GOT WOOD

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

Power ranking

#4360

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1475

peak 1502 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2026-08-21

Best ToY finish

#1444

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

669.0396 / 720

Master · Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.46 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 637.68 (+7.78)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Chicken · Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship

Consistency

±19.36

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.32 · weakest Pork (154.38)

Road miles

712

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 519 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

Purse competed for

$44K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

637.68 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

High-water mark

669.0396 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.0396 at Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2026-08-21

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.94 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork avg 154.38
Pork Ribs avg 162.32
0 calls in 9 entries

The comeback

5.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5.9 years, then back at Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship (2021-08-20).

last seen 2015-09-18
back 2021-08-20

Pork Ribs nemesis

4 of 4 shared pork ribs entries lost

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared pork ribs entries.

An August team

Top 57% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 57% across 4 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 66% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

Kings of Smoke

#4384 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1509 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-09-09

⚔ Head-to-head

AZ BEER BELLY BBQ

#4339 of the rated field

1476 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1476

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before GOT WOOD's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG O'S LOW N SLOW BBQ

#4344 of the rated field

1476 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1476

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2016-09-30

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin Section

#4362 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-05-24

⚔ Head-to-head

SECURITY SMOKERS

#4338 of the rated field

1476 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Level with GOT WOOD on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-09-06

⚔ Head-to-head

HOG HEADS

#4361 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1475

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-08-31

⚔ Head-to-head

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	2	174.2628	153.7142	161.89	top 54%
Pork Ribs	11	0	170.8228	156.5712	162.32	top 57%
Pork	9	0	164.5488	144.5256	154.38	top 79%
Brisket	9	2	173.1430	141.1428	160.74	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
NE	5	0	top 74%
TX	4	0	top 57%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 81%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 54%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships	2	22	0	top 57%	2024-08-16
Pony Express BBQ Challenge	2	21	0	top 65%	2014-04-25

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

On the trail 13.3 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2026-08-21

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NE 5 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 11 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 162.32 · weakest Pork (154.38)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 637.68 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 250 127–210 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 712 9 mapped stops · furthest 519 mi

Schedule strength 1532 average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests

Purse competed for $43,885 listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 5.9 yrs 2015-09-18 → 2021-08-20

Power rating 1475 peak 1502 · #4360 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest Pony Express BBQ Challenge
Apr 26 First call Pony Express BBQ Challenge
Apr 26 Peak power rating (1502) Pony Express BBQ Challenge
2024
Aug 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3260 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
2026
Aug 21 Career-best overall score669.0396 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Aug 21 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Aug 21 Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.1	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship	2021-08-20
+2.3	Pony Express BBQ Challenge	2013-04-26
+1.6	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships	2024-08-16
+0.8	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	2026-08-21

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10	Pony Express BBQ Challenge	2014-04-25
-9.6	North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival	2013-05-03
-9.5	BBQ on the Bricks	2015-09-18
-2.9	North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival	2014-05-02
-0.7	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships	2023-08-18

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	100%	top 59%	92.9%	92.9%
2024	1	0%	top 54%	92.1%	92.1%
2023	1	0%	top 60%	89.5%	89.5%
2021	1	0%	top 53%	89.2%	89.2%
2015	1	0%	top 88%	84.5%	84.5%
2014	2	50%	top 77%	88.8%	87.7%
2013	2	100%	top 63%	88.3%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-08-21	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX	30 / 51 (669.0396)	9 (174.2628)	35 (166.8456)	39 (163.3940)	33 (164.5372)
2024-08-16	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX	22 / 41 (663.3260)	23 (166.8344)	18 (168.5828)	22 (164.5488)	21 (164.5256)
2023-08-18	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX	29 / 48 (644.4224)	19 (167.9772)	32 (159.9656)	42 (154.8112)	24 (161.6684)
2021-08-20	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX	23 / 43 (642.0916)	22 (161.1088)	11 (170.8228)	32 (155.3484)	18 (164.5372)
2015-09-18	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	22 / 25 (608.4344)	21 (154.2744)	16 (157.0972)	20 (151.9656)	25 (145.0972)
2014-05-02	North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival North Platte, NE	17 / 25 (639.3484)	20 (154.2628)	18 (161.7028)	20 (153.6456)	7 (169.7372)
2014-04-25	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	24 / 28 (623.3368)	20 (159.4284)	20 (157.1200)	26 (144.5256)	16 (162.2628)
2013-05-03	North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival North Platte, NE	31 / 38 (613.1432)	9 (165.1430)	21 (158.2860)	34 (148.5714)	34 (141.1428)
2013-04-26	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	21 / 47 (635.9998)	30 (153.7142)	28 (156.5712)	34 (152.5714)	4 (173.1430)

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
2013 ↗	Master	#1444 (155 pts)	#1261 (220 pts)	#1556 (155 pts)	#1726 (135 pts)	#1046 (285 pts)