Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics
Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ (2013), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1643 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Ghost River Smoke a Holics”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1555
peak 1555 · rated over 8 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Aug 16, 2013
latest Oct 2, 2014 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
1 reserve · wins it all 11% of the time
Category wins
3
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
33% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
670.76 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 677.31 (-6.55)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.91
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.79 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.23)
Road miles
1,473
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 422 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
677.31 / 720
9 Master contests · 1 GC
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics, each with one reason worth a look.
39 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,640 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1563
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,647 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1555
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,646 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1555
Fewer contests behind them than Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#1,645 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1555
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,644 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1555
6 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#1,650 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1559
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| LOTTA BULL BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin with an Attitude | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 163.9656 | 171.79 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 155.3828 | 168.23 | top 39% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 157.0972 | 168.61 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 180 🔥 | 153.1200 | 168.68 | top 36% |
“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) | 2 | 1 | top 5% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 41% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
4 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
First title
Oct 4, 2013
KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ
Opponents faced
764
finished ahead 701 times, behind 321
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20143 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1555) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Most recent contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
201311 milestones
- First tracked contest Stand By Your Grill
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1600 Stand By Your Grill
- First call International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash
- First overall top-10 International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash
- First overall podium International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash
- First Reserve Championship International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash
- First category win (Pork) KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ
- First Grand Championship KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ
- First multi-meat day KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ
- Biggest field won (30 teams) KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ
- Career-best overall score708 KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ | Oct 4, 2013 |
| +15.2 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash | Sep 13, 2013 |
| +10.6 | The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off | Jun 20, 2014 |
| +9 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| +8.7 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival | Sep 20, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.2 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest | Jul 25, 2014 |
| -0.3 | Stand By Your Grill | Aug 16, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40% | top 42% | 95.4% | 93.2% |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50% | top 23% | 98.3% | 95.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 102 / 165 (666.1940) | 123 (164.5256) | 126 (161.6684) | 58 (169.6800) | 55 (170.3200) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 119 / 552 (671.3484) | 307 (163.9656) | 134 (169.6800) | 144 (169.6800) | 143 (168.0228) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 27 / 44 (661.0400) | 8 (173.1200) | 6 (174.8572) | 35 (159.9428) | 42 (153.1200) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 8 / 49 (686.8116) | 5 (177.7028) | 23 (166.2744) | 39 (162.8344) | 1 (180) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 23 / 49 (668.4224) | 15 (170.2512) | 46 (155.3828) | 11 (173.1200) | 19 (169.6684) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ Corinth, MS | 1 / 30 (708) | 6 (176) | 2 (177.1428) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (177.1428) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS | 14 / 53 (679.2912) | 11 (171.9772) | 12 (171.4056) | 11 (171.9656) | 26 (163.9428) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN | 2 / 28 (692.5144) | 2 (175.4172) | 10 (167.3828) | 5 (175.4172) | 3 (174.2972) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | 34 / 62 (662.1600) | 14 (173.1200) | 17 (170.2972) | 57 (157.0972) | 42 (161.6456) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.