A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
MIKE'S BAD ASH BBQ
MIKE'S BAD ASH BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 11th of 32 at the Salt City BBQ Festival (2016). They are ranked #4317 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 20, 2016
latest May 19, 2017 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.47
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 154.16 · weakest Chicken (148.30)
Road miles
769
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 288 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Master avg
602.29 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MIKE'S BAD ASH BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
152 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,328 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with MIKE'S BAD ASH BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,323 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,327 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before MIKE'S BAD ASH BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,325 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8572 | 133.6456 | 148.30 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5600 | 142.7656 | 149.45 | top 75% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 134.7768 | 154.16 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.1544 | 132.5372 | 150.38 | top 67% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt City BBQ Festival | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 62% | May 19, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
124
finished ahead 42 times, behind 126
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Salt City BBQ Festival
20165 milestones
- First tracked contest Salt City BBQ Festival
- First call Salt City BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.1544 Salt City BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1507) Salt City BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score620.4804 The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7 | Salt City BBQ Festival | May 20, 2016 |
| +1.3 | The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival | Jul 29, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | I love Barbecue & Music Festival | Jul 2, 2016 |
| -10.4 | Salt City BBQ Festival | May 19, 2017 |
| -8.6 | Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship | Oct 8, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 80.7% | 80.7% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 69% | 86.2% | 84.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2017 | Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY | 37 / 41 (581.0172) | 35 (147.3828) | 37 (142.7656) | 28 (152.5828) | 38 (138.2860) |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 42 / 48 (613.5656) | 43 (154.8572) | 40 (151.9544) | 36 (156.5484) | 41 (150.2056) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival Old Forge, NY | 14 / 24 (620.4804) | 18 (150.8000) | 21 (145.6688) | 12 (162.2856) | 12 (161.7260) |
| Jul 2, 2016 | I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 27 / 28 (578.6852) | 16 (154.8112) | 13 (156.5600) | 28 (134.7768) | 27 (132.5372) |
| May 20, 2016 | Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY | 11 / 32 (617.7028) | 32 (133.6456) | 22 (150.3200) | 5 (164.5828) | 3 (169.1544) |