HOT ASH BBQ COMPANY

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5051

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1461

peak 1461 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-23

latest 2019-08-24

Best ToY finish

#866

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

654.7432 / 720

Master · *Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.95 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 640.54 (+2.41)

Walk rate

31%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5828

Chicken · 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue

Consistency

±8.34

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.86 · weakest Brisket (157.46)

Road miles

1,351

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 212 mi

Schedule strength

75%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

640.54 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ has finished one call ahead of HOT ASH BBQ COMPANY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

15–0 behind in the head-to-head

T-MAC SMOKIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

T-MAC SMOKIN has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.41 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 19%.

Brisket avg 157.46
Chicken avg 163.86
1 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pig In or Pig Out in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

14 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

T-MAC SMOKIN ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, T-MAC SMOKIN has out-cooked them in 14 of 15 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Crackhouse BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.16% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.16% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.0% of a perfect score
16 contests

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

Men of Erin

#5073 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1508 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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Wild Hog BBQ

#5075 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1461

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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Rub You Long Time

#5062 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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J Adams Rib

#5076 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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BADASS BBQ TEAM

#5069 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before HOT ASH BBQ COMPANY's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Beantown Smokers

#5057 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1461

No shared contest yet.

Level with HOT ASH BBQ COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2025-08-09

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
T-MAC SMOKIN	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
WICKED SMOKE BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SMOKE FREAKS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE INFUSION	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Littles BBQ Co	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Crackhouse BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
DD'S BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	3	0	172.5828	151.3828	163.86	top 59%
Pork Ribs	16	0	0	169.7144	136.4800	157.93	top 67%
Pork	16	2	1	171.4400	143.3600	161.29	top 60%
Brisket	16	1	0	165.1084	144.5028	157.46	top 71%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
WI	13	0	top 74%
IL	3	0	top 66%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 72%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 72%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)	2	22	top 80%	2019-08-24
*7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)	2	19	top 81%	2018-08-24
6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)	2	32	top 84%	2017-08-25

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6 yrs 2013-08-23 → 2019-08-24

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 13 of 16 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 13 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 163.86 · weakest Brisket (157.46)

Walk rate 31% a top-10 call in 5 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 16 contests

Master average 640.54 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 192 164–417 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,351 16 mapped stops · furthest 212 mi

Schedule strength 1596 average field rating faced — tougher than 75% of rated contests

Purse competed for $16,300 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2014-08-22 → 2015-08-28

Power rating 1461 peak 1461 · #5051 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 23 First tracked contest Death's Door Barbecue
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1500) Death's Door Barbecue
2014
Aug 22 First call Deaths Door Barbecue
2015
Aug 28 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5828 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue
2016
Jul 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6000 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat
2018
Jun 22 10th tracked contest *Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
Jun 22 Career-best overall score654.7432 *Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
2019
Aug 24 Most recent contest 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.6	Badger Brews & Que	2017-08-04
+1.6	*Harbor-Que	2018-10-05
+0.5	*Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1	2018-06-22
+0.1	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat	2016-07-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.6	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue	2015-08-28
-7.6	*7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1)	2018-08-23
-5.2	Deaths Door Barbecue	2014-08-22
-5	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1)	2017-08-24
-4.3	8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1)	2019-08-23

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	50%	top 80%	90.1%	89.4%
2018	5	20%	top 72%	90.9%	89.7%
2017	3	33%	top 73%	89.1%	88.3%
2016	3	0%	top 70%	90.2%	89.1%
2015	1	100%	top 86%	86%	86%
2014	1	100%	top 70%	89.7%	89.7%
2013	1	0%	top 54%	88.2%	88.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-24	8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	22 / 29 (648.4916)	9 (171.9772)	20 (160.5600)	16 (164.5716)	27 (151.3828)
2019-08-23	8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	25 / 30 (639.3260)	21 (161.7144)	25 (157.0972)	16 (166.2744)	27 (154.2400)
2018-10-05	*Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL	16 / 28 (638.7316)	21 (153.6572)	15 (160.5372)	15 (161.7028)	10 (162.8344)
2018-08-24	*7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	19 / 27 (647.8056)	18 (163.3712)	19 (163.9772)	16 (161.6572)	19 (158.8000)
2018-08-23	*7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) Washington Island, WI	24 / 26 (640.4000)	20 (163.9544)	21 (159.9544)	25 (157.0856)	20 (159.4056)
2018-06-23	*Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL	32 / 44 (647.8740)	28 (163.9428)	18 (165.1428)	24 (163.9656)	40 (154.8228)
2018-06-22	*Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL	34 / 51 (654.7432)	38 (163.3944)	35 (161.1316)	18 (165.6916)	31 (164.5256)
2017-08-25	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	32 / 39 (634.6860)	37 (151.3828)	21 (165.1088)	30 (158.8000)	28 (159.3944)
2017-08-24	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) Washington Island, WI	34 / 40 (631.2344)	20 (167.4172)	35 (155.9544)	34 (154.8000)	37 (153.0628)
2017-08-04	Badger Brews & Que Port Washington, WI	16 / 30 (641.5544)	17 (163.9772)	25 (151.3716)	3 (169.1200)	17 (157.0856)
2016-08-26	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	29 / 42 (638.0912)	20 (166.8228)	40 (146.7656)	25 (162.8344)	21 (161.6684)
2016-07-09	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI	36 / 55 (649.6000)	42 (162.2512)	12 (169.7144)	32 (163.9544)	47 (153.6800)
2016-07-08	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI	50 / 66 (635.8172)	52 (159.9428)	53 (154.8116)	34 (164.5372)	51 (156.5256)
2015-08-28	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	30 / 35 (619.2916)	4 (172.5828)	17 (158.8460)	35 (143.3600)	34 (144.5028)
2014-08-22	Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	19 / 27 (645.6112)	5 (172.5828)	26 (136.4800)	7 (171.4400)	15 (165.1084)
2013-08-23	Death's Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	15 / 28 (635.3600)	16 (162.8572)	12 (159.4288)	24 (150.7884)	11 (162.2856)

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018 ↗	Master	#866 (356 pts)	#915 (356 pts)	#845 (411 pts)	#829 (411 pts)	#830 (406 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1255 (220 pts)	#1287 (240 pts)	#1443 (195 pts)	#1026 (350 pts)	#1359 (215 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1454 (180 pts)	#1425 (205 pts)	#1289 (245 pts)	#1564 (180 pts)	#1439 (200 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#1366 (210 pts)	#1977 (100 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2040 (82 pts)	#1546 (177 pts)	#2816 (52 pts)	#1643 (157 pts)	#2000 (102 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1827 (103 pts)	#1929 (98 pts)	#1827 (118 pts)	#2616 (58 pts)	#1763 (123 pts)