They almost always walk
75%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
The Woodhouse Grill
The Woodhouse Grill is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 61 at the Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) (2013). They are ranked #3844 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1528 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Aug 2, 2013
latest Mar 13, 2026 · 12.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.37 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 661.51 (-7.14)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.47 · weakest Brisket (163.83)
Road miles
1,230
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 459 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.51 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Woodhouse Grill, each with one reason worth a look.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,855 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to The Woodhouse Grill)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The Woodhouse Grill has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,851 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1506
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to The Woodhouse Grill)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before The Woodhouse Grill's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,875 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
They've been 1516 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#3,840 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1510
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,870 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 75%
- Peak
- 1506
5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#3,847 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with The Woodhouse Grill 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOT WACHULA'S | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 153.0628 | 164.89 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 159.3600 | 166.32 | top 58% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 159.9428 | 166.47 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5944 | 149.6800 | 163.83 | top 58% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 34% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 21% | Jul 31, 2015 |
| Fire it up Frostproof! | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 79% | Apr 12, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
213
finished ahead 161 times, behind 161
Longest layoff
4.2 yrs
Jan 7, 2022 → Mar 13, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Jeepin 4 Justice
20181 milestone
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Fire it up Frostproof!
20151 milestone
- Peak power rating (1528) Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall top-10 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score691.3944 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score691.3944 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5944 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 2, 2013 |
| +11.5 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Jul 31, 2015 |
| +9.2 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 1, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Jeepin 4 Justice | Mar 13, 2026 |
| -12.2 | Fire it up Frostproof! | Apr 12, 2019 |
| -11 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest | Jan 7, 2022 |
| -7.1 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -5.8 | Fire it up Frostproof! | Sep 1, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 71% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 95.3% | 95.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 51% | 93.6% | 92.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 10% | 96% | 96% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | Jeepin 4 Justice 🏅 Shady Hills, FL | 15 / 15 (643.8400) | 9 (171.4172) | 15 (159.3828) | 14 (160.5600) | 15 (152.4800) |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL | 26 / 29 (650.1144) | 28 (153.0628) | 19 (168.5372) | 15 (166.8228) | 25 (161.6916) |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL | 22 / 25 (631.7944) | 22 (162.8116) | 24 (159.3600) | 23 (159.9428) | 23 (149.6800) |
| Sep 1, 2018 | Fire it up Frostproof! Frostproof, FL | 17 / 24 (659.8860) | 22 (158.8116) | 1 (176) | 20 (159.9772) | 14 (165.0972) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 13 / 55 (686.2172) | 19 (172.5600) | 30 (167.9772) | 23 (169.1200) | 5 (176.5600) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL | 29 / 40 (655.2912) | 39 (155.9084) | 23 (163.3944) | 5 (173.7028) | 27 (162.2856) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 16 / 56 (673.5772) | 9 (175.4172) | 29 (165.6800) | 32 (166.2400) | 26 (166.2400) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 6 / 61 (691.3944) | 27 (169.1200) | 19 (170.2628) | 5 (175.4172) | 4 (176.5944) |