BIG WOOD

BIG WOOD is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 12th of 25 at the Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest (2013). They are ranked #5878 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,878

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1440

peak 1440 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 3, 2013

latest Aug 26, 2022 · 8.9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 82%

overall standings

Best overall

652.4800 / 720

Master · Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

575.50 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 594.28 (-18.77)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4288

Chicken · East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

Consistency

±56.11

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 157.04 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.58)

Road miles

172

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 45 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Purse competed for

$4,300

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

594.28 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

Big Wigs BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Big Wigs BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.45 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 149.58
Pork avg 157.04
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Great Aussie BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4 years, then back at East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival (Aug 26, 2022).

last seen Aug 24, 2018
back Aug 26, 2022

Pork nemesis

5 of 7 shared pork entries lost

Big Wigs BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Big Wigs BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

RoShamBo has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±7.79% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.79% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 82.5% of a perfect score
best 90.6%

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BIG WOOD, each with one reason worth a look.

83 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BIG WOODY'S BBQ

#5,879 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG WOOD)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG WOOD has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

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Burn Rate!

#5,875 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to BIG WOOD)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Buds Boys BBQ

#5,872 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026

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The Stu Pit

#5,869 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2023

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OSOSLOW BBQ

#5,892 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before BIG WOOD's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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A.W.'S BBQ

#5,868 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

Level with BIG WOOD on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 20, 2016

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Big Wigs BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Double Stack BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Reservoir Hogs	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Dead Last BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	1	171.4288	129.6688	155.56	top 62%
Pork Ribs	8	0	161.0856	127.8176	149.58	top 85%
Pork	8	0	170.3200	137.6228	157.04	top 67%
Brisket	8	1	168.5600	132.5144	151.54	top 69%

“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)	1	0	top 48%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 87%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	5	0	top 80%
MO	3	0	top 87%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival	4	41	0	top 88%	Aug 26, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 2 contests

Contests a season 1.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,133 finished ahead 263 times, behind 1,676

Longest layoff 4 yrs Aug 24, 2018 → Aug 26, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20221 milestone

Aug 26 Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival

20161 milestone

Aug 26 Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4288 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

20135 milestones

Oct 3 First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 18 First call Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest
Oct 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4800 Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest
Oct 18 Career-best overall score652.4800 Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest
Oct 18 Peak power rating (1490) Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.3	Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest	Oct 18, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
-11.9	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
-11.9	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 25, 2017
-10.2	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 24, 2018
-8.6	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival	Aug 26, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0%	top 93%	83.3%	83.3%
2018	1	0%	top 94%	79.8%	79.8%
2017	1	0%	top 96%	84.3%	84.3%
2016	1	100%	top 67%	88.2%	88.2%
2015	1	0%	top 99%	64%	64%
2014	1	0%	top 70%	88.4%	88.4%
2013	2	50%	top 69%	90.6%	86.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 26, 2022	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	42 / 45 (599.8632)	45 (129.6688)	32 (159.9772)	45 (147.3600)	22 (162.8572)
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	63 / 67 (574.6400)	63 (145.6572)	61 (147.9772)	67 (137.6228)	59 (143.3828)
Aug 25, 2017	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	55 / 57 (606.7084)	37 (157.6800)	57 (147.9656)	25 (168.5484)	57 (132.5144)
Aug 26, 2016	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	41 / 61 (635.2000)	7 (171.4288)	40 (161.0856)	38 (160.4912)	57 (142.1944)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	598 / 606 (461.1084)	—	553 (147.3828)	108 (170.3200)	552 (143.4056)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	389 / 552 (636.4340)	146 (169.7028)	492 (150.2284)	399 (158.8000)	353 (157.7028)
Oct 18, 2013	Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest 🏅 Garnett, KS	12 / 25 (652.4800)	12 (167.4172)	18 (154.2400)	15 (162.2628)	7 (168.5600)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	484 / 535 (587.7944)	484 (147.3828)	526 (127.8176)	440 (150.9028)	205 (161.6912)

BIG WOOD

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)