WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE

WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 17th of 17 at the Bootleggin' BBQ (2014). They are ranked #6456 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,456

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1367

peak 1367 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 14, 2013

latest Jun 22, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 89%

overall standings

Best overall

637.1656 / 720

Master · 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

600.85 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 588.58 (+12.27)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7600

Brisket · 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±25.30

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 150.01 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.86)

Road miles

779

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 97 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

588.58 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Lost Weekend Grill has finished one call ahead of WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.15 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 145.86
Chicken avg 150.01
0 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQnMAMA in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

16 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

Lost Weekend Grill ahead 94% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Lost Weekend Grill has out-cooked them in 16 of 17 shared chicken entries.

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SMOKIN ON THE FLAT

#6,458 of the rated field

1367 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1367

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jul 16, 2021

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MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ

#6,457 of the rated field

1367 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1367

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Mar 3, 2023

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All Fired Up

#6,455 of the rated field

1368 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1368

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Big D & The Briquettes

#6,454 of the rated field

1369 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

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

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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Right Time BBQ

#6,460 of the rated field

1365 ▼ 3 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1365

Rated 3 points below WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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SAUCED N SMOKED

#6,452 of the rated field

1371 ▲ 3 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1371

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Lost Weekend Grill	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
303 BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Pig Floyd	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
STARS AND STRIPES BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
CRAZY COYOTE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
1 2 BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
3 LIL' MACS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CARNIVORES	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
G "QUE"	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
FLYBOY BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	0	168.0572	123.9998	150.01	top 84%
Pork Ribs	17	0	164.5484	121.6344	145.86	top 81%
Pork	17	0	162.8684	129.1426	146.23	top 86%
Brisket	17	1	169.7600	127.9544	146.48	top 77%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 100%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 91%
Large (40+)	9	top 86%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	3	30	0	top 96%	Aug 14, 2015
Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival	2	24	0	top 82%	Jun 24, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 17 of 17 contests

Contests visited 14 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 297 finished ahead 85 times, behind 620

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

20181 milestone

Jun 22 Most recent contest 2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest

20173 milestones

Jun 16 First call 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Jun 16 Career-best overall score637.1656 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Jun 16 Career-best single call (Brisket)169.7600 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge

20151 milestone

Jun 26 10th tracked contest Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival

20132 milestones

Jun 14 First tracked contest Colorado Barbecue Challenge
Jun 14 Peak power rating (1486) Colorado Barbecue Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.2	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 16, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.2	Colorado Barbecue Challenge	Jun 14, 2013
-13.7	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	Aug 16, 2013
-11.5	Bootleggin' BBQ	Aug 22, 2014
-10.6	2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition	Jun 20, 2014
-10.2	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	Aug 15, 2014

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)
2018	2	0%	top 87%	82.7%	79.7%
2017	1	100%	top 61%	88.5%	88.5%
2016	2	0%	top 83%	87.8%	84.7%
2015	4	0%	top 93%	81.6%	81.3%
2014	6	0%	top 93%	84.8%	82.3%
2013	2	0%	top 91%	78.8%	76.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 22, 2018	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO	30 / 31 (551.8744)	30 (150.8112)	29 (142.8572)	31 (130.2516)	30 (127.9544)
Jun 15, 2018	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	48 / 62 (595.4288)	38 (158.8572)	46 (151.4400)	60 (131.3828)	38 (153.7488)
Jun 16, 2017	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	36 / 59 (637.1656)	36 (161.1540)	40 (155.3944)	48 (150.8572)	9 (169.7600)
Jun 24, 2016	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO	25 / 33 (631.9652)	31 (144.5600)	13 (164.5484)	17 (162.8684)	21 (159.9884)
Jun 17, 2016	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	52 / 58 (587.8288)	37 (161.7144)	42 (153.0744)	58 (138.2400)	54 (134.8000)
Sep 5, 2015	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	46 / 49 (587.4176)	45 (150.3316)	44 (144.5600)	38 (157.0972)	47 (135.4288)
Aug 14, 2015	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	30 / 31 (587.8400)	31 (144.5484)	30 (141.0972)	30 (150.8116)	26 (151.3828)
Jun 26, 2015	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO	24 / 27 (583.3144)	24 (149.1200)	23 (141.1316)	17 (157.1084)	26 (135.9544)
Jun 19, 2015	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	54 / 58 (581.6572)	53 (147.4172)	57 (137.6800)	56 (139.4056)	27 (157.1544)
Aug 30, 2014	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	44 / 48 (609.6684)	46 (148)	34 (157.1428)	42 (152.5600)	39 (151.9656)
Aug 22, 2014	Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO	17 / 17 (609.1772)	11 (168.0572)	17 (138.3088)	15 (158.8456)	17 (143.9656)
Aug 15, 2014	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	40 / 43 (572.5144)	41 (135.9656)	39 (143.9772)	38 (146.2400)	35 (146.3316)
Jun 20, 2014	2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO	26 / 28 (610.8572)	28 (145.1316)	15 (161.1656)	21 (156.5372)	22 (148.0228)
Jun 13, 2014	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	49 / 55 (590.2972)	32 (162.8572)	52 (137.7144)	51 (139.9656)	46 (149.7600)
Jun 6, 2014	Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO	26 / 29 (561.6000)	26 (151.4284)	26 (121.6344)	26 (137.6800)	21 (150.8572)
Aug 16, 2013	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	32 / 33 (567.3260)	32 (146.2516)	32 (141.0972)	30 (146.8572)	31 (133.1200)
Jun 14, 2013	Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO	58 / 68 (539.9994)	58 (123.9998)	47 (146.8572)	59 (129.1426)	49 (139.9998)

WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE

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

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

The one to beat

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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

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)