3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE MN
Rating
1381
peak 1504
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
2019-05-31
latest 2026-05-08
Best ToY finish
#752
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.09 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 645.38 (+8.71)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.04
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.31 · weakest Pork (158.99)
Road miles
4578
mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 351 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Steel Smoke BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY has come out ahead in 17 of their 17 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ATTITUDES OF SMOKE in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8800 | 149.0972 | 164.31 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 149.0856 | 161.60 | top 74% |
| Pork | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 145.1196 | 158.99 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 145.0628 | 160.48 | top 69% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 12 | 0 | top 84% |
| KS | 6 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 78% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (12 of 18 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (18 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 645.38
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 662.7884 | 662.79 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 661.6112 | 656.29 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 678.3092 | 646.99 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 654.1944 | 646.95 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 662.2748 | 644.88 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 646.1940 | 621.58 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 658.3544 | 641.85 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 72 / 77 (662.7884) | 57 (168.0000) | 48 (167.9656) | 75 (158.2628) | 44 (168.5600) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 288 / 401 (661.6112) | 233 (168.5484) | 86 (174.2628) | 367 (157.1200) | 305 (161.6800) |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 27 / 28 (648.4456) | 24 (165.1316) | 28 (158.2744) | 26 (159.9312) | 20 (165.1084) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 52 / 58 (658.8000) | 13 (174.8800) | 38 (166.8688) | 56 (159.4056) | 52 (157.6456) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 375 / 444 (638.8004) | 371 (160.5716) | 359 (161.7144) | 409 (153.6800) | 311 (162.8344) |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 32 / 32 (623.8740) | 31 (158.8456) | 26 (161.1200) | 32 (151.9656) | 32 (151.9428) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 34 / 58 (678.3092) | 48 (166.2744) | 52 (162.9032) | 28 (171.4172) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 351 / 487 (651.9312) | 205 (169.7256) | 422 (157.1316) | 424 (156.5484) | 205 (168.5256) |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 28 / 29 (634.7200) | 12 (168.5600) | 27 (155.4288) | 17 (165.6684) | 28 (145.0628) |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 50 / 59 (654.1944) | 7 (174.8800) | 56 (157.0744) | 50 (161.1200) | 47 (161.1200) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 415 / 505 (638.7996) | 407 (159.9768) | 401 (159.9888) | 390 (160.5368) | 388 (158.2972) |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 30 / 40 (662.2748) | 24 (168.0116) | 37 (159.3944) | 18 (169.1660) | 22 (165.7028) |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) Owatonna, MN | 33 / 33 (633.5772) | 32 (149.0972) | 16 (167.9656) | 32 (156.5372) | 24 (159.9772) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 434 / 467 (596.9708) | 378 (157.0856) | 440 (149.0856) | 442 (145.1196) | 432 (145.6800) |
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 29 / 35 (646.1940) | 31 (157.1084) | 8 (170.2972) | 30 (157.6912) | 25 (161.0972) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 360 / 468 (636.4568) | 377 (157.6800) | 417 (153.0856) | 316 (161.6684) | 226 (164.0228) |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest MARSHALL, MN | 44 / 46 (630.7312) | 31 (166.2856) | 28 (166.2400) | 46 (147.9656) | 42 (150.2400) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN | 17 / 43 (658.3544) | 21 (166.8456) | 26 (160.0116) | 17 (168.0228) | 20 (163.4744) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #791 (60 pts) | #866 (60 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #752 (173 pts) | #708 (238 pts) | #867 (173 pts) | #798 (173 pts) | #732 (198 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #767 (177 pts) | #824 (177 pts) | #860 (177 pts) | #810 (177 pts) | #530 (377 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #797 (174 pts) | #564 (344 pts) | #941 (174 pts) | #733 (214 pts) | #849 (174 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #827 (178 pts) | #865 (183 pts) | #827 (223 pts) | #784 (213 pts) | #806 (198 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #978 (120 pts) | #746 (215 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1118 (220 pts) | #1239 (200 pts) | #1287 (180 pts) | #1189 (220 pts) | #1210 (205 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1086 (240 pts) | #1152 (240 pts) | #1173 (240 pts) | #1087 (265 pts) | #1154 (240 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1046 (312 pts) | #1070 (332 pts) | #1038 (347 pts) | #1021 (352 pts) | #1074 (317 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #840 (423 pts) | #918 (398 pts) | #832 (473 pts) | #726 (548 pts) | #707 (568 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #889 (366 pts) | #967 (351 pts) | #687 (556 pts) | #911 (396 pts) | #957 (356 pts) |