They almost always walk
67%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 10 of 15 contests
A top-10 category call in 67% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
I.B.O.K. HOLY SMOKERS
I.B.O.K. HOLY SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 35 at the Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022). They are ranked #1152 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “IBOK HOLY SMOKERS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1590
peak 1594 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
Mar 1, 2019
latest Aug 16, 2024 · 5.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
53% of 15 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 22%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
504.24 ▲
last 5 Backyard (3-meat) vs avg 499.30 (+4.94)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.60
spread of their Backyard (3-meat) overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.76 · weakest Chicken (165.88)
Road miles
496
across 15 mapped stops · furthest 78 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$86K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
332.22 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
499.30 / 540
9 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to I.B.O.K. HOLY SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
35 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,150 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1590
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to I.B.O.K. HOLY SMOKERS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team I.B.O.K. HOLY SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,149 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1590
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,155 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1598
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 8 years before I.B.O.K. HOLY SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,147 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1591
Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 39%
- Peak
- 1590
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 18 contests, alongside a 39% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 52%
- Peak
- 1590
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| Quenut BBQ | 9 | 6 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Peckerwood Country Club | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewbabys BBQ | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 8 | 4 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| ROLLIN KOLBZ | 7 | 4 | 2 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| CHOOCHOO BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Willingham's | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| STANK BUTT BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 159.3600 | 165.88 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 170.8228 | 157.0628 | 166.09 | top 27% |
| Pork | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 176.5716 | 154.7656 | 166.76 | top 21% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 22% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 22% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | 4 | 5 | 0 | top 28% | Aug 16, 2024 |
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 27% | Mar 1, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
14 of 15 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
312
finished ahead 464 times, behind 156
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Mar 6, 2020 → Aug 20, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Peak power rating (1594) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
20224 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Honeybee BBQ Competition
- First overall podium Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score522.2632 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5716 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
20194 milestones
- First call Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score497.5768 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First category win (Pork) Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.6 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 12, 2022 |
| +14.1 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 1, 2019 |
| +11.2 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival | Aug 23, 2019 |
| +10.5 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | Jun 3, 2022 |
| +9.1 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown | Nov 15, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.8 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | Aug 16, 2024 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 37% | 92.4% | 92.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 94.5% | 94.5% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 14% | 96.7% | 93.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 17% | 92.4% | 92% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2024 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 13 / 26 (332.5028) | 13 (164.5256) | 9 (167.9772) | 10 (163.9428) | — |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 14 / 59 (331.9432) | 16 (165.1204) | 14 (166.8228) | 20 (163.9428) | — |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 5 / 27 (510.1828) | 8 (166.2400) | 7 (170.8228) | 3 (173.1200) | — |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 5 / 30 (499.8744) | 8 (167.3828) | 11 (161.6688) | 3 (170.8228) | — |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 3 / 35 (522.2632) | 5 (176.5716) | 16 (169.1200) | 2 (176.5716) | — |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 4 / 25 (495.8972) | 12 (160.5372) | 6 (165.6800) | 1 (169.6800) | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 7 / 26 (492.9828) | 4 (171.9656) | 7 (166.2516) | 16 (154.7656) | — |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 19 / 61 (482.6628) | 20 (159.3600) | 19 (157.0628) | 8 (166.2400) | — |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA | 8 / 35 (493.5540) | 13 (159.9428) | 8 (165.0856) | 1 (168.5256) | — |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 5 / 32 (498.6968) | 4 (169.6684) | 3 (169.6684) | 12 (159.3600) | — |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 7 / 62 (497.5768) | 15 (163.3828) | 9 (166.8228) | 6 (167.3712) | — |
| May 11, 2018 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | — | — | — | — | — |