The Holy Smoke
The Holy Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 31st of 33 at the BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! (2019). They finished #2471 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2019
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.26 · weakest Brisket (134.78)
Purse competed for
$8,100
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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 | #2471 (58 pts) | #1996 (68 pts) | #2490 (58 pts) | #1888 (83 pts) | #2481 (58 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 165.0972 | 165.10 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5144 | 148.5144 | 148.51 | top 100% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 166.2628 | 166.26 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134.7772 | 134.7772 | 134.78 | top 97% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2019 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA | 31 / 33 (614.6516) | 23 (165.0972) | 33 (148.5144) | 20 (166.2628) | 32 (134.7772) |