A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE ON WHEELS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE ON WHEELS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
DRUM-B-QUE
DRUM-B-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 39th of 53 at the Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway (2014). They are ranked #5295 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Drum B Que”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1456
peak 1456 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 12, 2013
latest Aug 21, 2020 · 7.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.15 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 622.90 (-4.74)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.06
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.41 · weakest Brisket (147.25)
Road miles
265
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Purse competed for
$8,500
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
622.90 / 720
8 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 | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DRUM-B-QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DRUM-B-QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DRUM-B-QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,282 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to DRUM-B-QUE)
They've been 1513 at their best, 56 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,311 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,313 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1456
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before DRUM-B-QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,287 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with DRUM-B-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theslabs.com | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON WHEELS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHOP QUEY | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK ME PURPLE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PELLET ENVY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| K.C. CAN CREW | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wabash BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Outhouse BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| DIXIE MOON | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Brothers Different Mothers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PARK AVENUE PORK | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 141.1088 | 157.19 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 137.6916 | 159.41 | top 56% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 147.3712 | 159.05 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2972 | 139.4284 | 147.25 | top 86% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke In The Spring | 2 | 46 | 0 | top 75% | Apr 11, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,329
finished ahead 691 times, behind 1,788
Longest layoff
3.8 yrs
Oct 29, 2016 → Aug 21, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Bricks
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9428 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best overall score655.9428 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1498) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -11.7 | Smoke In The Spring | Apr 12, 2013 |
| -9.7 | Smoke on the Bricks | Aug 21, 2020 |
| -9.3 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| -4.9 | Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway | Aug 8, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 88% | 88% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 88.2% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 91.1% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2020 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 43 / 43 (623.8628) | 34 (166.8456) | 41 (157.1088) | 42 (156.5256) | 43 (143.3828) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 419 / 557 (633.5424) | 83 (172) | 224 (166.8456) | 527 (147.3712) | 506 (147.3256) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 585 / 606 (582.7204) | 589 (141.1088) | 598 (137.6916) | 398 (160.5256) | 553 (143.3944) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 477 / 552 (615.3716) | 428 (157.7144) | 532 (145.1088) | 282 (163.4284) | 474 (149.1200) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS | 39 / 53 (635.2568) | 46 (153.6456) | 21 (167.4056) | 28 (165.1084) | 49 (149.0972) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 46 / 73 (626.7540) | 49 (157.0968) | 17 (168.5372) | 66 (149.1428) | 53 (151.9772) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 127 / 535 (655.9428) | 139 (166.8228) | 150 (165.1200) | 70 (169.7028) | 324 (154.2972) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 62 / 71 (609.7140) | 68 (142.2858) | 19 (167.4286) | 47 (160.5712) | 69 (139.4284) |