HOLY SMOKERS MI

HOLY SMOKERS MI is a competition barbecue team with 40 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 16 at the All American BBQ Throwdown (2016). They are ranked #2149 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,149

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1533

peak 1557 · rated over 40 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 19, 2013

latest Apr 6, 2018 · 4.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#290

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 40 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

681.0744 / 720

Master · All American BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.16 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 647.62 (-6.45)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork · Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat

Consistency

±30.66

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.83 · weakest Pork (161.59)

Road miles

4,959

across 40 mapped stops · furthest 249 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Master avg

647.62 / 720

40 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 28 of 40 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 40 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

681.0744 career-best overall

94.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.0744 at All American BBQ Throwdown — 94.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 5, 2016

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Mac Attack BBQ has finished one call ahead of HOLY SMOKERS MI 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

35–2 behind in the head-to-head

iBQ'n ahead in 95% of their meetings

iBQ'n has come out ahead in 35 of their 37 shared contests.

A strong matchup

11–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 79% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokin Good Time BBQ in 11 of their 14 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

27 of 35 shared chicken entries lost

Mac Attack BBQ ahead 77% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Mac Attack BBQ has out-cooked them in 27 of 35 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

Mac Attack BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

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A May team

Top 40% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 40% across 8 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

8 May contests
top 54% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,959 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,959 miles across 40 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 249 miles to CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition.

40 mapped stops
furthest 249 mi

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#668 (575 pts)	#496 (790 pts)	#522 (765 pts)	#699 (595 pts)	#751 (520 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#290 (1,203 pts)	#170 (1,526 pts)	#275 (1,246 pts)	#298 (1,183 pts)	#234 (1,373 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#291 (1,193 pts)	#276 (1,220 pts)	#193 (1,448 pts)	#344 (1,014 pts)	#177 (1,611 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#837 (402 pts)	#941 (377 pts)	#750 (492 pts)	#858 (427 pts)	#610 (602 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1801 (107 pts)	#2436 (72 pts)	#1731 (132 pts)	#2436 (72 pts)	#1932 (92 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HOLY SMOKERS MI, each with one reason worth a look.

85 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Hogaholics BBQ

#2,153 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1533

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOLY SMOKERS MI)

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 15, 2015

⚔ Head-to-head

LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY

#2,158 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1587

They've been 1587 at their best, 54 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2026

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CBF Que

#2,157 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1538

Careers of much the same size, 36 contests to 40, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ

#2,159 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1580

33 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 33 contests
last seen May 31, 2024

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MYASSIS SMOKIN

#2,160 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1592

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

rated over 50 contests
last seen Aug 31, 2018

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ROCK N BLUES BBQ

#2,163 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1533

Level with HOLY SMOKERS MI on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
iBQ'n	37	2	35	5%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	35	8	27	23%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	34	3	31	9%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	26	7	19	27%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	23	3	20	13%	⚔ compare
PB&J'S BBQ TEAM	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
BIG BROTHERS BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
BO B Q BBQ	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' IN THE D	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
Smokin Good Time BBQ	14	11	3	79%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	40	12	0	2	175.4400	152.5600	164.83	top 49%
Pork Ribs	40	12	2	2	177.1428	149.6800	162.91	top 50%
Pork	40	8	0	1	178.2972	141.6800	161.59	top 58%
Brisket	39	13	1	4	176.5716	139.9772	162.35	top 48%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 19%
Medium (20–39)	30	top 55%
Large (40+)	9	top 55%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MI	25	top 54%
IN	9	top 60%
WI	2	top 68%
OH	2	top 24%
IL	2	top 44%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	3	11	top 40%	Sep 11, 2015
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	13	top 65%	Sep 1, 2017
All American BBQ Throwdown	2	3	top 37%	Aug 4, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	17	top 80%	Jul 14, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	11	top 48%	Sep 2, 2016
Blues.Brews & Barbecue	2	21	top 75%	Jul 29, 2016
Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	2	16	top 44%	May 23, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 13 contests

Contests a season 6.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MI 25 of 40 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 32 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 426 finished ahead 629 times, behind 700

