BAD ASH

BAD ASH is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival (2026).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1518

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 11, 2026

their only contest in the data

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 1 contest

Avg finish

top 6%

overall standings

Best overall

344.5372 / 360

Other · Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Pork Ribs · Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 174.26 · weakest Chicken (170.27)

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Storylines (2 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 85 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival (Sep 11, 2026) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 15-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Colorado Bulldawg BBQ.

High-water mark

344.5372 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 360

Their best day on record: 344.5372 at Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival — 95.7% of a perfect 360.

Other
Sep 11, 2026

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	1	1	0	1	170.2744	170.2744	170.27	top 12%
Pork Ribs	1	1	1	1	174.2628	174.2628	174.26	top 6%

“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

First title Sep 11, 2026 Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival

Opponents faced 19 finished ahead 18 times, behind 0

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 11, 2026	Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival Leduc, AB	1 / 17 (344.5372)	2 (170.2744)	1 (174.2628)	—	—

BAD ASH

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Walk rate

Best single call

Strongest meat

Storylines (2 found in their record)

Against the odds

High-water mark

By meat

More numbers

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)