WOOD N PIG SMOKERS

WOOD N PIG SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 12th of 34 at the Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show (2017). They are ranked #2016 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Wood-N-Pig Smokers”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,016

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1538

peak 1545 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest May 17, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1075

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

686.1940 / 720

Master · High on the Hog Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.82 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 666.31 (-7.49)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show

Consistency

±10.51

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.21 · weakest Brisket (164.19)

Road miles

2,369

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 225 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$17K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

666.31 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

686.1940 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.1940 at High on the Hog Festival — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 15, 2016

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.01 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 164.19
Chicken avg 168.21
1 call in 20 entries

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

10 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

CONTAGIOUS Q ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CONTAGIOUS Q has out-cooked them in 10 of 14 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Q SMOKE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 29% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 29% across 3 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 51% the rest of the year

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The metronome

±1.46% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.46% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.5% of a perfect score
20 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 12th

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1849 (75 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#1820 (95 pts)	#1761 (105 pts)	#1805 (90 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1189 (205 pts)	#1152 (240 pts)	#1354 (180 pts)	#1185 (235 pts)	#1086 (265 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1107 (279 pts)	#862 (454 pts)	#1114 (309 pts)	#1193 (274 pts)	#1301 (234 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1358 (204 pts)	#1757 (144 pts)	#1576 (179 pts)	#1273 (254 pts)	#1364 (224 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1075 (275 pts)	#788 (465 pts)	#996 (345 pts)	#1048 (320 pts)	#1183 (250 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1089 (279 pts)	#1015 (339 pts)	#1081 (304 pts)	#1179 (274 pts)	#1088 (294 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1226 (214 pts)	#1126 (264 pts)	#1466 (174 pts)	#1402 (184 pts)	#1559 (149 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WOOD N PIG SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ

#2,020 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1544

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WOOD N PIG SMOKERS)

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

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Big Fork BBQ

#2,009 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1543

Careers of much the same size, 24 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Grinders BBQ

#2,018 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1538

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 Aug 14, 2026

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MANNY'S BBQ

#2,006 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1538

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before WOOD N PIG SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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Camp House BBQ

#2,021 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1552

33 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 30% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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Skinny's BBQ

#2,010 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1538

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CONTAGIOUS Q	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q 101	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PARADISE QUE	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
Sons of Smoke	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' GANGSTERS	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	4	1	2	178.8572	158.8116	168.21	top 51%
Pork Ribs	20	1	0	0	174.2628	157.6572	166.97	top 47%
Pork	20	2	0	1	175.4056	159.3600	166.94	top 51%
Brisket	20	1	0	0	174.2628	152.4800	164.19	top 58%

“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)	5	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
TN	11	0	top 57%
NC	9	0	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	6	12	top 50%	Aug 10, 2018
Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	4	20	top 49%	May 17, 2019
High on the Hog Festival	3	13	top 53%	Apr 20, 2018
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	13	top 34%	Sep 18, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 11 of 20 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 403 finished ahead 487 times, behind 444

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

20191 milestone

May 17 Most recent contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass

20171 milestone

Aug 11 Peak power rating (1545) Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show

20161 milestone

Apr 15 Career-best overall score686.1940 High on the Hog Festival

20153 milestones

Aug 7 First category win (Chicken) Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
Aug 7 10th tracked contest Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
Aug 7 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show

20133 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2854 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
Aug 9 First call Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 20, 2013
+11.3	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally	Sep 19, 2014
+11	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 15, 2016
+10.5	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	Aug 9, 2013
+6.5	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	Aug 11, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.3	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash	Jul 26, 2013
-9.2	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 20, 2018
-5	The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest	May 29, 2015
-3.9	Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival	May 15, 2015
-3.7	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	Aug 10, 2018

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 51%	92.1%	92.1%
2018	3	0	33%	top 69%	92.1%	91%
2017	3	0	33%	top 45%	94.4%	93%
2016	2	0	50%	top 41%	95.3%	94.1%
2015	4	1	50%	top 59%	94%	93%
2014	3	0	33%	top 42%	93.5%	92.6%
2013	4	0	50%	top 45%	94%	92.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 17, 2019	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass 🏅 Sevierville, TN	22 / 43 (663.3024)	30 (163.4056)	18 (167.9884)	16 (167.3828)	19 (164.5256)
Aug 10, 2018	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	35 / 51 (654.6856)	29 (166.8456)	29 (167.3828)	14 (167.9772)	48 (152.4800)
May 18, 2018	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	20 / 43 (663.2796)	13 (170.2512)	26 (162.8228)	36 (159.3600)	9 (170.8456)
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	38 / 42 (648.3540)	29 (167.9656)	35 (162.2400)	33 (161.0856)	40 (157.0628)
Aug 11, 2017	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	12 / 34 (664.4684)	3 (176.5600)	19 (163.3944)	11 (167.4056)	26 (157.1084)
May 19, 2017	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	27 / 49 (664.9712)	16 (170.8228)	19 (167.9656)	20 (168.5256)	40 (157.6572)
Apr 21, 2017	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	18 / 41 (679.8972)	14 (173.1084)	11 (171.9772)	36 (161.0972)	14 (173.7144)
Aug 12, 2016	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	20 / 34 (669.5540)	20 (167.3828)	18 (169.1200)	17 (168.5256)	17 (164.5256)
Apr 15, 2016	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	13 / 56 (686.1940)	38 (166.2512)	20 (171.4172)	8 (174.2628)	12 (174.2628)
Sep 18, 2015	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	29 / 59 (661.5544)	34 (165.6800)	42 (157.6572)	18 (170.8228)	27 (167.3944)
Aug 7, 2015	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	18 / 36 (676.4684)	1 (178.8572)	22 (167.4056)	34 (161.6456)	23 (168.5600)
May 29, 2015	The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest Knoxville, TN	27 / 39 (673.5424)	30 (167.3712)	10 (174.2628)	31 (166.8228)	30 (165.0856)
May 15, 2015	Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN	29 / 44 (667.2912)	41 (160.5256)	22 (167.9772)	16 (171.4056)	27 (167.3828)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	13 / 64 (673.0628)	32 (169.1428)	16 (169.1084)	24 (167.3944)	21 (167.4172)
Aug 8, 2014	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC	25 / 39 (656.9828)	5 (176)	26 (162.2400)	34 (162.2400)	36 (156.5028)
May 16, 2014	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	24 / 56 (669.5772)	49 (158.8116)	16 (169.1200)	14 (170.8228)	13 (170.8228)
Sep 20, 2013	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	13 / 72 (676.5372)	33 (166.2972)	21 (169.1200)	3 (175.4056)	34 (165.7144)
Aug 9, 2013	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	12 / 49 (677.0512)	6 (174.2744)	20 (169.1200)	18 (169.1084)	26 (164.5484)
Jul 26, 2013	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	45 / 54 (645.0744)	38 (163.4288)	39 (160.0116)	28 (166.8456)	46 (154.7884)
May 17, 2013	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	25 / 47 (654.2854)	37 (161.1428)	11 (169.1428)	37 (160.5714)	24 (163.4284)

WOOD N PIG SMOKERS

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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

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)