The Wood Shed
The Wood Shed is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 16th of 30 at the High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1464
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2013
latest Jun 26, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±48.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 151.11 · weakest Pork Ribs (139.23)
Road miles
2,312
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 2,210 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
584.73 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 135.4286 | 146.98 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 117.6116 | 139.23 | top 85% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 140.5484 | 151.11 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4628 | 137.0748 | 147.41 | top 78% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 96% |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
167
finished ahead 22 times, behind 183
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20145 milestones
- First call High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2284 High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown
- Career-best overall score662.2284 High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5256 High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Boston Hill BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1484) Boston Hill BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.5 | High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown | Jun 26, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.8 | Boston Hill BBQ Fest | Jun 28, 2013 |
| -13.2 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 20, 2013 |
| -11 | West Coast BBQ Classic | May 9, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 73% | 92% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 77.1% | 75.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2014 | High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA | 16 / 30 (662.2284) | 16 (162.2744) | 14 (163.9656) | 14 (168.5256) | 9 (167.4628) |
| May 9, 2014 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 55 / 59 (586.6284) | 54 (150.8112) | 57 (139.3600) | 46 (154.2172) | 55 (142.2400) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 67 / 71 (534.6404) | 68 (139.4056) | 69 (117.6116) | 67 (140.5484) | 68 (137.0748) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Boston Hill BBQ Fest Hamburg, NY | 49 / 49 (555.4288) | 49 (135.4286) | 48 (136) | 44 (141.1428) | 46 (142.8574) |