High-water mark
682.8000
career-best overall
94.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.8000 at September Fest — 94.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 11, 2026
Drum Smoke BBQ
Drum Smoke BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 16 at the September Fest (2026). They are ranked #6056 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1431
peak 1431 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2024
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 2.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
8% of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
662.41 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 645.37 (+17.04)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.07
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.11 · weakest Chicken (160.54)
Road miles
948
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 214 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$70K
listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
645.37 / 720
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #428 (420 pts) | #449 (450 pts) | #344 (677 pts) | #428 (450 pts) | #384 (515 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #759 (171 pts) | #834 (171 pts) | #773 (226 pts) | #801 (171 pts) | #728 (201 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #977 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Drum Smoke BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
56 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,063 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Drum Smoke BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Drum Smoke BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,053 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Drum Smoke BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,050 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,058 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
They were already cooking in 2018, 6 years before Drum Smoke BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#6,059 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1431
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleacher Bums BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BooyaQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-JITSU | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sailor Nicks BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Shiggin aint easy | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TIRE SMOKE BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Thin Blue BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Maestros | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DAT'S BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BO B Q BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KEVLAR BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| B&R SMOKE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 149.0744 | 160.54 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 145.6344 | 162.11 | top 73% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 150.7772 | 162.04 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 142.2172 | 161.43 | top 73% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 90% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 88% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All American BBQ Throwdown | 3 | 30 | 0 | top 82% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Smoke in the Mitten | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 98% | May 1, 2026 |
| GLBBQA Spring Fling | 2 | 54 | 0 | top 97% | Apr 18, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
7 contests
Contests a season
4
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MI
10 of 12 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
12 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
175
finished ahead 55 times, behind 385
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20267 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7544 GLBBQA Spring Fling
- First call Buckeye BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 Buckeye BBQ Classic
- 10th tracked contest All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First overall top-10 September Fest
- Career-best overall score682.8000 September Fest
- Most recent contest September Fest
20242 milestones
- First tracked contest GLBBQA Spring Fling
- Peak power rating (1488) GLBBQA Spring Fling
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2 | All American BBQ Throwdown | Jul 31, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | Apr 19, 2024 |
| -11 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | Apr 18, 2025 |
| -9.3 | Smoke in the Mitten | May 1, 2026 |
| -8.8 | Smoke in the Mitten | May 9, 2025 |
| -8.6 | All American BBQ Throwdown | Aug 1, 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 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29% | top 80% | 94.8% | 91.9% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 88.6% | 87.6% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 89.9% | 85.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 10 / 16 (682.8000) | 10 (167.9656) | 8 (170.8572) | 10 (169.1200) | 5 (174.8572) |
| Jul 31, 2026 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 30 / 45 (673.6572) | 17 (173.1428) | 31 (168.5600) | 19 (170.2744) | 40 (161.6800) |
| Jul 31, 2026 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 17 (170.2628) | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 23 / 30 (666.6968) | 29 (154.7540) | 4 (176) | 23 (167.3828) | 18 (168.5600) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH | 34 / 39 (642.1256) | 32 (160.5484) | 34 (159.3600) | 33 (160.5372) | 30 (161.6800) |
| May 1, 2026 | Smoke in the Mitten 🏅 Westland, MI | 34 / 34 (646.7888) | 34 (158.2744) | 32 (160.5600) | 27 (163.9656) | 21 (163.9888) |
| Apr 17, 2026 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 42 / 48 (658.7544) | 46 (158.8228) | 44 (163.3944) | 27 (169.7028) | 30 (166.8344) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 41 / 43 (632.3884) | 39 (155.3600) | 15 (169.7028) | 39 (157.6456) | 43 (149.6800) |
| May 9, 2025 | Smoke in the Mitten 🏅 Westland, MI | 25 / 26 (622.6284) | 26 (152.5140) | 24 (153.6228) | 25 (150.8116) | 19 (165.6800) |
| Apr 18, 2025 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI | 54 / 56 (638.1372) | 35 (169.7144) | 56 (151.3372) | 52 (158.8572) | 50 (158.2284) |
| Aug 2, 2024 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 33 / 40 (647.3944) | 32 (165.7144) | 37 (155.9772) | 29 (163.3828) | 25 (162.3200) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI | 61 / 62 (587.7032) | 60 (149.0744) | 61 (145.6344) | 61 (150.7772) | 60 (142.2172) |