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.
SMOKIN' ASHES
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1497
peak 1503 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2014-05-02
latest 2019-08-23
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.91 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 650.15 (-4.24)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.41
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.12 · weakest Pork (157.74)
Road miles
965
mi 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 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
650.15 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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 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
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.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3338 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3327 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1497
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3348 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1496
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3349 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#3337 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN' ASHES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3362 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 159.3828 | 167.12 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 151.3944 | 160.96 | top 63% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 148.5372 | 157.74 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 5 | 0 | top 59% |
| AL | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 57% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2018-08-24 |
| The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 3 | 31 | 0 | top 52% | 2016-05-06 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.3 yrs
2014-05-02 → 2019-08-23
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
5 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.12 · weakest Pork (157.74)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
650.15
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
302
201–261 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
965
8 mapped stops · furthest 877 mi
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$21,975
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2016-05-06
Power rating
1497
peak 1503 · #3345 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5888 The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)
- 2015
- Career-best overall score661.0172 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1503) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- 2019
- Most recent contest Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.9 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2019-08-23 |
| +1.5 | The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) | 2014-05-02 |
| +1.2 | *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2018-08-24 |
| +0.7 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2016-05-06 |
| +0.6 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2015-05-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.6 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2016-08-26 |
| -3 | *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2017-08-25 |
| -0.9 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | 2019-05-10 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 90.6% | 90.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 91% | 91% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 89% | 89% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 90.7% | 89.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-23 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 31 / 62 (652.4112) | 20 (170.2628) | 35 (161.0856) | 29 (163.9656) | 39 (157.0972) |
| 2019-05-10 | 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) |
| 2018-08-24 | *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 29 / 54 (655.2912) | 20 (167.4172) | 36 (162.2284) | 40 (155.9428) | 13 (169.7028) |
| 2017-08-25 | *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 28 / 44 (640.9600) | 33 (159.3828) | 32 (159.9544) | 34 (153.6456) | 13 (167.9772) |
| 2016-08-26 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 53 / 72 (634.1372) | 13 (171.4172) | 62 (151.3944) | 39 (163.9312) | 62 (147.3944) |
| 2016-05-06 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 36 / 67 (653.0400) | 51 (159.4056) | 39 (161.6572) | 37 (164.5372) | 27 (167.4400) |
| 2015-05-01 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 33 / 63 (661.0172) | 18 (171.4172) | 48 (160.5144) | 49 (159.4172) | 18 (169.6684) |
| 2014-05-02 | 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |