A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
MISSOURI TEAM HOLY SMOKE
MISSOURI TEAM HOLY SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 12th of 26 at the Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship (2015). They finished #1293 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 5, 2014
latest Aug 24, 2018 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.73 · weakest Brisket (156.70)
Road miles
289
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Master avg
645.97 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.3200 | 156.6172 | 164.73 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 155.9772 | 162.41 | top 60% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 151.9772 | 162.13 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 151.4172 | 156.70 | top 67% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
123
finished ahead 52 times, behind 79
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 4, 2015 → Aug 24, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
20154 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2400 Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.3200 Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1497) Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score653.1428 Q'ing for a Cause
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the River
- First call Smoke on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 | Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship | Aug 7, 2015 |
| +0.5 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | Aug 24, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.7 | Smoke on the River | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -4.1 | Q'ing for a Cause | Sep 4, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 90% | 90% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 90.7% | 90.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 81% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2018 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 38 / 67 (648) | 45 (156.6172) | 28 (166.8228) | 14 (173.1428) | 48 (151.4172) |
| Sep 4, 2015 | Q'ing for a Cause Columbia, MO | 16 / 21 (653.1428) | 8 (170.8800) | 15 (161.7028) | 18 (151.9772) | 11 (168.5828) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship Kirksville, MO | 12 / 26 (650.2400) | 2 (174.3200) | 21 (155.9772) | 10 (165.7028) | 16 (154.2400) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Smoke on the River Quincy, IL | 17 / 21 (632.4800) | 17 (157.1084) | 10 (165.1428) | 19 (157.6800) | 17 (152.5488) |