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

20181 milestone

Apr 6 Most recent contest CCS Fest

20171 milestone

Jun 23 Peak power rating (1557) 9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off

20164 milestones

Jun 10 25th tracked contest ELF Khurafeh Shrine BBQ Competition and Music Festival
Jul 8 Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat
Aug 5 First overall podium All American BBQ Throwdown
Aug 5 Career-best overall score681.0744 All American BBQ Throwdown

20153 milestones

May 8 First overall top-10 Rockin' BBQ for Riley
May 22 10th tracked contest Red, White and BBQ (Day 1)
Jun 19 First category win (Pork Ribs) 7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off

20142 milestones

Jul 25 First call Taste of Grand Rapids 2014
Jul 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7544 Taste of Grand Rapids 2014

20131 milestone

Jul 19 First tracked contest Taste of Grand Rapids

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	All American BBQ Throwdown	Aug 5, 2016
+12.3	PigMaina Lima	May 27, 2016
+9.9	Rockin' BBQ for Riley	May 8, 2015
+9.8	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	May 23, 2015
+8.4	Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing	Aug 28, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.6	Blues, Brews & Barbecue	Aug 21, 2015
-11.3	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	Sep 8, 2017
-11.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 15, 2016
-9.9	CCS Fest	Apr 6, 2018
-9.5	6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off	Jun 20, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 88%	87.6%	87.6%
2017	6	0	0	83%	top 59%	91.8%	90%
2016	13	2	2	69%	top 53%	94.6%	90.8%
2015	13	3	1	92%	top 47%	94.4%	89.8%
2014	5	0	0	40%	top 63%	90.4%	88.8%
2013	2	0	0	0%	top 51%	89.3%	88.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 6, 2018	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	43 / 49 (630.6856)	36 (163.9428)	40 (156.5600)	29 (161.6456)	48 (148.5372)
Sep 8, 2017	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Silver Lake, MI	25 / 28 (615.9772)	17 (162.8800)	13 (164.6172)	28 (141.6800)	27 (146.8000)
Sep 1, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	13 / 27 (657.6228)	9 (167.4400)	9 (166.2972)	20 (160.5144)	14 (163.3712)
Aug 4, 2017	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	16 / 29 (648.5140)	4 (171.4628)	17 (161.6800)	28 (151.3828)	11 (163.9884)
Jul 14, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	17 / 27 (653.0164)	11 (169.1428)	22 (158.2168)	7 (168.5484)	19 (157.1084)
Jun 23, 2017	9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	12 / 32 (651.4512)	10 (168)	8 (165.1772)	21 (158.8112)	17 (159.4628)
May 12, 2017	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	16 / 27 (660.9596)	15 (166.8456)	4 (169.6684)	5 (171.9656)	24 (152.4800)
Sep 2, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI	11 / 30 (673.0744)	5 (175.4400)	14 (165.6800)	8 (168)	15 (163.9544)
Aug 26, 2016	Ribstock Marne, MI	17 / 32 (641.6340)	19 (159.9656)	20 (158.2284)	14 (161.7256)	14 (161.7144)
Aug 5, 2016	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	3 / 16 (681.0744)	3 (174.2972)	9 (166.2400)	7 (165.6800)	1 (174.8572)
Jul 29, 2016	Blues.Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	21 / 39 (647.9316)	15 (167.3944)	20 (162.3088)	27 (155.9428)	12 (162.2856)
Jul 15, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	27 / 28 (632.4344)	6 (170.8572)	16 (161.1084)	25 (155.9772)	28 (144.4916)
Jul 9, 2016	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI	44 / 55 (644.4572)	41 (162.2628)	51 (152.5372)	27 (165.1200)	29 (164.5372)
