DRIFTERS Q KS
Rating
1494
peak 1505 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2019-05-31
latest 2025-06-13
Best ToY finish
#618
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
677.83 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 668.85 (+8.98)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.53
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.29 · weakest Brisket (160.47)
Road miles
2012
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 490 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Purse competed for
$100K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
668.85 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BrewsCue in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, TEAM BREW & QUE has out-cooked them in 3 of 4 shared chicken entries.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 51% across 3 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177.7144 | 165.6912 | 171.29 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 158.8460 | 168.04 | top 54% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5144 | 169.05 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 140.5372 | 160.47 | top 70% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 5 | 0 | top 59% |
| NE | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 50% | 2025-06-13 |
| Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2) | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 71% | 2022-07-30 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (5 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 668.85 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-31 — First tracked contest · 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- 📣 2020-08-21 — First call · Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest
- 🔥 2024-06-07 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
- ⭐ 2024-06-07 — Career-best overall score (697.6684) · Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
- 📈 2024-07-19 — Peak power rating (1505) · Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.8 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2024-06-07 |
| +3.2 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ | 2024-07-19 |
| +2.7 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2023-06-02 |
| +2.6 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 2021-05-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2025-06-13 |
| -9.5 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | 2020-08-21 |
| -2.8 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1) | 2022-07-29 |
| -2.1 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 2019-05-31 |
| -0.9 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2) | 2022-07-30 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 83% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 96.9% | 95.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 71% | 94.4% | 92.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 88% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 30 / 36 (655.8512) | 25 (166.2856) | 30 (159.9428) | 28 (165.0856) | 30 (164.5372) |
| 2024-07-19 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 16 / 36 (682.1600) | 14 (171.9772) | 6 (175.4172) | 16 (171.9656) | 27 (162.8000) |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 7 / 43 (697.6684) | 13 (174.2744) | 22 (170.2512) | 4 (180.0000) | 10 (173.1428) |
| 2023-06-02 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 15 / 28 (673.6112) | 3 (176.0000) | 20 (164.5372) | 17 (168.5140) | 18 (164.5600) |
| 2022-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 17 / 25 (679.8628) | 4 (177.7144) | 15 (170.8228) | 16 (171.9656) | 20 (159.3600) |
| 2022-07-29 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 19 / 26 (656.4456) | 18 (165.6916) | 13 (170.8228) | 13 (168.5372) | 23 (151.3940) |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 25 / 46 (671.3828) | 31 (165.6912) | 7 (174.2972) | 16 (170.2972) | 35 (161.0972) |
| 2020-08-21 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 38 / 43 (645.1204) | 1 (177.1772) | 39 (158.8460) | 20 (168.5600) | 42 (140.5372) |
| 2019-05-31 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 23 / 39 (657.5544) | 20 (166.8344) | 18 (167.3828) | 34 (156.5144) | 17 (166.8228) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #618 (270 pts) | #724 (235 pts) | #726 (250 pts) | #591 (315 pts) | #773 (195 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1093 (103 pts) | #733 (228 pts) | #1358 (78 pts) | #1168 (93 pts) | #1185 (88 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #848 (171 pts) | #668 (286 pts) | #841 (211 pts) | #799 (206 pts) | #964 (136 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #877 (165 pts) | #1091 (105 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #406 (285 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #838 (85 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1889 (70 pts) | #1886 (85 pts) | #1822 (95 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #1748 (100 pts) |