High-water mark
672.5488
career-best overall
93.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.5488 at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) — 93.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 12, 2015
DRAGGIN BOOTY BBQ
DRAGGIN BOOTY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 8th of 28 at the 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off (2016). They are ranked #2322 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1526
peak 1526 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 13, 2014
latest May 27, 2016 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.08
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.21 · weakest Brisket (165.69)
Road miles
253
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
668.94 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1637 (148 pts) | #1869 (123 pts) | #1724 (148 pts) | #1713 (158 pts) | #2131 (98 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1425 (177 pts) | #1767 (122 pts) | #1082 (307 pts) | #1352 (227 pts) | #1647 (142 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1228 (232 pts) | #1083 (307 pts) | #1436 (202 pts) | #1525 (182 pts) | #1156 (272 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DRAGGIN BOOTY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
66 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,330 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1531
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,320 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1529
They turned up 8 years after DRAGGIN BOOTY BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#2,316 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1528
Level with DRAGGIN BOOTY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,326 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1526
3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#2,329 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1539
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,319 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1542
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 163.3828 | 167.40 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 163.9428 | 168.21 | top 33% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4288 | 161.0972 | 167.64 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 161.6800 | 165.69 | top 47% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 37% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 42% | Jun 12, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
143
finished ahead 127 times, behind 74
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- First overall top-10 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off
- Peak power rating (1526) 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off
- Most recent contest 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off
20151 milestone
- Career-best overall score672.5488 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- First call Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.1256 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4172 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.8 | 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off | May 27, 2016 |
| +8.1 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 26, 2014 |
| +4.7 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | Jun 13, 2014 |
| +3.9 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) | Jun 12, 2015 |
| +0.6 | 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff | May 22, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 48% | 93.4% | 93% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 93.1% | 92.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2016 | 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off Kennett, MO | 8 / 28 (671.3372) | 11 (167.4172) | 8 (169.1084) | 7 (171.4288) | 16 (163.3828) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR | 21 / 49 (672.5488) | 29 (165.6916) | 12 (170.2972) | 14 (170.2856) | 27 (166.2744) |
| May 22, 2015 | 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff Kennett, MO | 17 / 32 (666.1712) | 24 (163.3828) | 5 (172.5484) | 14 (168.5600) | 20 (161.6800) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 13 / 48 (664.5028) | 5 (170.8344) | 14 (165.1428) | 18 (166.8456) | 21 (161.6800) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 20 / 49 (670.1256) | 18 (169.6684) | 32 (163.9428) | 39 (161.0972) | 7 (175.4172) |