A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY ahead in 100% of their meetings
WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smokaholics
Smokaholics is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 4th of 24 at the UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) (2016). They are ranked #5006 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOK-A-HOLICS” and “SMOKAHOLICS - MO”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1505 · rated over 6 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Feb 22, 2013
latest Jul 28, 2023 · 10.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
626.54 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 629.65 (-3.11)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.52
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.09 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.03)
Road miles
2,674
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,005 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.65 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #620 (297 pts) | #651 (297 pts) | #454 (557 pts) | #643 (302 pts) | #629 (312 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokaholics, each with one reason worth a look.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smokaholics)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokaholics has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,023 of the rated field
- Contests
- 45
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1462
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smokaholics)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 45 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,017 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,016 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
They turned up 9 years after Smokaholics did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,027 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Smokaholics's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,993 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Level with Smokaholics on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 165.7144 | 145.1088 | 159.08 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 140.5144 | 154.03 | top 77% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4286 | 149.7144 | 159.09 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 166.8572 | 148 | 157.44 | top 65% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
233
finished ahead 82 times, behind 170
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Jul 12, 2019 → Jul 28, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ
20161 milestone
- First overall top-10 UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series)
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2856 Polar Bear Challenge
- Career-best overall score662.2856 Polar Bear Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.4286 Polar Bear Challenge
- Peak power rating (1505) Polar Bear Challenge
- First call Taste of Wheatstock
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.7 | Polar Bear Challenge | Feb 22, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Taste of Wheatstock | May 17, 2013 |
| -10.3 | Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ | May 16, 2014 |
| -8.3 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ | Jul 28, 2023 |
| -7 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 12, 2019 |
| -3.8 | Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off | Jun 24, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 46% | 88.6% | 87.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 92% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2023 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 23 / 25 (623.9200) | 25 (151.3828) | 22 (155.4400) | 24 (153.0972) | 16 (164) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 50 / 64 (609.0060) | 58 (145.1088) | 57 (150.8116) | 39 (157.7028) | 43 (155.3828) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO | 37 / 49 (627.3372) | 31 (165.1200) | 42 (153.7144) | 30 (158.8456) | 42 (149.6572) |
| May 6, 2016 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) unrated Kansas City, MO | 4 / 24 (637.6228) | 3 (165.7028) | 21 (140.5144) | 6 (166.8572) | 3 (164.5484) |
| May 16, 2014 | Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ Abilene, KS | 24 / 27 (634.8232) | 23 (158.8456) | 16 (162.3088) | 21 (160) | 25 (153.6688) |
| May 17, 2013 | Taste of Wheatstock Abilene, KS | 22 / 25 (612.5716) | 9 (165.7144) | 24 (149.1428) | 24 (149.7144) | 23 (148) |
| Feb 22, 2013 | Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO | 17 / 46 (662.2856) | 31 (161.7142) | 16 (166.2856) | 16 (167.4286) | 18 (166.8572) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.