A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings
DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
BRANDYWINE SMOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1436
peak 1436 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2017-06-09
latest 2023-06-30
Best ToY finish
#1086
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
572.26 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 583.99 (-11.73)
Walk rate
11%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±56.23
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.97 · weakest Brisket (148.93)
Road miles
322
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Purse competed for
$1K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
583.99 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
316.48 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−7.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.04 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.
- Brisket avg 148.93
- Chicken avg 155.97
- 0 calls in 7 entries
The comeback
4.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.9 years, then back at K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-06-30).
- last seen 2018-08-24
- back 2023-06-30
Boom or bust
±7.64%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±7.64% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 82.0% of a perfect score
- best 87.9%
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
61 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5917 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5916 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5919 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before BRANDYWINE SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
No shared contest yet.
Level with BRANDYWINE SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5925 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 3 years before BRANDYWINE SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5920 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before BRANDYWINE SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEKEND SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DANTE'S INFERNO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGHEADED BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Many Moons BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 50 Shades of Pork | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 140.5028 | 155.97 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 141.0972 | 151.10 | top 83% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1084 | 143.3828 | 151.62 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0972 | 137.6344 | 148.93 | top 79% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 5 | 0 | top 88% |
| DE | 2 | 0 | top 98% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 92% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 64 | 0 | top 96% | 2018-08-24 |
| Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | 2 | 41 | 0 | top 98% | 2018-06-08 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.1 yrs
2017-06-09 → 2023-06-30
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
5 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 155.97 · weakest Brisket (148.93)
Walk rate
11%
a top-10 call in 1 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
11%
1 of 9 contests
Master average
583.99
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
316.48
out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
235
50–357 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
322
9 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi
Schedule strength
1564
average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$590
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Longest layoff
4.9 yrs
2018-08-24 → 2023-06-30
Power rating
1436
peak 1436 · #5922 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park
- 2017
- Peak power rating (1487) Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score631.8284 Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.2856 Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 2023
- First call K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.5 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-06-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | 2017-06-09 |
| -11.2 | New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) | 2018-08-24 |
| -11 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2017-08-25 |
| -9.7 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | 2018-06-08 |
| -9.5 | Twin Valley Fire And Smoke | 2018-05-18 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.8% | 78.6% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.8% | 84.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 8 / 12 (316.4800) | 10 (155.3828) | 8 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2018-08-24 | New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA | 71 / 71 (450.1260) | — | 31 (159.9772) | 63 (147.3600) | 59 (142.7888) |
| 2018-06-08 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 41 / 42 (590.6744) | 33 (156.5828) | 40 (145.6572) | 39 (150.8000) | 41 (137.6344) |
| 2018-05-25 | *Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Gettysburg, PA | 31 / 35 (618.0228) | 26 (160.5256) | 32 (151.9200) | 34 (148.4800) | 25 (157.0972) |
| 2018-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA | 44 / 47 (603.7940) | 46 (140.5028) | 43 (150.8116) | 28 (161.1084) | 38 (151.3712) |
| 2017-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 64 / 69 (598.6628) | 46 (157.6456) | 68 (141.0972) | 68 (143.3828) | 40 (156.5372) |
| 2017-08-11 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 32 / 47 (631.8284) | 25 (166.2856) | 36 (155.9660) | 34 (157.6340) | 34 (151.9428) |
| 2017-06-09 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 45 / 46 (594.8116) | 38 (154.8572) | 45 (142.2400) | 40 (152.5712) | 42 (145.1432) |
| 2016-06-10 | The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #278 (112 pts) | #262 (132 pts) | — | — |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1086 (240 pts) | #1319 (180 pts) | #1173 (240 pts) | #1159 (240 pts) | #1154 (240 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |