ASH KICKERS BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1150

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1589

peak 1589 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-05

latest 2013-12-06

Best ToY finish

#137

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 32%

overall standings

Best overall

688.5484 / 720

Master · Smokin the Valley Blueberry Festival and Bar-B-Que Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

671.85 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 669.66 (+2.19)

Walk rate

87%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · Cookeville Cookoff

Consistency

±11.34

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 170.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.71)

Road miles

2,028

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 411 mi

Schedule strength

17%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)

Master avg

669.66 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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.

On the rise

+95 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 95 points across 15 contests since 2013-04-05 — from 1495 up to 1589.

15 contests since 2013-04-05
now 1589

They almost always walk

87% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 87% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

688.5484 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.5484 at Smokin the Valley Blueberry Festival and Bar-B-Que Cook-Off — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-07-19

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DIGGIN QUE-GA has finished one call ahead of ASH KICKERS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

Killer B's BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Killer B's BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.22 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 67%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.71
Brisket avg 170.93
3 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

5 of 8 shared brisket entries lost

Killer B's BBQ ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Killer B's BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±1.58% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.58% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.0% of a perfect score
15 contests

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.

36 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ

#1153 of the rated field

1589 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 93%
Peak: 1589

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2025-04-26
on a 12-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Red, White & Que

#1148 of the rated field

1590 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1590

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-03-27

⚔ Head-to-head

BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q

#1154 of the rated field

1589 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1593

No shared contest yet.

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 30% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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NO LOOKIN' COOKIN'

#1147 of the rated field

1590 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1608

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after ASH KICKERS BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2026-03-06

⚔ Head-to-head

GOOD OLD BBQ

#1146 of the rated field

1590 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1594

No shared contest yet.

Level with ASH KICKERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2019-10-25

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoking OCD

#1155 of the rated field

1589 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1589

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2024-12-06

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
UNCULTURED SWINE	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BIG ON THE PIG	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Bubba & Son BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	6	0	1	176.5714	159.9656	168.85	top 37%
Pork Ribs	15	3	0	0	170.8228	142.8572	160.71	top 58%
Pork	15	9	3	4	177.7144	157.7028	169.18	top 33%
Brisket	15	10	2	5	179.4400	153.7142	170.93	top 24%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	7	top 36%
NC	5	top 35%
GA	1	top 25%
VA	1	top 8%
SC	1	top 17%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 33%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 31%

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 0.7 yrs 2013-04-05 → 2013-12-06

Busiest season 2013 15 contests

Cooks most in TN 7 of 15 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 15 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 170.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.71)

Walk rate 87% a top-10 call in 13 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 47% 7 of 15 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 669.66 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 411 447–195 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,028 15 mapped stops · furthest 411 mi

Schedule strength 1524 average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests

Power rating 1589 peak 1589 · #1150 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Apr 5 First tracked contest Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
Apr 5 First call Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2850 Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
May 10 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 17 First category win (Brisket) Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
Jul 19 First overall podium Smokin the Valley Blueberry Festival and Bar-B-Que Cook-Off
Jul 19 Career-best overall score688.5484 Smokin the Valley Blueberry Festival and Bar-B-Que Cook-Off
Sep 6 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Cookeville Cookoff
Sep 13 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
Dec 6 Peak power rating (1589) Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier)
Dec 6 Most recent contest Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-05-10
+13	Smokin the Valley Blueberry Festival and Bar-B-Que Cook-Off	2013-07-19
+12.9	Autumnfest	2013-10-18
+11.6	Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off	2013-10-11
+11	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit	2013-08-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.3	Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest	2013-04-05
-2.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2013-09-13
-2	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2013-08-09

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)
2013	15	0	7	5	87%	top 32%	95.6%	93%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2013-12-06	Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	16 / 65 (680.5256)	23 (171.9656)	33 (166.2744)	15 (170.8456)	20 (171.4400)
2013-11-01	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	10 / 75 (681.1544)	23 (169.7028)	24 (167.4516)	9 (173.1544)	19 (170.8456)
2013-10-18	Autumnfest Woodstock, VA	3 / 40 (663.4744)	17 (159.9656)	9 (165.7488)	1 (172.0572)	5 (165.7028)
2013-10-11	Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off Waxhaw, NC	3 / 25 (671.9316)	5 (170.8228)	19 (152.5144)	5 (170.8572)	1 (177.7372)
2013-09-20	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	31 / 72 (662.1824)	6 (174.2628)	57 (157.1084)	62 (157.7028)	7 (173.1084)
2013-09-13	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Hendersonville, TN	18 / 30 (667.8628)	25 (165.0856)	30 (149.6572)	1 (177.7144)	5 (175.4056)
2013-09-06	Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	8 / 42 (687.9312)	9 (174.2628)	15 (169.1200)	29 (165.1084)	2 (179.4400)
2013-08-23	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	7 / 41 (674.2396)	18 (162.7884)	20 (162.8456)	4 (172.0228)	2 (176.5828)
2013-08-09	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	28 / 49 (660.4112)	36 (162.8000)	16 (170.8228)	44 (158.8112)	20 (167.9772)
2013-07-26	WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC	23 / 48 (658.1252)	18 (168.5256)	30 (159.9656)	38 (158.2284)	9 (171.4056)
2013-07-19	Smokin the Valley Blueberry Festival and Bar-B-Que Cook-Off Unicoi, TN	3 / 20 (688.5484)	3 (173.1200)	7 (167.4172)	1 (177.1428)	8 (170.8684)
2013-05-17	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	19 / 47 (670.8572)	4 (176.5714)	45 (142.8572)	9 (173.1428)	1 (178.2858)
2013-05-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Knoxville, TN	4 / 29 (673.7134)	18 (165.1424)	9 (166.2854)	10 (166.8570)	3 (175.4286)
2013-05-03	West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN	18 / 46 (653.7142)	22 (165.7142)	33 (155.4284)	2 (176.5716)	28 (156.0000)
2013-04-05	Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest Somerville, TN	19 / 29 (650.2850)	6 (171.9998)	27 (157.1426)	12 (167.4284)	24 (153.7142)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2013 ↗	Master	#137 (1700 pts)	#137 (1531 pts)	#276 (1076 pts)	#70 (1912 pts)	#61 (2107 pts)