SWEET ASH BBQ

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

Power ranking

#1755

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1549

peak 1552 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-07

latest 2021-09-24

Best ToY finish

#1183

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

674.7772 / 720

Master · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.51 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 658.21 (-0.71)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4056

Chicken · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Consistency

±13.14

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.06 · weakest Brisket (161.74)

Road miles

mi across 13 mapped stops

Schedule strength

12%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)

Purse competed for

$11K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.21 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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

674.7772 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.7772 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-09-26

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

SKUNK RIVER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SKUNK RIVER BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.33 points below their pork, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 23%.

Brisket avg 161.74
Pork avg 166.06
1 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Overland Pig Committee in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) (2021-09-24).

last seen 2019-09-27
back 2021-09-24

Pork nemesis

7 of 7 shared pork entries lost

KCQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, KCQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared pork entries.

A September team

Top 27% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 27% across 8 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

8 September contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.82% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.82% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.4% of a perfect score
13 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 14th

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

3 GUYS WITH WOOD

#1750 of the rated field

1550 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1579

5–2 in 7 shared contests (71% to SWEET ASH BBQ)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — SWEET ASH BBQ ahead 5–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

WHEN PIGS FLY

#1752 of the rated field

1549 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1549

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to SWEET ASH BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 43 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 43 contests
last seen 2021-10-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Thin Blue Smoke MS

#1746 of the rated field

1550 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-04-24

⚔ Head-to-head

BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM

#1760 of the rated field

1549 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before SWEET ASH BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM

#1754 of the rated field

1549 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 20% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2019-10-04

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin it up BBQ Australia

#1753 of the rated field

1549 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 91%
Peak: 1559

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after SWEET ASH BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2025-04-26
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
T'S SMOKIN PIT	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
Just Smoked Your Butt	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
BLOWIN' SMOKE	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
Dead Last BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Overland Pig Committee	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
YARDHOGS BBQ	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
POKER SMOKERS	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
Bubba's Pig-a-licious	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
Why Not Smoke	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
HAWG HEAVEN	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
Last Years Leftovers	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	175.4056	151.3828	165.56	top 41%
Pork Ribs	13	2	172.0000	153.6572	164.85	top 42%
Pork	13	3	174.8572	155.9772	166.06	top 42%
Brisket	13	1	169.1428	156.5712	161.74	top 45%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 35%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)	6	14	top 28%	2021-09-24
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2	12	top 23%	2018-09-21
Smokin' on Oak	2	15	top 57%	2015-08-28
Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	2	10	top 52%	2014-06-13

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

On the trail 8.3 yrs 2013-06-07 → 2021-09-24

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 5 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.06 · weakest Brisket (161.74)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 5 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 8% 1 of 13 contests

Master average 658.21 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 405 718–319 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 90 13 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1517 average field rating faced — tougher than 12% of rated contests

Purse competed for $11,325 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 8 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2019-09-27 → 2021-09-24

Power rating 1549 peak 1552 · #1755 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 7 First tracked contest Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Sep 27 First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Sep 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8116 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
2014
Jun 13 First overall top-10 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Sep 26 Career-best overall score674.7772 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Sep 26 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
2017
Sep 22 10th tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
2019
Sep 27 Peak power rating (1552) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
2021
Sep 24 Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.1	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2014-09-26
+11.6	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2017-09-22
+11.2	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2015-09-25
+10.3	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	2014-06-13
+6.9	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2013-09-27

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.6	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	2013-06-07
-4	*Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life(JUDGES FULL)	2017-06-16
-3	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)	2021-09-24
-2.6	Smokin' on Oak	2015-08-28

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0%	top 55%	90.2%	90.2%
2019	1	0	0%	top 25%	92.5%	92.5%
2018	1	0	0%	top 35%	91.8%	91.8%
2017	2	0	50%	top 38%	93.6%	91%
2016	1	0	0%	top 31%	91.8%	91.8%
2015	2	0	0%	top 39%	93.6%	92.4%
2014	3	1	100%	top 29%	93.7%	92.2%
2013	2	0	50%	top 55%	90.4%	89.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-09-24	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS	47 / 86 (649.5544)	35 (167.3828)	79 (153.6572)	40 (166.2744)	38 (162.2400)
2019-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	25 / 102 (666.2288)	29 (169.1200)	42 (165.0972)	25 (170.2972)	44 (161.7144)
2018-09-21	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	37 / 107 (661.0512)	34 (166.8228)	31 (167.9656)	75 (159.4056)	33 (166.8572)
2017-09-22	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	12 / 112 (674.2400)	21 (168.0000)	20 (170.2744)	8 (173.7028)	51 (162.2628)
2017-06-16	*Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life(JUDGES FULL) Kansas City, KS	22 / 34 (636.4572)	25 (157.6572)	20 (160.0000)	28 (156.5600)	14 (162.2400)
2016-09-23	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	34 / 111 (661.0972)	29 (168.0000)	19 (169.6800)	49 (164.5600)	56 (158.8572)
2015-09-25	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	16 / 112 (674.2284)	27 (168.5484)	46 (165.1200)	14 (171.4172)	24 (169.1428)
2015-08-28	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	27 / 42 (656.5256)	15 (171.4400)	31 (161.6800)	30 (164.5828)	29 (158.8228)
2014-09-26	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	14 / 112 (674.7772)	4 (175.4056)	42 (164.5372)	10 (174.8572)	59 (159.9772)
2014-08-22	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	15 / 30 (647.8856)	19 (160.5256)	10 (166.8228)	25 (155.9772)	8 (164.5600)
2014-06-13	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	10 / 41 (669.0628)	6 (173.1428)	21 (163.9772)	7 (172.0116)	21 (159.9312)
2013-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	35 / 114 (650.8116)	101 (151.3828)	9 (172.0000)	24 (168.0344)	46 (159.3944)
2013-06-07	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	39 / 49 (634.8568)	42 (154.8572)	23 (162.2856)	26 (161.1428)	34 (156.5712)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1310 (199 pts)	#1707 (139 pts)	#1594 (169 pts)	#1370 (214 pts)	#1552 (174 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2190 (90 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1476 (165 pts)	#1552 (170 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1537 (175 pts)	#1728 (125 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1183 (246 pts)	#1204 (266 pts)	#1366 (216 pts)	#1337 (226 pts)	#1268 (236 pts)