High-water mark
665.0512
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.0512 at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 23, 2026
GOOD 'WOODS BAR-B-QUE
GOOD 'WOODS BAR-B-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 21st of 30 at The Sutherlin Throwdown (2024). They are ranked #5241 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 27, 2023
latest May 23, 2026 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.69
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.70 · weakest Brisket (156.17)
Road miles
91
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Purse competed for
$54K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
645.59 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1255 (58 pts) | #1310 (58 pts) | #1352 (58 pts) | #1025 (73 pts) | #809 (133 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1481 (51 pts) | #1192 (66 pts) | #1523 (56 pts) | #1166 (66 pts) | #1487 (51 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #841 (137 pts) | #644 (282 pts) | #1009 (122 pts) | #860 (152 pts) | #855 (152 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1627 (50 pts) | #1305 (65 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #1627 (50 pts) | #1277 (65 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to GOOD 'WOODS BAR-B-QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,253 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,231 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before GOOD 'WOODS BAR-B-QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1457
They were already cooking in 2015, 8 years before GOOD 'WOODS BAR-B-QUE's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,214 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Level with GOOD 'WOODS BAR-B-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,247 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before GOOD 'WOODS BAR-B-QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,225 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before GOOD 'WOODS BAR-B-QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J&C BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RJs Smokehouse | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Small Axe BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 159.4172 | 165.70 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.3200 | 154.7888 | 162.72 | top 77% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 145.6572 | 161.00 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 135.3028 | 156.17 | top 73% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 4 | 23 | 0 | top 89% | May 23, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OR
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
69
finished ahead 22 times, behind 113
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score665.0512 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Most recent contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
20243 milestones
- First call BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7256 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.6968 The Sutherlin Throwdown
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Peak power rating (1486) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 27, 2023 |
| -11.5 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 24, 2025 |
| -9.3 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 25, 2024 |
| -3.9 | The Sutherlin Throwdown | Jul 20, 2024 |
| -3.8 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 23, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 92% | 89.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 25 / 33 (665.0512) | 29 (160.5256) | 28 (165.1200) | 22 (166.2856) | 10 (173.1200) |
| May 24, 2025 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 25 / 26 (641.6116) | 22 (162.8456) | 24 (159.9888) | 22 (163.9656) | 25 (154.8116) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | The Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 21 / 30 (662.6968) | 13 (171.9772) | 24 (163.3828) | 29 (161.1084) | 16 (166.2284) |
| May 25, 2024 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 23 / 27 (631.7944) | 6 (173.7256) | 23 (154.7888) | 16 (167.9772) | 26 (135.3028) |
| May 27, 2023 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 25 / 25 (626.7888) | 22 (159.4172) | 11 (170.3200) | 25 (145.6572) | 22 (151.3944) |