Bad Ash BBQ IN
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-06-14
latest 2022-06-24
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
620.01
last 4 Master vs avg 620.01 (-0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.37
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.92 · weakest Brisket (149.39)
Road miles
2326
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 1105 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$36K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
620.01 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
505.70 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
BURNT TREES BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Miles City Cowtown Cook Off (2021-06-25).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 142.2056 | 157.47 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 154.8116 | 164.92 | top 56% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 146.2400 | 156.21 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9544 | 135.3600 | 149.39 | top 90% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 3 | 0 | top 95% |
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles City Cowtown Cook Off | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 94% | 2021-06-25 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MT (3 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (6 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 620.01 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 505.70 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-06-14 — First tracked contest · Miles City Cowtown Cook Off
- 📣 2021-10-22 — First call · Smokin' For Garrett
- 📈 2021-10-22 — Peak power rating (1489) · Smokin' For Garrett
- ⭐ 2022-06-17 — Career-best overall score (660.9716) · Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.3 | Smokin' For Garrett | 2021-10-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.5 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off | 2019-06-14 |
| -12.2 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff | 2022-06-24 |
| -10.8 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off | 2021-06-25 |
| -4.9 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 2022-06-17 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 87% | 91.8% | 87.7% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 53% | 140.5% | 113.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-24 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT | 25 / 26 (601.5312) | 26 (142.2056) | 22 (159.9656) | 26 (146.2400) | 22 (153.1200) |
| 2022-06-17 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 33 / 42 (660.9716) | 38 (159.3600) | 7 (174.2628) | 26 (167.3944) | 37 (159.9544) |
| 2022-06-17 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Franklin, IN | — | — | 11 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN | 4 / 27 (505.7028) | 10 (163.4400) | 3 (175.4056) | 11 (166.8572) | — |
| 2021-06-25 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT | 23 / 25 (621.0968) | 20 (164.0000) | 23 (155.4056) | 23 (152.5828) | 23 (149.1084) |
| 2019-06-14 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT | 27 / 28 (596.4576) | 23 (158.3316) | 25 (154.8116) | 26 (147.9544) | 27 (135.3600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #194 (118 pts) | #122 (218 pts) | — | — |