Blowing Smoke & Kicking Ash
Blowing Smoke & Kicking Ash is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 32nd of 38 at the 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Jan 9, 2025
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.27 · weakest Brisket (159.94)
Purse competed for
$7,200
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 166.2400 | 166.24 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5144 | 160.5144 | 160.51 | top 89% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 170.2744 | 170.27 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 159.9428 | 159.94 | 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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2025 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 Elkton, FL | 32 / 38 (656.9716) | 32 (166.2400) | 34 (160.5144) | 14 (170.2744) | 31 (159.9428) |