The heartbreaker
2.8800
points from the title
Came within 2.8800 points of the Grand Championship at Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships (Aug 16, 2024).
3 Cow Cartel
3 Cow Cartel is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 41 at the Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships (2024), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1516
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Aug 16, 2024
their only contest in the data
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contest
Avg finish
top 5%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 180 · weakest Brisket (172.55)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 180 | 180 | top 2% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 174.8572 | 174.86 | top 12% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 177.7144 | 177.71 | top 7% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 172.5484 | 172.55 | top 22% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2024 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 2 / 41 (705.1200) | 1 (180) | 5 (174.8572) | 3 (177.7144) | 9 (172.5484) |