High-water mark
671.8860
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.8860 at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 31, 2015
Driftwood BBQ
Driftwood BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 15th of 30 at the Smokin' in the Ville (2016). They finished #1955 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Drift Wood BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 13, 2014
latest Sep 28, 2019 · 5.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.69 · weakest Brisket (154.94)
Road miles
1,482
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,231 mi
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$8,225
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
643.13 / 720
4 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) | #1996 (65 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 179.4400 | 152.5372 | 166.69 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3712 | 161.1428 | 162.25 | top 70% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 148.5716 | 159.26 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 143.9200 | 154.94 | top 79% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
138
finished ahead 49 times, behind 92
Longest layoff
3.4 yrs
Apr 29, 2016 → Sep 28, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20161 milestone
- Peak power rating (1502) Smokin' in the Ville
20154 milestones
- First call Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.8860 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Career-best overall score671.8860 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.8 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Jul 31, 2015 |
| +2.8 | Smokin' in the Ville | Apr 29, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Sep 28, 2019 |
| -5.8 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | Jun 13, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2019 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI | 34 / 36 (610.1716) | 33 (152.5372) | 24 (161.1428) | 36 (148.5716) | 33 (147.9200) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS | 15 / 30 (658.0912) | 11 (169.6800) | 20 (163.3712) | 19 (158.8000) | 14 (166.2400) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 17 / 38 (671.8860) | 2 (179.4400) | 30 (162.2400) | 15 (168.5372) | 30 (161.6688) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 30 / 41 (632.3540) | 22 (165.0856) | 27 (162.2284) | 28 (161.1200) | 41 (143.9200) |