The heartbreaker
3.4740
points from the title
Came within 3.4740 points of the Grand Championship at Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (May 17, 2025).
Woodquarter Smokerheads
Woodquarter Smokerheads is a competition barbecue team with 46 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Vienna BBQ Days (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #1154 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1590
peak 1612 · rated over 26 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
46
in the data
First seen
Jul 29, 2022
latest Sep 26, 2026 · 4.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
2
4 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time
Category wins
12
35 podiums
Overall top-10s
23
50% of 46 contests
Best top-10 run
13
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
677.49 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 675.95 (+1.54)
Walk rate
93%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.76
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.98 · weakest Brisket (167.00)
Road miles
14,675
across 46 mapped stops · furthest 4,983 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Master avg
675.95 / 720
27 Master contests · 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #285 (701 pts) | #381 (576 pts) | #62 (1,648 pts) | #213 (911 pts) | #318 (666 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #49 (1,954 pts) | #82 (1,663 pts) | #27 (2,141 pts) | #24 (2,074 pts) | #65 (1,760 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #195 (1,050 pts) | #276 (847 pts) | #92 (1,539 pts) | #203 (1,025 pts) | #192 (1,065 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #499 (378 pts) | #594 (318 pts) | #395 (624 pts) | #540 (358 pts) | #365 (583 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #674 (261 pts) | #731 (246 pts) | #677 (316 pts) | #677 (281 pts) | #714 (251 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Woodquarter Smokerheads, each with one reason worth a look.
35 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 52%
- Peak
- 1590
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,159 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1590
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Woodquarter Smokerheads's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1608
Fewer contests behind them than Woodquarter Smokerheads has cooked, 28 to 46, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#1,150 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1590
Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 22 contests, alongside a 32% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1612
They were already cooking in 2015, 7 years before Woodquarter Smokerheads's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 39%
- Peak
- 1590
Level with Woodquarter Smokerheads on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | 20 | 6 | 14 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| Westside BBQ | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Onkel Felix BBQ | 14 | 10 | 4 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoky Cotte | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Hot Yard | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| The BBQ Ranch | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Roast a Piece | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| Stammtischgriller | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTH BRIXIA | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Barbecoa BBQ Team | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| 3BBQ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Ribs in Peace | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 30 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 176.5600 | 153.6456 | 167.51 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 41 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 180 🔥 | 157.1544 | 170.54 | top 40% |
| Pork | 29 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 180 🔥 | 161.6572 | 171.98 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 29 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 175.4172 | 153.6572 | 167.00 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 17 | 2 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| BZ | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna BBQ Days | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 38% | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 31% | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Marchfelder Feuerfest | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 52% | May 2, 2026 |
| Muehlviertler BBQ Festival | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 25% | May 17, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
22 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
9.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NO
4 of 46 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
23
4 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
41 entries · 5 wins · 34 calls
First title
Sep 21, 2024
Fo.G & Smoke 2024
Opponents faced
220
finished ahead 294 times, behind 200
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- Peak power rating (1612) Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest
- 10th category win Marchfelder Feuerfest (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition
20252 milestones
- First Reserve Championship Vienna Pet Fair BBQ
- 25th tracked contest Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition
20245 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Muehlviertler BBQ Festival
- First overall podium Fo.G & Smoke 2024
- First Grand Championship Fo.G & Smoke 2024
- First multi-meat day Fo.G & Smoke 2024
- Career-best overall score695.9772 Fo.G & Smoke 2024
20231 milestone
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Vienna Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1
- First call Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1
- First overall top-10 Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.9824 Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17 | Fo.G & Smoke 2024 | Sep 21, 2024 |
| +16.7 | Vienna BBQ Days | Oct 18, 2025 |
| +14 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol | Feb 24, 2024 |
| +12.8 | Marchfelder Feuerfest | May 3, 2025 |
| +12.3 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 | Sep 20, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Marchfelder Feuerfest | May 2, 2026 |
| -11.6 | The War of Barbeque | Jun 14, 2025 |
| -7.6 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 | Jul 30, 2022 |
