The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
WOOD & STEEL BBQ has finished one call ahead of BACK RHODE BARBECUE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
BACK RHODE BARBECUE
BACK RHODE BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 16 at the Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) (2025). They finished #1050 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 20, 2018
latest Sep 12, 2025 · 6.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.62
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.37 · weakest Chicken (137.51)
Road miles
171
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 77 mi
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)
Purse competed for
$11K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
591.39 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1050 (86 pts) | #1125 (86 pts) | #1199 (91 pts) | #1103 (86 pts) | #1085 (86 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1690 (105 pts) | #1558 (125 pts) | #1347 (170 pts) | #1761 (105 pts) | #1725 (105 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1893 (80 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9656 | 119.9088 | 137.51 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 150.2056 | 157.37 | top 80% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2168 | 146.2856 | 152.54 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7488 | 127.9200 | 143.97 | top 86% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 93% | May 18, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
63
finished ahead 11 times, behind 93
Longest layoff
6.3 yrs
May 18, 2019 → Sep 12, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score598.0460 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
- Most recent contest Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
20191 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.7028 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- Peak power rating (1494) Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | Sep 12, 2025 |
| -10.6 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | May 17, 2019 |
| -7.9 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | May 18, 2019 |
| -6.4 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Oct 20, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 82.8% | 82% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 81.4% | 81.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 16 / 16 (598.0460) | 16 (144.4800) | 15 (162.2400) | 16 (151.9544) | 16 (139.3716) |
| May 18, 2019 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA | 25 / 28 (595.8740) | 21 (155.9656) | 14 (165.7028) | 26 (146.2856) | 26 (127.9200) |
| May 17, 2019 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA | 26 / 27 (585.5768) | 27 (129.6916) | 23 (151.3484) | 25 (153.7140) | 25 (150.8228) |
| Oct 20, 2018 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES West Kingston, RI | 30 / 37 (586.0800) | 34 (119.9088) | 34 (150.2056) | 25 (158.2168) | 21 (157.7488) |