A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Wood Chicks BBQ
Wood Chicks BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 16th of 26 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2014). They are ranked #4017 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
peak 1505 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 3, 2014
latest Jan 28, 2022 · 7.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.25 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 639.24 (-3.00)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
173.7256
Consistency
±9.62
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.97 · weakest Chicken (155.86)
Road miles
4,387
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,552 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
639.24 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Wood Chicks BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 37
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1546
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Wood Chicks BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Wood Chicks BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,036 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,010 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before Wood Chicks BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,021 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#4,034 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Level with Wood Chicks BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,008 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before Wood Chicks BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iBQ'n | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 146.8000 | 155.86 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4516 | 156.5372 | 164.97 | top 42% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 151.4284 | 161.29 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 154.8344 | 161.05 | 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) | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 66% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red, White, And BBQ | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 65% | May 24, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
6 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
2 of 7 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
279
finished ahead 113 times, behind 251
Longest layoff
7.2 yrs
Nov 13, 2014 → Jan 28, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20146 milestones
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2176 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- Career-best overall score654.2176 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- Peak power rating (1505) 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First call Red, White, and BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7256 World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.6 | 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out | Apr 3, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 28, 2022 |
| -5.9 | The Masters in May | May 2, 2014 |
| -3.1 | Red, White, And BBQ | May 24, 2014 |
| -2.2 | Red, White, and BBQ | May 23, 2014 |
| -0.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 27, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 90.9% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2022 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 51 / 60 (641.5428) | 58 (156.5372) | 51 (161.1088) | 51 (161.0856) | 40 (162.8112) |
| Nov 13, 2014 | World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV | — | — | 11 (171.4516) | 4 (173.7256) | 29 (165.7144) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 16 / 26 (643.8972) | 14 (163.3828) | 8 (165.7144) | 21 (155.3828) | 17 (159.4172) |
| May 24, 2014 | Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL | 47 / 72 (635.9656) | 58 (154.8116) | 26 (165.1200) | 64 (151.4284) | 27 (164.6056) |
| May 23, 2014 | Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL | 28 / 43 (637.6460) | 42 (146.8000) | 6 (170.8572) | 13 (165.1544) | 30 (154.8344) |
| May 2, 2014 | The Masters in May Fremont, WI | 45 / 62 (622.1828) | 45 (154.8228) | 40 (156.5372) | 42 (154.8228) | 39 (156) |
| Apr 3, 2014 | 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 27 / 64 (654.2176) | 49 (158.8344) | 25 (163.9888) | 20 (167.4516) | 24 (163.9428) |