3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE

3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE is a competition barbecue team with 42 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 17th of 43 at the Smokin In Steele (2019). They are ranked #6472 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,472

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1349

peak 1349 · rated over 42 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 27, 2014

latest Sep 30, 2026 · 12.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#752

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 42 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

678.3092 / 720

Master · Minnesota in May

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.65 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.53 (+17.12)

Walk rate

14%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Brisket · Minnesota in May

Consistency

±16.03

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.78 · weakest Brisket (158.81)

Road miles

9,034

across 42 mapped stops · furthest 357 mi

Schedule strength

56%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)

Purse competed for

$516K

listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 18 state-championship entries

Master avg

641.53 / 720

42 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

678.3092 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.3092 at Minnesota in May — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 10, 2024

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PO PO PORK has finished one call ahead of 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

36–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 36 of their 36 shared contests.

A strong matchup

11–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ATTITUDES OF SMOKE in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at 13th Annual Big Island BBQ (Aug 20, 2021).

last seen Sep 12, 2019
back Aug 20, 2021

Chicken nemesis

31 of 36 shared chicken entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 31 of 36 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Steel Smoke BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The long haul

9,034 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,034 miles across 42 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 357 miles to American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST.

42 mapped stops
furthest 357 mi

The metronome

±2.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.1% of a perfect score
42 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smokin' in Steele every year from 2022 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 17th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#846 (120 pts)	#909 (120 pts)	#980 (120 pts)	#863 (120 pts)	#872 (120 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	#1113 (220 pts)	#1234 (200 pts)	#1285 (180 pts)	#1184 (220 pts)	#1203 (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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE, each with one reason worth a look.

3 THIRDS BBQ

#6,474 of the rated field

1348 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1348

7–2 in 9 shared contests (78% to 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE)

These two have cooked 9 of the same contests — 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE ahead 7–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2018

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King's Cooking

#6,471 of the rated field

1350 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1350

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 32 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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SILVER FOX BBQ

#6,473 of the rated field

1348 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1348

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 24 contests

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Lord Of The Ribs BBQ

#6,475 of the rated field

1348 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1348

Fewer contests behind them than 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE has cooked, 22 to 42, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Apr 24, 2026

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PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE

#6,477 of the rated field

1347 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1347

8–2 in 10 shared contests (80% to 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE)

23 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2019

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smokey anderson bbq

#6,476 of the rated field

1347 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 68
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 1%
Peak: 1347

Rated 2 points below 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE.

rated over 68 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	36	0	36	0%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	31	0	31	0%	⚔ compare
Hogline	30	0	30	0%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	27	1	26	4%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	24	1	23	4%	⚔ compare
PO PO PORK	24	0	24	0%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	24	0	24	0%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	24	0	24	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	23	0	23	0%	⚔ compare
MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ	22	6	16	27%	⚔ compare
SMOKE IN THE EYE	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	42	1	0	174.8800	146.8572	162.78	top 68%
Pork Ribs	42	2	0	174.2628	143.4628	160.50	top 71%
Pork	42	1	0	172.5828	145.1196	159.44	top 75%
Brisket	42	3	1	177.7144	141.0744	158.81	top 68%

“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)	11	0	top 83%
Large (40+)	31	0	top 79%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	31	top 80%
KS	10	top 78%
MO	1	top 87%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' in Steele	7	17	top 82%	May 30, 2025
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	4	282	top 81%	Sep 30, 2026
Minnesota in May	4	34	top 82%	May 8, 2026
KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	4	18	top 75%	Jul 15, 2022
SMSU Smokefest	3	29	top 86%	Aug 16, 2019
Minnesota in May	3	50	top 82%	May 11, 2018
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	288	top 78%	Nov 5, 2025
Bend of the River CookOut	2	37	top 89%	Jun 12, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 31 of 42 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 21 8 of them more than once

Opponents faced 2,390 finished ahead 1,334 times, behind 5,442

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Sep 12, 2019 → Aug 20, 2021

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

20261 milestone

Sep 30 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20242 milestones

May 10 Career-best overall score678.3092 Minnesota in May
May 10 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7144 Minnesota in May

20191 milestone

Aug 16 25th tracked contest SMSU Smokefest

20162 milestones

Jun 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8800 Mankato Cookout Day 1
Jun 10 10th tracked contest Mankato Cookout Day 1

20151 milestone

Sep 18 First call KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off

20142 milestones

Jun 27 First tracked contest Bend of the River CookOut
Jun 27 Peak power rating (1489) Bend of the River CookOut

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.5	Smokin In Steele	May 31, 2019
+2.8	Minnesota in May	May 10, 2024
+2	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off	Sep 16, 2016
+1.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Nov 5, 2025
+1.6	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)	Aug 12, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Bend of the River CookOut	Jun 27, 2014
-9.9	Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest)	Jun 3, 2022
-8.9	Minnesota in May	May 15, 2015
-8.7	Bend of the River CookOut	Jun 12, 2015
-8.3	Smokin in Steele	Jun 2, 2023

