On the rise
+63
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 63 points across 11 contests since Feb 22, 2013 — from 1512 up to 1575.
- 11 contests since Feb 22, 2013
- now 1575
GATEWAY DRUM SMOKERS.COM
GATEWAY DRUM SMOKERS.COM is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 44 at the Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1359 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1575
peak 1584 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Feb 22, 2013
latest Oct 11, 2013
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
64% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 27%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.92
last 5 Master vs avg 669.91 (+0.01)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.92)
Road miles
2,126
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 396 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
669.91 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #150 (1,643 pts) | #174 (1,383 pts) | #230 (1,218 pts) | #126 (1,578 pts) | #126 (1,678 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to GATEWAY DRUM SMOKERS.COM, each with one reason worth a look.
36 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,356 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1601
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to GATEWAY DRUM SMOKERS.COM)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GATEWAY DRUM SMOKERS.COM has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,361 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1574
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,362 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1574
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,360 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1574
20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 30% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,357 of the rated field
- Contests
- 32
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1592
They turned up 5 years after GATEWAY DRUM SMOKERS.COM did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#1,358 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1583
Level with GATEWAY DRUM SMOKERS.COM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| PITMASTERIQ BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| GILLY'S BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| RIPPEL-QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177.7144 | 143.4286 | 166.13 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 161.1428 | 165.92 | top 37% |
| Pork | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 165.1426 | 169.30 | top 26% |
| Brisket | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 176 | 158.2856 | 168.56 | top 30% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 22% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
MO
7 of 11 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
11
a different one every time
Opponents faced
343
finished ahead 366 times, behind 109
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
201312 milestones
- First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
- First call Polar Bear Challenge
- First category win (Brisket) Polar Bear Challenge
- First overall top-10 Polar Bear Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1428 Polar Bear Challenge
- First overall podium Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
- First Reserve Championship Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score694.2858 Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
- 10th tracked contest Up In Smoke on the Square
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 Up In Smoke on the Square
- Peak power rating (1584) Up In Smoke on the Square
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.3 | Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff | Apr 5, 2013 |
| +12.3 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | Mar 15, 2013 |
| +11.8 | Polar Bear Challenge | Feb 22, 2013 |
| +11.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 3, 2013 |
| +9 | Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend | May 17, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Oct 11, 2013 |
| -4.6 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | Apr 19, 2013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK | 24 / 30 (663.9428) | 20 (169.7372) | 22 (165.7028) | 19 (166.2744) | 24 (162.2284) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL | 11 / 46 (676.5836) | 14 (169.1660) | 21 (162.8688) | 2 (177.7144) | 16 (166.8344) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO | 10 / 42 (674.2404) | 17 (167.9772) | 12 (169.7260) | 5 (173.1200) | 28 (163.4172) |
| May 17, 2013 | Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend Lake of the Ozarks, MO | 7 / 41 (675.9996) | 28 (163.9998) | 12 (168) | 9 (170.8570) | 4 (173.1428) |
| May 10, 2013 | 2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off Florissant, MO | 5 / 25 (658.8568) | 14 (161.7142) | 5 (165.1428) | 4 (169.7142) | 12 (162.2856) |
| May 3, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO | 4 / 30 (676) | 2 (171.4286) | 11 (163.4286) | 11 (165.1428) | 3 (176) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Smokin' in the Ozarks Rogers, AR | 9 / 34 (670.8568) | 8 (171.4286) | 21 (161.1428) | 10 (167.9998) | 4 (170.2856) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 30 / 50 (627.9996) | 48 (143.4286) | 20 (161.1428) | 14 (165.1426) | 23 (158.2856) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO | 2 / 44 (694.2858) | 1 (177.7144) | 9 (170.8572) | 7 (172) | 8 (173.7142) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 11 / 100 (681.1424) | 14 (172) | 27 (167.4284) | 27 (166.2856) | 7 (175.4284) |
| Feb 22, 2013 | Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO | 7 / 46 (669.1428) | 35 (158.8570) | 9 (169.7142) | 14 (168.0002) | 1 (172.5714) |