ASH KICKERS BBQ

ASH KICKERS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 40 at the Autumnfest (2013). They are ranked #1163 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,163

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1589

peak 1589 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Dec 6, 2013

Best ToY finish

#137

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

47% of 15 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · Cookeville Cookoff

Consistency

±11.34

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 170.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.71)

Road miles

2,028

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

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

On the rise

+95 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 95 points across 15 contests since Apr 5, 2013 — from 1495 up to 1589.

15 contests since Apr 5, 2013
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
Jul 19, 2013

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.

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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

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	#137 (1,700 pts)	#137 (1,531 pts)	#276 (1,076 pts)	#70 (1,912 pts)	#61 (2,107 pts)

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

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#1,164 of the rated field

1589 power rating

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

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 Apr 26, 2025
on a 12-contest top-10 run

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Red, White & Que

#1,161 of the rated field

1589 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1589

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 Mar 27, 2026

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NO LOOKIN' COOKIN'

#1,158 of the rated field

1590 power rating

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

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 28 contests, alongside a 29% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Mar 6, 2026

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GOOD OLD BBQ

#1,167 of the rated field

1589 power rating

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

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen Oct 25, 2019

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Scorched Deck BBQ

#1,159 of the rated field

1590 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1590

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Oct 28, 2023

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ETOWAH SMOKE

#1,168 of the rated field

1589 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1596

They turned up 7 years after ASH KICKERS BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Nov 15, 2024

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

Most contests held in TN 7 of 15 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 15 a different one every time

Opponents faced 409 finished ahead 447 times, behind 195

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

201311 milestones

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	May 10, 2013
+13	Smokin the Valley Blueberry Festival and Bar-B-Que Cook-Off	Jul 19, 2013
+12.9	Autumnfest	Oct 18, 2013
+11.6	Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off	Oct 11, 2013
+11	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit	Aug 23, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.3	Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest	Apr 5, 2013
-2.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 13, 2013
-1.9	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	Aug 9, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Dec 6, 2013	Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	16 / 65 (680.5256)	23 (171.9656)	33 (166.2744)	15 (170.8456)	20 (171.4400)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	10 / 75 (681.1544)	23 (169.7028)	24 (167.4516)	9 (173.1544)	19 (170.8456)
Oct 18, 2013	Autumnfest Woodstock, VA	3 / 40 (663.4744)	17 (159.9656)	9 (165.7488)	1 (172.0572)	5 (165.7028)
Oct 11, 2013	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)
Sep 20, 2013	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)
Sep 13, 2013	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)
Sep 6, 2013	Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	8 / 42 (687.9312)	9 (174.2628)	15 (169.1200)	29 (165.1084)	2 (179.4400)
Aug 23, 2013	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	7 / 41 (674.2396)	18 (162.7884)	20 (162.8456)	4 (172.0228)	2 (176.5828)
Aug 9, 2013	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	28 / 49 (660.4112)	36 (162.8000)	16 (170.8228)	44 (158.8112)	20 (167.9772)
Jul 26, 2013	WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC	23 / 48 (658.1252)	18 (168.5256)	30 (159.9656)	38 (158.2284)	9 (171.4056)
Jul 19, 2013	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)
May 17, 2013	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	19 / 47 (670.8572)	4 (176.5714)	45 (142.8572)	9 (173.1428)	1 (178.2858)
May 10, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Knoxville, TN	4 / 29 (673.7134)	18 (165.1424)	9 (166.2854)	10 (166.8570)	3 (175.4286)
May 3, 2013	West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN	18 / 46 (653.7142)	22 (165.7142)	33 (155.4284)	2 (176.5716)	28 (156)
Apr 5, 2013	Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest Somerville, TN	19 / 29 (650.2850)	6 (171.9998)	27 (157.1426)	12 (167.4284)	24 (153.7142)

ASH KICKERS BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

The metronome

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

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

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