DRUM DADDY BBQ

DRUM DADDY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 37 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series) (2018). They are ranked #1751 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,751

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1550

peak 1555 · rated over 34 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 1, 2014

latest Jun 4, 2021 · 6.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#392

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% 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 🔥

Pork Ribs · Black Silo Winery

Consistency

±34.62

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.91 · weakest Brisket (162.25)

Road miles

2,845

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 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.91 / 720

36 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

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 Championship 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 contest 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) (May 4, 2018).

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
Sep 23, 2016

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-10
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

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The drought

10 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series) on May 4, 2018 — 10 contests and 8.5 years ago.

last GC May 4, 2018
8.5 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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DRUM DADDY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

WHEN PIGS FLY

#1,761 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1550

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 43 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Beer Belly BBQ

#1,745 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 63
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1599

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to DRUM DADDY BBQ)

They've been 1599 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 59 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin R's

#1,747 of the rated field

1550 power rating

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

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

Fewer contests behind them than DRUM DADDY BBQ has cooked, 14 to 37, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

SEXY Q

#1,749 of the rated field

1550 power rating

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

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

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before DRUM DADDY BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

THE SHED BBQ

#1,763 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1550

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to DRUM DADDY BBQ)

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

Ambition Que

#1,759 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 114
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1637

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

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 114 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 114 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

⚔ 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 🔥	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 field size and state

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%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	30	0	top 54%
MO	6	1	top 34%
OK	1	0	top 50%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	5	32	0	top 50%	Oct 30, 2020
UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series)	2	1	1	top 10%	May 4, 2018
Smoke on the Trails	2	12	0	top 41%	Sep 11, 2020
Border War Barbeque	2	11	0	top 45%	Oct 27, 2017
Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2	16	0	top 52%	Jun 9, 2017
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2	79	0	top 73%	Sep 25, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 10 contests

Contests a season 4.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 30 of 37 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 28 6 of them more than once

First title May 4, 2018 UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series)

Opponents faced 1,550 finished ahead 1,636 times, behind 1,671

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

20211 milestone

Jun 4 Most recent contest Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual

20202 milestones

Jun 19 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Black Silo Winery
Jun 19 Peak power rating (1555) Black Silo Winery

20183 milestones

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)

20171 milestone

Oct 27 25th tracked contest Border War Barbeque

20164 milestones

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

20152 milestones

May 8 First call Wheatstock Grill Off
May 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2288 Wheatstock Grill Off

20141 milestone

Aug 1 First tracked contest Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest	Sep 23, 2016
+14.6	McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 2, 2017
+12.5	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
+12.5	Border War Barbeque	Oct 21, 2016
+12	Smoke On the Trails	Sep 29, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	Eureka BBQ Bash	Jun 17, 2016
-10.5	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	Aug 1, 2014
-10.3	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 10, 2015
-7.5	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 26, 2014
-7	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
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%	93.2%	91.8%
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
Jun 4, 2021	Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS	24 / 42 (665.1312)	18 (168.5828)	16 (170.8800)	35 (161.7028)	22 (163.9656)
Oct 30, 2020	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	55 / 93 (670.1828)	28 (172)	65 (165.1200)	38 (170.2628)	65 (162.8000)
Sep 11, 2020	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	30 / 48 (665.1088)	30 (165.7372)	23 (168.5828)	37 (162.2516)	27 (168.5372)
Jun 19, 2020	Black Silo Winery 🏅 Trenton, MO	16 / 31 (675.9656)	25 (165.1428)	1 (180)	19 (166.2744)	23 (164.5484)
Mar 13, 2020	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	34 / 68 (667.4060)	31 (168.0228)	52 (162.2744)	21 (171.9772)	33 (165.1316)
Sep 12, 2019	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)
May 3, 2019	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)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	80 / 104 (642.1832)	77 (162.2516)	94 (156)	35 (168.5372)	81 (155.3944)
Sep 15, 2018	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)
Jun 1, 2018	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)
May 4, 2018	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)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	32 / 103 (671.9316)	67 (163.9656)	55 (166.2744)	47 (166.8344)	6 (174.8572)
Oct 27, 2017	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	28 / 46 (661.2116)	34 (164.5944)	32 (163.4400)	22 (168)	25 (165.1772)
Sep 29, 2017	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	12 / 64 (679.9772)	17 (170.8800)	28 (166.2856)	17 (170.8228)	15 (171.9888)
Sep 22, 2017	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)
Jul 28, 2017	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	21 / 27 (628.9944)	19 (163.3944)	23 (146.2516)	19 (156.5256)	20 (162.8228)
Jul 14, 2017	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	18 / 26 (645.6228)	16 (166.2400)	22 (153.1200)	13 (166.2628)	15 (160)
Jun 9, 2017	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	24 / 42 (649.1088)	17 (165.7260)	36 (156.5256)	25 (162.3200)	21 (164.5372)
Jun 2, 2017	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)
May 19, 2017	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)
May 5, 2017	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)
Apr 7, 2017	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)
Oct 29, 2016	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)
Oct 21, 2016	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	11 / 38 (675.4060)	4 (176.5716)	22 (164.5600)	10 (170.2744)	19 (164)
Sep 23, 2016	Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest Junction City, KS	6 / 39 (691.4288)	18 (167.9772)	13 (169.1316)	7 (176.5828)	4 (177.7372)
Jun 17, 2016	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	26 / 26 (482.8004)	12 (169.1428)	15 (162.8344)	—	24 (150.8232)
Jun 10, 2016	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	16 / 34 (659.9316)	27 (156.5372)	13 (165.7028)	4 (174.2972)	14 (163.3944)
May 20, 2016	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	23 / 46 (680.0004)	14 (175.4516)	19 (170.8460)	23 (167.4400)	31 (166.2628)
May 6, 2016	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)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	36 / 109 (665.7028)	32 (168.5600)	29 (167.4516)	44 (166.2856)	43 (163.4056)
Oct 23, 2015	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	16 / 35 (665.6456)	14 (169.7028)	9 (170.2856)	14 (166.8228)	22 (158.8344)
Sep 25, 2015	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	79 / 112 (627.2344)	44 (165.7028)	110 (139.9088)	6 (176.5600)	105 (145.0628)
Aug 28, 2015	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)
May 8, 2015	Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS	22 / 32 (650.2288)	2 (178.8800)	29 (155.9772)	29 (154.2744)	23 (161.0972)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	89 / 97 (611.3604)	59 (161.1772)	95 (145.6800)	80 (154.8344)	79 (149.6688)
Sep 26, 2014	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	85 / 112 (618.7772)	96 (154.2516)	92 (148.5256)	56 (163.4400)	79 (152.5600)
Aug 1, 2014	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	61 / 70 (626.8116)	34 (165.1428)	61 (152.0116)	62 (155.9428)	52 (153.7144)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

DRUM DADDY BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)