High-water mark
670.8568
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.8568 at Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 21, 2013
ASHES TO ASHES
ASHES TO ASHES is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 5th of 183 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2013). They are ranked #4891 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1515 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Oct 13, 2017 · 4.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±33.69
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 156.67 · weakest Brisket (149.22)
Road miles
28
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
605.50 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ASHES TO ASHES, each with one reason worth a look.
131 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,871 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,876 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Level with ASHES TO ASHES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,884 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,870 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,883 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
They've been 1502 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4284 | 141.0856 | 150.39 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7142 | 144.5140 | 156.67 | top 58% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 138.1828 | 149.22 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5714 | 126.7776 | 149.22 | top 66% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 62% | Jun 26, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
354
finished ahead 210 times, behind 451
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Jun 26, 2015 → Jun 2, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall top-10 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8568 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score670.8568 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7142 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1515) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
| -12.8 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -12.8 | Kelley Wilson BBQ | Jun 2, 2017 |
| -10.5 | 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw | Oct 13, 2017 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 82.4% | 81.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 82.3% | 82.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 3% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2017 | 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS | 55 / 55 (593.6232) | 53 (152.5944) | 54 (147.4056) | 53 (146.8228) | 54 (146.8004) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 58 / 61 (573.5660) | 49 (151.4400) | 55 (144.5140) | 41 (150.8344) | 61 (126.7776) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 167 / 183 (596.9708) | 171 (143.3940) | 131 (153.6912) | 178 (138.1828) | 65 (161.7028) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 171 / 184 (592.4796) | 181 (141.0856) | 48 (164.0340) | 163 (145.1200) | 160 (142.2400) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 5 / 183 (670.8568) | 51 (163.4284) | 7 (173.7142) | 46 (165.1428) | 17 (168.5714) |