Smoldering Ash Holes

Smoldering Ash Holes is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 41 at the Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship (2016). They are ranked #3769 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOLDERING ASHHOLES”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,769

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1488

peak 1510 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 20, 2013

latest May 25, 2019 · 5.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1970

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

650.2056 / 720

Master · Capital BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

591.14 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 599.54 (-8.40)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.1200

Chicken · Oinktoberfest

Consistency

±47.33

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 159.11 · weakest Brisket (151.51)

Road miles

1,056

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 221 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)

Master avg

599.54 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

GOOD SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.61 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 29%.

Brisket avg 151.51
Chicken avg 159.11
1 call in 6 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIGSTART MY HEART in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

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
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smoldering Ash Holes, 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.

Matty B's BBQ

#3,784 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1505

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

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Shank N Shig BBQ

#3,781 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

They turned up 8 years after Smoldering Ash Holes did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

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Pits and Giggles

#3,772 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

Level with Smoldering Ash Holes on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jul 30, 2021

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TEAM CANADA BBQ

#3,765 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1488

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 19, 2017

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Drewbie-Que

#3,775 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1488

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

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I'll Tell You Later BBQ

#3,789 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1488

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2025

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE GOOD CUE CREW	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
JACK9 BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Pistol Packin' Piggies	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	2	169.1200	153.1772	159.11	top 48%
Pork Ribs	7	1	162.8112	140.5144	153.20	top 52%
Pork	7	1	166.2744	147.9772	157.36	top 50%
Brisket	6	1	163.4172	142.2516	151.51	top 55%

“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
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
ON	3	top 64%
NY	3	top 68%
CA	1	top 24%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Oinktoberfest	3	32	0	top 68%	Sep 22, 2018

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in ON 3 of 7 contests · 3 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 185 finished ahead 134 times, behind 195

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Aug 5, 2017 → Sep 22, 2018

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20193 milestones

May 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2056 Capital BBQ Festival
May 25 Career-best overall score650.2056 Capital BBQ Festival
May 25 Most recent contest Capital BBQ Festival

20181 milestone

Sep 22 Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1200 Oinktoberfest

20162 milestones

Aug 6 First overall top-10 Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship
Aug 6 Peak power rating (1510) Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship

20151 milestone

Aug 8 First call Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition

20131 milestone

Sep 20 First tracked contest Oinktoberfest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.7	Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship	Aug 6, 2016
+4.2	Capital BBQ Festival	May 25, 2019
+2.1	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2013
+0.5	Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition	Aug 8, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.3	Oinktoberfest	Sep 22, 2018
-12	Capital BBQ Festival	Aug 5, 2017
-2.3	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2014

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 47%	90.3%	90.3%
2018	1	0	100%	top 100%	68.2%	68.2%
2017	1	0	0%	top 90%	82.2%	82.2%
2016	1	1	100%	top 24%	85.6%	85.6%
2015	1	0	100%	top 55%	84.2%	84.2%
2014	1	0	0%	top 59%	85.8%	85.8%
2013	1	0	0%	top 45%	86.6%	86.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 25, 2019	Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON	20 / 43 (650.2056)	27 (161.1544)	17 (162.8112)	19 (162.8228)	15 (163.4172)
Sep 22, 2018	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	51 / 51 (490.8000)	4 (169.1200)	26 (155.4056)	9 (166.2744)	—
Aug 5, 2017	Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON	38 / 42 (591.8972)	32 (154.2856)	40 (140.5144)	28 (154.8456)	35 (142.2516)
Aug 6, 2016	Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship Ottawa, CA	10 / 41 (616.5144)	7 (162.2628)	19 (152.0116)	12 (157.1200)	26 (145.1200)
Aug 8, 2015	Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition Ottawa, ON	12 / 22 (606.2972)	13 (153.1772)	5 (154.8800)	18 (147.9772)	10 (150.2628)
Sep 20, 2014	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	39 / 66 (617.7256)	50 (153.7256)	34 (154.8572)	35 (155.9772)	32 (153.1656)
Sep 20, 2013	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	32 / 71 (623.3372)	26 (160.0572)	40 (151.9544)	41 (156.5028)	38 (154.8228)

Smoldering Ash Holes

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)