HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC

HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC is a competition barbecue team with 72 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 55 at the 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off (2014). They are ranked #2716 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Holy-Smoke BBQ NC”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,716

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1565 · rated over 70 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest May 19, 2023 · 10.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#330

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 72 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

683.9312 / 720

Master · 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.52 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 652.44 (+11.07)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Chicken · Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland

Consistency

±23.14

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.48 · weakest Brisket (158.55)

Road miles

10,091

across 70 mapped stops · furthest 217 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$229K

listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 21 state-championship entries

Master avg

652.44 / 720

70 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Happy hunting ground

Top 18% average finish here

Peak City Pigfest is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 5th
average top 18%

High-water mark

683.9312 career-best overall

95.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.9312 at 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off — 95.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 18, 2014

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

BANJOMAN'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 37%.

9 contests
4 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 37%

A tough matchup

55–1 behind in the head-to-head

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead in 98% of their meetings

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has come out ahead in 55 of their 56 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.93 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 31%.

Brisket avg 158.55
Chicken avg 166.48
8 calls in 70 entries

A strong matchup

15–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM in 15 of their 20 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

41 of 56 shared chicken entries lost

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has out-cooked them in 41 of 56 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

SMOKIN SKULLIES has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An October team

Top 43% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 43% across 7 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

7 October contests
top 56% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,091 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,091 miles across 70 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 217 miles to Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier).

70 mapped stops
furthest 217 mi

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Pigs & Pedals every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 10th

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
2023 ↗	Master	#1148 (85 pts)	#1219 (85 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1143 (100 pts)	#1128 (105 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#496 (415 pts)	#390 (610 pts)	#499 (490 pts)	#516 (420 pts)	#564 (365 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#330 (587 pts)	#208 (916 pts)	#266 (794 pts)	#339 (617 pts)	#370 (552 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#741 (109 pts)	#588 (174 pts)	#744 (119 pts)	#587 (174 pts)	#862 (69 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#554 (597 pts)	#319 (972 pts)	#497 (697 pts)	#596 (572 pts)	#566 (597 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#659 (520 pts)	#499 (730 pts)	#561 (670 pts)	#732 (490 pts)	#691 (525 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#704 (535 pts)	#655 (615 pts)	#564 (710 pts)	#732 (560 pts)	#713 (555 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#558 (708 pts)	#458 (873 pts)	#502 (823 pts)	#481 (843 pts)	#462 (888 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#403 (934 pts)	#384 (974 pts)	#462 (829 pts)	#504 (769 pts)	#372 (994 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#434 (893 pts)	#449 (843 pts)	#358 (1,018 pts)	#426 (893 pts)	#491 (768 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#571 (544 pts)	#493 (654 pts)	#442 (734 pts)	#639 (519 pts)	#713 (459 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC, each with one reason worth a look.

127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

OOPS

#2,735 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1515

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE

#2,744 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1533

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 19 contests

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Slowburn BBQ - AR

#2,708 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1531

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC)

Fewer contests behind them than HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC has cooked, 12 to 72, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Speaks For Itself

#2,700 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1513

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

RACK MASTERS BBQ

#2,715 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1632

58 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 28% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 57 contests
last seen Jul 17, 2020

⚔ Compare careers

C&M BBQ

#2,729 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1522

They turned up 9 years after HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	56	1	55	2%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	55	7	48	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	51	8	43	16%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	41	4	37	10%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	38	3	35	8%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	36	14	22	39%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	34	2	32	6%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	33	4	29	12%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	30	10	20	33%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	29	12	17	41%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	29	3	26	10%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKE	26	15	11	58%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	26	6	20	23%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	25	11	14	44%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	25	6	19	24%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	71	22	1	2	177.7028	142.2288	166.48	top 48%
Pork Ribs	71	14	0	3	174.2856	150.2516	164.26	top 51%
Pork	70	7	0	0	174.2628	146.1828	163.21	top 56%
Brisket	70	8	0	1	174.2860	20	158.55	top 60%

