Evening Wood

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

Power ranking

#3128

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1502

peak 1553 · rated over 25 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-21

latest 2025-09-26

Best ToY finish

#939

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

681.0744 / 720

Master · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.46 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.28 (+8.18)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Consistency

±36.28

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.02 · weakest Brisket (158.44)

Road miles

2,906

mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 601 mi

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)

Purse competed for

$48K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 16 state-championship entries

Master avg

645.28 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (12 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.

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 15 of 25 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 25 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

681.0744 career-best overall

94.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.0744 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship — 94.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-09-26

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

QUISINE has finished one call ahead of Evening Wood 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 35%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 35%

A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 93% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.58 points below their pork, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 24%.

Brisket avg 158.44
Pork avg 167.02
2 calls in 24 entries

A strong matchup

13–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of YARDHOGS BBQ in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Shawnee Great Grillers (2025-09-26).

last seen 2023-09-22
back 2025-09-26

Pork nemesis

10 of 13 shared pork entries lost

Fat&Dumb BBQ ahead 77% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Fat&Dumb BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 13 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 38% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 38% across 3 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 52% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Sertoma 48 BBQ every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 20th

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.

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

Stewey Maggoos

#3134 of the rated field

1502 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Evening Wood)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2018-06-22

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOLDERING Q

#3122 of the rated field

1502 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1524

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Evening Wood's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 26 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

THE BEARDED ONE BBQ

#3127 of the rated field

1502 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2022-10-22

⚔ Head-to-head

ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ

#3119 of the rated field

1502 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1547

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1547 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2023-04-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Matt's Backyard BBQ

#3124 of the rated field

1502 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

34 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 34 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS

#3132 of the rated field

1502 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1545

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 39 contests
last seen 2019-06-14

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PORK 'N MINDY	16	12	4	75%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	15	11	4	73%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
Dead Last BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
YARDHOGS BBQ	13	13	0	100%	⚔ compare
Why Not Smoke	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
RUB'N WOOD	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
F.O.M.S.B.	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Overland Pig Committee	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	8	1	2	179.4400	146.8000	166.10	top 42%
Pork Ribs	25	0	0	0	171.9772	143.9656	160.06	top 59%
Pork	25	6	1	2	176.0000	153.6800	167.02	top 38%
Brisket	24	2	0	0	169.6916	146.1712	158.44	top 55%

“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
KS	23	0	top 52%
CO	2	0	top 53%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 81%
Medium (20–39)	1	top 68%
Large (40+)	23	top 50%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	7	6	top 31%	2022-09-23
Sertoma 48 BBQ	6	20	top 64%	2019-04-26
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival	4	23	top 58%	2022-08-26
Shawnee Great Grillers	2	48	top 72%	2025-09-26
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2	59	top 62%	2018-09-21

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

On the trail 12.3 yrs 2013-06-21 → 2025-09-26

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 11 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 23 of 25 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 25 entries · 1 win · 8 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.02 · weakest Brisket (158.44)

Walk rate 60% a top-10 call in 15 of 25 contests

Overall top-10 rate 4% 1 of 25 contests

Master average 645.28 out of 720 · 25 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 757 1,052–831 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,906 25 mapped stops · furthest 601 mi

Schedule strength 1538 average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests

Purse competed for $48,075 listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 16 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2023-09-22 → 2025-09-26

Power rating 1502 peak 1553 · #3128 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 21 First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 21 First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5712 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
2014
Sep 26 First overall top-10 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Sep 26 Career-best overall score681.0744 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Sep 26 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
2015
May 8 First category win (Pork) Sertoma 48 BBQ
2016
Jun 17 10th tracked contest 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Sep 23 Peak power rating (1553) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
2025
Sep 26 25th tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers
Sep 26 Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2014-09-26
+13.8	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2013-06-21
+11.4	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2016-09-23
+10.5	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2015-09-25
+5.7	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)	2021-09-24

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.3	*Sertoma 48 BBQ	2018-05-04
-8.1	Shawnee Great Grillers	2025-09-26
-7.6	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2018-09-21
-5.3	East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival	2023-08-26
-5.1	*Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL)	2017-05-05

