GUYS WITH HARDWOOD
GUYS WITH HARDWOOD is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 25 at the LuLu's Brew & Que (2017). They finished #2158 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jan 9, 2015
latest Sep 29, 2017 · 2.7 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.83 · weakest Brisket (151.68)
Road miles
14
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
627.87 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 157.6916 | 160.26 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8000 | 151.3944 | 153.10 | top 89% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 159.9656 | 162.83 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 145.6800 | 151.68 | top 82% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
53
finished ahead 9 times, behind 54
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
Jan 9, 2015 → Sep 29, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)165.7028 LuLu's Brew & Que
- Most recent contest LuLu's Brew & Que
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest National Western BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best overall score631.8744 National Western BBQ Throwdown
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2017 | LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO | 23 / 25 (623.8744) | 24 (157.6916) | 22 (154.8000) | 14 (165.7028) | 23 (145.6800) |
| Jan 9, 2015 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 33 / 40 (631.8744) | 27 (162.8344) | 36 (151.3944) | 28 (159.9656) | 29 (157.6800) |