WOODY'S Q SHACK

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

Power ranking

#457

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1687

peak 1701 · rated over 35 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-06

latest 2022-08-05

Best ToY finish

#294

Master 2021

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 36 contests

Avg finish

top 32%

overall standings

Best overall

700.5600 / 720

Master · San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

676.84 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 669.16 (+7.67)

Walk rate

81%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival

Consistency

±16.91

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.66 · weakest Brisket (163.80)

Road miles

7,874

mi across 36 mapped stops · furthest 563 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$195K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

GCs in 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.16 / 720

36 Master contests · 2 GCs

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Storylines (19 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.

The heartbreaker

3.3828 points from the title

Came within 3.3828 points of the Grand Championship at San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ (2017-08-04).

Among the elite

#457 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1687 puts them #457 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

rating 1687
peak 1701
35 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

Against the odds

20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ (2018-08-03) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BOOMERANG BBQ.

Giant slayer

41 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 41-team field at San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ.

2018-08-03

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 1st
average top 14%

They almost always walk

81% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 29 of 36 contests

A top-10 category call in 81% of their 36 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

700.5600 career-best overall

97.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 700.5600 at San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ — 97.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-08-03

State champions

1 state championships won

They've taken 1 state championship from 11 entries at contests carrying the title.

11 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ has finished one call ahead of WOODY'S Q SHACK 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 1 Grand Championship

2018 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 10%.

5 contests
4 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 10%

A tough matchup

15–6 behind in the head-to-head

BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES ahead in 71% of their meetings

BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES has come out ahead in 15 of their 21 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.87 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 50%.

Brisket avg 163.80
Chicken avg 169.66
12 calls in 36 entries

A strong matchup

19–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 79% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ in 19 of their 24 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

GRILLIN' BEAVERS has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A June team

Top 20% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 20% across 5 contests, versus top 32% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 32% the rest of the year

The long haul

7,874 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,874 miles across 36 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 563 miles to American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST.

36 mapped stops
furthest 563 mi

The metronome

±2.35% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.35% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
36 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Wild West BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 3rd

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

KISS MY RACK

#460 of the rated field

1686 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1686

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to WOODY'S Q SHACK)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WOODY'S Q SHACK has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 37 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOOTH SMOKE

#459 of the rated field

1686 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 121
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1818

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WOODY'S Q SHACK)

They've been 1818 at their best, 132 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 116 contests
last seen 2025-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Brewski's BBQ Competition Team

#455 of the rated field

1687 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 69%
Peak: 1696

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 42 contests to 36, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 40 contests
last seen 2026-05-16

⚔ Head-to-head

PORKRASTINATORS

#456 of the rated field

1687 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1714

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 58 contests, alongside a 48% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 51 contests
last seen 2026-06-13

⚔ Head-to-head

The Swine Doctor's BBQ

#461 of the rated field

1686 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1686

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 9 years after WOODY'S Q SHACK did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 54 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

MACHETE BOYS BBQ

#458 of the rated field

1687 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 118
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1739

No shared contest yet.

Level with WOODY'S Q SHACK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 109 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	33	15	18	45%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	24	19	5	79%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	23	18	5	78%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	21	17	4	81%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	21	11	10	52%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	21	6	15	29%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	20	18	2	90%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	19	18	1	95%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	16	10	6	63%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
3 LIL' MACS BBQ	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
SCORCH AND RESQUE	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	13	10	3	77%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	36	18	0	2	178.8572	155.3484	169.66	top 33%
Pork Ribs	36	13	2	4	177.7028	152.4916	167.09	top 38%
Pork	36	18	2	4	180.0000 🔥	156.5140	168.61	top 35%
Brisket	36	12	1	2	174.2856	145.6688	163.80	top 43%

“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
CO	32	2	top 32%
KS	3	0	top 38%
UT	1	0	top 24%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	0	top 57%
Medium (20–39)	19	1	top 34%
Large (40+)	15	1	top 26%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	5	3	0	top 25%	2021-05-07
San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	3	1	1	top 14%	2019-08-02
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	3	20	0	top 55%	2015-09-11
Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival	2	8	0	top 40%	2016-06-24
National Western BBQ Throwdown	2	9	0	top 29%	2016-01-08
Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	2	10	0	top 41%	2015-05-29
Wild West BBQ	2	8	0	top 31%	2015-05-08

The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.9 yrs 2013-09-06 → 2022-08-05

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 3.6 across 10 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 32 of 36 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 24 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 36 entries · 0 wins · 18 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.66 · weakest Brisket (163.80)

