High-water mark
694.2516
career-best overall
96.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 694.2516 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest — 96.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 27, 2023
DROPTINE SMOKE
DROPTINE SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 26th of 211 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1520
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 8, 2023
latest Sep 27, 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 21%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.76
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.92 · weakest Chicken (166.82)
Road miles
630
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 630 mi
Purse competed for
$155K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
684.73 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 162.8228 | 166.82 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7372 | 169.1544 | 173.92 | top 26% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 168.5828 | 171.05 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 163.9656 | 172.94 | top 21% |
“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
More numbers
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
564
finished ahead 646 times, behind 147
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20236 milestones
- First tracked contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First call Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.1084 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Career-best overall score694.2516 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 26 / 211 (694.2516) | 87 (173.1084) | 134 (169.1544) | 48 (174.2744) | 14 (177.7144) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 92 / 487 (686.8344) | 340 (164.5256) | 62 (174.8688) | 179 (170.2856) | 16 (177.1544) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 32 / 99 (673.1084) | 63 (162.8228) | 3 (177.7372) | 40 (168.5828) | 52 (163.9656) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.