High-water mark
671.3484
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3484 at Pitmasters in Paradise — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 25, 2026
Drunkin Brothers
Drunkin Brothers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 18th of 58 at the Lakeland Pig Festival (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2019
latest Apr 25, 2026 · 7.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.84)
Road miles
28
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$56K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
658.75 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
647.35 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 167.3944 | 169.89 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 147.3828 | 158.84 | top 74% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2512 | 159.9544 | 163.96 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 152.5028 | 162.26 | top 61% |
“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 79% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
171
finished ahead 92 times, behind 98
Longest layoff
4.8 yrs
Jan 25, 2019 → Nov 17, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3484 Pitmasters in Paradise
- Career-best overall score671.3484 Pitmasters in Paradise
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9656 Pitmasters in Paradise
- Most recent contest Pitmasters in Paradise
20192 milestones
- First call Lakeland Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1508) Lakeland Pig Festival
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 25, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 17, 2023 |
| -5.6 | Pitmasters in Paradise | Apr 25, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 80% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | Pitmasters in Paradise 🏅 Auburndale, FL | 27 / 35 (671.3484) | 20 (171.9656) | 31 (162.8344) | 21 (170.2512) | 26 (166.2972) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 20 / 25 (646.1488) | 8 (167.3944) | 12 (166.2972) | 22 (159.9544) | 24 (152.5028) |
| Jan 25, 2019 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 18 / 58 (647.3484) | 6 (170.2972) | 49 (147.3828) | 21 (161.6800) | 7 (167.9884) |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |