A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Rudedoggs BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1511 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-06-26
latest 2018-06-23
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.55
last 5 Master vs avg 638.55 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.50
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.27 · weakest Chicken (155.75)
Road miles
3
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Master avg
638.55 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−6.5
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.52 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.
- Chicken avg 155.75
- Brisket avg 162.27
- 1 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 (2017-06-23).
- last seen 2015-06-26
- back 2017-06-23
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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3730 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Rudedoggs BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with Rudedoggs BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3726 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3744 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3720 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS Grilling | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TRIGGERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 137.0972 | 155.75 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 150.7772 | 159.17 | top 64% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 149.1428 | 161.36 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 154.8344 | 162.27 | top 51% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2) | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 55% | 2018-06-23 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2015-06-26 → 2018-06-23
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NM
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 162.27 · weakest Chicken (155.75)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
638.55
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
103
71–123 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1569
average field rating faced — tougher than 54% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2015-06-26 → 2017-06-23
Power rating
1488
peak 1511 · #3733 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Smokin' On The Pecos
- First call Smokin' On The Pecos
- First overall top-10 Smokin' On The Pecos
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.9028 Smokin' On The Pecos
- Career-best overall score658.9028 Smokin' On The Pecos
- Peak power rating (1511) Smokin' On The Pecos
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8456 Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2)
- Most recent contest Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.2 | Smokin' On The Pecos | 2015-06-26 |
| +0.1 | Smokin On The Pecos(Day 1) | 2018-06-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 | 2017-06-23 |
| -6.4 | Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 | 2017-06-24 |
| -5.6 | Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2) | 2018-06-23 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 71% | 89.8% | 89.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.9% | 86.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-23 | Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2) Artesia, NM | 26 / 32 (646.1260) | 27 (161.1316) | 30 (150.7772) | 11 (174.8456) | 26 (159.3716) |
| 2018-06-22 | Smokin On The Pecos(Day 1) Artesia, NM | 24 / 39 (646.2516) | 31 (151.3828) | 8 (172.5944) | 19 (167.4400) | 25 (154.8344) |
| 2017-06-24 | Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 Artesia, NM | 29 / 37 (639.9088) | 32 (160.5488) | 24 (161.0856) | 36 (149.1428) | 12 (169.1316) |
| 2017-06-23 | Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 Artesia, NM | 39 / 43 (601.5544) | 41 (137.0972) | 34 (152.5600) | 35 (150.2172) | 25 (161.6800) |
| 2015-06-26 | Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM | 10 / 48 (658.9028) | 9 (168.5828) | 29 (158.8456) | 13 (165.1656) | 10 (166.3088) |