The comeback
8.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 8.6 years, then back at Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (Dec 1, 2022).
- last seen May 16, 2014
- back Dec 1, 2022
Holy Smokin BBQ
Holy Smokin BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 11th of 18 at the Table Rock & Ribs (2014). They finished #1880 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Holy Smokin BBQ!!!”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 20, 2013
latest Apr 5, 2024 · 10.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.36 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.97)
Road miles
566
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 440 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Purse competed for
$3,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
623.65 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
325.61 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1880 (113 pts) | #1891 (128 pts) | #2104 (88 pts) | #1942 (118 pts) | #1947 (113 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 153.1428 | 160.10 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2516 | 148.5260 | 155.97 | top 83% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 158.8570 | 164.36 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 151.4286 | 155.98 | top 78% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
101
finished ahead 19 times, behind 94
Longest layoff
8.6 yrs
May 16, 2014 → Dec 1, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8228 Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
20221 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score325.6000 Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship
20142 milestones
- First call Table Rock & Ribs
- Career-best overall score634.1488 Table Rock & Ribs
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Rock'n Freedom
- Peak power rating (1486) Rock'n Freedom
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Rock'n Freedom | Jun 20, 2013 |
| -4.8 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 5, 2024 |
| -4.4 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | Dec 1, 2022 |
| -0.4 | Table Rock & Ribs | May 16, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 81% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2024 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 13 / 16 (325.6116) | 8 (166.2400) | 14 (159.3716) | 4 (170.8228) | — |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 13 / 13 (325.6000) | 16 (159.3484) | 8 (166.2516) | — | — |
| May 16, 2014 | Table Rock & Ribs Kimberling City, MO | 11 / 18 (634.1488) | 9 (161.6800) | 16 (148.5260) | 10 (163.4056) | 11 (160.5372) |
| Jun 20, 2013 | Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO | 49 / 50 (613.1426) | 50 (153.1428) | 48 (149.7142) | 40 (158.8570) | 47 (151.4286) |