Jul 8, 2016	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI	37 / 66 (657.6684)	55 (159.3828)	42 (157.7256)	2 (178.2972)	40 (162.2628)
Jun 24, 2016	8th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cookoff Auburn Hills, MI	17 / 30 (643.3256)	25 (152.5600)	5 (168)	21 (155.3828)	8 (167.3828)
Jun 10, 2016	ELF Khurafeh Shrine BBQ Competition and Music Festival Clio, MI	14 / 20 (631.3944)	16 (154.2744)	18 (153.7372)	14 (161.1200)	9 (162.2628)
May 27, 2016	PigMaina Lima Lima, OH	4 / 29 (680.5028)	2 (174.8572)	1 (177.1428)	15 (165.1200)	18 (163.3828)
May 20, 2016	2nd Annual Pork in the Park Wyandotte, MI	11 / 28 (651.4744)	10 (165.7028)	19 (158.2628)	21 (153.7716)	2 (173.7372)
May 13, 2016	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	15 / 28 (661.6344)	14 (166.8344)	11 (169.7028)	15 (165.1428)	19 (159.9544)
Apr 22, 2016	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	28 / 49 (655.3260)	5 (173.1544)	28 (162.8000)	26 (164.5372)	43 (154.8344)
Sep 18, 2015	Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN	13 / 27 (672.4456)	17 (166.2516)	17 (162.8228)	9 (172.5484)	8 (170.8228)
Sep 11, 2015	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	11 / 34 (668.4456)	22 (162.7884)	9 (168.5600)	18 (165.6800)	4 (171.4172)
Aug 28, 2015	Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing Marne, MI	9 / 32 (656.5028)	11 (164)	12 (161.1200)	9 (165.7028)	5 (165.6800)
Aug 21, 2015	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	32 / 33 (483.9428)	5 (171.4056)	26 (153.7144)	18 (158.8228)	—
Aug 14, 2015	Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle Newaygo, MI	13 / 26 (658.7196)	15 (163.9656)	17 (161.1428)	21 (158.2056)	2 (175.4056)
Jul 17, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Auburn Hills, MI	13 / 28 (659.8972)	10 (167.9772)	11 (167.4172)	23 (157.0972)	9 (167.4056)
Jun 26, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI	18 / 30 (638.1600)	13 (164.5600)	24 (151.9428)	25 (154.2400)	10 (167.4172)
Jun 19, 2015	7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	16 / 32 (656.5140)	22 (159.9428)	1 (172.5828)	27 (155.9884)	8 (168)
May 29, 2015	PigMania Lima Lima, OH	9 / 27 (679.3484)	12 (170.8228)	9 (171.4056)	17 (163.9884)	5 (173.1316)
May 23, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	16 / 58 (667.9200)	7 (174.8572)	13 (168)	25 (166.2400)	36 (158.8228)
May 22, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	25 / 41 (636.4688)	21 (164.5600)	29 (155.9772)	38 (151.9544)	12 (163.9772)
May 8, 2015	Rockin' BBQ for Riley Warsaw, IN	9 / 27 (663.9428)	13 (162.2628)	10 (166.8688)	7 (170.2856)	17 (164.5256)
Apr 10, 2015	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	16 / 39 (667.3024)	30 (161.1084)	4 (173.7028)	16 (165.1084)	17 (167.3828)
Sep 12, 2014	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	21 / 43 (650.2168)	34 (153.6456)	6 (170.8800)	21 (164.5828)	24 (161.1084)
Aug 8, 2014	Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI	20 / 32 (648.4684)	22 (161.1200)	23 (162.8116)	21 (161.7256)	15 (162.8112)
Jul 25, 2014	Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI	22 / 55 (650.7544)	34 (157.1428)	36 (154.2172)	26 (162.8228)	2 (176.5716)
Jul 4, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	17 / 21 (634.2172)	18 (154.8116)	12 (164)	14 (160)	16 (155.4056)
Jun 20, 2014	6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI	26 / 31 (611.3940)	20 (161.6912)	26 (149.6800)	19 (160.0456)	27 (139.9772)
Sep 13, 2013	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	18 / 47 (637.1084)	27 (158.2972)	13 (163.9772)	25 (157.6912)	21 (157.1428)
Jul 19, 2013	Taste of Grand Rapids Comstock Park, MI	25 / 39 (642.7772)	18 (165.1316)	26 (159.9656)	28 (160.5028)	23 (157.1772)

HOLY SMOKERS MI

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)