High-water mark
665.6916
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.6916 at Lakeland Pig Festival — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Backyard
- Jan 28, 2022
Drunkin Brothers BBQ
Drunkin Brothers BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 25 at the Plant City Pig Jam (2022). They are ranked #2077 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Drunkin Brother's BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1535
peak 1535 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
Jan 24, 2020
latest Jan 22, 2026 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
25% of 16 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±70.21
spread of their Backyard (4-meat) overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.59 · weakest Brisket (160.59)
Road miles
183
across 16 mapped stops · furthest 34 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$177K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
659 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
333.84 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
626.42 / 720
5 Backyard (4-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Drunkin Brothers BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
72 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,075 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1539
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Drunkin Brothers BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,084 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1535
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,082 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1538
Fewer contests behind them than Drunkin Brothers BBQ has cooked, 10 to 16, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#2,070 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1547
They were already cooking in 2013, 7 years before Drunkin Brothers BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1550
Level with Drunkin Brothers BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,073 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1536
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accutech BBQ | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| K & E's Little Smokers | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Ain't EZ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Double Barrel Smokers | 9 | 5 | 3 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Dog BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Belly Bustin Bistro | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Slapulator BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Cooters N Smoke | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQmyway | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 174.2744 | 158.2288 | 167.46 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 177.7028 | 159.3832 | 167.59 | top 35% |
| Pork | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 159.9656 | 166.14 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 141.0516 | 160.59 | top 41% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 47% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 5 | 5 | 0 | top 42% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Plant City Pig Jam | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 32% | Nov 21, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
16 of 16 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
388
finished ahead 439 times, behind 318
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Nov 17, 2017 → Jan 24, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1535) Lakeland Pig Festival
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20232 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Lakeland Pig Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Lakeland Pig Festival
20222 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- Career-best overall score665.6916 Lakeland Pig Festival
20211 milestone
- First overall top-10 Plant City Pig Jam
20202 milestones
- First call Lakeland Pig Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1600 Fire it up Frostproof!
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest The Tiger Town Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 22, 2026 |
| +13.9 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 19, 2021 |
| +13.5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 28, 2022 |
| +11.7 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 18, 2022 |
| +2.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 26, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 24, 2020 |
| -4.1 | Fire it up Frostproof! | Mar 6, 2020 |
| -3.8 | Budweiser Smoke on the Water | Feb 3, 2023 |
| -1.7 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 21, 2025 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 8% | 95.9% | 95.9% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 61% | 92.2% | 91.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 16% | 92.5% | 91.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 11% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 90.9% | 79.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 5 / 63 (345.1088) | 15 (168.5488) | 5 (176.5600) | 4 (176.5600) | 13 (166.2628) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 15 / 31 (328.5032) | 9 (169.1200) | 19 (159.3832) | 10 (165.1200) | 17 (154.7772) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 28 / 61 (327.9204) | 51 (158.2288) | 14 (169.6916) | 13 (168.5600) | 10 (167.4628) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Budweiser Smoke on the Water 🏅 Winter Haven, FL | 33 / 47 (663.8400) | 35 (165.0972) | 39 (163.9772) | 36 (163.9428) | 21 (170.8228) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 26 / 51 (656.4232) | 17 (166.8344) | 1 (177.7028) | 10 (170.8344) | 51 (141.0516) |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 4 / 25 (658.1600) | 8 (165.6800) | 6 (168) | 10 (162.2400) | 7 (162.2400) |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 9 / 60 (665.6916) | 10 (167.3944) | 18 (163.4516) | 11 (165.1200) | 7 (169.7256) |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 4 / 37 (665.6232) | 2 (171.9772) | 2 (173.1316) | 8 (162.2744) | 12 (158.2400) |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL | 23 / 32 (654.1600) | 2 (174.2744) | 21 (163.4172) | 20 (166.8228) | 27 (149.6456) |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 49 / 53 (486.2056) | — | 28 (160.5372) | 25 (159.9656) | 10 (165.7028) |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 21, 2014 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 23, 2014 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |