WOODY'S BAR-B-Q OF CALIFORNIA

WOODY'S BAR-B-Q OF CALIFORNIA is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 11th of 18 at the Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off (2014). They are ranked #5872 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,872

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1440

peak 1440 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest May 13, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1132

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 84%

overall standings

Best overall

636.6400 / 720

Master · Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

623.70 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 613.56 (+10.14)

Walk rate

14%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

166.3200

Pork · Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off

Consistency

±18.05

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 154.92 · weakest Chicken (151.51)

Road miles

1,386

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 513 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)

Master avg

613.56 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (2 found in their record)

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

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 71%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 71%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

Burnin and Lootin ahead in 100% of their meetings

Burnin and Lootin has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

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	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1132 (263 pts)	#1245 (253 pts)	#1208 (258 pts)	#1050 (318 pts)	#1039 (313 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1471 (150 pts)	#1551 (150 pts)	#1556 (155 pts)	#1560 (150 pts)	#1506 (150 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WOODY'S BAR-B-Q OF CALIFORNIA, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Blowin Smoke BBQ

#5,875 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1503

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WOODY'S BAR-B-Q OF CALIFORNIA)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WOODY'S BAR-B-Q OF CALIFORNIA has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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Smokin Butts BBQ

#5,873 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2024

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Smoke Masters Southern BBQ

#5,880 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

Level with WOODY'S BAR-B-Q OF CALIFORNIA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2024

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MAVERICK

#5,867 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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LETS MAKE A SQUEAL

#5,862 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2017

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Buds Boys BBQ

#5,878 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAD DAWGZ BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
FUNTIME BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	0	165.7144	141.7028	151.51	top 84%
Pork Ribs	7	0	159.9884	142.2172	153.53	top 76%
Pork	7	1	166.3200	138.7884	154.92	top 69%
Brisket	7	1	164.5600	135.4288	153.60	top 69%

“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)	1	0	top 61%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 88%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2	84	0	top 89%	Oct 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 248 finished ahead 62 times, behind 415

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Mar 20, 2015 → May 13, 2016

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

20161 milestone

May 13 Most recent contest West Coast BBQ Classic

20143 milestones

Jul 25 First call Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
Jul 25 Career-best overall score636.6400 Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
Jul 25 Career-best single call (Pork)166.3200 Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off

20132 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
Mar 15 Peak power rating (1486) 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.1	2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 15, 2013
-11.8	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 4, 2013
-10.7	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 20, 2015
-10.6	West Coast BBQ Classic	May 13, 2016
-9.5	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	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	1	0%	top 98%	85.1%	85.1%
2015	1	0%	top 94%	85%	85%
2014	3	33%	top 71%	88.4%	87.7%
2013	2	0%	top 93%	82%	81.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 13, 2016	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	43 / 44 (612.9484)	42 (150.8228)	43 (142.2172)	30 (163.9656)	41 (155.9428)
Mar 20, 2015	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	94 / 100 (611.8624)	92 (154.8684)	69 (159.9884)	100 (138.7884)	78 (158.2172)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	84 / 97 (629.6116)	56 (165.7144)	94 (150.8228)	89 (152.5256)	53 (160.5488)
Jul 25, 2014	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA	11 / 18 (636.6400)	13 (146.2972)	12 (159.4628)	5 (166.3200)	7 (164.5600)
Mar 21, 2014	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	45 / 69 (627.4400)	57 (156.0228)	54 (152.5600)	33 (157.7028)	22 (161.1544)
Oct 4, 2013	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	91 / 99 (590.1140)	97 (141.7028)	83 (151.3712)	56 (157.7028)	93 (139.3372)
Mar 15, 2013	2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	54 / 57 (586.2856)	52 (145.1430)	24 (158.2856)	51 (147.4282)	52 (135.4288)

WOODY'S BAR-B-Q OF CALIFORNIA

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

Master avg

Storylines (2 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

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

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)

📉 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)