WOODSHED BBQ

WOODSHED BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 13th of 45 at the Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ) (2016). They are ranked #2938 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,938

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1508 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Oct 29, 2016 · 3.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#786

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

667.3716 / 720

Master · Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ)

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.57 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 639.87 (+15.70)

Walk rate

24%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Consistency

±17.11

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.32 · weakest Brisket (156.48)

Road miles

1,452

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 631 mi

Schedule strength

17%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

639.87 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

667.3716 career-best overall

92.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.3716 at Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ) — 92.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 3, 2016

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 36%

A tough matchup

12–1 behind in the head-to-head

Theslabs.com ahead in 92% of their meetings

Theslabs.com has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.84 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 24%.

Brisket avg 156.48
Chicken avg 165.32
0 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Brewski and Barbeque in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

10 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.38% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.9% of a perfect score
17 contests

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A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 45th

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1454 (180 pts)	#1457 (195 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1305 (245 pts)	#1686 (150 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1235 (245 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1064 (287 pts)	#827 (437 pts)	#1127 (287 pts)	#1137 (287 pts)	#1093 (292 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#786 (392 pts)	#652 (502 pts)	#820 (397 pts)	#773 (432 pts)	#867 (362 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ

#2,949 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1513

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to WOODSHED BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — WOODSHED BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

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BBQ Bonanza

#2,947 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1526

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WOODSHED BBQ)

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 5, 2024

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FULLWOOD BROS' BBQ

#2,921 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1515

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to WOODSHED BBQ)

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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HASHTAG BBQ

#2,950 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1507

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Aug 1, 2026

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JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS

#2,931 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1511

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 28, 2017

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JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ

#2,943 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1514

Level with WOODSHED BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Theslabs.com	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Dead Last BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
3 GUYS WITH WOOD	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
SQUEAL OF APPROVAL	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Sublime BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
ROADKILL BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Brewski and Barbeque	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
BIG BULLS BBQ BUNCH	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	4	176.5600	154.8574	165.32	top 40%
Pork Ribs	17	0	167.3828	127.7944	157.98	top 60%
Pork	17	1	174.3200	143.4284	160.09	top 56%
Brisket	17	0	166.2284	145.0972	156.48	top 59%

“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)	2	0	top 80%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 51%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	13	top 53%
MO	3	top 44%
TN	1	top 97%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	4	45	top 40%	Jun 24, 2016
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	3	27	top 40%	Sep 25, 2015
Battle of the Brisket	2	31	top 70%	Sep 19, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 13 of 17 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 11 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,519 finished ahead 1,522 times, behind 1,568

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

20163 milestones

Jun 3 Career-best overall score667.3716 Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ)
Jun 24 Peak power rating (1508) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Oct 29 Most recent contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20151 milestone

Sep 25 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

20141 milestone

Oct 2 10th tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

20133 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
Sep 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0744 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Oct 25 First call Border War Barbecue

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.7	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 27, 2013
+9	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
+8.9	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ)	Jun 3, 2016
+8.7	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 24, 2016
+8.6	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 26, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	Blount County BBQ Bash	Jun 27, 2014
-8.8	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)	Apr 19, 2013
-6.3	Battle of the Brisket	Sep 13, 2013
-4.6	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2013
-4.2	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	33%	top 38%	92.7%	90.9%
2015	3	33%	top 36%	92.4%	90.8%
2014	6	17%	top 65%	89.5%	87.8%
2013	5	20%	top 61%	91.3%	87.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	343 / 557 (646.7312)	204 (167.3828)	304 (163.9656)	118 (170.2856)	512 (145.0972)
Jun 24, 2016	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	45 / 183 (650.2632)	53 (164.5372)	88 (160.0004)	76 (161.7256)	51 (164)
Jun 3, 2016	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO	13 / 45 (667.3716)	10 (171.9656)	35 (158.2516)	5 (174.3200)	19 (162.8344)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	192 / 606 (664.9824)	161 (169.1200)	369 (161.6684)	185 (167.9656)	215 (166.2284)
Sep 25, 2015	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	54 / 112 (648.5028)	5 (176.5600)	69 (161.1084)	71 (157.1200)	74 (153.7144)
Jun 26, 2015	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	53 / 183 (647.3600)	57 (164.5372)	65 (163.3944)	116 (157.1772)	62 (162.2512)
Oct 24, 2014	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	27 / 41 (644.4684)	4 (171.9772)	29 (159.9656)	37 (152.5256)	24 (160)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	398 / 552 (634.6628)	284 (165.0856)	461 (153.7032)	339 (161.6684)	410 (154.2056)
Sep 26, 2014	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	55 / 112 (643.3144)	78 (158.2744)	59 (159.9428)	32 (168.5372)	69 (156.5600)
Sep 19, 2014	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	31 / 46 (625.5084)	28 (161.6688)	33 (157.0856)	35 (155.9428)	35 (150.8112)
Jun 27, 2014	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	38 / 39 (608.3084)	25 (164.5712)	39 (127.7944)	37 (154.2628)	27 (161.6800)
Jun 27, 2014	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	75 / 184 (637.1084)	59 (164.5372)	66 (161.1884)	133 (151.4172)	63 (159.9656)
Oct 25, 2013	Border War Barbecue Osawatomie, KS	17 / 27 (649.1088)	4 (173.1200)	16 (161.1316)	12 (166.8800)	23 (147.9772)
Sep 27, 2013	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	27 / 114 (657.0744)	44 (163.9888)	27 (167.3828)	51 (161.7028)	32 (164)
Sep 13, 2013	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	39 / 53 (625.5540)	36 (158.8000)	44 (154.2056)	22 (162.8456)	42 (149.7028)
Jun 21, 2013	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	121 / 183 (619.9996)	91 (159.4284)	115 (155.4284)	124 (153.7142)	120 (151.4286)
Apr 19, 2013	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS	57 / 73 (607.4284)	46 (154.8574)	30 (159.4284)	70 (143.4284)	53 (149.7142)

WOODSHED 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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

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 — 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)