Kicking Ash
Kicking Ash is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 11 at the Smoking for a Reason (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2019
latest Aug 23, 2019
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.13 · weakest Chicken (155.92)
Road miles
441
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 441 mi
Purse competed for
$4,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155.9200 | 155.9200 | 155.92 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 165.1316 | 165.13 | top 55% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 160.5372 | 160.54 | top 73% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
10
finished ahead 2 times, behind 8
Longest layoff
4.2 yrs
Jun 5, 2015 → Aug 23, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20195 milestones
- First call Smoking for a Reason (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Smoking for a Reason (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score481.5888 Smoking for a Reason (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.1316 Smoking for a Reason (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Smoking for a Reason (BACKYARD ONLY)
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Up In Smoke On The Square
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2019 | Smoking for a Reason (BACKYARD ONLY) Fort Payne, AL | 9 / 11 (481.5888) | 10 (155.9200) | 6 (165.1316) | 8 (160.5372) | — |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL | — | — | — | — | — |