WOODY'S BAR-B-Q OF CALIFORNIA

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5817

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1440

peak 1440 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2016-05-13

Best ToY finish

#1132

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 154.92 · weakest Chicken (151.51)

Road miles

1,386

mi 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

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Storylines (2 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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.

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

Smokin Butts BBQ

#5821 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2024-09-20

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Smoke Masters Southern BBQ

#5824 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2024-06-07

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MAVERICK

#5826 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2019-10-04

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BIG WOOD

#5832 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2022-08-26

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EXCESSIVE BEHAVIOR

#5827 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

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A.W.'S BBQ

#5819 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2016-05-20

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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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 61%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 88%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2014-10-02

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2016-05-13

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 154.92 · weakest Chicken (151.51)

Walk rate 14% a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 7 contests

Master average 613.56 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 251 62–415 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,386 7 mapped stops · furthest 513 mi

Schedule strength 1527 average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs 2015-03-20 → 2016-05-13

Power rating 1440 peak 1440 · #5817 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2014
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
2016
May 13 Most recent contest West Coast BBQ Classic

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.1	2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	2013-03-15
-11.8	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2013-10-04
-10.7	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	2015-03-20
-10.6	West Coast BBQ Classic	2016-05-13
-9.5	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2014-10-02

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2016-05-13	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	43 / 44 (612.9484)	42 (150.8228)	43 (142.2172)	30 (163.9656)	41 (155.9428)
2015-03-20	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)
2014-10-02	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	84 / 97 (629.6116)	56 (165.7144)	94 (150.8228)	89 (152.5256)	53 (160.5488)
2014-07-25	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA	11 / 18 (636.6400)	13 (146.2972)	12 (159.4628)	5 (166.3200)	7 (164.5600)
2014-03-21	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)
2013-10-04	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	91 / 99 (590.1140)	97 (141.7028)	83 (151.3712)	56 (157.7028)	93 (139.3372)
2013-03-15	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)

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

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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)