3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE

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

Power ranking

#6395

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1349

peak 1349 · rated over 41 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-27

latest 2026-05-08

Best ToY finish

#752

Master 2025

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 41 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

678.3092 / 720

Master · Minnesota in May

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.09 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.04 (+13.05)

Walk rate

15%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Brisket · Minnesota in May

Consistency

±15.91

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.57 · weakest Brisket (158.58)

Road miles

8,671

mi across 41 mapped stops · furthest 357 mi

Schedule strength

56%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)

Purse competed for

$448K

listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 18 state-championship entries

Master avg

641.04 / 720

41 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

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
2024-05-10

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

35–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 35 of their 35 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ATTITUDES OF SMOKE in 10 of their 10 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 (2021-08-20).

last seen 2019-09-12
back 2021-08-20

Chicken nemesis

30 of 35 shared chicken entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 30 of 35 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

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

The long haul

8,671 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,671 miles across 41 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 357 miles to American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST.

41 mapped stops
furthest 357 mi

The metronome

±2.21% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.21% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.0% of a perfect score
41 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

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.

King's Cooking

#6394 of the rated field

1350 ▲ 1 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2025-07-25

⚔ Head-to-head

SILVER FOX BBQ

#6396 of the rated field

1348 ▼ 1 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

⚔ Head-to-head

3 THIRDS BBQ

#6398 of the rated field

1347 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1347

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 2018-06-01

⚔ Head-to-head

PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE

#6401 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)

Fewer contests behind them than 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE has cooked, 23 to 41, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2019-09-13

⚔ Head-to-head

DUNN UP BBQ

#6400 of the rated field

1347 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 2%
Peak: 1347

No shared contest yet.

58 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 2% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 58 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

smokey anderson bbq

#6399 of the rated field

1347 ▼ 2 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Rated 2 points below 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE.

rated over 68 contests
last seen 2026-07-25

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	35	0	35	0%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	30	0	30	0%	⚔ compare
Hogline	29	0	29	0%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	27	1	26	4%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	24	0	24	0%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	24	0	24	0%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	23	1	22	4%	⚔ compare
MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ	22	6	16	27%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE IN THE EYE	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
PO PO PORK	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	41	1	0	174.8800	146.8572	162.57	top 69%
Pork Ribs	41	2	0	174.2628	143.4628	160.37	top 71%
Pork	41	1	0	172.5828	145.1196	159.52	top 74%
Brisket	41	3	1	177.7144	141.0744	158.58	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	Avg finish
MN	31	top 80%
KS	9	top 78%
MO	1	top 87%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	11	0	top 83%
Large (40+)	30	0	top 79%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' in Steele	7	17	top 82%	2025-05-30
Minnesota in May	4	34	top 82%	2026-05-08
KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	4	18	top 75%	2022-07-15
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	351	top 82%	2023-09-27
SMSU Smokefest	3	29	top 86%	2019-08-16
Minnesota in May	3	50	top 82%	2018-05-11
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	288	top 78%	2025-11-05
Bend of the River CookOut	2	37	top 89%	2015-06-12

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 11.9 yrs 2014-06-27 → 2026-05-08

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MN 31 of 41 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 21 8 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 41 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.57 · weakest Brisket (158.58)

Walk rate 15% a top-10 call in 6 of 41 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 41 contests

Master average 641.04 out of 720 · 41 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 2,317 1,233–5,186 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 8,671 41 mapped stops · furthest 357 mi

Schedule strength 1571 average field rating faced — tougher than 56% of rated contests

Purse competed for $447,510 listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 18 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2019-09-12 → 2021-08-20

Power rating 1349 peak 1349 · #6395 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Jun 27 First tracked contest Bend of the River CookOut
Jun 27 Peak power rating (1489) Bend of the River CookOut
2015
Sep 18 First call KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off
2016
Jun 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8800 *Mankato Cookout Day 1
Jun 10 10th tracked contest *Mankato Cookout Day 1
2019
Aug 16 25th tracked contest SMSU Smokefest
2024
May 10 Career-best overall score678.3092 Minnesota in May
May 10 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7144 Minnesota in May
2026
May 8 Most recent contest Minnesota in May

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.6	Smokin In Steele	2019-05-31
+2.8	Minnesota in May	2024-05-10
+2	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off	2016-09-16
+1.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2025-11-05
+1.6	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)	2016-08-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Bend of the River CookOut	2014-06-27
-9.8	Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest)	2022-06-03
-8.9	Minnesota in May	2015-05-15
-8.7	Bend of the River CookOut	2015-06-12
-8.6	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 94%	92.1%	92.1%
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
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)
2018-09-15	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)
2018-08-17	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	29 / 40 (650.2284)	35 (160.5828)	37 (161.1428)	20 (167.4056)	26 (161.0972)
2018-06-01	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	34 / 45 (637.0516)	36 (157.7144)	31 (162.2400)	27 (162.2628)	34 (154.8344)
2018-05-11	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	52 / 70 (637.0512)	32 (166.2972)	60 (155.9656)	51 (161.7028)	60 (153.0856)
2017-09-15	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	21 / 27 (651.4172)	17 (166.8688)	22 (160.0116)	16 (165.1312)	20 (159.4056)
2017-09-01	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)
2017-08-18	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	37 / 41 (614.8000)	35 (155.9772)	37 (151.9772)	22 (163.4628)	40 (143.3828)
2017-06-02	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	30 / 46 (647.9084)	28 (164.5484)	17 (166.2860)	45 (153.7028)	26 (163.3712)
2017-05-12	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	62 / 71 (619.3716)	68 (146.8572)	36 (163.9544)	47 (159.4172)	62 (149.1428)
2016-10-29	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)
2016-09-16	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	18 / 29 (654.8452)	22 (164.0228)	14 (166.2856)	19 (162.8340)	18 (161.7028)
2016-08-12	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)
2016-06-24	Smoke on the Waterfall Redwoodfalls, MN	19 / 26 (651.8624)	24 (160.5256)	16 (163.3828)	15 (162.2512)	10 (165.7028)
2016-06-10	*Mankato Cookout Day 1 Mankato, MN	25 / 33 (658.8800)	18 (169.1656)	19 (167.4516)	26 (161.1428)	23 (161.1200)
2016-05-13	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	58 / 71 (633.1316)	25 (167.4400)	65 (150.8688)	56 (157.7372)	49 (157.0856)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	526 / 606 (613.0056)	189 (168.0000)	495 (153.6228)	547 (150.3084)	566 (141.0744)
2015-09-18	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	22 / 26 (633.5428)	25 (155.9428)	7 (170.2628)	25 (155.4172)	24 (151.9200)
2015-08-28	8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	41 / 55 (637.5432)	28 (163.9772)	46 (153.0744)	41 (157.6916)	31 (162.8000)
2015-08-07	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	38 / 47 (624.4572)	42 (153.6800)	13 (166.8688)	40 (154.2284)	39 (149.6800)
2015-06-12	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	37 / 42 (640.0116)	30 (164.0000)	18 (166.2972)	21 (164.0344)	39 (145.6800)
2015-05-29	Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN	48 / 60 (627.2800)	50 (157.1088)	50 (154.2516)	16 (167.4056)	54 (148.5140)
2015-05-15	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	50 / 60 (631.4060)	57 (151.3944)	17 (166.8916)	53 (155.4056)	44 (157.7144)
2014-06-27	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	45 / 50 (628.5484)	36 (162.8228)	49 (143.4628)	37 (161.7028)	29 (160.5600)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#927 (60 pts)	#1010 (60 pts)	#1051 (60 pts)	#970 (60 pts)	#950 (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	#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)