TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ

TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (2016). They are ranked #1798 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,798

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1548

peak 1548 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 13, 2014

latest Sep 23, 2022 · 8.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1004

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

9% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

701.7488 / 720

Master · Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.18 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.69 (+2.49)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Chicken · Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

Consistency

±17.80

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.77 · weakest Brisket (165.49)

Road miles

766

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 248 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Purse competed for

$46K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.69 / 720

11 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (Sep 30, 2016) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 11-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.

Giant slayer

44 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 44-team field at Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival.

Sep 30, 2016

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

701.7488 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.7488 at Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 30, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Smokin Through The Night has finished one call ahead of TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

RAZORRACKS ahead in 89% of their meetings

RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of L" If I Know in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

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The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (Jun 11, 2021).

last seen Sep 27, 2019
back Jun 11, 2021

Chicken nemesis

7 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

RAZORRACKS ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RAZORRACKS has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BBQR'S DELIGHT has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 30% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 30% across 6 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.

6 September contests
top 42% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.47% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.47% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.6% of a perfect score
11 contests

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	#1093 (113 pts)	#1184 (103 pts)	#898 (183 pts)	#1247 (88 pts)	#1151 (108 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1004 (115 pts)	#920 (135 pts)	#935 (145 pts)	#960 (120 pts)	#1130 (90 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#1374 (165 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1500 (125 pts)	#1566 (125 pts)	#1397 (175 pts)	#1901 (85 pts)	#1776 (105 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1096 (285 pts)	#1168 (285 pts)	#1416 (210 pts)	#1536 (185 pts)	#1560 (175 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1616 (130 pts)	#1742 (125 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1576 (155 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1319 (212 pts)	#1741 (147 pts)	#1348 (222 pts)	#1105 (297 pts)	#1445 (197 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Big Pig Inc

#1,790 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1559

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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RED'S SMOKE'N BBQ OF WY

#1,791 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1548

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2015

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SOAKED IN SMOKE

#1,808 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1547

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2015

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Smoke 44

#1,799 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1552

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 10 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO.

#1,797 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 78%
Peak: 1560

They turned up 9 years after TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2026

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Molly s Bbq Smoke House

#1,794 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 78%
Peak: 1548

4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smokin Through The Night	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
PORK AVENUE	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Hillbilly Hoggers	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
ACE BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
L" If I Know	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
KinFolks Smokin Butts	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
TOTALLY SMOKIN	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	3	1	1	177.7144	156.5600	167.77	top 43%
Pork Ribs	11	4	0	0	176.0116	145.1544	166.69	top 43%
Pork	11	2	0	0	175.4172	153.1084	166.74	top 46%
Brisket	11	3	0	0	173.7372	157.6684	165.49	top 44%

“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 36%
Large (40+)	8	1	top 44%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AR	10	1	top 37%
TN	1	0	top 89%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	4	14	0	top 47%	Jun 11, 2021
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2	11	0	top 38%	Sep 25, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AR 10 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once

First title Sep 30, 2016 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

Opponents faced 314 finished ahead 283 times, behind 235

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Sep 27, 2019 → Jun 11, 2021

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

20222 milestones

Sep 23 Peak power rating (1548) Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival
Sep 23 Most recent contest Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival

20211 milestone

Jun 11 10th tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

20167 milestones

Sep 30 First category win (Chicken) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Sep 30 First overall top-10 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Sep 30 First overall podium Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Sep 30 First Grand Championship Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Sep 30 Biggest field won (44 teams) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Sep 30 Career-best overall score701.7488 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Sep 30 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

20143 milestones

Jun 13 First tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Jun 13 First call Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Jun 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.0232 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.2	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 30, 2016
+8.7	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 13, 2014
+8.2	Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival	Sep 28, 2018
+7.2	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 25, 2015
+6.8	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 11, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.9	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Oct 27, 2017
-3.6	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 9, 2017
-1.1	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 7, 2019

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)
2022	1	0	0	0	100%	top 42%	93.1%	93.1%
2021	1	0	0	0	100%	top 37%	95.8%	95.8%
2019	2	0	0	0	100%	top 44%	92.1%	91.9%
2018	1	0	0	0	100%	top 27%	92.1%	92.1%
2017	2	0	0	0	0%	top 78%	90.7%	89.8%
2016	1	1	1	1	100%	top 2%	97.5%	97.5%
2015	1	0	0	0	100%	top 29%	93%	93%
2014	2	0	0	0	50%	top 38%	94.4%	91.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 23, 2022	Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	14 / 33 (670.2400)	16 (168)	5 (176.0116)	19 (163.9656)	15 (162.2628)
Jun 11, 2021	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	14 / 38 (689.6572)	10 (174.2744)	9 (173.1200)	13 (174.8572)	19 (167.4056)
Sep 27, 2019	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	13 / 43 (663.3372)	28 (156.5600)	14 (167.3944)	11 (169.7028)	8 (169.6800)
Jun 7, 2019	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	29 / 51 (659.3372)	7 (175.4172)	35 (160.5372)	32 (163.4172)	36 (159.9656)
Sep 28, 2018	Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	12 / 45 (663.3488)	12 (168.5372)	6 (173.1200)	20 (160.5600)	16 (161.1316)
Oct 27, 2017	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	85 / 95 (639.3484)	85 (160.5484)	73 (165.7144)	92 (153.1084)	79 (159.9772)
Jun 9, 2017	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	30 / 45 (653.0972)	13 (174.2972)	44 (145.1544)	28 (166.2628)	26 (167.3828)
Sep 30, 2016	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	1 / 44 (701.7488)	1 (177.7144)	4 (175.4172)	5 (174.8800)	6 (173.7372)
Sep 25, 2015	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	11 / 38 (669.6000)	12 (168.5372)	25 (161.1316)	13 (169.6684)	8 (170.2628)
Sep 26, 2014	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	23 / 48 (643.8856)	30 (159.3600)	18 (164.5944)	31 (162.2628)	29 (157.6684)
Jun 13, 2014	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	14 / 49 (680.0232)	37 (162.2744)	17 (171.4400)	4 (175.4172)	15 (170.8916)

TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ

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 (12 found in their record)

Against the odds

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The metronome

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)