A tough matchup
6–1
behind in the head-to-head
LEE LA Q ahead in 86% of their meetings
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
SMOKIN' HOT ASHES
SMOKIN' HOT ASHES is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 6th of 32 at the Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2020). They are ranked #3250 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1499 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
Mar 8, 2019
latest Mar 6, 2020 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
17% of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
329.06
last 5 Backyard vs avg 328.65 (+0.40)
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.50
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.82 · weakest Pork (161.09)
Road miles
1,301
across 18 mapped stops · furthest 110 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
328.65 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
491.87 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #57 (172 pts) | #75 (132 pts) | — | — |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN' HOT ASHES, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,262 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1507
Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN' HOT ASHES has cooked, 11 to 18, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#3,248 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1499
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,256 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1526
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before SMOKIN' HOT ASHES's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,253 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 5 years before SMOKIN' HOT ASHES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,249 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1499
Level with SMOKIN' HOT ASHES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,266 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1499
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELL ON SQUEALS | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| All Smoked Up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Thin Blue Swine | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBLIFE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweet Cheeks BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PERFECTLY BLENDED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 151.9084 | 164.82 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 158.2172 | 164.32 | top 60% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.9772 | 153.6456 | 161.09 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 40% | Mar 6, 2020 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
7 contests
Contests a season
3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
14 of 18 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
228
finished ahead 158 times, behind 198
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20202 milestones
- Peak power rating (1499) Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
20195 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score328.5140 Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY)
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9772 Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY)
- First overall top-10 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score491.8740 Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY)
20181 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD - JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.5 | Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 6, 2020 |
| +10.3 | Great Americana BBQ Festival | Aug 23, 2019 |
| +6.3 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 7, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 6, 2019 |
| -6.8 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) | Apr 26, 2019 |
| -6.3 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 26, 2019 |
| -4.8 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 12, 2019 |
| -3.4 | Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 8, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43% | top 66% | 93% | 90.9% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2020 | Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Hartselle, AL | 6 / 32 (337.6456) | 6 (170.2628) | 10 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) Arab, AL | 16 / 19 (491.8740) | 6 (170.8228) | 13 (163.4056) | 16 (157.6456) | — |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN | 10 / 39 (333.0744) | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL | 24 / 27 (319.3372) | 26 (158.2284) | 20 (161.1088) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 9 / 25 (334.7768) | 16 (163.3712) | 5 (171.4056) | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) Florence, AL | 33 / 45 (320.4456) | 44 (151.9084) | 13 (168.5372) | 3 (171.9772) | — |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 28 / 30 (326.7772) | 14 (168.5600) | 36 (158.2172) | — | — |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL | 21 / 34 (328.5140) | 16 (165.7028) | 25 (162.8112) | — | — |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Elkmont, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 19, 2017 | Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) Birmingham, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD - JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | — | 17 (169.7028) | 26 (161.6916) | 38 (153.6456) | — |