A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
REDD'S WEST TEXAS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1456
peak 1456 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-10-11
latest 2021-08-27
Best ToY finish
#1860
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
590.42
last 5 Master vs avg 590.42 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.26
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 151.67 · weakest Brisket (141.54)
Road miles
1,687
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1687 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
590.42 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
The weak link
−10.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.13 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 141.54
- Pork Ribs avg 151.67
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
4.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.9 years, then back at Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 (2021-08-27).
- last seen 2016-10-07
- back 2021-08-27
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Bliss Brews & Que every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 16th
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.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5254 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Level with REDD'S WEST TEXAS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5273 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before REDD'S WEST TEXAS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5258 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before REDD'S WEST TEXAS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5286 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before REDD'S WEST TEXAS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7028 | 129.1200 | 147.28 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5828 | 142.8912 | 151.67 | top 72% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.0000 | 137.1196 | 149.93 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6800 | 131.3488 | 141.54 | top 79% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bliss Brews & Que | 4 | 16 | 0 | top 81% | 2016-10-07 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7.9 yrs
2013-10-11 → 2021-08-27
Busiest season
2021
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 151.67 · weakest Brisket (141.54)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
590.42
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
125
22–142 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,687
5 mapped stops · furthest 1,687 mi
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Longest layoff
4.9 yrs
2016-10-07 → 2021-08-27
Power rating
1456
peak 1456 · #5270 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Bliss Brews & Que
- First call Bliss Brews & Que
- Career-best overall score621.1200 Bliss Brews & Que
- Peak power rating (1497) Bliss Brews & Que
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)160.5828 Bliss, Brews & Que
- 2021
- Most recent contest Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Bliss Brews & Que | 2016-10-07 |
| -11.9 | Bliss, Brews & Que | 2015-10-09 |
| -11 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | 2021-08-27 |
| -4.9 | Bliss, Brews & Que | 2014-10-10 |
| -3 | Bliss Brews & Que | 2013-10-11 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 77.4% | 77.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 81.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD | 23 / 24 (603.3144) | 22 (153.6456) | 23 (145.7144) | 18 (158.8572) | 22 (145.0972) |
| 2016-10-07 | Bliss Brews & Que Ft. Bliss, TX | 32 / 32 (582.1592) | 30 (147.9312) | 30 (142.8912) | 26 (149.6912) | 26 (141.6456) |
| 2015-10-09 | Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | 37 / 40 (557.5996) | 39 (129.1200) | 20 (155.4172) | 39 (137.1196) | 36 (135.9428) |
| 2014-10-10 | Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | 18 / 26 (587.9088) | 18 (152.0000) | 12 (160.5828) | 20 (143.9772) | 22 (131.3488) |
| 2013-10-11 | Bliss Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | 16 / 26 (621.1200) | 21 (153.7028) | 19 (153.7372) | 10 (160.0000) | 12 (153.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1860 (96 pts) | #2446 (71 pts) | #2013 (81 pts) | #1791 (126 pts) | #1797 (116 pts) |