A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
WOOD & STEEL BBQ
WOOD & STEEL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 24 at the Ocean Sate BBQ Championship (2017). They are ranked #5748 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1445
peak 1445 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Oct 7, 2016
latest Jun 4, 2022 · 5.7 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 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
611.76 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 605.17 (+6.59)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.58
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.14 · weakest Brisket (146.16)
Road miles
294
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 77 mi
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
605.17 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1387 (65 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1297 (170 pts) | #1366 (170 pts) | #1138 (235 pts) | #1359 (170 pts) | #1277 (180 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2195 (64 pts) | #2234 (69 pts) | #1987 (114 pts) | #2250 (64 pts) | #2879 (54 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2866 (58 pts) | #1869 (123 pts) | #2888 (58 pts) | #2885 (58 pts) | #2883 (58 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to WOOD & STEEL BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
86 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,752 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1444
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WOOD & STEEL BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WOOD & STEEL BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,738 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Level with WOOD & STEEL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before WOOD & STEEL BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,735 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before WOOD & STEEL BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,761 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUR SMOKING GUYS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| A MAZIE Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG RAZ BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BOO BOO QUED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| T-BONE BBQ MA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEVERAGE BROTHERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 148.5256 | 156.14 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 137.6572 | 154.16 | top 75% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 139.3600 | 148.71 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5256 | 133.6344 | 146.16 | top 86% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 89% | May 18, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
RI
3 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
113
finished ahead 26 times, behind 189
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
Sep 28, 2019 → Jun 4, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score628.4340 Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- Most recent contest Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20191 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4172 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1486) Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | Oct 7, 2016 |
| -8.5 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | May 17, 2019 |
| -8.4 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship | Oct 21, 2017 |
| -7.5 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Sep 28, 2019 |
| -6.5 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Jun 4, 2022 |
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 84% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.9% | 84.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 84% | 84% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82% | 82% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2022 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH | 31 / 37 (628.4340) | 29 (156.5484) | 24 (161.7028) | 26 (161.1200) | 31 (149.0628) |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI | 32 / 36 (618.7312) | 25 (159.4056) | 29 (156.5372) | 34 (150.2628) | 30 (152.5256) |
| May 18, 2019 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA | 24 / 28 (601.0172) | 27 (151.4400) | 11 (167.4172) | 28 (139.3600) | 24 (142.8000) |
| May 17, 2019 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA | 25 / 27 (605.6000) | 24 (154.2400) | 26 (146.7772) | 24 (153.7600) | 23 (150.8228) |
| Oct 20, 2018 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES West Kingston, RI | 29 / 37 (605.0176) | 26 (157.6800) | 35 (147.9544) | 30 (153.1316) | 32 (146.2516) |
| Oct 21, 2017 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship West Kingston, RI | 22 / 24 (587.2000) | 21 (148.5256) | 12 (161.0856) | 22 (143.9544) | 24 (133.6344) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 33 / 33 (590.1716) | 12 (165.1544) | 33 (137.6572) | 32 (139.3600) | 25 (148) |