42%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 56%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 48%
Large (40+)	5	top 63%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	6	0	top 67%
MO	5	0	top 42%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Bricks	4	22	0	top 56%	Aug 25, 2023
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	4	9	0	top 46%	Sep 17, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 2 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 6 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 274 finished ahead 181 times, behind 223

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Sep 20, 2019 → Aug 20, 2021

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

20231 milestone

Aug 25 Most recent contest Smoke on the Bricks

20225 milestones

Sep 16 First category win (Pork Ribs) 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 16 10th tracked contest 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 16 Career-best overall score691.3828 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 16 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 16 Peak power rating (1515) 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20211 milestone

Sep 17 First overall top-10 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20181 milestone

Sep 14 First call Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20172 milestones

May 5 First tracked contest Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL)
Sep 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1600 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 16, 2022
+9.3	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 14, 2018
+5.4	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 20, 2019
+3.5	Smoke on the Bricks	Aug 20, 2021
+2.7	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 15, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL)	May 5, 2017
-7.8	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life	Jun 15, 2018
-0.6	Smoke on the Bricks	Aug 25, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 59%	92.4%	92.4%
2022	2	1	1	50%	top 44%	96%	93.3%
2021	2	1	0	100%	top 52%	92.4%	92.2%
2019	2	0	0	50%	top 50%	93%	92%
2018	2	0	0	50%	top 58%	93.6%	91.3%
2017	2	0	0	0%	top 72%	91.4%	87.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 25, 2023	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	26 / 44 (665.6116)	16 (170.8228)	29 (165.1204)	33 (163.4400)	22 (166.2284)
Sep 16, 2022	34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	9 / 33 (691.3828)	25 (158.7884)	1 (177.1544)	8 (176)	3 (179.4400)
Aug 26, 2022	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	29 / 48 (652.4232)	31 (162.2400)	40 (155.9660)	28 (165.0856)	20 (169.1316)
Sep 17, 2021	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	9 / 16 (665.5656)	5 (170.2628)	13 (157.6572)	6 (171.9656)	9 (165.6800)
Aug 20, 2021	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	22 / 46 (662.7084)	33 (162.8000)	24 (165.0972)	10 (174.2856)	26 (160.5256)
Sep 20, 2019	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	14 / 31 (669.6116)	12 (167.3944)	16 (163.3944)	17 (166.2628)	6 (172.5600)
May 31, 2019	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	27 / 49 (655.8396)	36 (161.0856)	28 (162.8228)	19 (167.4056)	22 (164.5256)
Sep 14, 2018	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	11 / 35 (674.2512)	6 (173.1200)	25 (166.2628)	11 (167.4056)	14 (167.4628)
Jun 15, 2018	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS	27 / 32 (641.0280)	31 (149.0856)	24 (159.9656)	14 (165.1312)	14 (166.8456)
Sep 15, 2017	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	19 / 37 (658.1600)	18 (167.3828)	28 (161.1544)	16 (166.8228)	16 (162.8000)
May 5, 2017	Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS	41 / 44 (607.7712)	30 (161.6456)	41 (147.9656)	44 (141.6228)	24 (156.5372)

THREE LEGS AND A PIG

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

A September team

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 — 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)