DRUM DADDY BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1736

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1550

peak 1555 · rated over 34 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-08-01

latest 2021-06-04

Best ToY finish

#392

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 37 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

691.4288 / 720

Master · Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

668.76 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 651.91 (+16.85)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork Ribs · Black Silo Winery

Consistency

±34.62

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.91 · weakest Brisket (162.25)

Road miles

2,845

mi across 37 mapped stops · furthest 264 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$124K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.91 / 720

36 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (13 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 10%

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 3 category wins at UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series) (2018-05-04).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

High-water mark

691.4288 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.4288 at Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-09-23

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HIGH i QUE has finished one call ahead of DRUM DADDY BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 1 Grand Championship

2018 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 39%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 39%

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.67 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 16% of the time against 16%.

Brisket avg 162.25
Chicken avg 166.91
6 calls in 37 entries

The drought

10 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series) on 2018-05-04 — 10 contests and 8.3 years ago.

last GC 2018-05-04
8.3 years ago

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

17 of 22 shared chicken entries lost

HIGH i QUE ahead 77% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HIGH i QUE has out-cooked them in 17 of 22 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

PARK AVENUE PORK has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 38% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 38% across 7 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

7 May contests
top 51% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 32nd

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55 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Smokin R's

#1735 of the rated field

1550 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1558

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DRUM DADDY BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DRUM DADDY BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-04-03

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SEXY Q

#1742 of the rated field

1550 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1553

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to DRUM DADDY BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2017-09-01

⚔ Head-to-head

HOGS ON THE RUN

#1740 of the rated field

1550 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1553

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DRUM DADDY BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before DRUM DADDY BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Modest Meats

#1739 of the rated field

1550 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1578

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 41 contests to 37, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 39 contests
last seen 2026-06-12
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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UNCLE BUD'S BBQ

#1726 of the rated field

1550 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1562

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 59 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 59 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

THE SNORTIN' BOAR

#1738 of the rated field

1550 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2019-07-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HIGH i QUE	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
Boxer Q BBQ	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
Sublime BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
777 BBQ	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
3 PIGS SMOKIN	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	37	6	2	4	178.8800	154.2516	166.91	top 47%
Pork Ribs	37	7	2	2	180.0000 🔥	139.9088	162.38	top 56%
Pork	36	8	1	3	176.6172	146.7656	165.30	top 49%
Brisket	37	6	0	1	177.7372	145.0628	162.25	top 54%

“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	30	0	top 54%
MO	6	1	top 34%
OK	1	0	top 50%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	1	top 13%
Medium (20–39)	14	0	top 51%
Large (40+)	21	0	top 54%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	5	32	0	top 50%	2020-10-30
UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series)	2	1	1	top 10%	2018-05-04
Smoke on the Trails	2	12	0	top 41%	2020-09-11
Border War Barbeque	2	11	0	top 45%	2017-10-27
*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2	16	0	top 52%	2017-06-09
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2	79	0	top 73%	2015-09-25

The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.8 yrs 2014-08-01 → 2021-06-04

Busiest season 2017 10 contests

Contests a season 4.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 30 of 37 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 28 6 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 37 entries · 2 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.91 · weakest Brisket (162.25)

Walk rate 43% a top-10 call in 16 of 37 contests

Overall top-10 rate 14% 5 of 37 contests

Wins it all 3% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2018-05-04 UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series)

Master average 651.91 out of 720 · 36 contests · 1 GC

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,568 1,637–1,671 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,845 37 mapped stops · furthest 264 mi

Schedule strength 1578 average field rating faced — tougher than 62% of rated contests

Purse competed for $123,500 listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 9 state-championship entries

Power rating 1550 peak 1555 · #1736 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2014
Aug 1 First tracked contest Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
2015
May 8 First call Wheatstock Grill Off
May 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2288 Wheatstock Grill Off
2016
May 6 First overall top-10 UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series)
May 6 First overall podium UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series)
May 20 10th tracked contest Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
Sep 23 Career-best overall score691.4288 Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest
2017
Oct 27 25th tracked contest Border War Barbeque
2018
May 4 First category win (Chicken) UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series)
May 4 First Grand Championship UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series)
May 4 First multi-meat day UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series)
2020
Jun 19 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Black Silo Winery
Jun 19 Peak power rating (1555) Black Silo Winery
2021
Jun 4 Most recent contest Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest	2016-09-23
+14.6	McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary(JUDGES FULL)	2017-06-02
+12.5	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	2019-09-12
+12.5	Border War Barbeque	2016-10-21
+12	*Smoke On the Trails	2017-09-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	*Eureka BBQ Bash	2016-06-17
-10.5	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	2014-08-01
-10.3	Smoke in the Spring	2015-04-10
-7.5	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2014-09-26
-7	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2018-09-15

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)
2021	1	0	0	0	0%	top 57%	92.4%	92.4%
2020	4	0	0	1	25%	top 56%	93.9%	93%
2019	3	0	1	1	33%	top 35%	89.2%	89.2%
2018	4	1	1	3	75%	top 39%	95.2%	92.5%
2017	10	0	1	0	30%	top 49%	94.4%	91.5%
2016	8	0	2	0	50%	top 42%	96%	89.6%
2015	5	0	0	0	80%	top 69%	92.5%	88.5%
2014	2	0	0	0	0%	top 82%	87.1%	86.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-06-04	Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS	24 / 42 (665.1312)	18 (168.5828)	16 (170.8800)	35 (161.7028)	22 (163.9656)
2020-10-30	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	55 / 93 (670.1828)	28 (172.0000)	65 (165.1200)	38 (170.2628)	65 (162.8000)
2020-09-11	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	30 / 48 (665.1088)	30 (165.7372)	23 (168.5828)	37 (162.2516)	27 (168.5372)
2020-06-19	Black Silo Winery 🏅 Trenton, MO	16 / 31 (675.9656)	25 (165.1428)	1 (180.0000)	19 (166.2744)	23 (164.5484)
2020-03-13	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	34 / 68 (667.4060)	31 (168.0228)	52 (162.2744)	21 (171.9772)	33 (165.1316)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	41 / 468 (503.3368)	293 (162.8228)	106 (170.2856)	443 (146.7656)	328 (158.2628)
2019-05-03	UMB Smokin Vault BBQ Contest(Invitational Competitor's Series) unrated Kansas City, MO	3 / 16 (669.0744)	1 (178.8800)	9 (159.9544)	5 (165.1200)	3 (165.1200)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	80 / 104 (642.1832)	77 (162.2516)	94 (156.0000)	35 (168.5372)	81 (155.3944)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	353 / 467 (638.7084)	384 (157.6572)	276 (163.9884)	332 (159.9428)	343 (157.1200)
2018-06-01	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	15 / 36 (668.4912)	3 (176.5600)	17 (167.9884)	19 (165.1200)	27 (158.8228)
2018-05-04	UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series) unrated Kansas City, MO	1 / 14 (685.1084)	1 (173.1428)	1 (173.7028)	1 (172.5600)	5 (165.7028)
2018-04-06	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	32 / 103 (671.9316)	67 (163.9656)	55 (166.2744)	47 (166.8344)	6 (174.8572)
2017-10-27	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	28 / 46 (661.2116)	34 (164.5944)	32 (163.4400)	22 (168.0000)	25 (165.1772)
2017-09-29	*Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	12 / 64 (679.9772)	17 (170.8800)	28 (166.2856)	17 (170.8228)	15 (171.9888)