| -5 | Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| -4.5 | I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition | Sep 26, 2026 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100% | top 62% | 95.9% | 94.3% |
| 2025 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 95% | top 37% | 96.4% | 94.6% |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 88% | top 33% | 96.7% | 94.5% |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 80% | top 60% | 92.9% | 92% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 92.9% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition Szerencs | 8 / 14 (690.1596) | 12 (168.5140) | 1 (180) | 1 (180) | 12 (161.6456) |
| Sep 26, 2026 | I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Szerencs | — | — | 6 (169.1200) | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Fo.G & Smoke 2026 Spilamberto | 12 / 22 (673.0628) | — | 13 (166.8572) | 15 (167.3828) | 10 (168.0116) |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Open Barbecue Championship Wilhering | 9 / 20 (681.6456) | 13 (170.2628) | 2 (176.5944) | 4 (176.5600) | 20 (158.2284) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Wilhering | 16 / 17 (666.1600) | 17 (165.0856) | 11 (169.1544) | 9 (171.9656) | 14 (159.9544) |
| May 2, 2026 | Marchfelder Feuerfest Orth an der Donau, NO | 7 / 8 (676.4340) | 5 (176.5600) | 8 (159.9428) | 2 (178.2972) | 5 (161.6340) |
| May 2, 2026 | Marchfelder Feuerfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Orth an der Donau, NO | — | — | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest Vienna | 4 / 12 (687.3256) | 11 (166.2400) | 1 (177.7144) | 9 (167.9656) | 3 (175.4056) |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna | — | — | 2 (176) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Vienna BBQ Days Vienna | 1 / 11 (687.3600) | 8 (169.7028) | 3 (169.6800) | 1 (176.5716) | 3 (171.4056) |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna | — | — | 2 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 41 / 90 (688.5028) | 77 (165.7028) | 9 (177.7144) | 46 (171.9656) | 26 (173.1200) |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 Spilamberto | 2 / 24 (692.5028) | 8 (173.1084) | 9 (168.5716) | 5 (175.4056) | 1 (175.4172) |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode | 9 / 20 (679.8744) | 8 (174.2628) | 8 (170.8344) | 7 (174.2628) | 14 (160.5144) |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Medvode | — | 6 (173.1200) | — | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) Medvode | — | — | 2 (176.0116) | — | — |
| Jun 28, 2025 | Mee (a)t and Fire BBQ Festival Innsbruck Innsbruck | 4 / 7 (693.0744) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (173.1200) | 4 (171.4172) | 4 (171.9772) |
| Jun 28, 2025 | Mee (a)t and Fire BBQ Festival Innsbruck (ONE MEAT RIBS) Innsbruck | — | — | 6 (166.2744) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda | 16 / 20 (674.7656) | 12 (169.6800) | 15 (168.0116) | 15 (168.5484) | 10 (168.5256) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda | — | 21 (165.1200) | — | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda | — | — | 3 (173.1544) | — | — |
| May 24, 2025 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition Boom | 9 / 20 (671.9316) | 17 (163.9428) | 12 (164.0460) | 4 (174.2628) | 7 (169.6800) |
| May 23, 2025 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition Boom | 8 / 16 (640.4456) | 11 (161.1084) | 10 (157.1544) | 2 (168.5256) | 10 (153.6572) |
| May 17, 2025 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt | 2 / 15 (684.4688) | 4 (169.6916) | 4 (169.6916) | 2 (174.2628) | 6 (170.8228) |
| May 17, 2025 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Freistadt | — | — | — | — | 5 (165.1316) |
| May 17, 2025 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT PORK) Freistadt | — | — | — | 8 (170.2628) | — |
| May 3, 2025 | Marchfelder Feuerfest Orth an der Donau, NO | 2 / 12 (675.3716) | 3 (169.7028) | 8 (164.5716) | 1 (175.4172) | 5 (165.6800) |
| May 3, 2025 | Marchfelder Feuerfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Orth an der Donau, NO | — | — | 2 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Mar 29, 2025 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Brescia | 7 / 30 (686.7772) | 9 (171.9772) | 11 (170.8228) | 9 (175.4400) | 9 (168.5372) |
| Mar 1, 2025 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Vienna | 2 / 4 (694.2632) | 3 (175.4172) | 2 (175.4516) | 2 (176.5600) | 3 (166.8344) |
| Mar 1, 2025 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna | — | — | 2 (169.7028) | — | — |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Vienna BBQ Days Vienna | 5 / 14 (682.7772) | 12 (163.9772) | 5 (170.2744) | 1 (175.4056) | 2 (173.1200) |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna | — | — | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Fo.G & Smoke 2024 Providence of MODENA (MO) | 1 / 19 (695.9772) | 12 (167.3828) | 5 (173.7488) | 1 (179.4400) | 1 (175.4056) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Alps BBQ Days Reichenau an der Rax | 7 / 10 (665.0744) | 10 (163.9772) | 5 (170.2744) | 7 (170.2628) | 7 (160.5600) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau an der Rax | — | — | 8 (169.7028) | — | — |
| May 18, 2024 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt | 8 / 22 (674.8232) | 11 (167.9772) | 1 (174.8916) | 14 (166.2744) | 11 (165.6800) |
| May 18, 2024 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Freistadt | — | 13 (163.3712) | — | — | — |
| Feb 24, 2024 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol Rein in Taufers, BZ | 4 / 26 (684.5260) | 8 (171.4172) | 3 (174.8572) | 14 (167.9772) | 5 (170.2744) |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 Vienna | 9 / 13 (668.9940) | 9 (167.9656) | 10 (164.5256) | 11 (165.6800) | 3 (170.8228) |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna | — | — | 13 (163.3828) | — | — |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days Reichenau | 7 / 12 (657.0860) | 9 (158.2744) | 8 (161.1544) | 7 (166.8228) | 2 (170.8344) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau | — | — | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| Feb 25, 2023 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 12 / 23 (660.5372) | 20 (157.1200) | 12 (168.0116) | 13 (167.9884) | 9 (167.4172) |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 Reichenau an der Rax | 10 / 11 (636.3772) | 11 (153.6456) | 8 (162.2400) | 9 (161.6572) | 9 (158.8344) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1 Reichenau an der Rax | 6 / 10 (668.9824) | 7 (164.5256) | 4 (169.6912) | 5 (170.8228) | 8 (163.9428) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.