3 LIL' MACS BBQ CO
Rating
1593
peak 1593
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2019-01-11
latest 2023-06-16
Best ToY finish
#185
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
682.69 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 677.72 (+4.97)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.61
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.07 · weakest Pork (167.61)
Road miles
2788
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 551 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Meat Machine BBQ has finished one call ahead of 3 LIL' MACS BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Happy Burnt Endings has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Q LIVE CREW in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 19% across 4 contests, versus top 28% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 160.5600 | 170.35 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 177.1544 | 167.9772 | 172.07 | top 26% |
| Pork | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 153.0744 | 167.61 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 162.8228 | 167.69 | top 37% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 12 | 0 | top 28% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 26% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CO (12 of 14 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (14 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 677.72
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 673.6116 | 673.61 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 693.6572 | 684.34 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 690.8116 | 674.50 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 665.0628 | 663.02 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-16 | Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 16 / 42 (673.6116) | 13 (173.1200) | 13 (170.8344) | 26 (162.2744) | 15 (167.3828) |
| 2022-10-22 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 Westminster, CO | 8 / 31 (684.5028) | 8 (173.1200) | 16 (168.5600) | 5 (172.0000) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2022-10-21 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 Westminster, CO | 9 / 32 (679.4172) | 12 (170.2628) | 2 (177.1544) | 20 (166.2972) | 19 (165.7028) |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 4 / 28 (693.6572) | 2 (176.5600) | 17 (168.5716) | 10 (173.1084) | 5 (175.4172) |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Alamosa, CO | 13 / 35 (682.2400) | 14 (168.5256) | 8 (173.7144) | 6 (174.3200) | 19 (165.6800) |
| 2022-06-16 | Frisco BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 5 / 37 (693.6456) | 2 (177.7028) | 4 (175.4172) | 1 (176.5600) | 15 (163.9656) |
| 2022-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) Greeley, CO | 6 / 34 (684.4916) | 2 (176.5716) | 9 (171.4172) | 14 (167.9772) | 12 (168.5256) |
| 2022-06-03 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) Greeley, CO | 10 / 33 (672.4456) | 7 (173.7028) | 3 (174.8572) | 30 (157.6456) | 16 (166.2400) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 194 / 467 (666.7656) | 268 (163.9656) | 195 (167.9772) | 74 (172.0000) | 258 (162.8228) |
| 2021-08-13 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day Milliken, CO | 7 / 42 (675.9200) | 27 (164.5372) | 8 (171.4172) | 6 (170.2628) | 8 (169.7028) |
| 2021-08-06 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 4 / 42 (690.8116) | 13 (171.9772) | 6 (175.4172) | 18 (171.4056) | 8 (172.0116) |
| 2021-05-07 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 8 / 35 (664.4912) | 14 (167.9656) | 8 (170.8344) | 21 (161.1200) | 13 (164.5712) |
| 2019-09-20 | Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival Grand Lake, CO | 9 / 25 (660.9828) | 12 (166.2744) | 6 (170.8228) | 21 (153.0744) | 4 (170.8112) |
| 2019-01-11 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 23 / 38 (665.0628) | 33 (160.5600) | 8 (171.9772) | 10 (168.5484) | 21 (163.9772) |
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 ↗ | Master | #1087 (105 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1109 (110 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #185 (1108 pts) | #133 (1323 pts) | #175 (1193 pts) | #208 (1023 pts) | #278 (833 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #329 (590 pts) | #520 (355 pts) | #380 (545 pts) | #461 (410 pts) | #410 (490 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1889 (70 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #1404 (155 pts) | #1502 (135 pts) | #1870 (80 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #902 (335 pts) | #1089 (265 pts) | #977 (330 pts) | #1087 (265 pts) | #987 (305 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #568 (691 pts) | #505 (781 pts) | #667 (611 pts) | #612 (661 pts) | #677 (591 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #479 (840 pts) | #601 (675 pts) | #396 (990 pts) | #556 (730 pts) | #508 (805 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #388 (960 pts) | #626 (615 pts) | #521 (755 pts) | #404 (920 pts) | #289 (1180 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #419 (906 pts) | #389 (966 pts) | #512 (771 pts) | #467 (831 pts) | #487 (771 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #301 (1024 pts) | #220 (1219 pts) | #250 (1154 pts) | #353 (869 pts) | #306 (999 pts) |