TEAM HOLY SMOKES

TEAM HOLY SMOKES is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 17th of 25 at the Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off (2016). They are ranked #3908 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,908

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1485

peak 1505 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 8, 2015

latest May 3, 2019 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1113

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

659.3372 / 720

Master · Pigs & Pedals

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.89 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 646.87 (-3.99)

Walk rate

11%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Pork Ribs · Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±9.02

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.83 · weakest Pork (158.86)

Road miles

138

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

646.87 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.97 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 11%.

Pork avg 158.86
Pork Ribs avg 163.83
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CAROLINA SMOKE in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

8 of 9 shared pork ribs entries lost

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.

The metronome

±1.25% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.25% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.8% of a perfect score
9 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Jiggy With The Piggy every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 36th

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#1558 (125 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1868 (80 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1844 (95 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1657 (150 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1113 (280 pts)	#1168 (285 pts)	#1045 (335 pts)	#1225 (270 pts)	#1078 (310 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1362 (210 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TEAM HOLY SMOKES, each with one reason worth a look.

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

The Sauce And All That Goes With It

#3,923 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1485

4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to TEAM HOLY SMOKES)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — TEAM HOLY SMOKES ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Nov 8, 2019

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PayHeed BBQ

#3,905 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

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 Sep 30, 2026

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JPIG Picture Perfect BBQ

#3,932 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

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 Jun 26, 2026

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D&G'S REAL BBQ

#3,937 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before TEAM HOLY SMOKES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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Sweet Rick's BBQ

#3,917 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1485

They turned up 6 years after TEAM HOLY SMOKES did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 19, 2022

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SMOKIN HOT BBQ

#3,906 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1515

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
PORKYLICIOUS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKE	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
EB'S BAR-B-QUE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BALONEY JOE'S BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	171.4172	155.9428	161.87	top 68%
Pork Ribs	9	1	174.2628	151.3372	163.83	top 48%
Pork	9	0	167.9656	143.8856	158.86	top 68%
Brisket	9	0	168.5600	154.2400	162.31	top 56%

“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)	1	0	top 68%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 65%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Jiggy With The Piggy	4	36	0	top 67%	May 3, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 198 finished ahead 189 times, behind 344

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

20191 milestone

May 3 Most recent contest Jiggy With The Piggy

20162 milestones

Aug 5 Career-best overall score659.3372 Pigs & Pedals
Aug 5 Peak power rating (1505) Pigs & Pedals

20154 milestones

May 8 First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 8 First call Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0284 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 8 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2628 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.4	Pigs & Pedals	Aug 5, 2016
+1.5	Jiggy With The Piggy	May 3, 2019
+1	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 8, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.5	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)	Nov 10, 2017
-6	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 5, 2017
-3.1	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 16, 2016
-3.1	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 4, 2018
-2.4	Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off	Nov 11, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 60%	90.5%	90.5%
2018	1	0%	top 73%	90.3%	90.3%
2017	2	0%	top 79%	88.2%	88%
2016	4	0%	top 61%	91.6%	90.1%
2015	1	100%	top 53%	91.3%	91.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 3, 2019	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	36 / 60 (651.8168)	12 (171.4172)	49 (155.3712)	48 (157.6456)	21 (167.3828)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	51 / 70 (650.1716)	56 (158.8000)	18 (168.5828)	38 (163.3944)	62 (159.3944)
Nov 10, 2017	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	38 / 47 (631.7140)	41 (155.9428)	38 (155.9200)	37 (155.9200)	21 (163.9312)
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	58 / 75 (635.2000)	48 (161.6800)	41 (163.3944)	75 (143.8856)	23 (166.2400)
Nov 11, 2016	Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off Mt. Pleasant, NC	17 / 25 (645.5428)	14 (166.2628)	23 (151.3372)	18 (159.3828)	11 (168.5600)
Sep 16, 2016	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	46 / 68 (639.7712)	52 (159.9428)	20 (166.8112)	58 (155.3600)	44 (157.6572)
Aug 5, 2016	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	23 / 47 (659.3372)	36 (161.1200)	19 (166.8572)	24 (164.5256)	23 (166.8344)
May 6, 2016	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	45 / 76 (651.2912)	53 (161.0972)	17 (171.9772)	44 (161.6912)	54 (156.5256)
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	39 / 74 (657.0284)	60 (160.5600)	4 (174.2628)	25 (167.9656)	55 (154.2400)

TEAM HOLY SMOKES

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

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 — 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)