A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings
DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
DROP THE GLOVES BBQ
DROP THE GLOVES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 31st of 46 at the Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition (2017). They are ranked #4635 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1470
peak 1470 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 9, 2017
latest Oct 18, 2019 · 2.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.61 · weakest Brisket (147.85)
Road miles
239
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 45 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$9,400
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
619.28 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1524 (120 pts) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1555 (130 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DROP THE GLOVES BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,648 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,645 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Level with DROP THE GLOVES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,646 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,649 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,629 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUST Q IT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| GUZZY-Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOG STREET BULLIES | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOWER LOWER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 302SMOKE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DANTE'S INFERNO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGHEADED BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 149.0628 | 155.63 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 152.5372 | 157.20 | top 61% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 150.2172 | 158.61 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9544 | 142.2628 | 147.85 | top 84% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boo-B-Que | 2 | 44 | 0 | top 70% | Oct 19, 2018 |
| Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | 2 | 31 | 0 | top 81% | Jun 8, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
DE
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
159
finished ahead 67 times, behind 242
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Boo-B-Que
20174 milestones
- First tracked contest Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1497) Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score637.6344 Boo-B-Que
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8800 Boo-B-Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Boo-B-Que | Oct 18, 2019 |
| -10.4 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | Jun 8, 2018 |
| -4.6 | Boo-B-Que | Oct 19, 2018 |
| -2.9 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | Jun 9, 2017 |
| -1.5 | Boo-B-Que | Oct 20, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 86% | 84.9% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 88.6% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2019 | Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE | 55 / 63 (605.4516) | 53 (153.0744) | 51 (154.2056) | 55 (150.2172) | 50 (147.9544) |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE | 56 / 73 (619.2916) | 63 (151.3944) | 54 (152.5372) | 25 (166.2628) | 61 (149.0972) |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 40 / 42 (603.2684) | 41 (149.0628) | 23 (160.5028) | 38 (151.4400) | 40 (142.2628) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | 44 / 69 (637.6344) | 31 (166.8800) | 44 (155.9772) | 42 (158.8228) | 47 (155.9544) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 31 / 46 (630.7772) | 35 (157.7144) | 15 (162.8000) | 15 (166.2856) | 43 (143.9772) |