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0	0%	top 79%	89.3%	89.3%
2023	2	0	0	100%	top 74%	90.1%	90%
2022	2	0	0	50%	top 46%	92.3%	92.2%
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 34%	92.8%	92.8%
2019	3	0	0	33%	top 66%	89.5%	89.3%
2018	2	0	0	100%	top 86%	88.4%	77.5%
2017	3	0	0	67%	top 61%	89.7%	88.8%
2016	3	0	1	67%	top 35%	93.6%	92.3%
2015	3	0	1	67%	top 39%	93.6%	91.2%
2014	3	1	0	33%	top 35%	94.6%	91.1%
2013	2	0	0	50%	top 32%	92.3%	90.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-09-26	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	53 / 67 (643.2800)	58 (157.6572)	18 (171.9772)	55 (159.4172)	60 (154.2284)
2023-09-22	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	48 / 73 (647.8856)	10 (176.0228)	59 (157.1200)	46 (162.2628)	58 (152.4800)
2023-08-26	East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	13 / 16 (648.3888)	13 (161.6800)	14 (157.6456)	11 (163.9428)	9 (165.1204)
2022-09-23	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	35 / 87 (663.3032)	19 (171.9772)	27 (169.6916)	14 (174.2972)	79 (147.3372)
2022-08-26	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	23 / 45 (664.4460)	9 (175.4056)	17 (168.5372)	17 (170.8688)	40 (149.6344)
2021-09-24	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS	29 / 86 (668.5024)	5 (176.5600)	35 (167.4400)	29 (168.5140)	61 (155.9884)
2019-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	61 / 102 (644.3652)	7 (175.4172)	78 (157.0856)	45 (165.6912)	94 (146.1712)
2019-08-23	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	47 / 66 (641.0744)	26 (168.0000)	52 (158.8344)	54 (158.2628)	49 (155.9772)
2019-04-26	Sertoma 48 BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS	26 / 38 (643.8284)	18 (166.8228)	32 (157.6572)	12 (168.0000)	28 (151.3484)
2018-09-21	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	76 / 107 (636.4340)	93 (154.7884)	101 (147.3828)	9 (176.0000)	63 (158.2628)
2018-05-04	*Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	41 / 41 (479.8628)	6 (173.1200)	34 (153.0628)	35 (153.6800)	—
2017-09-22	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	59 / 112 (646.1712)	67 (160.5372)	108 (143.9656)	7 (173.7028)	22 (167.9656)
2017-06-16	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	38 / 59 (629.5312)	45 (154.2400)	30 (160.5256)	28 (162.8228)	39 (151.9428)
2017-05-05	*Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS	29 / 44 (641.5656)	34 (155.9200)	31 (160.5600)	3 (174.8456)	35 (150.2400)
2016-09-23	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	11 / 111 (674.1828)	16 (171.9656)	12 (171.4400)	42 (166.2400)	32 (164.5372)
2016-06-17	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	24 / 58 (659.9428)	1 (177.7372)	31 (162.2400)	28 (165.1312)	37 (154.8344)
2016-05-06	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	23 / 42 (659.3488)	9 (172.5600)	38 (147.9316)	6 (172.0000)	14 (166.8572)
2015-09-25	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	17 / 112 (673.6568)	13 (173.1200)	51 (163.9884)	33 (167.4056)	23 (169.1428)
2015-08-28	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	37 / 65 (642.7316)	30 (161.0972)	64 (145.0744)	15 (167.4400)	7 (169.1200)
2015-05-08	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	20 / 45 (653.6456)	33 (160.5600)	25 (161.1084)	1 (176.0000)	29 (155.9772)
2014-09-26	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	6 / 112 (681.0744)	2 (179.4400)	32 (166.2628)	46 (165.6800)	11 (169.6916)
2014-08-22	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	36 / 69 (637.0172)	57 (151.3484)	25 (162.2744)	23 (165.1200)	28 (158.2744)
2014-05-09	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	26 / 54 (649.5768)	31 (163.4172)	21 (165.1428)	36 (159.3712)	28 (161.6456)
2013-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	64 / 114 (637.5084)	108 (146.8000)	58 (160.5028)	41 (164.5256)	28 (165.6800)
2013-06-21	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	14 / 183 (664.5712)	31 (166.2858)	48 (163.9998)	4 (174.2856)	63 (160.0000)

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1269 (70 pts)	#958 (145 pts)	#1240 (100 pts)	#1187 (100 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1150 (225 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1578 (120 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#1377 (175 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	—
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#936 (400 pts)	#1715 (135 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1719 (130 pts)	#2097 (105 pts)	#1854 (125 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1354 (185 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#999 (345 pts)	#1699 (130 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#939 (340 pts)	#847 (425 pts)	#1258 (245 pts)	#1313 (235 pts)	#1083 (295 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1670 (130 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#1231 (225 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)