SMOKIN' ASHES

SMOKIN' ASHES is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 20th of 38 at the Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) (2019). They are ranked #3348 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin Ashes”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,348

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1497

peak 1503 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 2, 2014

latest Aug 23, 2019 · 5.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1954

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

661.0172 / 720

Master · The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.91 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 650.15 (-4.24)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4172

Chicken · Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship

Consistency

±8.41

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.12 · weakest Pork (157.74)

Road miles

965

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 877 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Purse competed for

$22K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.15 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

BOOMERANG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

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

The weak link

−9.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.38 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork avg 157.74
Chicken avg 167.12
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of OOPS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

4 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

BOOMERANG BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BOOMERANG BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.17% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.17% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.3% of a perfect score
8 contests

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#1884 (85 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#1879 (85 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN' ASHES, each with one reason worth a look.

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

PATIO PITMASTERS

#3,346 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before SMOKIN' ASHES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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92 BB Crew

#3,339 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1497

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

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SMOKING TOKING BBQ

#3,356 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1496

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Nov 1, 2019

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Organized Chaos

#3,355 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 29, 2016

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RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS

#3,337 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1506

Level with SMOKIN' ASHES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2016

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Mountain Men BBQ

#3,366 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1502

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Apr 13, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BarrelHead Cookers	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
KISS MY RACK	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE EM UP BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	171.4172	159.3828	167.12	top 41%
Pork Ribs	8	167.9772	151.3944	160.96	top 63%
Pork	8	164.5372	148.5372	157.74	top 71%
Brisket	8	169.7028	147.3944	164.33	top 42%

“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)	1	0	top 53%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
TX	5	0	top 59%
AL	3	0	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	3	28	0	top 64%	Aug 24, 2018
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	3	31	0	top 52%	May 6, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 4 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 297 finished ahead 201 times, behind 261

Longest layoff 1 yrs May 1, 2015 → May 6, 2016

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

20191 milestone

Aug 23 Most recent contest Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship

20162 milestones

May 6 Peak power rating (1503) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Aug 26 Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship

20151 milestone

May 1 Career-best overall score661.0172 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20142 milestones

May 2 First tracked contest The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)
May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5888 The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.9	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Aug 23, 2019
+1.5	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)	May 2, 2014
+1.2	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Aug 24, 2018
+0.8	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 6, 2016
+0.7	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 1, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.5	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Aug 26, 2016
-3	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Aug 25, 2017
-0.9	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)	May 10, 2019

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0%	top 51%	90.6%	90.2%
2018	1	0%	top 54%	91%	91%
2017	1	0%	top 64%	89%	89%
2016	2	0%	top 64%	90.7%	89.4%
2015	1	0%	top 52%	91.8%	91.8%
2014	1	0%	top 50%	91.3%	91.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 23, 2019	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX	31 / 62 (652.4112)	20 (170.2628)	35 (161.0856)	29 (163.9656)	39 (157.0972)
May 10, 2019	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX	20 / 38 (646.7544)	11 (167.9772)	20 (162.8572)	32 (148.5372)	12 (167.3828)
Aug 24, 2018	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	29 / 54 (655.2912)	20 (167.4172)	36 (162.2284)	40 (155.9428)	13 (169.7028)
Aug 25, 2017	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	28 / 44 (640.9600)	33 (159.3828)	32 (159.9544)	34 (153.6456)	13 (167.9772)
Aug 26, 2016	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	53 / 72 (634.1372)	13 (171.4172)	62 (151.3944)	39 (163.9312)	62 (147.3944)
May 6, 2016	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	36 / 67 (653.0400)	51 (159.4056)	39 (161.6572)	37 (164.5372)	27 (167.4400)
May 1, 2015	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	33 / 63 (661.0172)	18 (171.4172)	48 (160.5144)	49 (159.4172)	18 (169.6684)
May 2, 2014	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL	31 / 62 (657.5888)	21 (169.6800)	21 (167.9772)	60 (151.9200)	19 (168.0116)

SMOKIN' ASHES

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (5 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

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)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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)