Smokey Woods

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5310

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1455

peak 1455 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-05-04

latest 2025-11-05

Best ToY finish

#1055

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 76%

overall standings

Best overall

657.0060 / 720

Master · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

544.11 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 606.37 (-62.26)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5484

Chicken · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Consistency

±126.08

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.31 · weakest Brisket (156.49)

Road miles

1,790

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 480 mi

Schedule strength

90%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1627)

Purse competed for

$323K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

606.37 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smokey Woods 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.82 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 156.49
Chicken avg 162.31
0 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BURNITA BAR-B-QUE in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16).

last seen 2019-07-13
back 2021-09-16

Chicken nemesis

11 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

T-MAC SMOKIN ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, T-MAC SMOKIN has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared chicken entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1627 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 90% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1627 power rating — a tougher draw than 90% of every rated contest in the data.

14 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±17.51% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±17.51% 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 84.2% of a perfect score
best 91.3%

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Hardwood BBQ

#5311 of the rated field

1455 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smokey Woods)

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-05-01

⚔ Head-to-head

The Dogs Liked It

#5307 of the rated field

1455 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smokey Woods)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

DO IT GENTLY BBQ

#5294 of the rated field

1455 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1455

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

⚔ Head-to-head

Boo Boo Bus BBQ

#5320 of the rated field

1455 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-06-13

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INFINITE SMOKE BBQ

#5303 of the rated field

1455 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-04-17

⚔ Head-to-head

HILLTOP HOGGERS

#5313 of the rated field

1455 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1506 at their best, 52 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2023-04-21

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
T-MAC SMOKIN	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Hogline	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
QUE U	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Highwaymen	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
43RD PARALLEL BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	172.5484	155.3712	162.31	top 68%
Pork Ribs	14	169.6800	148.4800	160.25	top 70%
Pork	13	169.7144	151.3940	161.64	top 63%
Brisket	13	165.7144	139.3828	156.49	top 76%

“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
WI	10	0	top 78%
KS	4	0	top 70%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 86%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 74%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	309	top 79%	2025-11-05
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	114	top 62%	2023-09-27
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	2	32	top 84%	2019-07-13
*The Masters In May (DAY 2)	2	48	top 92%	2018-05-05

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 7.5 yrs 2018-05-04 → 2025-11-05

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 2.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 10 of 15 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 14 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.31 · weakest Brisket (156.49)

Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 15 contests

Master average 606.37 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,032 543–1,691 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,790 15 mapped stops · furthest 480 mi

Schedule strength 1627 average field rating faced — tougher than 90% of rated contests

Purse competed for $323,085 listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 9 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.2 yrs 2019-07-13 → 2021-09-16

Power rating 1455 peak 1455 · #5310 of 6,413 rated

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

2018
May 4 First tracked contest *The Masters In May ( DAY 1)
May 4 Peak power rating (1494) *The Masters In May ( DAY 1)
2019
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8740 Masters In May Day 1
2021
Sep 16 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
2025
Nov 5 Career-best overall score657.0060 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Nov 5 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5484 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Nov 5 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.6	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16
+3	Masters In May Day 1	2019-05-03
+0.5	Masters in May Day 2	2019-05-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2023-09-27
-7.7	*The Masters In May (DAY 2)	2018-05-05
-6.9	Masters in May	2022-04-29
-6.1	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	2019-07-13
-6	*The Masters In May ( DAY 1)	2018-05-04

Category scores over time

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)
2025	1	0%	top 77%	91.3%	91.3%
2024	1	0%	top 80%	90.1%	90.1%
2023	2	0%	top 100%	21.3%	21.3%
2022	1	0%	top 86%	87.5%	87.5%
2021	1	0%	top 24%	—	—
2019	4	0%	top 75%	91.1%	89.4%
2018	5	0%	top 80%	89.7%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	309 / 401 (657.0060)	144 (172.5484)	370 (155.9660)	210 (169.1200)	338 (159.3716)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	355 / 444 (648.9712)	357 (162.2284)	215 (169.6800)	381 (158.2284)	353 (158.8344)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	485 / 487 (153.0972)	—	448 (153.0972)	—	—
2022-04-29	Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI	37 / 43 (629.6804)	35 (159.4516)	32 (161.1316)	11 (169.7144)	42 (139.3828)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	114 / 467 (477.5424)	392 (155.4056)	359 (158.7884)	346 (158.7996)	317 (158.8116)
2019-07-13	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 🏅 Green Bay, WI	32 / 36 (636.4796)	30 (160.5484)	27 (158.8228)	36 (151.3940)	20 (165.7144)
2019-07-12	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 🏅 Green Bay, WI	31 / 37 (631.8628)	32 (155.3712)	25 (163.4172)	33 (154.8228)	26 (158.2516)
2019-05-04	Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI	27 / 40 (651.8748)	17 (167.4172)	22 (164.5488)	24 (165.6800)	38 (154.2288)
2019-05-03	Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI	25 / 42 (655.8740)	29 (160.5484)	23 (166.2400)	20 (166.8228)	23 (162.2628)
2018-08-24	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	27 / 42 (645.6228)	15 (168.5828)	24 (161.6916)	27 (158.2400)	28 (157.1084)
2018-07-14	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	39 / 49 (645.5884)	32 (163.4172)	29 (165.1200)	28 (163.9656)	45 (153.0856)
2018-07-13	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	38 / 54 (639.8628)	40 (159.3828)	45 (153.0860)	22 (163.4056)	28 (163.9884)
2018-05-05	*The Masters In May (DAY 2) Appleton, WI	51 / 54 (626.1488)	49 (160.0000)	54 (148.4800)	35 (160.5716)	43 (157.0972)
2018-05-04	*The Masters In May ( DAY 1) Appleton, WI	48 / 54 (635.3028)	33 (165.1200)	24 (163.4172)	34 (160.5484)	53 (146.2172)

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

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1055 (240 pts)	#999 (280 pts)	#1058 (265 pts)	#1026 (270 pts)	#1031 (275 pts)