Holy Town Cookers

Holy Town Cookers is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 15th of 16 at the Nebo Fall Festival BBQ (2015). They are ranked #5911 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,911

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1438

peak 1438 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 27, 2013

latest Sep 17, 2021 · 8 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 84%

overall standings

Best overall

651.4172 / 720

Master · Nebo Fall Festival BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

640.43 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 637.27 (+3.16)

Walk rate

11%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.2972

Pork · Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±9.04

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.26 · weakest Brisket (156.58)

Road miles

412

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 64 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$6,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

637.27 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 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

HOBBIE BAR-B-Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

HOBBIE BAR-B-Q has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.67 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 156.58
Pork avg 161.26
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of All Sauced Up in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5 years, then back at Grillin and Chillin BBQ (Sep 17, 2021).

last seen Sep 23, 2016
back Sep 17, 2021

Pork nemesis

8 of 8 shared pork entries lost

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

LEFLER'S PIT CREW has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.26% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.26% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.5% of a perfect score
9 contests

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The teams rated closest to Holy Town Cookers, each with one reason worth a look.

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DIGGERS PIGGERS

#5,913 of the rated field

1438 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1438

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 Aug 23, 2019

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BATTLEGROUND BBQ

#5,909 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 11, 2019

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Doc's Bar B Que

#5,919 of the rated field

1438 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1438

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before Holy Town Cookers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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SWINE-O-MITE

#5,918 of the rated field

1438 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1438

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 13, 2022

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BIG BAD DAD'S BBQ

#5,912 of the rated field

1438 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1438

Level with Holy Town Cookers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2017

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FOUR MEN AND A SMOKIN PIG

#5,908 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Kentucky Kookers	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Pappy Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SON SEEKERS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
All Sauced Up	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Z SMOKE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	167.3944	150.8000	159.52	top 80%
Pork Ribs	9	0	168.5828	149.6800	159.91	top 75%
Pork	9	1	170.2972	151.9084	161.26	top 73%
Brisket	9	0	167.3828	147.3828	156.58	top 80%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 94%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 83%
Large (40+)	2	top 83%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	2	28	0	top 85%	Oct 16, 2015
Grillin N Chillin BBQ	2	27	0	top 75%	Sep 25, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KY 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 147 finished ahead 52 times, behind 237

Longest layoff 5 yrs Sep 23, 2016 → Sep 17, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Sep 17 Most recent contest Grillin and Chillin BBQ

20152 milestones

Sep 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4172 Nebo Fall Festival BBQ
Sep 18 Career-best overall score651.4172 Nebo Fall Festival BBQ

20142 milestones

Oct 17 First call Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off
Oct 17 Career-best single call (Pork)170.2972 Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off

20132 milestones

Sep 27 First tracked contest Grillin and Chillin BBQ
Sep 27 Peak power rating (1489) Grillin and Chillin BBQ

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	Grillin and Chillin BBQ	Sep 27, 2013
-9.3	Nebo Fall Festival and BBQ Competition	Sep 16, 2016
-8.9	Nebo Fall Festival BBQ	Sep 18, 2015
-8.5	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	Oct 17, 2014
-7.4	Grillin N Chillin BBQ	Sep 26, 2014

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)
2021	1	0%	top 81%	88.4%	88.4%
2016	2	0%	top 87%	89.7%	89.2%
2015	3	0%	top 82%	90.5%	89.5%
2014	2	50%	top 83%	87.9%	87.8%
2013	1	0%	top 87%	85.8%	85.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 17, 2021	Grillin and Chillin BBQ 🏅 Owensboro, KY	25 / 31 (636.4460)	25 (153.1316)	20 (163.9544)	25 (159.9656)	23 (159.3944)
Sep 23, 2016	Grillin and Chillin Owensboro, KY	31 / 39 (646.1028)	23 (167.3944)	15 (168.5828)	38 (151.9084)	29 (158.2172)
Sep 16, 2016	Nebo Fall Festival and BBQ Competition Nebo, KY	19 / 20 (638.7660)	19 (150.8000)	16 (161.1544)	13 (165.1428)	18 (161.6688)
Oct 16, 2015	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	28 / 34 (642.1372)	31 (158.8344)	30 (154.8000)	27 (161.1200)	16 (167.3828)
Sep 25, 2015	Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	27 / 38 (638.7084)	20 (167.3712)	28 (157.7028)	19 (164)	31 (149.6344)
Sep 18, 2015	Nebo Fall Festival BBQ Nebo, KY	15 / 16 (651.4172)	15 (160.5600)	13 (167.4172)	15 (162.2972)	15 (161.1428)
Oct 17, 2014	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	28 / 32 (630.7772)	26 (163.4172)	31 (149.6800)	8 (170.2972)	30 (147.3828)
Sep 26, 2014	Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	34 / 43 (633.0404)	38 (155.9200)	27 (162.3088)	31 (162.8800)	37 (151.9316)
Sep 27, 2013	Grillin and Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	39 / 45 (618.0692)	34 (158.2516)	42 (153.6344)	41 (153.6916)	35 (152.4916)

Holy Town Cookers

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

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 (7 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

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)

📉 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)