HOLT BROTHERS BBQ

HOLT BROTHERS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 54 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 13th of 14 at the Uniquely Union (2026). They are ranked #6350 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,350

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1402

peak 1402 · rated over 46 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 4, 2018

latest Sep 11, 2026 · 8.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#406

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 54 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

688.4684 / 720

Master · Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1

Perfect 180s

Current form

671.99 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.82 (+14.17)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

Consistency

±19.00

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.17 · weakest Brisket (162.62)

Road miles

8,274

across 52 mapped stops · furthest 815 mi

Schedule strength

84%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1612)

Purse competed for

$468K

listed at 39 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 42 state-championship entries

Master avg

657.82 / 720

47 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

688.4684 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.4684 at Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 5, 2023

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ has finished one call ahead of HOLT BROTHERS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2022 their best year

2022 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 61%.

7 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 61%

A tough matchup

42–0 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 42 of their 42 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.56 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 14%.

Brisket avg 162.62
Chicken avg 167.17
7 calls in 47 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

28 of 36 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN SKULLIES ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN SKULLIES has out-cooked them in 28 of 36 shared chicken entries.

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They cook the hard rooms

1612 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 84% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1612 power rating — a tougher draw than 84% of every rated contest in the data.

46 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BIG DOG BBQ VA has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 61% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 61% across 3 contests, versus top 75% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 75% the rest of the year

The long haul

8,274 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,274 miles across 52 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 815 miles to American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides.

52 mapped stops
furthest 815 mi

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
2026 ↗	Master	#499 (341 pts)	#508 (396 pts)	#545 (381 pts)	#536 (336 pts)	#519 (346 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#701 (193 pts)	#657 (273 pts)	#670 (278 pts)	#658 (253 pts)	#732 (198 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#461 (422 pts)	#385 (602 pts)	#481 (492 pts)	#501 (402 pts)	#346 (657 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#406 (488 pts)	#224 (953 pts)	#447 (548 pts)	#404 (533 pts)	#434 (463 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#728 (232 pts)	#772 (232 pts)	#744 (262 pts)	#850 (182 pts)	#475 (482 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#516 (188 pts)	#489 (233 pts)	#540 (208 pts)	#596 (168 pts)	#518 (213 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1162 (220 pts)	#1200 (225 pts)	#1229 (225 pts)	#1238 (210 pts)	#1241 (215 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HOLT BROTHERS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

A SLEW OF SOWS AND A SMOKER

#6,349 of the rated field

1402 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1402

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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BUD WISER'S BBQ

#6,355 of the rated field

1401 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 2%
Peak: 1401

5–5 in 10 shared contests (50% to HOLT BROTHERS BBQ)

These two have cooked 10 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 48 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

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FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE

#6,344 of the rated field

1403 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1403

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HOLT BROTHERS BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than HOLT BROTHERS BBQ has cooked, 13 to 54, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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BS BBQ

#6,352 of the rated field

1401 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1502

39 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 3% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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THE FAT GUYZ

#6,357 of the rated field

1401 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1401

Level with HOLT BROTHERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

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PRISON BREAK BBQ

#6,353 of the rated field

1401 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1401

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	42	0	42	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	36	1	35	3%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	34	1	33	3%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	25	1	24	4%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	25	1	24	4%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
PIG ON FIRE	22	5	17	23%	⚔ compare
JL Smokers	22	4	18	18%	⚔ compare
Smoke Central BBQ	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	20	5	15	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKING STUDS BBQ	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
SWIG-N-PIG	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	49	7	2	3	179.4400	146.2628	167.17	top 63%
Pork Ribs	50	9	0	0	177.1544	138.1828	164.37	top 66%
Pork	47	4	0	0	174.2628	149.0628	163.85	top 73%
Brisket	47	7	1	2	178.8572	142.1716	162.62	top 69%

“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)	2	top 91%
Medium (20–39)	30	top 79%
Large (40+)	16	top 66%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	24	top 78%
SC	13	top 74%
VA	5	top 86%
WV	2	top 70%
KS	1	top 59%
AL	1	top 75%
GA	1	top 67%
MO	1	top 21%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
South Carolina Festival of Discovery	4	37	top 59%	Jul 9, 2026
Mission Farms - King of the Farm	3	19	top 79%	Feb 27, 2026
Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	3	14	top 69%	Sep 19, 2025
Jiggy With The Piggy	3	19	top 64%	May 13, 2022
Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2)	2	22	top 92%	Aug 9, 2025
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2	16	top 70%	Jun 13, 2025
Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival	2	18	top 86%	Aug 30, 2024
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	2	28	top 88%	Jul 19, 2024
Mission Farm's King of the Farm	2	26	top 82%	Feb 24, 2023
SC Festival of Discovery	2	55	top 67%	Jul 9, 2021
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)	2	45	top 89%	Nov 8, 2019
Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off	2	15	top 62%	Oct 11, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 9 contests

Contests a season 5.4 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 24 of 54 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 31 12 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 50 entries · 0 wins · 9 calls

Opponents faced 1,081 finished ahead 760 times, behind 1,751

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

20261 milestone

Sep 11 Most recent contest Uniquely Union

20251 milestone

Aug 9 50th tracked contest Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2)

20233 milestones

Feb 24 First category win (Chicken) Mission Farm's King of the Farm
May 5 Career-best overall score688.4684 Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1
Jun 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

20221 milestone

Sep 23 25th tracked contest Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

20191 milestone

Nov 8 10th tracked contest Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)

20182 milestones

Oct 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0292 Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
Oct 12 Peak power rating (1490) Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off

—2 milestones

First tracked contest BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Ribs Challenge
First call BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Ribs Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.6	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	Sep 23, 2022
+8.6	Jiggy With The Piggy	May 13, 2022
+7.3	Mission Farms - King of the Farm	Feb 27, 2026
+6.1	South Carolina Festival of Discovery	Jul 9, 2026
+5.7	South Carolina Festival of Discovery	Jul 10, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 4, 2018
-9	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 20, 2019
-8.4	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)	Nov 8, 2019
-8	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck	Aug 28, 2020
-7	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland	Jul 16, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	2	0	50%	—	—	—
2026	3	0	33%	top 68%	94.5%	93.8%
2025	9	0	33%	top 82%	94%	92.4%
2024	7	1	43%	top 83%	93.3%	90.9%
2023	9	2	44%	top 75%	95.6%	92.5%
2022	7	0	71%	top 61%	94.8%	93.3%
2021	5	0	100%	top 76%	93.7%	92%
2020	4	0	0%	top 74%	94%	90.6%
2019	5	0	40%	top 75%	90.8%	87.9%
2018	3	0	0%	top 79%	90.1%	87.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 11, 2026	Uniquely Union 🏅 Union, SC	13 / 14 (666.1372)	14 (159.9544)	10 (169.6800)	12 (168.5372)	8 (167.9656)
Jul 9, 2026	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	41 / 75 (680.4684)	34 (172.5484)	42 (169.6800)	22 (174.2628)	54 (163.9772)
Feb 27, 2026	Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	19 / 33 (680.4688)	20 (170.8228)	20 (168.5372)	16 (170.8228)	20 (170.2860)
Sep 19, 2025	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	28 / 36 (665.5660)	7 (173.1200)	13 (169.6916)	32 (162.2516)	31 (160.5028)
Aug 9, 2025	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Doswell, VA	24 / 25 (667.3260)	18 (169.6916)	20 (165.0972)	20 (166.2744)	16 (166.2628)
Aug 8, 2025	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Doswell, VA	22 / 25 (659.8172)	24 (163.9428)	24 (159.3600)	24 (162.2400)	6 (174.2744)
Aug 8, 2025	Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Doswell, VA	—	3 (175.4288)	—	—	—
Aug 8, 2025	Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Doswell, VA	—	—	13 (158.2284)	—	—
Jul 10, 2025	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	37 / 66 (677.0172)	13 (174.2744)	45 (166.2400)	43 (166.2400)	32 (170.2628)
Jun 13, 2025	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV	25 / 30 (652.4116)	19 (167.4056)	25 (159.9544)	17 (169.6800)	25 (155.3716)
Mar 28, 2025	Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Carthage, NC	17 / 22 (670.6852)	14 (167.9656)	12 (171.9656)	13 (170.2628)	20 (160.4912)
Feb 28, 2025	Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	25 / 26 (666.1368)	18 (169.6684)	13 (169.1428)	25 (162.2284)	21 (165.0972)
Sep 20, 2024	Pigmaster BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	30 / 33 (651.2576)	31 (161.0856)	30 (160.5260)	30 (159.3716)	22 (170.2744)
Sep 13, 2024	Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC	25 / 27 (650.0680)	23 (165.1084)	24 (157.6456)	26 (161.0856)	23 (166.2284)
Aug 30, 2024	Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC	24 / 28 (629.4284)	27 (159.3484)	27 (143.3144)	23 (162.8228)	23 (163.9428)
Jul 26, 2024	Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA	22 / 32 (664.4000)	29 (160.5028)	28 (161.6572)	26 (164.5256)	1 (177.7144)
Jul 19, 2024	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	28 / 31 (649.4740)	16 (174.2628)	20 (168.5256)	30 (156.4912)	30 (150.1944)
Jul 11, 2024	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	54 / 76 (671.8628)	4 (177.7144)	34 (171.4056)	59 (165.6916)	69 (157.0512)
