HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM
HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 18th of 26 at the BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 (2023). They finished #2498 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2013
latest Apr 15, 2023 · 9.6 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.42 · weakest Brisket (150.81)
Road miles
2,263
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 2,263 mi
Master avg
643.62 / 720
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2498 (65 pts) | #2588 (60 pts) | #1979 (85 pts) | #1918 (105 pts) | #2597 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 160.5256 | 163.69 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 160.5372 | 163.71 | top 52% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 163.9540 | 165.42 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9316 | 149.6916 | 150.81 | top 84% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
59
finished ahead 19 times, behind 40
Longest layoff
9.6 yrs
Sep 20, 2013 → Apr 15, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5372 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
- Career-best overall score652.5372 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.8800 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
- Most recent contest BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Kings of BBQ 2013
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2023 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 San Jose | 18 / 26 (652.5372) | 13 (166.8456) | 12 (166.8800) | 14 (166.8800) | 22 (151.9316) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Kings of BBQ 2013 Des Moines, IA | 24 / 35 (634.7084) | 25 (160.5256) | 20 (160.5372) | 16 (163.9540) | 29 (149.6916) |