“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)	31	0	top 58%
Large (40+)	39	0	top 54%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	56	top 56%
VA	7	top 55%
SC	6	top 58%
GA	1	top 59%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival	6	11	top 50%	May 19, 2023
Pigs & Pedals	6	10	top 58%	Aug 2, 2019
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	5	20	top 58%	Sep 20, 2019
Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	4	19	top 67%	Jul 22, 2022
Jiggy With The Piggy	4	21	top 67%	May 3, 2019
Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	3	13	top 63%	Sep 23, 2022
BBQ Capital Cook Off	3	26	top 54%	Apr 26, 2019
Currituck Bulls & BBQ	2	18	top 74%	Nov 5, 2021
SC Festival of Discovery	2	43	top 66%	Jul 9, 2021
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	2	9	top 48%	Oct 11, 2019
Beak Week BBQ Challenge	2	27	top 68%	Sep 8, 2017
Peak City Pig Fest	2	29	top 66%	Jun 16, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	11	top 51%	Aug 12, 2016
Peak City Pigfest	2	5	top 18%	Jun 17, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 9 contests

Contests a season 6 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 56 of 72 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 39 14 of them more than once

Opponents faced 912 finished ahead 1,437 times, behind 1,736

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20231 milestone

May 19 Most recent contest Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival

20211 milestone

Aug 20 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland

20191 milestone

May 17 First category win (Chicken) Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival

20181 milestone

Oct 12 50th tracked contest Pigs in the Pit

20161 milestone

Jun 17 Peak power rating (1565) Peak City Pigfest

20151 milestone

Sep 11 25th tracked contest Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig

20144 milestones

Apr 18 First overall top-10 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 18 First overall podium 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 18 10th tracked contest 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 18 Career-best overall score683.9312 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off

20131 milestone

Sep 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2972 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

—2 milestones

First tracked contest BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Ribs Challenge
First call BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Ribs Challenge

