BIG WOODIE BBQ

BIG WOODIE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 38 at the Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #771 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#771

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1631

peak 1642 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest May 20, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#130

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

16 podiums

Overall top-10s

62% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 32%

overall standings

Best overall

693.7028 / 720

Master · Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

674.88 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 672.28 (+2.59)

Walk rate

81%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship)

Consistency

±17.38

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.81 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.08)

Road miles

2,308

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 185 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Master avg

672.28 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.2744 points from the title

Came within 2.2744 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin' Summer Kick-off (Jun 5, 2015).

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Pork ×1

On the rise

+90 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 90 points across 14 contests since May 22, 2015 — from 1540 up to 1631.

14 contests since May 22, 2015
now 1631

Happy hunting ground

Top 11% average finish here

Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 11% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 6th
average top 11%

They almost always walk

81% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 17 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 81% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.7028 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.7028 at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 31, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ has finished one call ahead of BIG WOODIE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

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Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 12 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 20%.

12 contests
10 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 20%

A tough matchup

12–4 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 75% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 12 of their 16 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 9% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 9% across 3 contests, versus top 32% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 32% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.41% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.41% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.4% of a perfect score
21 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	#1093 (287 pts)	#1118 (302 pts)	#1021 (347 pts)	#1409 (222 pts)	#1025 (337 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#130 (1,883 pts)	#73 (1,903 pts)	#168 (1,558 pts)	#64 (1,985 pts)	#135 (1,742 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#918 (352 pts)	#835 (432 pts)	#1181 (267 pts)	#918 (392 pts)	#1008 (327 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1694 (126 pts)	#1518 (156 pts)	#1101 (276 pts)	#1881 (111 pts)	#1502 (151 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

WORTH SMOKIN' BBQ

#774 of the rated field

1630 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1630

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG WOODIE BBQ)

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2015

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BLACK HART BBQ

#770 of the rated field

1631 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1631

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2019
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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Team Cookie

#773 of the rated field

1630 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1630

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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LG bbq

#769 of the rated field

1631 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1645

30 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 50% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Apr 11, 2026

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SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS

#772 of the rated field

1631 power rating

Contests: 89
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1697

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

rated over 86 contests
last seen Jul 10, 2026

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LAZY BACON BBQ

#775 of the rated field

1630 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1652

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG WOODIE BBQ)

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

rated over 39 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
A Good Rub BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
SLEEPY HOLLOW	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
PORK N' CIDER	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
BLOWN AWAY BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
QUAU	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	11	1	4	180 🔥	153.7140	169.81	top 33%
Pork Ribs	21	10	1	2	175.4400	151.9656	167.08	top 38%
Pork	21	9	2	6	180 🔥	150.2856	167.63	top 39%
Brisket	21	10	0	4	179.4400	153.7140	167.76	top 34%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 31%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 41%
Large (40+)	7	top 18%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	19	top 28%
OK	1	top 57%
KS	1	top 77%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2	6	top 11%	Apr 22, 2016
Table Rock Boats and Bones	2	8	top 39%	Sep 19, 2015
Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2	4	top 14%	Apr 24, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 12 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 19 of 21 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 18 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 981 finished ahead 1,105 times, behind 234

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

20162 milestones

Apr 22 Peak power rating (1642) Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
May 20 Most recent contest Grand Lake BBQ & Festival

20156 milestones

Apr 24 First category win (Pork) Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 24 First perfect 180 (Pork) Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
Jun 5 First overall podium Smokin' Summer Kick-off
Jun 5 First Reserve Championship Smokin' Summer Kick-off
Jun 19 10th tracked contest Rock'n Freedom
Jul 31 Career-best overall score693.7028 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

