A tough matchup
6–0
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 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Doc's Bar B Que
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2015-07-03
latest 2017-05-26
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
593.65 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 596.30 (-2.65)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.81
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.87 · weakest Pork Ribs (142.62)
Road miles
956
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 170 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
596.30 / 720
6 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
−12.2
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.25 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 142.62
- Chicken avg 154.87
- 0 calls in 6 entries
Going the wrong way
-25
rating points in a year
The rating has slipped 25 points across 4 contests since 2016-06-24 — from 1478 down to 1453.
- 4 contests since 2016-06-24
- now 1453
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.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5398 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5401 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Level with Doc's Bar B Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Doc's Bar B Que did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#5402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5391 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5400 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SUNDANCER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.3084 | 150.8684 | 154.87 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 129.0172 | 142.62 | top 86% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 131.3488 | 149.88 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0000 | 138.2172 | 148.92 | top 71% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NM | 4 | 0 | top 85% |
| TX | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bliss Brews & Que | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 80% | 2016-10-07 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2015-07-03 → 2017-05-26
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NM
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 154.87 · weakest Pork Ribs (142.62)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
596.30
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
145
39–182 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
956
6 mapped stops · furthest 170 mi
Schedule strength
1547
average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Power rating
1453
peak 1453 · #5399 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship
- Career-best overall score609.5432 Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.8344 Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship
- Peak power rating (1498) Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship
- 2017
- Most recent contest *The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival(WFC QUALIFIER)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | *The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival(WFC QUALIFIER) | 2017-05-26 |
| -9.8 | Smokin' On The Pecos | 2016-06-24 |
| -9.7 | Bliss, Brews & Que | 2015-10-09 |
| -8.7 | 13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship | 2016-07-02 |
| -4.6 | Bliss Brews & Que | 2016-10-07 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 79.6% | 79.6% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 84.1% | 83.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 84.7% | 83.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-26 | *The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival(WFC QUALIFIER) Ruidoso, NM | 36 / 36 (572.9832) | 29 (152.6172) | 35 (129.0172) | 36 (131.3488) | 24 (160.0000) |
| 2016-10-07 | Bliss Brews & Que Ft. Bliss, TX | 24 / 32 (605.6912) | 28 (150.8912) | 26 (150.2744) | 29 (148.5484) | 14 (155.9772) |
| 2016-07-02 | 13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM | 27 / 31 (597.0516) | 16 (162.3084) | 31 (130.2404) | 28 (149.1084) | 15 (155.3944) |
| 2016-06-24 | Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM | 39 / 44 (605.6572) | 40 (150.8684) | 22 (165.7144) | 37 (146.8344) | 40 (142.2400) |
| 2015-10-09 | Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | 34 / 40 (586.8688) | 24 (153.1772) | 40 (135.3716) | 20 (156.6056) | 32 (141.7144) |
| 2015-07-03 | Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM | 28 / 44 (609.5432) | 18 (159.3600) | 39 (145.1316) | 11 (166.8344) | 42 (138.2172) |