A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Ash Kickin' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Ash Kickin' BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Old Dad's BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1478 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2024-09-27
latest 2026-05-01
Best ToY finish
#927
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.47
last 3 Master vs avg 635.47 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.87
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.16 · weakest Brisket (152.34)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)
Purse competed for
$29K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.47 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
Old Dad's BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 148 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4234 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4209 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with Old Dad's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4210 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2019, 5 years before Old Dad's BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4222 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Old Dad's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4221 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Old Dad's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4229 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Old Dad's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 163.3828 | 168.16 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 154.8000 | 159.97 | top 83% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 142.2056 | 155.01 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 138.8232 | 152.34 | top 82% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND BBQ Championship | 3 | 35 | 0 | top 84% | 2026-05-01 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.6 yrs
2024-09-27 → 2026-05-01
Busiest season
2026
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
ND
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.16 · weakest Brisket (152.34)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
635.47
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
91
22–139 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1582
average field rating faced — tougher than 65% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$28,600
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2024-09-27 → 2025-10-03
Power rating
1478
peak 1478 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2024
- First tracked contest ND BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1494) ND BBQ Championship
- 2025
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0056 ND BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score649.0056 ND BBQ Championship
- 2026
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 ND BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest ND BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | ND BBQ Championship | 2026-05-01 |
| -6.2 | ND BBQ Championship | 2024-09-27 |
| -4.3 | ND BBQ Championship | 2025-10-03 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 70 / 71 (616.4116) | 12 (174.2628) | 63 (161.1200) | 71 (142.2056) | 71 (138.8232) |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 35 / 46 (649.0056) | 28 (166.8344) | 43 (154.8000) | 22 (167.9884) | 35 (159.3828) |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 37 / 47 (641.0056) | 33 (163.3828) | 32 (163.9772) | 45 (154.8228) | 33 (158.8228) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #927 (60 pts) | #805 (125 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) | #970 (60 pts) | #950 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1137 (75 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |