Sharpe's Woodshed CA
Rating
1602
peak 1602
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2019-01-25
latest 2026-01-30
Best ToY finish
#509
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
687.14 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 654.70 (+32.45)
Walk rate
76%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±87.05
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.09 · weakest Brisket (169.73)
Road miles
7813
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 1797 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has finished one call ahead of Sharpe's Woodshed 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BIG POPPA SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of MUDVILLE BBQ in 7 of their 10 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 59-team field at Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge.
📅 A January team
Something about January: average finish in the top 11% across 3 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2022-01-14) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 10-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.0856 | 172.09 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 177.1544 | 163.9772 | 171.45 | top 29% |
| Pork | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 178.2972 | 158.8000 | 170.99 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 159.9428 | 169.73 | top 39% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 9 | 0 | top 31% |
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 28% |
| AZ | 2 | 1 | top 17% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 1 | top 19% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (9 of 17 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (16 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2022-01-14)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 654.70
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 699.9540 | 699.95 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 682.1828 | 682.18 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 696.0116 | 685.49 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 681.6116 | 516.51 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 685.6916 | 676.48 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII Riverside, CA | 6 / 41 (699.9540) | 7 (177.1428) | 8 (173.7028) | 14 (173.7028) | 8 (175.4056) |
| 2024-05-31 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival Norco, CA | 5 / 39 (682.1828) | 8 (172.0000) | 3 (171.9772) | 3 (174.2628) | 23 (163.9428) |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 15 / 83 (687.3600) | 34 (170.8228) | 38 (171.4172) | 17 (173.1544) | 25 (171.9656) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 25 / 249 (696.0116) | 4 (180.0000) | 19 (177.1544) | 108 (171.4172) | 153 (167.4400) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 234 / 505 (670.1940) | 353 (163.3828) | 24 (176.5828) | 247 (167.4056) | 309 (162.8228) |
| 2022-06-03 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival Norco, CA | 4 / 37 (694.8116) | 19 (168.5600) | 8 (175.4172) | 12 (173.1200) | 4 (177.7144) |
| 2022-05-27 | Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 11 / 26 (674.7772) | 7 (174.2628) | 4 (172.5716) | 15 (158.8000) | 8 (169.1428) |
| 2022-04-29 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 11 / 29 (677.7028) | 1 (179.4400) | 21 (164.5600) | 8 (171.4172) | 21 (162.2856) |
| 2022-04-02 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 Arcadia, CA | 14 / 27 (692.5028) | 13 (171.9772) | 6 (174.2628) | 16 (172.0000) | 13 (174.2628) |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 15 / 37 (677.6228) | 19 (169.1200) | 7 (171.4172) | 28 (162.8228) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2022-02-18 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival Yuma, AZ | 11 / 34 (688.5032) | 4 (177.1428) | 16 (170.8344) | 9 (175.4288) | 20 (165.0972) |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 1 / 59 (695.3944) | 7 (173.7028) | 18 (169.1316) | 6 (175.4172) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2021-11-05 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 13 / 33 (681.6116) | 10 (174.2628) | 5 (174.2744) | 9 (173.1316) | 25 (159.9428) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 129 / 467 (351.4056) | 117 (171.4056) | 275 (163.9772) | 84 (171.4400) | — |
| 2019-08-16 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 18 / 35 (667.2684) | 25 (161.0856) | 5 (171.9656) | 22 (163.9544) | 12 (170.2628) |
| 2019-01-25 | The Golden State Battle Santa Ynez, CA | 8 / 48 (685.6916) | 24 (169.1200) | 33 (163.9772) | 2 (178.2972) | 3 (174.2972) |
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 | #509 (175 pts) | #617 (165 pts) | #651 (155 pts) | #685 (115 pts) | #583 (155 pts) |