High-water mark
681.6800
career-best overall
94.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.6800 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 94.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 28, 2017
COOK'N WITH WOOD
COOK'N WITH WOOD is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017). They are ranked #2136 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1533
peak 1542 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 26, 2016
latest Oct 19, 2019 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.43
last 5 Master vs avg 665.33 (+0.10)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.99
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.45 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.43)
Road miles
1,366
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 241 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
665.33 / 720
7 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 COOK'N WITH WOOD, each with one reason worth a look.
79 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,139 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1557
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to COOK'N WITH WOOD)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team COOK'N WITH WOOD has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,144 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1541
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to COOK'N WITH WOOD)
28 contests to 7: their number has had years to settle where COOK'N WITH WOOD's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,131 of the rated field
- Contests
- 65
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1603
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to COOK'N WITH WOOD)
They've been 1603 at their best, 70 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1534
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,141 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1540
Level with COOK'N WITH WOOD on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,125 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1537
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELPING U BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 175.4516 | 164.6060 | 170.45 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 151.4400 | 162.43 | top 58% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 161.6912 | 169.13 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 151.9084 | 163.31 | top 55% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ on the Bricks | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 37% | Aug 25, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
790
finished ahead 607 times, behind 503
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Sep 1, 2017 → Oct 19, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Rock-N-Q on the planes
20173 milestones
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score681.6800 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1542) BBQ on the Bricks
20164 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ on the Bricks
- First call BBQ on the Bricks
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3372 BBQ on the Bricks
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 28, 2017 |
| +7.6 | BBQ on the Bricks | Aug 26, 2016 |
| +6.7 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| +5.9 | BBQ on the Bricks | Aug 25, 2017 |
| +5.6 | Back to Mayberry | Jun 30, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.1 | Rock-N-Q on the planes | Oct 19, 2019 |
| -1 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 40% | 94.7% | 93.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 92.7% | 92.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2019 | Rock-N-Q on the planes 🏅 Great Bend, KS | 23 / 28 (641.5424) | 5 (171.4172) | 25 (156.5256) | 22 (161.6912) | 25 (151.9084) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 235 / 407 (654.8572) | 144 (169.7144) | 361 (151.4400) | 234 (164) | 110 (169.7028) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 12 / 34 (669.1084) | 10 (169.7256) | 12 (166.2628) | 10 (166.8572) | 13 (166.2628) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ankeny, IA | 5 / 30 (681.6800) | 6 (175.4516) | 20 (166.2628) | 3 (176.5600) | 20 (163.4056) |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Back to Mayberry Rodney, IA | 15 / 29 (679.9544) | 10 (172.5600) | 2 (174.8572) | 13 (169.1428) | 23 (163.3944) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 207 / 557 (662.8116) | 269 (164.6060) | 223 (166.8456) | 6 (177.7028) | 429 (153.6572) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 13 / 34 (667.3372) | 10 (169.7028) | 26 (154.8000) | 15 (167.9772) | 3 (174.8572) |