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off	Apr 18, 2014
+13	Peak City Pigfest	Jun 19, 2015
+11.8	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 8, 2015
+10	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	Oct 10, 2014
+9.5	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival	May 17, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.9	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 5, 2017
-14.4	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 15, 2017
-10.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 13, 2014
-10.1	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off	Apr 19, 2013
-7.9	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 11, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	2	0	0	100%	—	—	—
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 72%	91.1%	91.1%
2022	4	0	0	50%	top 60%	94%	92.4%
2021	7	0	0	57%	top 64%	94.4%	92.5%
2020	2	0	0	100%	top 59%	94%	93%
2019	7	1	1	71%	top 51%	93.1%	91.3%
2018	7	0	0	29%	top 65%	91.8%	90%
2017	8	0	0	25%	top 69%	90.3%	86.5%
2016	9	0	0	56%	top 51%	92.9%	91.3%
2015	9	4	0	56%	top 37%	94.4%	92.4%
2014	9	1	0	33%	top 56%	95%	90%
2013	7	0	0	57%	top 53%	92%	89.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 19, 2023	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	18 / 25 (655.8284)	18 (167.9656)	23 (156.5028)	15 (166.2744)	14 (165.0856)
Sep 23, 2022	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC	22 / 32 (667.8284)	16 (171.9772)	19 (167.3712)	15 (170.2628)	27 (158.2172)
Jul 22, 2022	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	29 / 35 (644.3888)	32 (156.5372)	25 (165.6800)	21 (163.9544)	28 (158.2172)
May 20, 2022	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	12 / 32 (677.0400)	4 (176)	15 (167.4172)	18 (168.5256)	15 (165.0972)
Apr 8, 2022	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	18 / 36 (672.4916)	8 (174.2628)	7 (173.1544)	27 (164.5256)	26 (160.5488)
Nov 5, 2021	Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	22 / 26 (668.9940)	18 (168.5256)	21 (165.6800)	19 (168.5256)	19 (166.2628)
Oct 8, 2021	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	18 / 26 (653.5080)	8 (173.7028)	18 (160.4912)	23 (153.6456)	11 (165.6684)
Sep 24, 2021	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	18 / 27 (661.0172)	22 (163.3828)	15 (166.2400)	5 (173.1772)	22 (158.2172)
Aug 20, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC	15 / 26 (679.3260)	7 (177.7028)	18 (169.1316)	21 (166.2400)	18 (166.2516)
Jul 23, 2021	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	19 / 30 (663.7940)	22 (166.2284)	22 (162.7884)	13 (167.3828)	15 (167.3944)
Jul 9, 2021	SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	43 / 81 (662.7196)	21 (171.9656)	58 (159.9544)	41 (167.3712)	43 (163.4284)
Mar 12, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC	21 / 39 (673.6112)	7 (177.7028)	19 (169.1084)	32 (163.3828)	26 (163.4172)
Nov 6, 2020	Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	18 / 28 (661.6340)	12 (171.4056)	7 (171.4628)	21 (162.8112)	26 (155.9544)
Sep 11, 2020	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC	13 / 24 (677.0172)	5 (175.4172)	11 (170.2744)	5 (174.2628)	21 (157.0628)
Oct 11, 2019	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	9 / 32 (670.1484)	9 (170.2628)	12 (165.1200)	10 (170.8228)	15 (163.9428)
Sep 20, 2019	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC	20 / 56 (668.5032)	6 (173.1200)	44 (159.9888)	23 (165.7144)	18 (169.6800)
Aug 2, 2019	Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC	25 / 40 (658.1256)	27 (161.0972)	24 (163.9772)	31 (161.0856)	8 (171.9656)
Jun 14, 2019	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	27 / 38 (642.7544)	16 (167.3944)	22 (161.0972)	17 (162.2972)	34 (151.9656)
May 17, 2019	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	11 / 36 (667.8168)	1 (177.7028)	3 (171.9656)	19 (163.9428)	30 (154.2056)
May 3, 2019	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	42 / 60 (646.6628)	45 (160.5256)	27 (165.6800)	47 (158.2172)	36 (162.2400)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ Capital Cook Off 🏅 Lexington, NC	26 / 43 (648.9940)	9 (172.5600)	21 (164)	31 (156.4912)	32 (155.9428)
Nov 2, 2018	Currituck Heritage Festival Currituck, NC	17 / 25 (651.3144)	17 (162.2516)	14 (162.8116)	11 (166.8456)	16 (159.4056)
Oct 12, 2018	Pigs in the Pit Alton, VA	14 / 30 (661.0172)	6 (170.2628)	12 (167.3944)	27 (155.9428)	10 (167.4172)
Sep 28, 2018	Smithfield BBQ Classic Richmond, VA	32 / 41 (632.9716)	38 (152.5028)	12 (169.6800)	34 (155.9888)	36 (154.8000)
Aug 3, 2018	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	37 / 48 (644.4456)	34 (162.8572)	16 (169.1200)	30 (164.5372)	48 (147.9312)
Jun 15, 2018	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	22 / 44 (652.4800)	14 (168.5484)	18 (163.3944)	22 (161.1200)	29 (159.4172)
May 18, 2018	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	24 / 38 (647.9200)	6 (173.7144)	29 (158.2972)	32 (157.6800)	27 (158.2284)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	52 / 70 (647.7944)	31 (169.6684)	27 (166.2516)	43 (162.2400)	67 (149.6344)
Oct 13, 2017	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	34 / 50 (646.1260)	31 (163.9544)	7 (170.8572)	27 (162.2744)	46 (149.0400)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	63 / 63 (505.6228)	43 (165.0972)	51 (157.7028)	44 (162.8228)	63 (20)
Sep 8, 2017	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	29 / 39 (645.5544)	33 (162.2400)	16 (165.6800)	29 (157.6800)	30 (159.9544)
Aug 4, 2017	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	21 / 46 (650.2516)	15 (164.0116)	12 (166.8344)	27 (158.2856)	27 (161.1200)
