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
- Sep 18, 2015
TEAM FAITH-HOLY SMOKERS
TEAM FAITH-HOLY SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 19th of 28 at the 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition (2014). They are ranked #4966 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2013
latest Jun 24, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.60)
Road miles
1,054
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TEAM FAITH-HOLY SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,943 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#4,974 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#4,950 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Level with TEAM FAITH-HOLY SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,982 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,958 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1464
They turned up 12 years after TEAM FAITH-HOLY SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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.
By field size and state
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
130
finished ahead 42 times, behind 131
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Jun 20, 2014 → Aug 14, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival
20153 milestones
- 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
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1491) Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Telluride Barbeque Festival | Sep 21, 2013 |
| -9.4 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -9.2 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | May 31, 2013 |
| -3.6 | 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition | Jun 20, 2014 |
| -1.8 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge | Aug 14, 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2016 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO | 29 / 33 (618.2292) | 14 (167.4404) | 29 (151.9888) | 31 (147.3828) | 29 (151.4172) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Spearfish, SD | 20 / 30 (662.7656) | 24 (162.8572) | 18 (167.9656) | 23 (165.1200) | 13 (166.8228) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO | 20 / 31 (643.3484) | 20 (162.8456) | 16 (160.5484) | 11 (166.8344) | 23 (153.1200) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | 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) |
| Sep 21, 2013 | Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO | 23 / 25 (601.0400) | 24 (139.9428) | 24 (143.9772) | 20 (153.6800) | 11 (163.4400) |
| May 31, 2013 | 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) |