SMOKE-N-ASHES

SMOKE-N-ASHES is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 18th of 27 at the Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off (2018). They are ranked #6137 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smoke N' Ashes”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,137

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1427

peak 1427 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013

latest Aug 19, 2022 · 9.4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 78%

overall standings

Best overall

661.6572 / 720

Master · Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.32 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.80 (+2.52)

Walk rate

35%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5714

Chicken · Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±10.22

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.26 · weakest Brisket (154.81)

Road miles

1,765

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 866 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Purse competed for

$12K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

645.80 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKE OF THE SHOALS has finished one call ahead of SMOKE-N-ASHES 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

16–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.45 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 12%.

Brisket avg 154.81
Chicken avg 165.26
0 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WHEN PIGS FLY in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

4.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.1 years, then back at Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships (Aug 19, 2022).

last seen Jul 27, 2018
back Aug 19, 2022

Chicken nemesis

15 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 94% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 15 of 16 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A September team

Top 59% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 59% across 3 contests, versus top 78% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 78% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.42% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.42% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.7% of a perfect score
17 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Stand by Your Grill every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 36th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKE-N-ASHES, each with one reason worth a look.

34 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BACKDRAFT BBQ SC

#6,141 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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Splitlog Smokers

#6,133 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Why Not Smoke

#6,130 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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COASTAL SMOKE

#6,143 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

Level with SMOKE-N-ASHES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen May 19, 2023

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Two Crackers Cooking

#6,140 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jan 24, 2020

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PAPPO'S BBQ

#6,136 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
South Pork	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
SMOKE OF THE SHOALS	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BUTTS, BELLIES & BUDDIES	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BUTT CREW	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
E.M. AZING BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
RED EYED SMOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE LOONEY PIT	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive)	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	2	1	176.5714	149.0972	165.26	top 60%
Pork Ribs	17	1	0	170.8228	158.2400	163.70	top 64%
Pork	17	3	2	174.2972	151.9656	162.03	top 69%
Brisket	17	0	0	163.9544	141.6800	154.81	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.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 82%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 73%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AL	12	top 76%
MS	4	top 86%
TX	1	top 64%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off	4	18	top 75%	Jul 27, 2018
Stand by Your Grill	4	36	top 86%	Aug 19, 2016
Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff	2	21	top 89%	May 15, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 12 of 17 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 10 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 340 finished ahead 189 times, behind 553

Longest layoff 4.1 yrs Jul 27, 2018 → Aug 19, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Aug 19 Most recent contest Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships

20181 milestone

Jul 27 Career-best overall score661.6572 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off

20151 milestone

May 15 10th tracked contest Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff

20135 milestones

Apr 12 First tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
Apr 12 Peak power rating (1489) Smoke on the Falls
May 17 First call Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7136 Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off
May 17 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5714 Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.1	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off	Jul 27, 2018
+3.7	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off	Jul 28, 2017
+3.2	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest	Sep 19, 2014
+0.8	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest	Sep 13, 2013
+0.1	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships	Aug 19, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 12, 2013
-9.4	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge	Oct 11, 2013
-9.2	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff	May 15, 2015
-7.9	Stand By Your Grill	Aug 16, 2013
-7.5	Stand By Your Grill	Aug 15, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0%	top 64%	86.2%	86.2%
2018	1	100%	top 67%	91.9%	91.9%
2017	1	100%	top 67%	91.9%	91.9%
2016	2	100%	top 92%	90.4%	90.1%
2015	3	0%	top 84%	90.8%	89.6%
2014	4	0%	top 75%	90.9%	89.7%
2013	5	40%	top 77%	90.8%	89.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 19, 2022	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX	38 / 59 (620.3772)	45 (149.0972)	36 (161.6688)	28 (161.1084)	44 (148.5028)
Jul 27, 2018	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	18 / 27 (661.6572)	20 (165.7372)	22 (163.3828)	3 (174.2972)	21 (158.2400)
Jul 28, 2017	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	18 / 27 (661.6572)	20 (165.7372)	22 (163.3828)	3 (174.2972)	21 (158.2400)
Aug 19, 2016	Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS	36 / 40 (647.2228)	37 (160.5256)	22 (165.6916)	9 (170.8112)	38 (150.1944)
Jul 29, 2016	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	31 / 33 (650.6972)	10 (173.1200)	32 (160.5256)	29 (163.4172)	32 (153.6344)
Sep 11, 2015	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	39 / 55 (653.6004)	38 (162.8572)	31 (163.4060)	40 (163.3828)	36 (163.9544)
Aug 14, 2015	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	49 / 57 (646.7088)	51 (162.2516)	46 (160.5600)	43 (162.2400)	45 (161.6572)
May 15, 2015	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	26 / 27 (634.1716)	18 (169.1544)	21 (161.6800)	27 (157.1200)	27 (146.2172)
Sep 19, 2014	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL	39 / 75 (654.1488)	34 (165.6916)	37 (165.0972)	50 (161.6800)	45 (161.6800)
Aug 15, 2014	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	56 / 65 (641.6572)	19 (172.0228)	43 (163.9772)	43 (163.9772)	65 (141.6800)
May 16, 2014	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	21 / 26 (645.0748)	22 (158.2516)	14 (166.2860)	22 (159.4172)	17 (161.1200)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	28 / 34 (643.8512)	14 (169.1656)	18 (166.2400)	31 (157.6684)	31 (150.7772)
Oct 11, 2013	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL	29 / 32 (640.9828)	18 (167.3828)	20 (164.5372)	31 (151.9656)	28 (157.0972)
Sep 13, 2013	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	43 / 80 (647.2680)	41 (164.5256)	10 (170.8228)	48 (162.8112)	71 (149.1084)
Aug 16, 2013	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	50 / 62 (644.9828)	31 (167.3828)	51 (158.2400)	51 (159.9772)	45 (159.3828)
May 17, 2013	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	20 / 27 (653.7136)	2 (176.5714)	19 (161.1424)	26 (157.1428)	20 (158.8570)
Apr 12, 2013	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	30 / 34 (630.8566)	30 (159.9998)	14 (166.2858)	33 (153.1426)	29 (151.4284)

SMOKE-N-ASHES

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)