Walk rate 81% a top-10 call in 29 of 36 contests

Overall top-10 rate 50% 18 of 36 contests

Wins it all 6% 2 Grand Championships · 1 reserve

First title 2018-08-03 San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ

Best top-10 run 4 straight contests

Master average 669.16 out of 720 · 36 contests · 2 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,071 1,495–780 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 7,874 36 mapped stops · furthest 563 mi

Schedule strength 1567 average field rating faced — tougher than 52% of rated contests

Purse competed for $195,245 listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 1 from 11 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2019-08-02 → 2020-08-14

Power rating 1687 peak 1701 · #457 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Sep 6 First tracked contest San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge
Sep 6 First call San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge
2014
May 9 First overall top-10 Wild West BBQ
May 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1256 Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
2015
Jan 9 First category win (Pork Ribs) National Western BBQ Throwdown
Jun 26 10th tracked contest Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival
2017
Aug 4 First overall podium San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
Aug 4 First Reserve Championship San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
2018
Aug 3 First Grand Championship San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
Aug 3 Biggest field won (41 teams) San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
Aug 3 Career-best overall score700.5600 San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
Oct 19 First perfect 180 (Pork) Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival
Oct 19 25th tracked contest Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival
2021
Jun 4 First state championship Greeley Blues Jam
Aug 6 Peak power rating (1701) SLV Beat the Heat BBQ
2022
Aug 5 Most recent contest Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	2018-08-03
+13.8	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	2017-08-04
+12.6	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2018-09-15
+12.1	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	2018-06-15
+11.5	Wild West BBQ Cook Off	2017-05-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16
-6.5	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge	2013-09-06
-3.4	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2015-09-11
-2.3	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	2022-08-05
-2.3	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival	2015-06-26

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	0	100%	top 46%	93.3%	93.3%
2021	5	1	2	0	40%	top 35%	96.4%	93.8%
2020	2	0	2	1	100%	top 30%	94.9%	94.8%
2019	3	0	2	0	67%	top 18%	95.1%	94.6%
2018	5	1	4	2	100%	top 10%	97.3%	95.1%
2017	4	0	3	1	100%	top 16%	95.6%	94.7%
2016	4	0	1	0	100%	top 39%	93.2%	92.3%
2015	6	0	3	1	83%	top 41%	94.4%	91.5%
2014	4	0	1	0	50%	top 45%	91.7%	90.4%
2013	2	0	0	0	100%	top 64%	89.7%	88.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-08-05	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	16 / 35 (671.9084)	8 (170.2628)	25 (164.5256)	7 (173.7144)	25 (163.4056)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	109 / 185 (677.6000)	147 (166.2400)	52 (174.2628)	50 (173.1200)	146 (163.9772)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	247 / 467 (660.4912)	63 (173.7028)	158 (169.1084)	257 (164.0000)	379 (153.6800)
2021-08-06	SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	13 / 42 (680.4568)	14 (171.9656)	11 (172.5600)	17 (171.9656)	22 (163.9656)
2021-06-04	Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO	1 / 33 (693.7260)	2 (174.8572)	6 (168.0460)	4 (176.5600)	4 (174.2628)
2021-05-07	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	10 / 35 (664.4800)	8 (171.9656)	27 (153.7144)	4 (171.4172)	6 (167.3828)
2020-09-05	S.T.A.R Brews & Q 🏅 Lake City, CO	7 / 19 (682.2628)	10 (169.1428)	11 (169.1200)	1 (176.5828)	11 (167.4172)
2020-08-14	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT	10 / 42 (683.3140)	7 (176.5600)	34 (160.5256)	10 (173.1084)	6 (173.1200)
2019-08-02	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	19 / 54 (675.9200)	17 (172.5716)	17 (170.2628)	13 (172.0000)	35 (161.0856)
2019-06-14	26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	5 / 55 (684.4684)	15 (171.4172)	4 (176.0000)	14 (169.6684)	18 (167.3828)
2019-05-10	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	3 / 28 (682.7772)	5 (173.1200)	5 (172.5828)	9 (166.2400)	8 (170.8344)
2018-10-19	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO	8 / 48 (679.3256)	11 (169.6800)	16 (166.2628)	1 (180.0000)	20 (163.3828)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	16 / 467 (693.6456)	7 (178.8572)	103 (171.4172)	91 (171.4056)	79 (171.9656)
2018-08-03	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	1 / 41 (700.5600)	9 (174.8572)	5 (173.7144)	2 (177.7028)	1 (174.2856)
2018-06-15	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	5 / 62 (680.4912)	12 (169.1428)	14 (169.1200)	9 (173.1084)	8 (169.1200)
2018-05-11	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	5 / 26 (667.9084)	4 (173.7028)	20 (161.6800)	13 (163.3828)	3 (169.1428)
2017-08-04	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	2 / 44 (688.5372)	4 (174.2972)	1 (177.7028)	4 (176.0344)	27 (160.5028)
2017-07-21	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	12 / 46 (673.5656)	11 (171.9656)	31 (159.3716)	9 (173.7028)	8 (168.5256)
2017-05-19	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	5 / 36 (679.3484)	7 (172.5600)	3 (173.1200)	10 (169.7028)	17 (163.9656)
2017-05-12	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	6 / 31 (684.5144)	11 (171.9888)	6 (173.1200)	14 (168.0000)	8 (171.4056)
2016-07-29	SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO	13 / 27 (667.8512)	25 (161.6340)	17 (164.5256)	2 (174.2744)	4 (167.4172)
2016-06-24	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO	8 / 33 (670.7312)	3 (175.4056)	7 (171.4516)	20 (161.6340)	16 (162.2400)
2016-05-13	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	16 / 33 (658.8228)	29 (157.6800)	2 (176.0000)	29 (157.1428)	5 (168.0000)
2016-01-08	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	13 / 36 (659.9204)	10 (170.2628)	14 (164.0116)	19 (161.6688)	16 (163.9772)
2015-09-11	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	20 / 32 (646.7084)	16 (163.9656)	20 (158.8000)	16 (163.4056)	18 (160.5372)
2015-07-31	SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili Alamosa, CO	12 / 29 (670.1940)	5 (174.2628)	4 (172.5828)	22 (160.5256)	14 (162.8228)
2015-06-26	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO	15 / 27 (635.2684)	18 (157.1200)	6 (163.9544)	10 (163.3940)	17 (150.8000)
2015-05-29	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	10 / 32 (661.6912)	10 (168.5600)	15 (163.4172)	7 (170.8456)	14 (158.8684)
2015-05-08	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	8 / 26 (657.0624)	9 (168.5712)	16 (159.3828)	14 (162.2628)	9 (166.8456)
2015-01-09	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	9 / 40 (679.9772)	12 (169.7028)	1 (173.7144)	7 (172.0116)	17 (164.5484)
2014-09-12	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	23 / 47 (660.4800)	12 (170.8572)	18 (165.1316)	25 (165.0856)	30 (159.4056)
2014-08-01	The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition Alamosa, CO	16 / 31 (645.5884)	27 (160.5028)	16 (161.6800)	8 (169.1428)	22 (154.2628)
2014-05-30	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	17 / 34 (650.1256)	13 (166.2628)	15 (166.2744)	17 (163.3828)	23 (154.2056)
2014-05-09	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	9 / 29 (647.8860)	7 (166.2744)	8 (166.2744)	18 (161.6800)	20 (153.6572)
2013-09-13	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	22 / 42 (646.1484)	6 (172.5828)	31 (152.4916)	34 (156.5140)	15 (164.5600)
2013-09-06	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO	13 / 17 (626.1032)	13 (155.3484)	12 (159.3716)	9 (165.7144)	15 (145.6688)

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1125 (105 pts)	#932 (155 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#914 (165 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#294 (658 pts)	#312 (648 pts)	#436 (483 pts)	#326 (638 pts)	#353 (578 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#390 (284 pts)	#414 (284 pts)	#601 (174 pts)	#309 (404 pts)	#411 (289 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#649 (503 pts)	#832 (388 pts)	#695 (488 pts)	#841 (373 pts)	#962 (303 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#492 (730 pts)	#652 (565 pts)	#767 (465 pts)	#491 (750 pts)	#625 (585 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#518 (741 pts)	#635 (631 pts)	#536 (751 pts)	#686 (601 pts)	#827 (466 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#764 (488 pts)	#808 (478 pts)	#649 (628 pts)	#809 (483 pts)	#672 (593 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#521 (726 pts)	#510 (761 pts)	#394 (941 pts)	#534 (731 pts)	#589 (641 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#810 (421 pts)	#780 (471 pts)	#784 (466 pts)	#892 (411 pts)	#1098 (291 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1325 (184 pts)	#1079 (284 pts)	#1466 (174 pts)	#1354 (194 pts)	#1290 (209 pts)