Three Brothers Different Mothers KS
Rating
1565
peak 1565
Contests
34
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#640
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 34 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
678.53 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 671.01 (+7.53)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.39
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.23 · weakest Brisket (165.65)
Road miles
3268
mi across 34 mapped stops · furthest 664 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Split Borders BBQ has finished one call ahead of Three Brothers Different Mothers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BURNT FINGER BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 25 of their 26 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Smoke Me Tender BBQ in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 5 visits.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 14% across 5 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 156.5140 | 169.23 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3828 | 167.86 | top 45% |
| Pork | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 150.2744 | 167.73 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 154.7772 | 165.65 | top 50% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 18 | 0 | top 41% |
| MO | 12 | 0 | top 54% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 27 | 0 | top 47% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (19 of 34 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork (34 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 671.01
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 | 683.2796 | 683.28 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 687.9428 | 683.37 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 691.3712 | 672.16 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 688.4452 | 679.62 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 682.7312 | 668.12 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 676.4340 | 660.83 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 680.4800 | 671.49 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 686.1828 | 666.87 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 25 / 157 (683.2796) | 9 (176.5600) | 67 (167.3828) | 20 (174.2628) | 69 (165.0740) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 158 / 401 (682.8232) | 20 (177.7144) | 41 (175.4516) | 270 (166.2516) | 283 (163.4056) |
| 2025-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 20 / 67 (679.3368) | 15 (173.1428) | 48 (160.5372) | 22 (173.1084) | 15 (172.5484) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 19 / 159 (687.9428) | 121 (158.7884) | 1 (180.0000) | 9 (177.1544) | 28 (172.0000) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 318 / 444 (659.2796) | 312 (164.5600) | 254 (168.0000) | 337 (162.7884) | 295 (163.9312) |
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 12 / 73 (691.3712) | 28 (170.2628) | 10 (173.7028) | 6 (177.1428) | 19 (170.2628) |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 49 / 65 (651.7824) | 47 (163.9312) | 28 (170.2628) | 62 (153.6456) | 44 (163.9428) |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 11 / 172 (686.2056) | 4 (178.2972) | 41 (169.1084) | 29 (171.9772) | 50 (166.8228) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 144 / 487 (682.2628) | 87 (174.2972) | 128 (172.5600) | 230 (168.5600) | 241 (166.8456) |
| 2023-09-15 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 12 / 26 (688.4452) | 11 (173.1084) | 6 (174.2628) | 14 (169.6684) | 10 (171.4056) |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 36 / 57 (663.2800) | 22 (171.9656) | 51 (156.5372) | 32 (169.6800) | 31 (165.0972) |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 17 / 167 (684.4800) | 8 (175.4056) | 22 (172.5600) | 12 (174.8572) | 84 (161.6572) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 335 / 505 (655.3028) | 383 (161.7028) | 369 (162.8000) | 212 (168.5600) | 321 (162.2400) |
| 2022-09-16 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 12 / 33 (682.7312) | 9 (174.2628) | 11 (171.9656) | 21 (150.2744) | 23 (166.2400) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 42 / 54 (658.1828) | 36 (166.8228) | 34 (167.4516) | 50 (155.9084) | 32 (168.0000) |
| 2022-07-29 | Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship Shenandoah, IA | 11 / 27 (679.9200) | 5 (174.2628) | 14 (167.4288) | 10 (170.2628) | 9 (167.9656) |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 41 / 164 (666.1712) | 72 (164.5256) | 27 (170.2856) | 48 (169.1200) | 75 (162.2400) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 43 / 72 (670.6740) | 51 (166.2284) | 48 (166.2400) | 22 (170.8228) | 41 (167.3828) |
| 2022-04-01 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 25 / 56 (663.8284) | 25 (165.6800) | 11 (171.9772) | 25 (166.2400) | 39 (159.9312) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 313 / 467 (648.3768) | 239 (165.7028) | 329 (161.6456) | 275 (163.3828) | 335 (157.6456) |
| 2021-08-21 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 Excelsior Springs, MO | 26 / 30 (659.8056) | 22 (169.6684) | 21 (165.6800) | 13 (169.6800) | 28 (154.7772) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 Excelsior Springs, MO | 25 / 40 (676.4340) | 20 (171.9656) | 22 (169.1200) | 19 (169.6800) | 24 (165.6684) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 78 / 105 (658.7196) | 97 (156.5140) | 92 (159.4172) | 49 (169.6800) | 23 (173.1084) |
| 2020-09-05 | Mozingo Lake BBQ Maryville, MO | 13 / 34 (680.4800) | 17 (165.6800) | 8 (173.1316) | 14 (167.9656) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 39 / 55 (671.2684) | 22 (171.9656) | 16 (172.5600) | 40 (166.2400) | 40 (160.5028) |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 40 / 68 (662.7312) | 19 (171.9656) | 59 (155.3828) | 31 (169.1428) | 30 (166.2400) |
| 2019-10-25 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 31 / 44 (658.1372) | 18 (170.2744) | 9 (172.0000) | 41 (151.9200) | 34 (163.9428) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 245 / 468 (658.6968) | 185 (167.9656) | 214 (166.2628) | 243 (165.1084) | 310 (159.3600) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 12 / 68 (686.1828) | 14 (173.1200) | 26 (170.8228) | 26 (167.9772) | 9 (174.2628) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 18 / 41 (674.6968) | 27 (165.0856) | 33 (161.6456) | 1 (178.2972) | 14 (169.6684) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 28 / 49 (655.7936) | 39 (158.2400) | 19 (166.8112) | 15 (168.5140) | 27 (162.2284) |
| 2019-05-03 | Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character St. Joseph, MO | 10 / 39 (674.2288) | 1 (177.7144) | 32 (156.5716) | 14 (169.1200) | 7 (170.8228) |
| 2019-04-12 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 26 / 54 (660.3768) | 23 (167.3712) | 12 (169.6800) | 29 (165.6800) | 36 (157.6456) |
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) | #641 (145 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #766 (85 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #640 (235 pts) | #683 (255 pts) | #531 (405 pts) | #611 (280 pts) | #672 (230 pts) |