TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1789

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1547

peak 1547 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-13

latest 2022-09-23

Best ToY finish

#1004

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.77 · weakest Brisket (165.49)

Road miles

766

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 248 mi

Schedule strength

43%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Purse competed for

$46K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.69 / 720

11 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (12 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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 (2016-09-30) 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.

2016-09-30

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
2016-09-30

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 KinFolks Smokin Butts in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (2021-06-11).

last seen 2019-09-27
back 2021-06-11

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Sizzlin Bones BBQ

#1780 of the rated field

1548 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1556

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2015-07-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Bastian's Barbecue Co.

#1792 of the rated field

1547 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-07-25

⚔ Head-to-head

OnlyCans Competition BBQ

#1781 of the rated field

1548 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1566

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

SOAKED IN SMOKE

#1791 of the rated field

1547 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Whiskey, Wine, and a Little Swine

#1795 of the rated field

1547 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1547

No shared contest yet.

Level with TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

FAT DAD'S BBQ

#1787 of the rated field

1547 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1547

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-05-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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
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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 36%
Large (40+)	8	1	top 44%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	4	14	0	top 47%	2021-06-11
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2	11	0	top 38%	2015-09-25

The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.3 yrs 2014-06-13 → 2022-09-23

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AR 10 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.77 · weakest Brisket (165.49)

Walk rate 73% a top-10 call in 8 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 9% 1 of 11 contests

Wins it all 9% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2016-09-30 *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

Master average 666.69 out of 720 · 11 contests · 1 GC

Opponents faced 323 283–235 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 766 11 mapped stops · furthest 248 mi

Schedule strength 1556 average field rating faced — tougher than 43% of rated contests

Purse competed for $46,400 listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2019-09-27 → 2021-06-11

Power rating 1547 peak 1547 · #1789 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
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
2016
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
2021
Jun 11 10th tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
2022
Sep 23 Peak power rating (1547) Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival
Sep 23 Most recent contest Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.2	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2016-09-30
+8.7	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2014-06-13
+8.2	*Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival	2018-09-28
+7.2	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2015-09-25
+6.9	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2021-06-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.4	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	2017-10-27
-3.6	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2017-06-09
-1	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2019-06-07

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2022-09-23	Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	14 / 33 (670.2400)	16 (168.0000)	5 (176.0116)	19 (163.9656)	15 (162.2628)
2021-06-11	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	14 / 38 (689.6572)	10 (174.2744)	9 (173.1200)	13 (174.8572)	19 (167.4056)
2019-09-27	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	13 / 43 (663.3372)	28 (156.5600)	14 (167.3944)	11 (169.7028)	8 (169.6800)
2019-06-07	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	29 / 51 (659.3372)	7 (175.4172)	35 (160.5372)	32 (163.4172)	36 (159.9656)
2018-09-28	*Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	12 / 45 (663.3488)	12 (168.5372)	6 (173.1200)	20 (160.5600)	16 (161.1316)
2017-10-27	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)
2017-06-09	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	30 / 45 (653.0972)	13 (174.2972)	44 (145.1544)	28 (166.2628)	26 (167.3828)
2016-09-30	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	1 / 44 (701.7488)	1 (177.7144)	4 (175.4172)	5 (174.8800)	6 (173.7372)
2015-09-25	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	11 / 38 (669.6000)	12 (168.5372)	25 (161.1316)	13 (169.6684)	8 (170.2628)
2014-09-26	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	23 / 48 (643.8856)	30 (159.3600)	18 (164.5944)	31 (162.2628)	29 (157.6684)
2014-06-13	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	14 / 49 (680.0232)	37 (162.2744)	17 (171.4400)	4 (175.4172)	15 (170.8916)

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

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
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)