ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH

ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 5th of 80 at the Roc City Rib Fest (2013). They are ranked #3440 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,440

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1494

peak 1503 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Jan 27, 2017 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#343

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

14% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

654.7432 / 720

Master · Plant City Pig Jam

Perfect 180s

Current form

636.57 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 630.98 (+5.59)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0002

Pork Ribs · Roc City Rib Fest

Consistency

±14.73

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.50 · weakest Pork (155.30)

Road miles

3,498

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 1,083 mi

Schedule strength

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)

Master avg

630.98 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.20 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 21%.

Pork avg 155.30
Chicken avg 161.50
0 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Babylon Grillbillies in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Plant City Pig Jam (Nov 18, 2016).

last seen Aug 16, 2014
back Nov 18, 2016

Chicken nemesis

5 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

3 EYZ BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.

The long haul

3,498 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,498 miles across 14 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,083 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour.

14 mapped stops
furthest 1,083 mi

The metronome

±2.05% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.05% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.6% of a perfect score
14 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
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2122 (80 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#343 (903 pts)	#311 (958 pts)	#296 (1,013 pts)	#347 (873 pts)	#296 (1,018 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH, each with one reason worth a look.

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

DR. BUTTS BBQ

#3,456 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1520

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2024

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ZWARTE HAND

#3,431 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1505

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2017

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Meat Militia

#3,454 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1494

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2025

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Serious Hog

#3,449 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1502

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 21 contests, alongside a 24% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2024

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BIG BONE BBQ-MT

#3,447 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1507

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2017

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The Smokey Bandits

#3,450 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1546

Level with ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 23, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Babylon Grillbillies	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE 5TH ARTERY	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
QUE AND A HALF MEN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	3	0	170.2628	151.3828	161.50	top 49%
Pork Ribs	14	3	1	172.0002	142.8570	157.91	top 52%
Pork	14	0	0	168.5600	144.5710	155.30	top 61%
Brisket	14	1	0	166.8570	144.5714	156.27	top 49%

“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)	6	0	top 62%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NY	6	top 49%
FL	4	top 59%
NH	1	top 53%
VA	1	top 68%
MD	1	top 69%
NC	1	top 49%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hudson Valley Ribfest	2	32	0	top 61%	Aug 16, 2014
Troy Pig Out	2	8	0	top 39%	Jul 19, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 10 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 6 of 14 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 487 finished ahead 324 times, behind 319

Longest layoff 2.3 yrs Aug 16, 2014 → Nov 18, 2016

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

20171 milestone

Jan 27 Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival

20161 milestone

Nov 18 Career-best overall score654.7432 Plant City Pig Jam

20137 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 25 Peak power rating (1503) Lakeland Pig Festival
May 25 First call Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 First overall top-10 Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2858 Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.0002 Roc City Rib Fest
Aug 16 10th tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	Roc City Rib Fest	May 25, 2013
+8.1	Troy Pig Out	Jul 19, 2014
+3.3	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 25, 2013
+2.9	Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 18, 2016
+2.8	Troy Pig Out	Jul 13, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Podunk Pig Party	Jun 7, 2013
-11.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Feb 15, 2013
-5.7	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	May 3, 2013
-4.6	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off	May 17, 2013
-2.6	Hudson Valley Ribfest	Aug 16, 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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	0%	top 60%	90.2%	90.2%
2016	1	0	0%	top 47%	90.9%	90.9%
2014	2	1	50%	top 45%	88.4%	87.4%
2013	10	1	30%	top 57%	90.3%	87.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 27, 2017	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	36 / 60 (649.5884)	21 (170.2628)	16 (167.9772)	46 (158.2628)	46 (153.0856)
Nov 18, 2016	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	18 / 38 (654.7432)	20 (165.6800)	30 (155.3832)	12 (168.5600)	16 (165.1200)
Aug 16, 2014	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	35 / 60 (622.2172)	28 (160.5600)	41 (152.5372)	35 (153.1084)	24 (156.0116)
Jul 19, 2014	Troy Pig Out Troy, NY	8 / 25 (636.4572)	5 (167.9772)	6 (163.4172)	20 (145.6800)	9 (159.3828)
Aug 16, 2013	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	32 / 51 (619.8512)	37 (151.3828)	31 (156.5028)	12 (165.1656)	38 (146.8000)
Jul 13, 2013	Troy Pig Out Troy, NY	15 / 32 (622.8348)	7 (163.9772)	9 (160.0004)	23 (149.1544)	15 (149.7028)
Jun 7, 2013	Podunk Pig Party Springwater, NY	18 / 20 (609.1422)	8 (165.7140)	19 (151.4286)	15 (147.4282)	17 (144.5714)
Jun 1, 2013	Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH	23 / 43 (627.9996)	24 (162.2856)	29 (151.4284)	32 (153.7142)	15 (160.5714)
May 25, 2013	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	5 / 80 (650.2858)	27 (161.1428)	2 (172.0002)	13 (164)	34 (153.1428)
May 17, 2013	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off Chesapeake, VA	23 / 34 (611.4280)	17 (155.4284)	25 (142.8570)	20 (154.8570)	11 (158.2856)
May 3, 2013	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	38 / 55 (612)	17 (165.7144)	32 (151.4286)	43 (149.7142)	44 (145.1428)
Apr 26, 2013	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	35 / 71 (641.1426)	58 (151.4286)	26 (162.8570)	44 (161.7142)	16 (165.1428)
Feb 15, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tampa, FL	21 / 24 (634.2850)	21 (159.4284)	16 (163.4286)	23 (144.5710)	12 (166.8570)
Jan 25, 2013	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	28 / 70 (641.7144)	41 (160)	28 (159.4288)	34 (158.2856)	16 (164)

ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The long haul

The metronome

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

Overall rank by season

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)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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)

Season by season

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)