Woodquarter Smokerheads NO
Rating
1593
peak 1607
Contests
41
in the data
First seen
2022-07-29
latest 2026-05-02
Best ToY finish
#49
Master 2025
Grand champs
2
4 reserve
Category wins
10
32 podiums
Overall top-10s
21
of 41 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
686.43 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 676.18 (+10.25)
Walk rate
93%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
13
best run (overall)
Consistency
±15.41
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.66 · weakest Chicken (167.46)
Road miles
13711
mi across 41 mapped stops · furthest 4983 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ has finished one call ahead of Woodquarter Smokerheads 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
COOKLOUNGE BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BBQ+ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Onkel Felix BBQ in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 3.4740 points of the Grand Championship at Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (2025-05-17).
📅 A February team
Something about February: average finish in the top 34% across 3 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Fo.G & Smoke 2024 (2024-09-21) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, COOKLOUNGE BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 27 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 176.5600 | 153.6456 | 167.46 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 36 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 177.7144 | 157.1544 | 170.29 | top 40% |
| Pork | 25 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 179.4400 | 161.6572 | 171.66 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 25 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 175.4172 | 153.6572 | 167.81 | top 42% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| BZ | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 15 | 2 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (22 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NO (4 of 41 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (36 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Fo.G & Smoke 2024 (2024-09-21)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 676.18
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 687.3256 | 681.88 |
| 2025 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 694.2632 | 680.78 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 695.9772 | 680.64 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 668.9940 | 662.21 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 668.9824 | 652.68 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | Marchfelder Feuerfest Orth an der Donau, NO | 7 / 8 (676.4340) | 5 (176.5600) | 8 (159.9428) | 2 (178.2972) | 5 (161.6340) |
| 2026-05-02 | Marchfelder Feuerfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Orth an der Donau, NO | — | — | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-02-28 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest Vienna, 1030 | 4 / 12 (687.3256) | 11 (166.2400) | 1 (177.7144) | 9 (167.9656) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2026-02-28 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna, 1030 | — | — | 2 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Vienna BBQ Days Vienna, 1110 | 1 / 11 (687.3600) | 8 (169.7028) | 3 (169.6800) | 1 (176.5716) | 3 (171.4056) |
| 2025-10-18 | Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna, 1110 | — | — | 2 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 41 / 90 (688.5028) | 77 (165.7028) | 9 (177.7144) | 46 (171.9656) | 26 (173.1200) |
| 2025-09-20 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 Spilamberto, I-41057 | 2 / 24 (692.5028) | 8 (173.1084) | 9 (168.5716) | 5 (175.4056) | 1 (175.4172) |
| 2025-08-09 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode, 1215 | 9 / 20 (679.8744) | 8 (174.2628) | 8 (170.8344) | 7 (174.2628) | 14 (160.5144) |
| 2025-08-09 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Medvode, 1215 | — | 6 (173.1200) | — | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) Medvode, 1215 | — | — | 2 (176.0116) | — | — |
| 2025-06-28 | Mee(a)t and Fire BBQ Festival Innsbruck Innsbruck, 6020 | 4 / 7 (693.0744) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (173.1200) | 4 (171.4172) | 4 (171.9772) |
| 2025-06-28 | Mee(a)t and Fire BBQ Festival Innsbruck (ONE MEAT RIBS) Innsbruck, 6020 | — | — | 6 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 16 / 20 (674.7656) | 12 (169.6800) | 15 (168.0116) | 15 (168.5484) | 10 (168.5256) |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | 21 (165.1200) | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | — | 3 (173.1544) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition Boom, 2850 | 9 / 20 (671.9316) | 17 (163.9428) | 12 (164.0460) | 4 (174.2628) | 7 (169.6800) |
| 2025-05-23 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition Boom, 2850 | 8 / 16 (640.4456) | 11 (161.1084) | 10 (157.1544) | 2 (168.5256) | 10 (153.6572) |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt, Os 4240 | 2 / 15 (684.4688) | 4 (169.6916) | 4 (169.6916) | 2 (174.2628) | 6 (170.8228) |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Freistadt, Os 4240 | — | — | — | — | 5 (165.1316) |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT PORK) Freistadt, Os 4240 | — | — | — | 8 (170.2628) | — |
| 2025-05-03 | Marchfelder Feuerfest Orth an der Donau, NO | 2 / 12 (675.3716) | 3 (169.7028) | 8 (164.5716) | 1 (175.4172) | 5 (165.6800) |
| 2025-05-03 | Marchfelder Feuerfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Orth an der Donau, NO | — | — | 2 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-03-29 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Brescia, 25125 | 7 / 30 (686.7772) | 9 (171.9772) | 11 (170.8228) | 9 (175.4400) | 9 (168.5372) |
| 2025-03-01 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Vienna, 1030 | 2 / 4 (694.2632) | 3 (175.4172) | 2 (175.4516) | 2 (176.5600) | 3 (166.8344) |
| 2025-03-01 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna, 1030 | — | — | 2 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-10-19 | Vienna BBQ Days Vienna, 1110 | 5 / 14 (682.7772) | 12 (163.9772) | 5 (170.2744) | 1 (175.4056) | 2 (173.1200) |
| 2024-10-19 | Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna, 1110 | — | — | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-09-21 | Fo.G & Smoke 2024 Providence of MODENA (MO), | 1 / 19 (695.9772) | 12 (167.3828) | 5 (173.7488) | 1 (179.4400) | 1 (175.4056) |
| 2024-07-20 | Alps BBQ Days Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | 7 / 10 (665.0744) | 10 (163.9772) | 5 (170.2744) | 7 (170.2628) | 7 (160.5600) |
| 2024-07-20 | Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | — | — | 8 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-05-18 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt, Os 4240 | 8 / 22 (674.8232) | 11 (167.9772) | 1 (174.8916) | 14 (166.2744) | 11 (165.6800) |
| 2024-05-18 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Freistadt, Os 4240 | — | 13 (163.3712) | — | — | — |
| 2024-02-24 | 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) |
| 2023-10-21 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 Vienna, 1110 | 9 / 13 (668.9940) | 9 (167.9656) | 10 (164.5256) | 11 (165.6800) | 3 (170.8228) |
| 2023-10-21 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna, 1110 | — | — | 13 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days Reichenau, | 7 / 12 (657.0860) | 9 (158.2744) | 8 (161.1544) | 7 (166.8228) | 2 (170.8344) |
| 2023-07-29 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau, | — | — | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2023-02-25 | 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) |
| 2022-07-30 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | 10 / 11 (636.3772) | 11 (153.6456) | 8 (162.2400) | 9 (161.6572) | 9 (158.8344) |
| 2022-07-29 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1 Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | 6 / 10 (668.9824) | 7 (164.5256) | 4 (169.6912) | 5 (170.8228) | 8 (163.9428) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #350 (325 pts) | #466 (265 pts) | #128 (879 pts) | #337 (355 pts) | #321 (370 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #49 (1954 pts) | #82 (1663 pts) | #27 (2141 pts) | #24 (2074 pts) | #65 (1760 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #195 (1050 pts) | #276 (847 pts) | #92 (1539 pts) | #203 (1025 pts) | #192 (1065 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) |