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3 WOODYS BBQ

3 WOODYS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1032 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,032
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1602
peak 1605 · rated over 15 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

16
in the data

First seen

Mar 8, 2013
latest Sep 23, 2016 · 3.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#413
Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0
1 reserve

Category wins

2
6 podiums

Overall top-10s

5
31% of 16 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 34%
overall standings

Best overall

683.9656 / 720
Master · Firelake BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

664.88 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 662.32 (+2.56)

Walk rate

56%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544
Brisket · City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

Consistency

±10.63
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 167.85 · weakest Pork (163.17)

Road miles

3,509
across 16 mapped stops · furthest 521 mi

Schedule strength

54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Master avg

662.32 / 720
16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Happy hunting ground

Top 11% average finish here

City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 11% across 2 visits.

  • 2 visits
  • best finish 3rd
  • average top 11%

High-water mark

683.9656 career-best overall

95.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.9656 at Firelake BBQ Cook Off — 95.0% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Mar 25, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BUTCHER BBQ has finished one call ahead of 3 WOODYS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.68 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 38%.

  • Pork avg 163.17
  • Chicken avg 167.85
  • 2 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 12 shared chicken entries.

Announced themselves early

2nd at their very first contest

Finished 2 of 29 at their very first tracked contest, Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Mar 8, 2013).

  • Mar 8, 2013
  • 29-team field
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A March team

Top 17% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 17% across 4 contests, versus top 34% the rest of the year.

  • 4 March contests
  • top 34% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.48% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.48% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 92.0% of a perfect score
  • 16 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2016 ↗ Master #688 (554 pts) #502 (809 pts) #798 (499 pts) #1105 (319 pts) #777 (489 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #413 (912 pts) #614 (627 pts) #391 (942 pts) #600 (642 pts) #441 (852 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #684 (454 pts) #803 (404 pts) #916 (344 pts) #1009 (309 pts) #957 (319 pts)

Overall rank by season

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PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE
#1,035 of the rated field
1601 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
2
Top-10s
73%
Peak
1601

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Nov 14, 2014
  • on a 4-contest top-10 run
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Smokin' Ain't EZ
#1,033 of the rated field
1602 power rating
Contests
37
GCs
1
Top-10s
32%
Peak
1604

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 37 contests to 16.

  • rated over 34 contests
  • last seen Apr 25, 2026
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Survivor-Que
#1,034 of the rated field
1602 power rating
Contests
42
GCs
1
Top-10s
29%
Peak
1619

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 42 contests, alongside a 29% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 40 contests
  • last seen Jun 27, 2025
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SMOKEY'S Q
#1,030 of the rated field
1602 power rating
Contests
43
GCs
0
Top-10s
16%
Peak
1617

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

  • rated over 42 contests
  • last seen Sep 21, 2018
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PLASTERED PORK BBQ
#1,031 of the rated field
1602 power rating
Contests
44
GCs
1
Top-10s
27%
Peak
1615

Level with 3 WOODYS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 43 contests
  • last seen Aug 26, 2022
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Mind if I Smoke?
#1,025 of the rated field
1603 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
21
GCs
2
Top-10s
43%
Peak
1612
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to 3 WOODYS BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 3 WOODYS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 21 contests
  • last seen Sep 18, 2026
⚔ Head-to-head

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

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
BUTCHER BBQ 12 3 9 25% ⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE 9 3 6 33% ⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ 9 1 8 11% ⚔ compare
CIRCLE R COOKERS 8 5 3 63% ⚔ compare
KOSMO'S Q 8 5 3 63% ⚔ compare
EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM 7 6 1 86% ⚔ compare
Smokin Hot J's 7 4 3 57% ⚔ compare
Texas-car-b-que 6 5 1 83% ⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
FOUR CROWS BBQ 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
LA PASADITA 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
TEX'S SMOKE 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO 5 3 2 60% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 16 6 1 2 174.8456 159.9428 167.85 top 35%
Pork Ribs 16 6 0 2 176 162.2744 167.81 top 31%
Pork 16 2 0 0 170.8572 146.3084 163.17 top 50%
Brisket 16 3 1 2 177.1544 153.7144 163.49 top 44%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)70top 44%
Large (40+)90top 27%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
TX90top 18%
OK50top 57%
MO20top 52%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) 3 15 0 top 68% Sep 23, 2016
Cedar Fest BBQ 2 6 0 top 15% Apr 1, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2 4 0 top 19% Mar 11, 2016
Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 2 16 0 top 32% Feb 25, 2016
City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 2 3 0 top 11% Sep 4, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 6 contests
Contests a season 5.3 across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in TX 9 of 16 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited 10 5 of them more than once
Opponents faced 898 finished ahead 883 times, behind 468
Longest layoff 1.4 yrs Oct 11, 2013 → Feb 26, 2015

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

20163 milestones
  1. Career-best overall score683.9656 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
  2. Peak power rating (1605) Cedar Fest BBQ
  3. Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
20153 milestones
  1. First category win (Brisket) City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
  2. 10th tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
  3. Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1544 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
20136 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  3. First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  4. First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  5. First Reserve Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  6. First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1426 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.9Sam's Club National BBQ TourMar 8, 2013
+13.7City of Bedford Blues & BBQ FestivalSep 4, 2015
+13.6Sam's Club National BBQ TourMar 13, 2015
+11.8Cedar Fest BBQApr 10, 2015
+10.6City of Bedford Blues & BBQ FestivalAug 31, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-4.5Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)Oct 11, 2013
-3.5Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)Sep 23, 2016
-1.1Hot Pursuit BBQ CookoffJul 24, 2015

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20165011 60% top 37% 95% 92.3%
20156031 67% top 27% 94.6% 92.6%
20135010 40% top 40% 92.3% 90.9%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 23, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK 24 / 30 (671.9428) 13 (171.4744) 22 (169.1200) 28 (165.1200) 22 (166.2284)
Apr 1, 2016 Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX 13 / 67 (646.2968) 7 (172.0228) 14 (165.1200) 55 (146.3084) 18 (162.8456)
Mar 25, 2016 Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK 15 / 66 (683.9656) 14 (173.7028) 34 (167.4056) 25 (170.8572) 17 (172)
Mar 11, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX 7 / 29 (661.0856) 10 (166.2628) 6 (168.5600) 19 (161.1200) 12 (165.1428)
Feb 25, 2016 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX 16 / 42 (661.1200) 1 (174.8456) 20 (162.8344) 26 (159.4172) 16 (164.0228)
Sep 25, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK 15 / 30 (673.6572) 7 (173.7028) 17 (167.4172) 16 (167.4172) 16 (165.1200)
Sep 4, 2015 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX 3 / 70 (681.0628) 13 (169.1200) 3 (173.7028) 43 (161.0856) 1 (177.1544)
Jul 24, 2015 Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff Shawnee, OK 19 / 32 (663.3484) 24 (166.8228) 11 (171.9772) 24 (162.2856) 21 (162.2628)
Apr 10, 2015 Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX 6 / 53 (656.5600) 23 (161.7028) 4 (171.4172) 8 (165.6916) 22 (157.7484)
Mar 13, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX 4 / 30 (659.9772) 10 (164.0116) 8 (164.5484) 7 (163.4056) 2 (168.0116)
Feb 26, 2015 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX 16 / 61 (665.0628) 20 (166.2400) 12 (169.7028) 16 (167.9772) 26 (161.1428)
Oct 11, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK 22 / 30 (664.5484) 29 (162.2740) 2 (176) 11 (168.6172) 30 (157.6572)
Oct 3, 2013 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO 121 / 174 (650.7544) 92 (165.7144) 102 (162.2744) 120 (161.6684) 115 (161.0972)
Oct 3, 2013 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO 186 / 535 (648.6400) 136 (166.8456) 115 (166.3200) 231 (161.7600) 337 (153.7144)
Aug 31, 2013 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX 15 / 89 (651.9540) 40 (159.9428) 14 (165.7372) 16 (167.4284) 32 (158.8456)
Mar 8, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Westworth Village, TX 2 / 29 (657.1426) 2 (170.8570) 9 (162.8574) 13 (160.5712) 6 (162.8570)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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