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0%	top 86%	92.1%	92%
2025	3	0%	top 86%	91.9%	91.2%
2024	3	33%	top 81%	94.2%	89.9%
2023	3	33%	top 84%	90.9%	89.9%
2022	3	0%	top 86%	92%	89.6%
2021	2	50%	top 88%	89.7%	86.3%
2019	3	0%	top 71%	91.4%	89.1%
2018	4	0%	top 73%	90.3%	89.2%
2017	5	0%	top 80%	90.5%	87.8%
2016	6	33%	top 71%	91.6%	90.2%
2015	7	14%	top 83%	88.9%	87.4%
2014	1	0%	top 90%	87.3%	87.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 30, 2026	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS	282 / 360 (661.6000)	154 (171.4056)	269 (165.7144)	330 (155.9312)	183 (168.5488)
May 8, 2026	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	72 / 77 (662.7884)	57 (168)	48 (167.9656)	75 (158.2628)	44 (168.5600)
Nov 5, 2025	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)
May 30, 2025	Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	27 / 28 (648.4456)	24 (165.1316)	28 (158.2744)	26 (159.9312)	20 (165.1084)
May 9, 2025	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	52 / 58 (658.8000)	13 (174.8800)	38 (166.8688)	56 (159.4056)	52 (157.6456)
Oct 30, 2024	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)
May 31, 2024	Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	32 / 32 (623.8740)	31 (158.8456)	26 (161.1200)	32 (151.9656)	32 (151.9428)
May 10, 2024	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	34 / 58 (678.3092)	48 (166.2744)	52 (162.9032)	28 (171.4172)	2 (177.7144)
Sep 27, 2023	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)
Jun 2, 2023	Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	28 / 29 (634.7200)	12 (168.5600)	27 (155.4288)	17 (165.6684)	28 (145.0628)
May 12, 2023	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	50 / 59 (654.1944)	7 (174.8800)	56 (157.0744)	50 (161.1200)	47 (161.1200)
Sep 29, 2022	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)
Jul 15, 2022	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	30 / 40 (662.2748)	24 (168.0116)	37 (159.3944)	18 (169.1660)	22 (165.7028)
Jun 3, 2022	Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN	33 / 33 (633.5772)	32 (149.0972)	16 (167.9656)	32 (156.5372)	24 (159.9772)
Sep 16, 2021	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)
Aug 20, 2021	13th Annual Big Island BBQ 🏅 Albert Lea, MN	29 / 35 (646.1940)	31 (157.1084)	8 (170.2972)	30 (157.6912)	25 (161.0972)
Sep 12, 2019	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)
Aug 16, 2019	SMSU Smokefest 🏅 Marshall, MN	44 / 46 (630.7312)	31 (166.2856)	28 (166.2400)	46 (147.9656)	42 (150.2400)
May 31, 2019	Smokin In Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	17 / 43 (658.3544)	21 (166.8456)	26 (160.0116)	17 (168.0228)	20 (163.4744)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	328 / 467 (644.4568)	238 (166.2628)	394 (155.4056)	293 (161.6800)	289 (161.1084)
Aug 17, 2018	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	29 / 40 (650.2284)	35 (160.5828)	37 (161.1428)	20 (167.4056)	26 (161.0972)
Jun 1, 2018	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	34 / 45 (637.0516)	36 (157.7144)	31 (162.2400)	27 (162.2628)	34 (154.8344)
May 11, 2018	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	52 / 70 (637.0512)	32 (166.2972)	60 (155.9656)	51 (161.7028)	60 (153.0856)
Sep 15, 2017	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	21 / 27 (651.4172)	17 (166.8688)	22 (160.0116)	16 (165.1312)	20 (159.4056)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	329 / 407 (629.0280)	306 (159.9540)	331 (155.4056)	379 (149.7028)	209 (163.9656)
Aug 18, 2017	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	37 / 41 (614.8000)	35 (155.9772)	37 (151.9772)	22 (163.4628)	40 (143.3828)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	30 / 46 (647.9084)	28 (164.5484)	17 (166.2860)	45 (153.7028)	26 (163.3712)
May 12, 2017	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	62 / 71 (619.3716)	68 (146.8572)	36 (163.9544)	47 (159.4172)	62 (149.1428)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	378 / 557 (640.4456)	161 (168.5828)	493 (150.8000)	506 (151.3828)	124 (169.6800)
Sep 16, 2016	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	18 / 29 (654.8452)	22 (164.0228)	14 (166.2856)	19 (162.8340)	18 (161.7028)
Aug 12, 2016	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) Tonka Bay, MN	22 / 35 (659.3944)	34 (155.9544)	30 (160.5944)	5 (172.5828)	7 (170.2628)
Jun 24, 2016	Smoke on the Waterfall Redwoodfalls, MN	19 / 26 (651.8624)	24 (160.5256)	16 (163.3828)	15 (162.2512)	10 (165.7028)
Jun 10, 2016	Mankato Cookout Day 1 Mankato, MN	25 / 33 (658.8800)	18 (169.1656)	19 (167.4516)	26 (161.1428)	23 (161.1200)
May 13, 2016	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	58 / 71 (633.1316)	25 (167.4400)	65 (150.8688)	56 (157.7372)	49 (157.0856)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	526 / 606 (613.0056)	189 (168)	495 (153.6228)	547 (150.3084)	566 (141.0744)
Sep 18, 2015	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	22 / 26 (633.5428)	25 (155.9428)	7 (170.2628)	25 (155.4172)	24 (151.9200)
Aug 28, 2015	8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	41 / 55 (637.5432)	28 (163.9772)	46 (153.0744)	41 (157.6916)	31 (162.8000)
Aug 7, 2015	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	38 / 47 (624.4572)	42 (153.6800)	13 (166.8688)	40 (154.2284)	39 (149.6800)
Jun 12, 2015	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	37 / 42 (640.0116)	30 (164)	18 (166.2972)	21 (164.0344)	39 (145.6800)
May 29, 2015	Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN	48 / 60 (627.2800)	50 (157.1088)	50 (154.2516)	16 (167.4056)	54 (148.5140)
May 15, 2015	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	50 / 60 (631.4060)	57 (151.3944)	17 (166.8916)	53 (155.4056)	44 (157.7144)
Jun 27, 2014	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	45 / 50 (628.5484)	36 (162.8228)	49 (143.4628)	37 (161.7028)	29 (160.5600)

3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE

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 (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)