High-water mark
674.2856
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2856 at Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 31, 2018
3 Grate Minds BBQ
3 Grate Minds BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017). They are ranked #2188 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1532
peak 1532 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 4, 2015
latest Aug 30, 2019 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.03 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 661.69 (+4.34)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.35
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.38 · weakest Chicken (162.28)
Road miles
39
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Purse competed for
$11K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
661.69 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #1575 (120 pts) | #1730 (110 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1732 (110 pts) | #1879 (85 pts) | #1746 (115 pts) | #1901 (85 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1541 (160 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #1183 (280 pts) | #2008 (105 pts) | #1218 (255 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1791 (135 pts) | #1416 (210 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #1484 (185 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2031 (90 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 3 Grate Minds BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1531
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to 3 Grate Minds BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — 3 Grate Minds BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,173 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1532
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,186 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1532
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before 3 Grate Minds BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,194 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1532
Level with 3 Grate Minds BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,183 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1532
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before 3 Grate Minds BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1536
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTAKU SMOKE N BREW | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| ELLIS COUNTY BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Pitfaced BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN PENDEJOS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| TINY E BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Texas-car-b-que | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 154.2516 | 162.28 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.2856 | 164.5600 | 170.38 | top 20% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 150.8228 | 164.18 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 149.7028 | 164.84 | top 41% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 41% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 3 | 15 | 0 | top 38% | Aug 30, 2019 |
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 45% | Sep 3, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
201
finished ahead 204 times, behind 126
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 4, 2015 → Sep 3, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score674.2856 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1532) Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
20173 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2856 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20162 milestones
- First call City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6912 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.2 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 2018 |
| +11 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Sep 3, 2016 |
| +10.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 10, 2017 |
| +3.3 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Sep 2, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.1 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Sep 4, 2015 |
| -0.5 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 30, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 20% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 31% | 92.1% | 91.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 22% | 93% | 93% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2019 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX | 32 / 58 (667.9544) | 47 (159.4516) | 13 (170.8572) | 15 (171.9656) | 30 (165.6800) |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 15 / 74 (674.2856) | 20 (170.8456) | 14 (172) | 20 (168.6172) | 39 (162.8228) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bedford, TX | 18 / 46 (655.4400) | 28 (158.2628) | 19 (164.5600) | 14 (165.7600) | 13 (166.8572) |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX | 7 / 30 (662.7656) | 24 (154.2516) | 1 (174.2856) | 15 (163.3828) | 2 (170.8456) |
| Sep 3, 2016 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 13 / 58 (669.6912) | 10 (171.9884) | 4 (173.7372) | 54 (150.8228) | 5 (173.1428) |
| Sep 4, 2015 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 47 / 70 (640) | 47 (158.8916) | 19 (166.8572) | 34 (164.5484) | 68 (149.7028) |