High-water mark
662.7656
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.7656 at Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-09-18
TEAM FAITH-HOLY SMOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-05-31
latest 2016-06-24
Best ToY finish
#1491
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.15 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 628.70 (+3.45)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.79
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.60)
Road miles
1,054
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 405 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
628.70 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
GRILLIN' BEAVERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
GRILLIN' BEAVERS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
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.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4922 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TEAM FAITH-HOLY SMOKERS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TEAM FAITH-HOLY SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4955 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TEAM FAITH-HOLY SMOKERS)
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4962 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after TEAM FAITH-HOLY SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4950 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Level with TEAM FAITH-HOLY SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4943 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4929 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4404 | 139.9428 | 156.94 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 143.9772 | 155.60 | top 75% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 147.3828 | 156.74 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 151.4172 | 159.42 | top 57% |
“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.
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2013-05-31 → 2016-06-24
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 159.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.60)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
628.70
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
130
42–131 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,054
6 mapped stops · furthest 405 mi
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
2014-06-20 → 2015-08-14
Power rating
1464
peak 1464 · #4941 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1491) Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7656 Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
- Career-best overall score662.7656 Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.9656 Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
- 2016
- Most recent contest Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Telluride Barbeque Festival | 2013-09-21 |
| -9.4 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival | 2016-06-24 |
| -9.1 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | 2013-05-31 |
| -3.6 | 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition | 2014-06-20 |
| -1.8 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge | 2015-08-14 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 92.1% | 90.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 84.9% | 84.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-24 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO | 29 / 33 (618.2292) | 14 (167.4404) | 29 (151.9888) | 31 (147.3828) | 29 (151.4172) |
| 2015-09-18 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Spearfish, SD | 20 / 30 (662.7656) | 24 (162.8572) | 18 (167.9656) | 23 (165.1200) | 13 (166.8228) |
| 2015-08-14 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO | 20 / 31 (643.3484) | 20 (162.8456) | 16 (160.5484) | 11 (166.8344) | 23 (153.1200) |
| 2014-06-20 | 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO | 19 / 28 (635.3712) | 25 (156.5600) | 22 (154.2512) | 18 (158.8344) | 11 (165.7256) |
| 2013-09-21 | Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO | 23 / 25 (601.0400) | 24 (139.9428) | 24 (143.9772) | 20 (153.6800) | 11 (163.4400) |
| 2013-05-31 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO | 27 / 33 (611.4278) | 25 (151.9998) | 25 (154.8570) | 27 (148.5712) | 18 (155.9998) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1491 (161 pts) | #1665 (141 pts) | #1422 (191 pts) | #1469 (191 pts) | #1430 (181 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2036 (83 pts) | #2806 (53 pts) | #2580 (68 pts) | #2111 (88 pts) | #1896 (123 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1747 (118 pts) | #1842 (113 pts) | #1849 (113 pts) | #1748 (133 pts) | #1278 (213 pts) |