All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO

All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 9th of 9 at the Buds Blues and BBQ (2025). They are ranked #2605 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,605

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1517

peak 1528 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 20, 2021

latest Nov 5, 2025 · 4.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#442

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

5% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

689.0972 / 720

Master · Ozarks BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.15 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.72 (+6.42)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Pork · BBQ & Fly-In on the River

Consistency

±21.46

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 168.31 · weakest Brisket (163.55)

Road miles

1,520

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 209 mi

Schedule strength

75%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)

Purse competed for

$378K

listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 17 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.72 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

689.0972 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.0972 at Ozarks BBQ Fest — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 9, 2023

A tough matchup

12–1 behind in the head-to-head

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings

MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.76 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 18%.

Brisket avg 163.55
Pork Ribs avg 168.31
2 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of No Money No Honey BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

11 of 13 shared pork ribs entries lost

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MAN MEAT BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 13 shared pork ribs entries.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ & Fly-In on the River every year from 2022 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 14th

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
2025 ↗	Master	#875 (120 pts)	#960 (120 pts)	#940 (145 pts)	#935 (120 pts)	#920 (120 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#878 (120 pts)	#977 (120 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)	#938 (120 pts)	#922 (120 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#587 (285 pts)	#545 (360 pts)	#670 (305 pts)	#631 (275 pts)	#561 (330 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#442 (492 pts)	#419 (557 pts)	#515 (477 pts)	#405 (577 pts)	#483 (467 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#841 (149 pts)	#890 (149 pts)	#884 (164 pts)	#861 (154 pts)	#865 (154 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Scratch that Itch BBQ

#2,615 of the rated field

1516 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1516

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ

#2,612 of the rated field

1516 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1531

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 16 contests

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JACK ATTACK BBQ

#2,600 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1519

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2017

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Bull-B-Que

#2,617 of the rated field

1516 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1526

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

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SHORT BUS COOKERS

#2,608 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1517

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 19 contests, alongside a 32% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 28, 2022

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2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker

#2,598 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1520

Level with All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAN MEAT BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Wabash BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
Go Pig or Go Home	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
Cow Creek BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND BUM BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Notch 9	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	4	0	1	177.1428	147.4400	168.05	top 53%
Pork Ribs	17	3	1	2	177.1428	154.8344	168.31	top 51%
Pork	16	3	0	0	177.1544	153.6684	167.36	top 54%
Brisket	16	2	0	0	176.0572	147.4632	163.55	top 63%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 92%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 63%
Large (40+)	9	top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	10	0	top 63%
KS	6	0	top 49%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ & Fly-In on the River	4	14	top 52%	Aug 15, 2025
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	45	top 35%	Sep 27, 2023
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	197	top 54%	Nov 5, 2025
Ozarks BBQ Fest	2	12	top 43%	Jun 9, 2023
Smokin on The Harbor (JUDGING FULL)	2	13	top 68%	Aug 5, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 6 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 11 of 21 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 5 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 17 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

Opponents faced 1,123 finished ahead 1,460 times, behind 1,252

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

20253 milestones

Sep 5 First category win (Pork Ribs) Buds Blues and BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Sep 5 First overall top-10 Buds Blues and BBQ
Nov 5 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides

20241 milestone

Oct 30 Peak power rating (1528) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20232 milestones

Jun 9 Career-best overall score689.0972 Ozarks BBQ Fest
Jul 7 10th tracked contest Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off

20222 milestones

Apr 22 First call Ozarks BBQ Fest
Aug 19 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 BBQ & Fly-In on the River

20212 milestones

Aug 20 First tracked contest Smokin on The Harbor
Sep 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score500.5596 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
+12.9	BBQ & Fly-In on the River	Aug 19, 2022
+8.9	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Sep 27, 2023
+5.9	Ozarks BBQ Fest	Apr 22, 2022
+4.4	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Oct 30, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off	Jul 7, 2023
-8.9	Buds Blues and BBQ	Sep 5, 2025
-7.4	Smokin on The Harbor	Aug 20, 2021
-5.2	Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition	Jul 8, 2022
-2.6	BBQ & Fly-In on the River	Aug 16, 2024

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	5	1	1	40%	top 75%	94.6%	93.9%
2024	3	0	0	0%	top 57%	94.3%	92.9%
2023	5	0	0	20%	top 56%	95.7%	93.3%
2022	6	0	0	50%	top 52%	95.5%	93.6%
2021	2	0	0	0%	top 47%	92.7%	88.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	253 / 401 (669.6568)	173 (171.4284)	242 (167.4056)	65 (175.4172)	364 (155.4056)
Sep 5, 2025	Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO	9 / 9 (677.0628)	3 (176.5600)	2 (176.5600)	9 (164.5372)	9 (159.4056)
Sep 5, 2025	Buds Blues and BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Columbia, MO	—	—	1 (177.1428)	—	—
Aug 15, 2025	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	38 / 62 (681.0172)	35 (170.8344)	20 (171.9656)	34 (169.6800)	37 (168.5372)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	197 / 444 (678.7312)	378 (159.9312)	80 (174.8572)	61 (175.4056)	185 (168.5372)
Aug 16, 2024	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	45 / 65 (659.2572)	43 (166.2400)	40 (166.8344)	36 (168.5372)	50 (157.6456)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	153 / 487 (681.6344)	167 (171.4172)	210 (170.2628)	39 (176.5600)	318 (163.3944)
Aug 18, 2023	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	29 / 57 (673.6456)	42 (162.7884)	24 (171.9772)	38 (166.8800)	14 (172)
Jul 7, 2023	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	29 / 30 (643.8284)	24 (166.2400)	29 (158.8000)	25 (163.9656)	29 (154.8228)
Jun 9, 2023	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	14 / 30 (689.0972)	5 (177.1428)	11 (173.7028)	16 (168.5372)	16 (169.7144)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	323 / 505 (658.1368)	186 (169.7028)	450 (155.9544)	280 (166.2284)	231 (166.2512)
Aug 19, 2022	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	14 / 54 (687.3604)	9 (175.4288)	36 (167.3828)	4 (177.1544)	34 (167.3944)
Aug 5, 2022	Smokin on The Harbor (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Warsaw, MO	13 / 25 (685.1544)	18 (165.1544)	12 (170.8344)	9 (173.1084)	7 (176.0572)
Jul 8, 2022	Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition 🏅 Newton, KS	17 / 21 (662.1600)	13 (169.7144)	12 (170.8228)	17 (162.8000)	19 (158.8228)
Apr 22, 2022	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	12 / 31 (675.3596)	7 (175.4056)	10 (173.7028)	19 (160.5484)	13 (165.7028)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	45 / 467 (500.5596)	285 (163.3944)	365 (158.2400)	396 (154.7772)	210 (165.6800)
Aug 20, 2021	Smokin on The Harbor 🏅 Warsaw, MO	16 / 19 (603.4060)	16 (147.4400)	13 (154.8344)	15 (153.6684)	15 (147.4632)

All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

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)