Ad Astra BBQ
Ad Astra BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 18th of 25 at the Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ (2013). They finished #1921 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 18, 2013
latest Jun 21, 2024 · 10.7 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.54 · weakest Chicken (161.67)
Road miles
116
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
651.64 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1921 (85 pts) | #2588 (60 pts) | #1936 (95 pts) | #2536 (65 pts) | #1833 (110 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 161.6456 | 161.67 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 161.6800 | 164.54 | top 49% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 157.1772 | 161.73 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5484 | 162.8572 | 163.70 | 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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
193
finished ahead 112 times, behind 83
Longest layoff
10.7 yrs
Oct 18, 2013 → Jun 21, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20244 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1716 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score658.1716 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.3944 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 67 / 172 (658.1716) | 97 (161.6456) | 58 (167.3944) | 60 (166.2744) | 76 (162.8572) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ Parsons, KS | 18 / 25 (645.1084) | 23 (161.7028) | 16 (161.6800) | 22 (157.1772) | 13 (164.5484) |