J.HOLTS SMOKE HOUSE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3762

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1488

peak 1504 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-08-21

latest 2019-08-02

Best ToY finish

#1135

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6916 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Falls

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.84 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.31 (+2.53)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Chicken · Smokin' Bike Fest

Consistency

±9.20

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.14 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.52)

Road miles

1,466

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 197 mi

Schedule strength

65%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)

Purse competed for

$18K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.31 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.6916 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6916 at Smoke on the Falls — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-04-07

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

Angry Jack BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

Angry Jack BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BALDY'S BUTTS in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

5 of 7 shared pork entries lost

THE PIT CREW GA ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE PIT CREW GA has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.28% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.28% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.1% of a perfect score
9 contests

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.

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

STANK BUTT BBQ

#3759 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1533

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to J.HOLTS SMOKE HOUSE)

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

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2026-03-06

⚔ Head-to-head

Boss Hog BBQ

#3769 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1488

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

PUPP'S BBQ

#3761 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2017-06-16

⚔ Head-to-head

COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ

#3743 of the rated field

1488 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1488

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before J.HOLTS SMOKE HOUSE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

DIGGERS BBQ

#3775 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1488

No shared contest yet.

Level with J.HOLTS SMOKE HOUSE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

FOUR KING BBQ

#3747 of the rated field

1488 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-05-31

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Angry Jack BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	1	176.0000	158.8228	165.56	top 68%
Pork Ribs	9	2	0	174.2744	153.0744	163.52	top 64%
Pork	9	3	0	171.9772	161.0856	167.14	top 50%
Brisket	9	3	0	175.4400	158.2400	167.09	top 53%

“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
GA	7	0	top 64%
AL	2	0	top 67%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 69%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival	2	16	0	top 73%	2018-10-12

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.9 yrs 2015-08-21 → 2019-08-02

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 7 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.14 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.52)

Walk rate 78% a top-10 call in 7 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 1 of 9 contests

Master average 663.31 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 203 100–203 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,466 9 mapped stops · furthest 197 mi

Schedule strength 1581 average field rating faced — tougher than 65% of rated contests

Purse competed for $17,500 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs 2017-04-21 → 2018-10-12

Power rating 1488 peak 1504 · #3762 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Aug 21 First tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 21 First call Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1600 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 21 Peak power rating (1504) Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
2017
Apr 7 Career-best overall score677.6916 Smoke on the Falls
2019
May 31 First overall top-10 Smokin' Bike Fest
May 31 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0000 Smokin' Bike Fest
Aug 2 Most recent contest Hawgin On Lanier

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7	Smoke on the Falls	2017-04-07
+6.4	Smokin' Bike Fest	2019-05-31
+4.2	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2015-08-21
+2.3	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival	2018-10-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Hawgin On Lanier	2019-08-02
-7.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-06-24
-7.2	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2016-10-07
-3.5	Barnesville BBQ & Blues	2017-04-21
-1.9	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier)	2015-10-09

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	1	50%	top 60%	93.5%	91.8%
2018	1	0	100%	top 62%	93.2%	93.2%
2017	2	0	100%	top 59%	94.1%	92.8%
2016	2	0	50%	top 86%	92.4%	91.5%
2015	2	0	100%	top 55%	92.4%	91.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-02	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA	42 / 45 (648.9828)	41 (161.1084)	43 (153.0744)	31 (166.8344)	19 (167.9656)
2019-05-31	Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA	8 / 31 (673.0512)	2 (176.0000)	19 (166.2628)	14 (166.8228)	19 (163.9656)
2018-10-12	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA	16 / 26 (671.2916)	16 (166.2400)	13 (169.1200)	8 (170.8228)	17 (165.1088)
2017-04-21	Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnsville, GA	21 / 29 (658.2056)	24 (161.1084)	23 (159.9772)	8 (171.9772)	16 (165.1428)
2017-04-07	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	13 / 28 (677.6916)	20 (166.8344)	10 (170.8344)	20 (164.5828)	5 (175.4400)
2016-10-07	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	22 / 26 (651.8516)	24 (160.5028)	17 (165.1432)	15 (163.9428)	23 (162.2628)
2016-06-24	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	26 / 30 (665.5888)	22 (166.8228)	4 (174.2744)	18 (166.2516)	29 (158.2400)
2015-10-09	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	18 / 27 (664.9712)	12 (172.5600)	26 (157.0628)	19 (161.0856)	6 (174.2628)
2015-08-21	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	18 / 41 (658.1600)	36 (158.8228)	32 (155.9544)	9 (171.9772)	10 (171.4056)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1135 (211 pts)	#923 (316 pts)	#1439 (146 pts)	#1355 (171 pts)	#1317 (176 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1778 (96 pts)	#1838 (96 pts)	#1767 (111 pts)	#1491 (146 pts)	#1844 (91 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1358 (187 pts)	#1715 (137 pts)	#1455 (192 pts)	#1334 (227 pts)	#1154 (277 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1768 (121 pts)	#1843 (126 pts)	#1133 (296 pts)	#1520 (191 pts)	#2004 (116 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1368 (182 pts)	#1512 (177 pts)	#1929 (112 pts)	#1352 (227 pts)	#1052 (302 pts)