Royal Schmidt's

Royal Schmidt's is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 12th of 35 at the Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (2021). Also listed in KCBS results as “Royal Schmidts”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1492

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 26, 2019

latest May 7, 2021 · 1.8 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

663.3596 / 720

Master · 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4288

Pork Ribs · Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition

Consistency

±58.63

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.96 · weakest Brisket (124.55)

Road miles

714

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 356 mi

Schedule strength

77%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

620.95 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (2 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

663.3596 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.3596 at 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 7, 2020

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

B-S BBQ OUTLAWS ahead in 100% of their meetings

B-S BBQ OUTLAWS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	167.4400	160	164.28	top 66%
Pork Ribs	4	1	171.4288	153.1656	162.87	top 56%
Pork	2	1	170.8344	165.0856	167.96	top 40%
Brisket	4	0	163.9656	20	124.55	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.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 67%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 73%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OK	2	top 73%
CO	1	top 34%
KS	1	top 100%

More numbers

Busiest season 2020 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 4 a different one every time

Opponents faced 162 finished ahead 52 times, behind 151

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20212 milestones

May 7 Peak power rating (1492) Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
May 7 Most recent contest Wild West BBQ Cook-Off

20202 milestones

Aug 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3596 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Aug 7 Career-best overall score663.3596 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

20193 milestones

Jul 26 First tracked contest Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition
Jul 26 First call Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition
Jul 26 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4288 Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.5	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 7, 2021
+4.9	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Aug 7, 2020

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition	Jul 26, 2019
-8.4	Beats, Brews, & BBQ	Jun 12, 2020

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	100%	top 34%	91.6%	91.6%
2020	2	0%	top 73%	92.1%	90.6%
2019	1	100%	top 100%	72.3%	72.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 7, 2021	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	12 / 35 (659.3716)	18 (165.7028)	14 (162.8800)	5 (170.8344)	19 (159.9544)
Aug 7, 2020	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	28 / 54 (663.3596)	26 (167.4400)	33 (163.9884)	—	33 (163.9656)
Jun 12, 2020	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	52 / 55 (640.5712)	52 (160)	54 (153.1656)	—	47 (154.2628)
Jul 26, 2019	Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition 🏅 Dodge City, KS	39 / 39 (520.4916)	27 (163.9772)	10 (171.4288)	26 (165.0856)	39 (20)