A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Driftwood Smokers
Driftwood Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 54 at the Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival (2018). They are ranked #5442 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 17, 2018
latest Aug 15, 2025 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.57 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 636.43 (-3.86)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.12
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.69 · weakest Brisket (155.79)
Road miles
1
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)
Purse competed for
$63K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.43 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1037 (105 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1168 (80 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1087 (110 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Driftwood Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,425 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,437 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Driftwood Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,443 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Driftwood Smokers's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,449 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Level with Driftwood Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,434 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1453
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACME BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| House of Swine | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Bluedog BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Beachdogs 502 BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| McQ Smokers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH ON THE HAWG | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WHISKEY WHISKERS BBQ COMPANY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0344 | 158.7884 | 165.69 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 148.5256 | 156.69 | top 82% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7600 | 151.9200 | 158.26 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 149.6800 | 155.79 | top 82% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 4 | 33 | 0 | top 81% | Aug 19, 2022 |
| Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 89% | Aug 16, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
137
finished ahead 54 times, behind 263
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Aug 16, 2019 → Aug 20, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7600 Madison Ribberfest
- Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest
20184 milestones
- First tracked contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1256 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- Career-best overall score658.1256 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1500) Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Aug 20, 2021 |
| -8.6 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Aug 19, 2022 |
| -8.1 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues | Aug 18, 2023 |
| -8 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues | Aug 16, 2024 |
| -7.9 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Aug 16, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 88% | 88% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2025 | Madison Ribberfest 🏅 Madison, IN | 38 / 45 (646.2400) | 41 (162.2284) | 41 (155.4172) | 16 (173.7600) | 41 (154.8344) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues 🏅 Madison, IN | 44 / 49 (633.5768) | 21 (170.8456) | 45 (155.9656) | 47 (155.9884) | 46 (150.7772) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues 🏅 Madison, IN | 36 / 41 (627.2684) | 32 (166.2628) | 40 (148.5256) | 35 (155.9656) | 35 (156.5144) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN | 41 / 45 (622.6860) | 37 (162.2744) | 40 (155.9200) | 40 (152.5372) | 39 (151.9544) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN | 38 / 43 (633.0744) | 15 (172.0344) | 38 (155.3828) | 38 (155.9772) | 43 (149.6800) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN | 40 / 47 (634.0224) | 40 (158.7884) | 40 (155.9428) | 35 (161.6572) | 35 (157.6340) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 33 / 54 (658.1256) | 30 (167.4056) | 17 (169.6800) | 51 (151.9200) | 22 (169.1200) |