A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Nice Ashes
Nice Ashes is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 77th of 114 at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (2013).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Jun 26, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±2.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.96 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.11)
Road miles
9
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
4%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1505)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
628.73 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 151.3712 | 157.69 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 147.3600 | 155.11 | top 64% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 151.3712 | 158.96 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 152.4916 | 156.96 | top 48% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 92 | 0 | top 55% | Jun 26, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
359
finished ahead 282 times, behind 378
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20142 milestones
- Career-best overall score631.8052 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.9656 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1499) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.4 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2013 |
| -3.6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -0.8 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 87% | 87% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 87.4% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 116 / 183 (626.6516) | 38 (166.8572) | 163 (147.3600) | 99 (159.9428) | 119 (152.4916) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 92 / 184 (631.8052) | 155 (151.3712) | 118 (154.8000) | 25 (167.9656) | 72 (157.6684) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 77 / 114 (627.3140) | 90 (154.2628) | 31 (166.2972) | 91 (151.3712) | 67 (155.3828) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 97 / 183 (629.1424) | 96 (158.2858) | 135 (151.9998) | 109 (156.5712) | 53 (162.2856) |