20134 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 19 First call Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 19 First overall top-10 Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.8570 Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Smokin' Summer Kick-off	Jun 5, 2015
+15.1	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 24, 2015
+14.7	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Jul 31, 2015
+14	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship)	May 22, 2015
+13.7	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 19, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	May 6, 2016
-8.2	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	Jun 14, 2013
-8.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 3, 2013
-1.2	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	May 20, 2016
-0.9	Rock'n Freedom	Jun 19, 2015

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	1	0	67%	top 46%	94.6%	93.1%
2015	12	10	4	92%	top 20%	96.3%	94.7%
2014	3	1	0	67%	top 43%	91.8%	91.4%
2013	3	1	0	67%	top 54%	94.8%	90.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 20, 2016	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	26 / 46 (676.4568)	18 (175.4056)	31 (167.3828)	41 (159.4056)	9 (174.2628)
May 6, 2016	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	22 / 32 (653.0396)	22 (163.9540)	21 (162.2628)	21 (165.7028)	17 (161.1200)
Apr 22, 2016	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	8 / 61 (681.0740)	10 (171.4056)	4 (175.4400)	20 (166.8228)	18 (167.4056)
Nov 6, 2015	MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute) St. James, MO	9 / 26 (678.1600)	2 (176.5600)	7 (170.2744)	16 (165.0856)	13 (166.2400)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	31 / 606 (685.6456)	122 (170.8228)	57 (173.1544)	288 (164.5256)	15 (177.1428)
Sep 25, 2015	Burg Fest BBQ Contest Warrensburg, MO	5 / 19 (675.9084)	16 (158.8000)	1 (175.4172)	12 (165.6912)	3 (176)
Sep 19, 2015	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	8 / 33 (685.0512)	5 (175.4056)	5 (173.1316)	19 (162.8112)	9 (173.7028)
Sep 4, 2015	Smokin in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	3 / 31 (687.4516)	16 (164.5600)	3 (172.0116)	4 (171.4400)	2 (179.4400)
Aug 21, 2015	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	7 / 58 (671.3716)	20 (163.4400)	30 (161.0972)	6 (171.4288)	3 (175.4056)
Jul 31, 2015	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	2 / 38 (693.7028)	10 (173.1428)	8 (172)	1 (177.7028)	8 (170.8572)
Jun 26, 2015	3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	9 / 31 (679.2912)	4 (174.8572)	18 (162.8000)	3 (175.4056)	18 (166.2284)
Jun 19, 2015	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	21 / 36 (665.0288)	4 (174.8800)	32 (157.0744)	2 (177.7144)	28 (155.3600)
Jun 5, 2015	Smokin' Summer Kick-off Branson, MO	2 / 17 (685.0856)	3 (177.1772)	9 (163.9428)	2 (171.4056)	2 (172.5600)
May 22, 2015	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship) Kimberling City, MO	5 / 26 (686.2400)	1 (180)	5 (171.4172)	16 (164)	5 (170.8228)
Apr 24, 2015	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	4 / 63 (692.4796)	3 (177.1428)	15 (170.8228)	1 (180)	18 (164.5140)
Sep 13, 2014	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	18 / 34 (658.7656)	14 (170.8572)	25 (161.1428)	15 (167.4056)	24 (159.3600)
May 16, 2014	Table Rock & Ribs Kimberling City, MO	10 / 18 (654.1484)	5 (170.8228)	14 (151.9656)	6 (165.6800)	6 (165.6800)
May 9, 2014	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	12 / 57 (661.0172)	10 (169.7028)	18 (163.3944)	15 (165.6800)	19 (162.2400)
Jun 14, 2013	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	24 / 31 (635.9994)	27 (153.7140)	5 (172)	25 (156.5714)	21 (153.7140)
May 3, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	23 / 30 (629.1424)	16 (162.8568)	17 (158.8572)	29 (150.2856)	21 (157.1428)
Apr 19, 2013	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	6 / 68 (682.8570)	37 (160.5712)	7 (173.1428)	3 (175.4286)	5 (173.7144)

BIG WOODIE BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

On the rise

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The metronome

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)