They almost always walk
88%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 14 of 16 contests
A top-10 category call in 88% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA
WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2014). They are ranked #1216 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1586
peak 1586 · rated over 14 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2013
latest Aug 4, 2017 · 4.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time
Category wins
3
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
25% of 16 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
674.39 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 672.83 (+1.56)
Walk rate
88%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.50
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.04 · weakest Brisket (166.80)
Road miles
6,247
across 16 mapped stops · furthest 1,784 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Master avg
672.83 / 720
15 Master contests · 1 GC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1565 (155 pts) | #1722 (135 pts) | #1290 (240 pts) | #1626 (155 pts) | #1564 (170 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1096 (268 pts) | #1171 (263 pts) | #1016 (333 pts) | #1325 (233 pts) | #1426 (183 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #583 (641 pts) | #653 (581 pts) | #625 (611 pts) | #688 (551 pts) | #689 (541 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #586 (526 pts) | #526 (616 pts) | #579 (571 pts) | #946 (336 pts) | #534 (591 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA, each with one reason worth a look.
28 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,218 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1585
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 89%
- Peak
- 1586
Fewer contests behind them than WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA has cooked, 9 to 16, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#1,213 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1586
26 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 35% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,215 of the rated field
- Contests
- 39
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1588
Level with WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 40
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1616
They've been 1616 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#1,217 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1605
They turned up 6 years after WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAMP BOYS | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Killer B's BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JACK'S OLD SOUTH | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Bubba Q | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BLUE Q FL | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| WICKED QUE | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| TENACIOUS Q | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD PLANTATION BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK-N-BONES | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 156.5712 | 170.04 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 177.7028 | 163.4056 | 169.12 | top 35% |
| Pork | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 155.3712 | 167.27 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 174.2858 | 147.9200 | 166.80 | top 41% |
“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) | 5 | 1 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 32% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival | 4 | 9 | 0 | top 27% | Aug 4, 2017 |
| Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 27% | Mar 11, 2016 |
| Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 28% | Mar 27, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Contests a season
3.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
9 of 16 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
10
3 of them more than once
First title
Feb 21, 2014
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Opponents faced
454
finished ahead 520 times, behind 252
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Peak power rating (1586) Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival
- Most recent contest Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
20151 milestone
- Career-best overall score689.6340 Flames on the Flint
20144 milestones
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First Grand Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Lakeland Pig Festival
- First category win (Brisket) Lakeland Pig Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2852 Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Feb 21, 2014 |
| +12.3 | Flames on the Flint | Mar 13, 2015 |
| +11.4 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 1, 2014 |
| +10.3 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 2, 2013 |
| +9.6 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Aug 9, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -4.2 | The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig | Jul 14, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 47% | 94.1% | 93.4% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 95.1% | 93.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 95.8% | 94.7% |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 36% | 95% | 93.7% |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83% | top 32% | 95.2% | 92.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2017 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA | 18 / 57 (677.6228) | 41 (165.1544) | 16 (171.9656) | 18 (169.6800) | 15 (170.8228) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig Cummings, GA | 26 / 41 (667.8628) | 22 (168.5256) | 10 (170.8344) | 30 (163.9772) | 25 (164.5256) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 21 / 56 (684.4572) | 4 (177.7028) | 30 (167.3828) | 15 (171.9888) | 32 (167.3828) |
| Mar 11, 2016 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA | 34 / 89 (667.2684) | 63 (163.9428) | 46 (165.6800) | 8 (171.9772) | 35 (165.6684) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash Ashburn, GA | 9 / 28 (674.7428) | 4 (175.4172) | 11 (169.1200) | 16 (163.3828) | 11 (166.8228) |
| Mar 13, 2015 | Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA | 11 / 72 (689.6340) | 30 (171.9656) | 4 (176) | 10 (173.1428) | 42 (168.5256) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS | 30 / 30 (656.3884) | 26 (164.5140) | 15 (169.6916) | 6 (174.2628) | 30 (147.9200) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 9 / 56 (683.9084) | 16 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7028) | 42 (159.9656) | 15 (171.9772) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA | 8 / 35 (679.9312) | 4 (174.2628) | 22 (165.0856) | 10 (171.4400) | 14 (169.1428) |
| Feb 21, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tampa, FL | 1 / 21 (678.2512) | 4 (170.8456) | 9 (164.5600) | 5 (169.7028) | 2 (173.1428) |
| Nov 7, 2013 | World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship (Competitor's Series) Las Vegas, NV | — | — | 41 (163.4056) | 3 (176) | 12 (169.7144) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 51 / 97 (658.1940) | 33 (167.9884) | 41 (167.4172) | 78 (155.3712) | 34 (167.4172) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 11 / 49 (677.7260) | 17 (169.7144) | 17 (170.2972) | 25 (166.8572) | 10 (170.8572) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 13 / 61 (685.6344) | 10 (174.2628) | 17 (170.8344) | 23 (169.6800) | 22 (170.8572) |
| May 31, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC | 11 / 27 (656.5704) | 1 (175.4284) | 3 (172.5714) | 15 (158.8566) | 25 (149.7140) |
| Jan 25, 2013 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 15 / 70 (654.2852) | 48 (156.5712) | 17 (163.4286) | 30 (159.9996) | 1 (174.2858) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.