A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
BIG WOODY'S BBQ
BIG WOODY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 384th of 407 at the 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) (2017). They are ranked #5885 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1440
peak 1440 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2015
latest Sep 29, 2022 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
608.98 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 576.71 (+32.28)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±72.43
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.07 · weakest Brisket (144.18)
Road miles
16
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Purse competed for
$129K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
576.71 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BIG WOODY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
84 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,884 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIG WOODY'S BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG WOODY'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,881 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
1–5 in 6 shared contests (17% to BIG WOODY'S BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,871 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,883 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before BIG WOODY'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,895 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Level with BIG WOODY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,873 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATTITUDES OF SMOKE | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Lb Town KC BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Rub You Long Time | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BRR-B-Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Burn Rate! | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| DIXIE MOON | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork & Boots | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Bare Bones BBQ Team | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| KANSAS CITY PETERBILT | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 143.9656 | 155.07 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7256 | 141.0856 | 149.40 | top 91% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 129.6796 | 153.90 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 138.2056 | 144.18 | top 91% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2 | 396 | 0 | top 89% | Sep 29, 2022 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,518
finished ahead 160 times, behind 2,842
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 1, 2017 → Sep 12, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
20211 milestone
- Career-best overall score620.0344 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20171 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)165.1428 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Peak power rating (1487) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -10.6 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -10.1 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -9.7 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -8.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 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 93% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 84% | 84% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 57.7% | 57.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 472 / 505 (612.4228) | 343 (163.9656) | 483 (149.6572) | 438 (156.5256) | 485 (142.2744) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 396 / 467 (620.0344) | 367 (158.2972) | 422 (151.4400) | 397 (154.2972) | 350 (156) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 428 / 468 (606.8800) | 315 (161.1428) | 446 (146.8228) | 369 (156.0344) | 445 (142.8800) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 384 / 407 (605.0396) | 395 (143.9656) | 310 (157.7256) | 216 (165.1428) | 391 (138.2056) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 523 / 557 (600.5372) | 513 (147.9884) | 499 (149.6800) | 352 (161.7372) | 527 (141.1316) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 602 / 606 (415.3252) | — | 586 (141.0856) | 599 (129.6796) | 547 (144.5600) |