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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1483
peak 1505 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2014-04-03
latest 2022-01-28
Best ToY finish
#1054
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
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
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.97 · weakest Chicken (155.86)
Road miles
4,387
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1552 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.24 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
The weak link
−9.1
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.10 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Chicken avg 155.86
- Pork Ribs avg 164.97
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of KEN'S BURNT ENDS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
7.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 7.2 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (2022-01-28).
- last seen 2014-11-13
- back 2022-01-28
The long haul
4,387
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,387 miles across 7 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,552 miles to World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series).
- 7 mapped stops
- furthest 1,552 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3985 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#4011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3991 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#3986 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Level with Wood Chicks BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3983 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 66% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red, White, And BBQ | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 65% | 2014-05-24 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7.8 yrs
2014-04-03 → 2022-01-28
Busiest season
2014
6 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
2 of 7 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 164.97 · weakest Chicken (155.86)
Walk rate
43%
a top-10 call in 3 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
639.24
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
279
113–251 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
4,387
7 mapped stops · furthest 1,552 mi
Schedule strength
1548
average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$24,960
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
7.2 yrs
2014-11-13 → 2022-01-28
Power rating
1483
peak 1505 · #3997 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- 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)
- 2022
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 | 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out | 2014-04-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2022-01-28 |
| -5.9 | The Masters in May | 2014-05-02 |
| -3.1 | Red, White, And BBQ | 2014-05-24 |
| -2.2 | Red, White, and BBQ | 2014-05-23 |
| -0.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-06-27 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 51 / 60 (641.5428) | 58 (156.5372) | 51 (161.1088) | 51 (161.0856) | 40 (162.8112) |
| 2014-11-13 | World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV | — | — | 11 (171.4516) | 4 (173.7256) | 29 (165.7144) |
| 2014-06-27 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 16 / 26 (643.8972) | 14 (163.3828) | 8 (165.7144) | 21 (155.3828) | 17 (159.4172) |
| 2014-05-24 | Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL | 47 / 72 (635.9656) | 58 (154.8116) | 26 (165.1200) | 64 (151.4284) | 27 (164.6056) |
| 2014-05-23 | Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL | 28 / 43 (637.6460) | 42 (146.8000) | 6 (170.8572) | 13 (165.1544) | 30 (154.8344) |
| 2014-05-02 | The Masters in May Fremont, WI | 45 / 62 (622.1828) | 45 (154.8228) | 40 (156.5372) | 42 (154.8228) | 39 (156.0000) |
| 2014-04-03 | 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 27 / 64 (654.2176) | 49 (158.8344) | 25 (163.9888) | 20 (167.4516) | 24 (163.9428) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1054 (293 pts) | #1125 (293 pts) | #896 (408 pts) | #937 (378 pts) | #1075 (298 pts) |