High-water mark
338.2400
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 338.2400 at Minnesota in May (Backyard) — 94.0% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- May 13, 2022
BATTLE DRUM SMOKERS
BATTLE DRUM SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2022. Their best overall finish is 9th of 38 at the Minnesota in May (Backyard) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 13, 2022
latest May 13, 2022
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.82)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 173.7028 | 173.70 | top 8% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 161.0972 | 162.82 | top 75% |
“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.
More numbers
Most contests held in
MN
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
2 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
37
finished ahead 29 times, behind 8
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20227 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May (Masters)
- First call Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- First overall top-10 Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score338.2400 Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- Career-best overall score338.2400 Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7028 Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- Most recent contest Minnesota in May (Backyard)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 9 / 38 (338.2400) | 3 (173.7028) | 14 (164.5372) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 25 (161.0972) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | — | — | — | — | — |