A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team ahead in 100% of their meetings
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ
HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 7th of 34 at the Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off (2013). They are ranked #3464 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1516 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2013
latest Aug 19, 2016 · 3.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
608.15 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 616.43 (-8.28)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.97 · weakest Brisket (149.51)
Road miles
703
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 348 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
616.43 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #1818 (130 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1585 (138 pts) | #1682 (138 pts) | #1882 (118 pts) | #1590 (163 pts) | #1883 (118 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1486 (172 pts) | #1609 (162 pts) | #1269 (242 pts) | #1273 (247 pts) | #1561 (172 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1044 (274 pts) | #1624 (144 pts) | #1188 (249 pts) | #1071 (284 pts) | #988 (304 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,456 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1520
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,485 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1523
They've been 1523 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#3,467 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,446 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1519
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,463 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,477 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Chicken Chokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 142.2972 | 151.25 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0684 | 142.2400 | 157.70 | top 46% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.1430 | 149.1544 | 157.97 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 131.2916 | 149.51 | top 58% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Valley Ribfest | 4 | 18 | 0 | top 63% | Aug 19, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
5 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
197
finished ahead 130 times, behind 177
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Aug 14, 2015 → Aug 19, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
20142 milestones
- Career-best overall score641.8172 Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.0684 Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off
- First call Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off
- First overall top-10 Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1516) Hudson Valley Ribfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off | May 17, 2013 |
| +5.3 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 16, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 14, 2015 |
| -6.7 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 16, 2014 |
| -3.5 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | Apr 10, 2015 |
| -1.2 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 19, 2016 |
| -0.9 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | Oct 10, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 82.4% | 81.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 89.1% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 89% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2016 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 32 / 52 (621.0632) | 39 (159.9428) | 11 (165.1316) | 37 (149.1544) | 44 (146.8344) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 47 / 57 (593.0632) | 54 (142.2972) | 46 (147.3716) | 40 (150.8228) | 30 (152.5716) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 21 / 33 (578.0916) | 21 (151.4056) | 25 (142.2400) | 16 (153.1544) | 25 (131.2916) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 16 / 27 (641.8172) | 18 (156.0344) | 6 (168.0684) | 16 (160.0344) | 16 (157.6800) |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 43 / 60 (606.7204) | 53 (147.4172) | 33 (157.1316) | 10 (164.5600) | 49 (137.6116) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 18 / 51 (641.1084) | 40 (148.5372) | 15 (166.2512) | 16 (162.9028) | 7 (163.4172) |
| May 17, 2013 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off Chesapeake, VA | 7 / 34 (633.1430) | 23 (153.1428) | 12 (157.7144) | 7 (165.1430) | 12 (157.1428) |