High-water mark
687.9204
career-best overall
95.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 687.9204 at Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest — 95.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 12, 2026
Royal Schmidts BBQ
Royal Schmidts BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 13th of 36 at the Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest (2026). Also listed in KCBS results as “Royal Schmidt's BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 31 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 22, 2019
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 7.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.12
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 174.29 · weakest Chicken (165.12)
Road miles
1,064
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 424 mi
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1609)
Purse competed for
$32K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
680.32 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 157.7028 | 165.12 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.0228 | 173.1316 | 174.29 | top 27% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 153.6228 | 167.39 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 179.4400 | 166.8572 | 173.52 | top 26% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
1 of 4 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
196
finished ahead 84 times, behind 121
Longest layoff
6.2 yrs
Apr 6, 2020 → Jun 12, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- Career-best overall score687.9204 Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
- Peak power rating (1511) Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ
- Most recent contest Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ
20194 milestones
- First tracked contest Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship
- First call Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.0628 Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.7 | Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship | Jun 22, 2019 |
| +5.4 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | Jun 12, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ | Sep 25, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 95.5% | 95.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 48% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ 🏅 North Platte, NE | 14 / 19 (683.9656) | 18 (157.7028) | 8 (173.7028) | 9 (173.1200) | 2 (179.4400) |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 13 / 36 (687.9204) | 34 (165.0972) | 13 (173.1316) | 6 (175.4172) | 4 (174.2744) |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO | 73 / 109 (160) | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship 🏅 Oklahoma City, OK | 13 / 27 (669.0628) | 8 (172.5600) | 1 (176.0228) | 24 (153.6228) | 15 (166.8572) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.