Feb 23, 2024	Mission Farms King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	22 / 26 (666.1144)	23 (165.0972)	10 (171.9772)	24 (162.8000)	23 (166.2400)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	288 / 487 (666.7888)	227 (169.1200)	28 (177.1544)	435 (155.9200)	290 (164.5944)
Sep 22, 2023	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	28 / 33 (655.8052)	23 (170.8228)	24 (165.1200)	28 (158.1940)	29 (161.6684)
Sep 1, 2023	Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC	18 / 21 (659.3032)	19 (158.8116)	15 (165.6800)	7 (170.8228)	16 (163.9888)
Jul 14, 2023	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	31 / 36 (667.2800)	35 (159.3600)	18 (169.1200)	23 (167.9772)	17 (170.8228)
Jun 16, 2023	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV	16 / 28 (672.4456)	1 (179.4400)	22 (162.8000)	8 (173.1428)	23 (157.0628)
May 5, 2023	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	19 / 35 (688.4684)	13 (174.2628)	8 (174.8572)	23 (167.3828)	17 (171.9656)
Apr 28, 2023	Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Pinehurst, NC	22 / 24 (650.0680)	18 (164.5140)	18 (164.5256)	19 (166.8228)	23 (154.2056)
Feb 24, 2023	Mission Farm's King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	26 / 33 (666.0912)	1 (177.7028)	25 (166.2284)	32 (155.9200)	24 (166.2400)
Nov 11, 2022	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL	68 / 91 (667.2800)	53 (170.8228)	87 (157.6456)	37 (170.8344)	50 (167.9772)
Sep 23, 2022	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC	14 / 32 (682.7660)	14 (172.5600)	9 (171.9888)	24 (163.9428)	7 (174.2744)
Aug 5, 2022	Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA	33 / 49 (675.2912)	41 (166.2284)	44 (163.9656)	38 (166.2400)	2 (178.8572)
Aug 5, 2022	Swine At the Shrine (One Meat Ribs) Savannah, GA	—	—	4 (174.8572)	—	—
Jul 7, 2022	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	50 / 92 (666.1140)	70 (160.4912)	43 (169.6916)	59 (165.1200)	32 (170.8112)
May 13, 2022	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	19 / 46 (676.4688)	13 (174.8572)	6 (175.4056)	31 (165.0972)	33 (161.1088)
Mar 18, 2022	Mission Farm's King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	28 / 33 (661.5776)	6 (174.8572)	14 (171.9772)	27 (164.5372)	32 (150.2060)
Aug 20, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC	22 / 26 (662.1372)	24 (164.5256)	22 (163.9544)	23 (163.3944)	9 (170.2628)
Jul 16, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland 🏅 Asheboro, NC	17 / 19 (652.9140)	13 (169.6684)	9 (169.6800)	16 (162.2400)	17 (151.3256)
Jul 9, 2021	SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	55 / 81 (650.0800)	8 (176.5600)	61 (158.8000)	57 (162.2400)	67 (152.4800)
Jun 11, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC	19 / 28 (670.7316)	28 (162.2400)	5 (173.1200)	18 (166.8344)	18 (168.5372)
Apr 16, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC	19 / 27 (674.7884)	25 (163.9884)	16 (170.2628)	7 (171.4172)	16 (169.1200)
Oct 16, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC	22 / 24 (651.8740)	13 (165.7028)	17 (165.7028)	24 (158.7884)	19 (161.6800)
Aug 28, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC	33 / 34 (644.3428)	30 (162.8000)	27 (163.9428)	32 (155.3716)	25 (162.2284)
Jun 26, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC	22 / 25 (636.3544)	22 (162.8228)	23 (155.3600)	24 (155.9200)	20 (162.2516)
Apr 6, 2020	Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO	23 / 109 (169.1656)	—	—	—	—
Nov 8, 2019	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC	45 / 47 (592.8916)	47 (146.2628)	47 (147.3372)	45 (157.1200)	45 (142.1716)
Oct 11, 2019	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	18 / 27 (640.4116)	15 (165.1084)	20 (153.6460)	10 (167.4400)	23 (154.2172)
Sep 20, 2019	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC	50 / 56 (631.2688)	32 (165.6800)	48 (157.1200)	44 (157.1316)	51 (151.3372)
Jul 12, 2019	SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	55 / 83 (645.5996)	22 (170.8456)	35 (165.7144)	65 (157.1200)	68 (151.9196)
May 3, 2019	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	33 / 60 (653.6228)	47 (159.3828)	54 (151.3828)	12 (169.7028)	7 (173.1544)
Nov 9, 2018	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC	46 / 56 (642.1484)	23 (167.9772)	48 (158.2628)	24 (167.4284)	54 (148.4800)
Oct 12, 2018	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	15 / 26 (649.0292)	16 (165.1316)	14 (163.9544)	18 (162.2516)	16 (157.6916)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	68 / 70 (595.0856)	55 (161.6572)	68 (138.1828)	70 (149.0628)	69 (146.1828)
—	BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Chicken Challenge Myrtle Beach, SC	—	14 (159.3828)	—	—	—
—	BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Ribs Challenge Myrtle Beach, SC	—	—	10 (168.5372)	—	—

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

HOLT BROTHERS BBQ

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 (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)