2017-09-22	*Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival Junction City, KS	18 / 35 (654.7432)	17 (167.4172)	14 (166.2744)	24 (162.8228)	24 (158.2288)
2017-07-28	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	21 / 27 (628.9944)	19 (163.3944)	23 (146.2516)	19 (156.5256)	20 (162.8228)
2017-07-14	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	18 / 26 (645.6228)	16 (166.2400)	22 (153.1200)	13 (166.2628)	15 (160.0000)
2017-06-09	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	24 / 42 (649.1088)	17 (165.7260)	36 (156.5256)	25 (162.3200)	21 (164.5372)
2017-06-02	McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary(JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	4 / 32 (672.6744)	12 (166.8800)	5 (172.0116)	2 (176.6172)	22 (157.1656)
2017-05-19	22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	15 / 59 (678.8344)	40 (164.5716)	4 (175.4400)	16 (169.7028)	18 (169.1200)
2017-05-05	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	25 / 29 (643.9432)	20 (165.7028)	23 (158.8688)	27 (155.9544)	16 (163.4172)
2017-04-07	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	34 / 100 (672.5144)	20 (172.5600)	83 (154.2400)	36 (168.5600)	5 (177.1544)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	272 / 557 (655.4288)	273 (164.5716)	282 (164.5828)	366 (161.1772)	231 (165.0972)
2016-10-21	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	11 / 38 (675.4060)	4 (176.5716)	22 (164.5600)	10 (170.2744)	19 (164.0000)
2016-09-23	Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest Junction City, KS	6 / 39 (691.4288)	18 (167.9772)	13 (169.1316)	7 (176.5828)	4 (177.7372)
2016-06-17	*Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	26 / 26 (482.8004)	12 (169.1428)	15 (162.8344)	—	24 (150.8232)
2016-06-10	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	16 / 34 (659.9316)	27 (156.5372)	13 (165.7028)	4 (174.2972)	14 (163.3944)
2016-05-20	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	23 / 46 (680.0004)	14 (175.4516)	19 (170.8460)	23 (167.4400)	31 (166.2628)
2016-05-06	UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) unrated Kansas City, MO	3 / 24 (649.1204)	7 (162.2972)	4 (165.7372)	3 (169.1544)	11 (151.9316)
2016-04-08	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	36 / 109 (665.7028)	32 (168.5600)	29 (167.4516)	44 (166.2856)	43 (163.4056)
2015-10-23	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	16 / 35 (665.6456)	14 (169.7028)	9 (170.2856)	14 (166.8228)	22 (158.8344)
2015-09-25	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	79 / 112 (627.2344)	44 (165.7028)	110 (139.9088)	6 (176.5600)	105 (145.0628)
2015-08-28	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	45 / 65 (633.0288)	38 (157.1200)	61 (147.3944)	46 (158.8344)	6 (169.6800)
2015-05-08	Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS	22 / 32 (650.2288)	2 (178.8800)	29 (155.9772)	29 (154.2744)	23 (161.0972)
2015-04-10	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	89 / 97 (611.3604)	59 (161.1772)	95 (145.6800)	80 (154.8344)	79 (149.6688)
2014-09-26	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	85 / 112 (618.7772)	96 (154.2516)	92 (148.5256)	56 (163.4400)	79 (152.5600)
2014-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	61 / 70 (626.8116)	34 (165.1428)	61 (152.0116)	62 (155.9428)	52 (153.7144)

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
2020 ↗	Master	#392 (281 pts)	#482 (236 pts)	#265 (471 pts)	#399 (286 pts)	#471 (246 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1578 (120 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1142 (230 pts)	#916 (355 pts)	#1239 (220 pts)	#1238 (210 pts)	#1012 (295 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#398 (934 pts)	#432 (884 pts)	#413 (939 pts)	#397 (969 pts)	#409 (944 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#600 (650 pts)	#565 (715 pts)	#653 (625 pts)	#583 (699 pts)	#618 (650 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#905 (357 pts)	#686 (552 pts)	#926 (382 pts)	#792 (467 pts)	#823 (437 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)