Jun 16, 2017	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	29 / 47 (642.1028)	22 (163.9772)	36 (158.8000)	23 (162.2628)	31 (157.0628)
May 19, 2017	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	18 / 36 (643.3144)	14 (166.8228)	22 (159.9656)	11 (164.5716)	30 (151.9544)
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	73 / 75 (608.2972)	37 (163.9656)	70 (150.2516)	74 (146.1828)	65 (147.8972)
Apr 28, 2017	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA	25 / 46 (643.3028)	22 (165.1316)	26 (158.2628)	37 (153.6800)	10 (166.2284)
Sep 16, 2016	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	27 / 68 (658.1256)	45 (162.2400)	40 (161.6800)	25 (165.6684)	15 (168.5372)
Sep 9, 2016	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	27 / 44 (658.1372)	17 (170.2860)	38 (157.6456)	17 (167.9656)	26 (162.2400)
Aug 12, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Richmond, VA	18 / 28 (651.8172)	25 (154.7772)	10 (167.9656)	11 (167.9772)	13 (161.0972)
Aug 5, 2016	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	36 / 47 (633.5776)	44 (142.2288)	20 (166.3088)	9 (170.2628)	36 (154.7772)
Jun 17, 2016	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	11 / 46 (668.4000)	9 (170.8344)	25 (165.0972)	24 (163.9312)	10 (168.5372)
May 27, 2016	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	39 / 66 (654.0800)	63 (153.6344)	11 (173.1200)	62 (155.3600)	16 (171.9656)
May 20, 2016	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	14 / 30 (654.1940)	7 (169.7028)	5 (170.8456)	28 (150.2284)	11 (163.4172)
May 6, 2016	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	21 / 76 (669.0632)	6 (175.4172)	52 (160.5716)	10 (171.9772)	41 (161.0972)
Apr 22, 2016	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	30 / 54 (665.6116)	44 (157.6572)	29 (167.9772)	17 (170.2972)	13 (169.6800)
Oct 9, 2015	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	16 / 49 (661.5772)	27 (163.9544)	9 (170.2972)	38 (157.0628)	9 (170.2628)
Sep 18, 2015	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	42 / 59 (647.7828)	33 (166.2284)	53 (150.7772)	14 (171.9772)	45 (158.8000)
Sep 11, 2015	Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC	8 / 29 (674.7548)	9 (171.9772)	19 (161.6688)	18 (166.8228)	3 (174.2860)
Jul 31, 2015	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	10 / 31 (665.6232)	2 (176)	26 (159.9888)	22 (163.9428)	13 (165.6916)
Jul 17, 2015	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA	10 / 29 (671.8976)	4 (176.5716)	20 (162.8116)	21 (164.5372)	10 (167.9772)
Jun 19, 2015	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	5 / 45 (679.3372)	10 (169.6800)	3 (173.1428)	9 (168.5372)	14 (167.9772)
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	14 / 74 (675.8856)	50 (164.5372)	24 (169.1200)	12 (171.4056)	13 (170.8228)
Apr 24, 2015	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	27 / 60 (659.8744)	55 (155.9772)	16 (169.6800)	19 (168.5372)	21 (165.6800)
Apr 17, 2015	19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	25 / 41 (649.5312)	24 (163.3828)	19 (162.8112)	24 (162.2400)	24 (161.0972)
Oct 10, 2014	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	14 / 53 (659.3028)	20 (165.1200)	6 (171.4172)	22 (165.0972)	34 (157.6684)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	33 / 64 (658.7080)	45 (163.4284)	36 (163.9312)	36 (163.3828)	20 (167.9656)
Aug 29, 2014	Beach Boogie and Barbeque Myrtle Beach, SC	29 / 38 (642.7544)	25 (163.9888)	20 (167.3712)	24 (161.1428)	30 (150.2516)
Aug 1, 2014	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	18 / 32 (643.3148)	14 (167.9772)	28 (150.2860)	14 (161.0972)	7 (163.9544)
Jul 18, 2014	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA	20 / 30 (645.5768)	14 (165.1312)	16 (162.2400)	21 (158.8000)	21 (159.4056)
Jun 20, 2014	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	34 / 48 (639.8396)	25 (163.4172)	24 (161.1084)	38 (157.0856)	29 (158.2284)
Jun 13, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	26 / 30 (626.0684)	26 (157.0972)	20 (157.6800)	11 (163.3828)	28 (147.9084)
Apr 25, 2014	BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC	40 / 62 (632.9940)	44 (159.4056)	35 (159.4172)	36 (159.9656)	46 (154.2056)
Apr 18, 2014	17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	3 / 55 (683.9312)	7 (173.7028)	2 (174.2856)	5 (171.4056)	22 (164.5372)
Oct 11, 2013	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	16 / 55 (654.7772)	4 (172.5600)	27 (160.5256)	35 (158.8344)	22 (162.8572)
Sep 20, 2013	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	30 / 72 (662.2972)	41 (164.5600)	5 (173.7372)	19 (170.2972)	58 (153.7028)
Aug 23, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Richmond, VA	11 / 29 (643.2800)	11 (165.6800)	7 (166.2744)	13 (160.5600)	22 (150.7656)
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	61 / 78 (615.2344)	30 (165.6800)	64 (150.8116)	68 (150.2400)	68 (148.5028)
Jun 14, 2013	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	44 / 97 (646.8568)	25 (168.5716)	67 (155.4286)	54 (161.7140)	46 (161.1426)
Apr 26, 2013	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	40 / 71 (637.7138)	52 (155.4286)	10 (169.7144)	25 (167.4284)	62 (145.1424)
Apr 19, 2013	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	45 / 55 (634.2848)	24 (166.2856)	43 (155.4286)	49 (154.8566)	39 (157.7140)
—	BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Chicken Challenge Myrtle Beach, SC	—	10 (166.8344)	—	—	—
—	BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Ribs Challenge Myrtle Beach, SC	—	—	7 (169.1200)	—	—

HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

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Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)