HOT ASH SMOKERS

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

Power ranking

#3531

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1492

peak 1492 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-22

latest 2017-03-24

Best ToY finish

#1970

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

676.4688 / 720

Master · Hamond BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.20

last 5 Master vs avg 654.20 (+0.00)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1084

Pork Ribs · Hammond BBQ

Consistency

±12.25

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 164.10 · weakest Pork (162.37)

Road miles

mi across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Master avg

654.20 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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.

High-water mark

676.4688 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 676.4688 at Hamond BBQ — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-03-25

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

GIVE IT TO GOD has finished one call ahead of HOT ASH SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PORK-N-BONES in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Half Chicken Man

#3538 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1492

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-03-28

⚔ Head-to-head

RACK ATTACK

#3522 of the rated field

1492 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

J.R.'S RHODEHOUSE "Q" PITS

#3537 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-08-25

⚔ Head-to-head

POBOYS BBQ

#3527 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1492

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-06-09

⚔ Head-to-head

BASS RIVER BBQ

#3542 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-06-02

⚔ Head-to-head

ROCKY TOP BBQ CO

#3528 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-05-05

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
JERRY KING MIDLAND TX	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
WHO DAT SMOKERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
HABITUAL SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CAJUN BLAZE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
QUAU	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
GIVE IT TO GOD	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	171.4400	153.6228	163.97	top 66%
Pork Ribs	5	1	173.1084	155.9998	164.10	top 50%
Pork	5	0	169.6800	157.1428	162.37	top 66%
Brisket	5	0	169.7144	155.9884	163.76	top 55%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hammond BBQ	2	40	0	top 72%	2017-03-24

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4 yrs 2013-03-22 → 2017-03-24

Busiest season 2017 1 contest

Contests a season 1 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in LA 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 4 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 164.10 · weakest Pork (162.37)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 5 contests

Master average 654.20 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 133 97–178 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 5 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1574 average field rating faced — tougher than 58% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2014-03-21 → 2015-03-27

Power rating 1492 peak 1492 · #3531 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 22 First tracked contest Hammond Blues and BBQ
2014
Mar 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1372 Hammond BBQ
2016
Mar 25 Career-best overall score676.4688 Hamond BBQ
Mar 25 Peak power rating (1495) Hamond BBQ
2017
Mar 24 First call Hammond BBQ
Mar 24 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1084 Hammond BBQ
Mar 24 Most recent contest Hammond BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.5	Hamond BBQ	2016-03-25

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	Hammond Blues and BBQ	2013-03-22
-3.6	Hammond BBQ	2014-03-21
-2.9	Hammond BBQ	2017-03-24
-0.6	Smokin Blues & BBQ	2015-03-27

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)
2017	1	100%	top 73%	91.2%	91.2%
2016	1	0%	top 40%	94%	94%
2015	1	0%	top 64%	89.9%	89.9%
2014	1	0%	top 72%	90.3%	90.3%
2013	1	0%	top 80%	89%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-03-24	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	40 / 55 (656.4568)	36 (166.2400)	8 (173.1084)	46 (161.1200)	49 (155.9884)
2016-03-25	Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA	23 / 58 (676.4688)	39 (166.2516)	13 (171.4172)	21 (169.6800)	25 (169.1200)
2015-03-27	Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA	36 / 56 (647.3716)	11 (171.4400)	44 (157.7032)	43 (159.4056)	37 (158.8228)
2014-03-21	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	44 / 61 (650.1372)	60 (153.6228)	35 (162.2744)	30 (164.5256)	20 (169.7144)
2013-03-22	Hammond Blues and BBQ Hammond, LA	40 / 50 (640.5712)	40 (162.2858)	38 (155.9998)	41 (157.1428)	21 (165.1428)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#1713 (130 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#1912 (95 pts)