The comeback
8.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 8.8 years, then back at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (Mar 15, 2024).
- last seen Jun 5, 2015
- back Mar 15, 2024
Smokin Dat Ash
Smokin Dat Ash is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 39th of 93 at the Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2024). They finished #373 in the 2024 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Mar 15, 2024
latest Mar 15, 2024
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.42 · weakest Pork (149.62)
Road miles
120
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #373 (60 pts) | #377 (60 pts) | #379 (60 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 163.4172 | 163.42 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9200 | 155.9200 | 155.92 | top 43% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6228 | 149.6228 | 149.62 | 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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KY
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Opponents faced
142
finished ahead 65 times, behind 76
Longest layoff
8.8 yrs
Jun 5, 2015 → Mar 15, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- Career-best overall score319.3372 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.4172 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 39 / 93 (319.3372) | 29 (163.4172) | 40 (155.9200) | 45 (149.6228) | — |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Bardstown, KY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY | — | — | — | — | — |