Smokey Woods

Smokey Woods is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 25th of 42 at the Masters In May Day 1 (2019). They are ranked #5350 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,350

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1455

peak 1455 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 4, 2018

latest Nov 5, 2025 · 7.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1055

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.31 · weakest Brisket (156.49)

Road miles

1,790

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 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

606.37 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 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

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 (Sep 16, 2021).

last seen Jul 13, 2019
back Sep 16, 2021

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

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

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

Boom or bust

±16.95% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±16.95% 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 84.5% of a perfect score
best 91.3%

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smokey Woods, each with one reason worth a look.

130 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

#5,347 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

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 May 1, 2026

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Heat's Neat

#5,334 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1455

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to Smokey Woods)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS

#5,355 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before Smokey Woods's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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Boo Boo Bus BBQ

#5,357 of the rated field

1455 power rating

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

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2026

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INFINITE SMOKE BBQ

#5,337 of the rated field

1455 power rating

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

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 17, 2026

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Dewey Smokem & Howe

#5,356 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Smokey Woods's first contest.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
WI	10	0	top 78%
KS	4	0	top 70%

Repeat visits (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%	Nov 5, 2025
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	114	top 62%	Sep 27, 2023
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	2	32	top 84%	Jul 13, 2019
The Masters In May (DAY 2)	2	48	top 92%	May 5, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 2.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 10 of 15 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 10 4 of them more than once

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

Opponents faced 1,032 finished ahead 543 times, behind 1,691

Longest layoff 2.2 yrs Jul 13, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021

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

20253 milestones

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

20211 milestone

Sep 16 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

20191 milestone

May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8740 Masters In May Day 1

20182 milestones

May 4 First tracked contest The Masters In May ( DAY 1)
May 4 Peak power rating (1494) The Masters In May ( DAY 1)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.6	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
+3	Masters In May Day 1	May 3, 2019
+0.5	Masters in May Day 2	May 4, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Sep 27, 2023
-7.7	The Masters In May (DAY 2)	May 5, 2018
-7	Masters in May	Apr 29, 2022
-6.1	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	Jul 13, 2019
-6	The Masters In May ( DAY 1)	May 4, 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	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%	88.4%	88.4%
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
Nov 5, 2025	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)
Oct 30, 2024	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)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	485 / 487 (153.0972)	—	448 (153.0972)	—	—
Apr 29, 2022	Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI	37 / 43 (629.6804)	35 (159.4516)	32 (161.1316)	11 (169.7144)	42 (139.3828)
Sep 16, 2021	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)
Jul 13, 2019	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)
Jul 12, 2019	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)
May 4, 2019	Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI	27 / 40 (651.8748)	17 (167.4172)	22 (164.5488)	24 (165.6800)	38 (154.2288)
May 3, 2019	Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI	25 / 42 (655.8740)	29 (160.5484)	23 (166.2400)	20 (166.8228)	23 (162.2628)
Aug 24, 2018	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	27 / 42 (645.6228)	15 (168.5828)	24 (161.6916)	27 (158.2400)	28 (157.1084)
Jul 14, 2018	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)
Jul 13, 2018	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)
May 5, 2018	The Masters In May (DAY 2) Appleton, WI	51 / 54 (626.1488)	49 (160)	54 (148.4800)	35 (160.5716)	43 (157.0972)
May 4, 2018	The Masters In May ( DAY 1) Appleton, WI	48 / 54 (635.3028)	33 (165.1200)	24 (163.4172)	34 (160.5484)	53 (146.2172)

Smokey Woods

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

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)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)