Bushwood BBQ MO
Rating
1599
peak 1631
Contests
51
in the data
First seen
2023-03-24
latest 2026-06-05
Best ToY finish
#24
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
3
2 reserve
Category wins
8
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
24
of 51 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
678.35 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 445.76 (+232.58)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±153.87
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.69 · weakest Brisket (168.15)
Road miles
4722
mi across 51 mapped stops · furthest 461 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Swine-O-licious BBQ has finished one call ahead of Bushwood BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Aww Shucks BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
JANKY LEG BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 20 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 47-team field at 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 34% across 4 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL (2024-05-25) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 21-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, NORALA BBQ TEAM.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 44 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 178.8572 | 158.2056 | 169.59 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 48 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8116 | 170.69 | top 39% |
| Pork | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 176.0228 | 160.5484 | 168.91 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.2856 | 163.4400 | 168.15 | top 52% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 24 | 1 | top 38% |
| KS | 12 | 1 | top 44% |
| TN | 4 | 1 | top 51% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 11 | 1 | top 49% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 1 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 1 | top 47% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (21 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (28 of 51 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (48 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival (2023-08-25)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 445.76
- 2 perfect 180s 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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 687.4056 | 682.23 |
| 2025 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 683.3144 | 451.06 |
| 2024 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 678.2056 | 407.22 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 673.0972 | 396.08 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual McLouth, KS | 9 / 30 (687.4056) | 22 (166.8228) | 15 (170.2744) | 6 (176.0228) | 5 (174.2856) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 50 / 101 (685.6456) | 51 (172.0000) | 57 (170.8572) | 27 (174.2628) | 65 (168.5256) |
| 2026-04-03 | Smokin in the Valley Linn Valley, KS | 17 / 31 (674.2060) | 24 (163.9660) | 13 (168.5372) | 7 (175.4172) | 17 (166.2856) |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 29 / 68 (681.6800) | 30 (169.7028) | 7 (174.8800) | 43 (167.4172) | 29 (169.6800) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 281 / 401 (662.7884) | 163 (171.9656) | 354 (158.8116) | 294 (164.6056) | 209 (167.4056) |
| 2025-10-10 | Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO | 10 / 13 (342.7884) | 8 (173.1200) | 10 (169.6684) | 7 (167.4056) | — |
| 2025-10-03 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 12 / 23 (338.8000) | 4 (177.7144) | 19 (161.0856) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 20 / 20 (679.3716) | 19 (167.9772) | 18 (170.8344) | 13 (171.9656) | 18 (168.5944) |
| 2025-08-22 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff Paola, KS | 11 / 27 (683.3144) | 3 (178.8572) | 11 (170.8228) | 12 (167.3828) | 14 (166.2516) |
| 2025-07-25 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) Dodge City, KS | 2 / 18 (341.6572) | 3 (171.9772) | 2 (169.6800) | — | 1 (173.7144) |
| 2025-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 9 / 28 (323.2912) | 10 (159.3484) | 8 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 8 / 32 (334.7772) | 6 (169.6916) | 10 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (ONE MEAT RIBS) Osceola, MO | — | — | 8 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Backyard 2) Cameron, MO | 9 / 10 (329.0400) | 6 (167.3944) | 9 (161.6456) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off Cameron, MO | 1 / 36 (347.4060) | 2 (176.5716) | 3 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 3 (175.4288) | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual McLouth, KS | 12 / 28 (682.3312) | 16 (170.2856) | 9 (174.8572) | 6 (173.7256) | 18 (163.4628) |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 27 / 70 (341.6572) | 29 (170.8344) | 28 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 86 / 106 (674.1372) | 57 (171.9772) | 80 (168.5372) | 95 (165.0972) | 74 (168.5256) |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | 25 (170.8344) | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 41 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 23 / 49 (333.0628) | 28 (163.3828) | 16 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 3 / 33 (351.4172) | 4 (176.0000) | 6 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 321 / 444 (658.1596) | 308 (165.0856) | 274 (167.3828) | 360 (160.5484) | 264 (165.1428) |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 11 / 56 (338.2172) | 13 (166.2400) | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 3 / 53 (345.6800) | 4 (174.2628) | 7 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO | 4 / 10 (344.5488) | 6 (166.8344) | 1 (177.7144) | 2 (173.1316) | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 7 / 19 (343.4288) | 9 (166.8572) | 4 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Buds Blues and BBQ Columbia, MO | 6 / 16 (341.1084) | 7 (162.2512) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship Paola, KS | 21 / 42 (678.2056) | 28 (164.5372) | 19 (171.9656) | 24 (169.1544) | 11 (172.5484) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 4 / 27 (341.0856) | 3 (169.6684) | 4 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 7 / 33 (343.9544) | 9 (168.5372) | 5 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 9 / 37 (329.6344) | 6 (167.9772) | 11 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) Osceola, MO | — | — | 1 (175.4288) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - Backyard B Cameron, MO | 5 / 7 (327.3832) | 6 (160.5488) | 6 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - Backyard A Cameron, MO | 2 / 10 (347.9888) | 7 (170.2744) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 10 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 1 / 47 (357.7144) | 5 (177.7144) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 98 / 118 (668.9828) | 116 (158.2056) | 42 (172.5600) | 55 (171.9772) | 86 (166.2400) |
| 2024-03-22 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 10 / 31 (342.2516) | 8 (173.1316) | 15 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 241 / 487 (673.0972) | 274 (167.3944) | 2 (180.0000) | 352 (162.2628) | 313 (163.4400) |
| 2023-09-08 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Belton, MO | 6 / 11 (339.3944) | 4 (170.2628) | 7 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 1 / 9 (346.8228) | 1 (174.8572) | 3 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 14 / 28 (507.3372) | 10 (173.1200) | 6 (171.9772) | 15 (162.2400) | — |
| 2023-07-15 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) Butler, MO | 3 / 21 (341.6572) | 1 (174.2744) | 5 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-07-14 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) Butler, MO | 4 / 27 (348.5256) | 3 (174.2628) | 5 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 11 / 12 (333.6456) | 9 (166.2400) | 11 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Cameron, MO | 8 / 30 (342.8228) | 7 (172.0000) | 10 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 19 / 37 (331.3828) | 16 (166.8228) | 23 (164.5600) | — | — |
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 | #323 (356 pts) | #479 (251 pts) | #308 (446 pts) | #256 (451 pts) | #297 (396 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #45 (980 pts) | #44 (1003 pts) | #44 (975 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #447 (430 pts) | #398 (580 pts) | #289 (876 pts) | #422 (510 pts) | #497 (395 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #24 (1104 pts) | #51 (886 pts) | #4 (1328 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #723 (200 pts) | #806 (180 pts) | #407 (593 pts) | #788 (185 pts) | #682 (250 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #37 (1059 pts) | #74 (824 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #750 (260 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |