A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Bk's Smokin Ash BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1507 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2021-04-09
latest 2025-01-09
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
317.25
last 3 Backyard vs avg 317.25 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.46
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.68 · weakest Pork (154.52)
Road miles
40
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$32K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
317.25 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Mixon's Fixins in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show (2024-01-04).
- last seen 2021-04-09
- back 2024-01-04
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
Bk's Smokin Ash BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 121 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#2919 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#2937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bk's Smokin Ash BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#2952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Bk's Smokin Ash BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Bk's Smokin Ash BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2915 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Bk's Smokin Ash BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 153.0972 | 159.38 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8800 | 150.2056 | 161.68 | top 31% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2056 | 150.8344 | 154.52 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 155.3712 | 161.10 | top 28% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.8 yrs
2021-04-09 → 2025-01-09
Busiest season
2025
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 161.68 · weakest Pork (154.52)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 3 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Backyard average
317.25
out of 360 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
152
94–86 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
40
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1555
average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$32,200
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
2021-04-09 → 2024-01-04
Power rating
1507
peak 1507 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2021
- First tracked contest Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival
- First call Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival
- 2024
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.9772 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- Career-best overall score327.9772 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8800 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- Peak power rating (1507) 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- 2025
- Most recent contest 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5 | Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival | 2021-04-09 |
| +2.4 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show | 2024-01-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.5 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 2025-01-09 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 Elkton, FL | 17 / 38 (316.4572) | 10 (166.2628) | 15 (159.9428) | 16 (158.2056) | 6 (166.8228) |
| 2024-01-04 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show 🏅 Elkton, FL | 16 / 43 (327.9772) | 18 (163.9428) | 5 (174.8800) | 23 (150.8344) | 17 (155.3712) |
| 2021-04-09 | Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival 🏅 Jacksonville, FL | 13 / 40 (307.3028) | 7 (157.0972) | 17 (150.2056) | — | — |