THICK AND THIN BBQ
THICK AND THIN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 15th of 81 at the SMOKIN on the Summit (2013). They finished #1179 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “THICK AND THIN BBQ - NC”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1501
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2013
latest Oct 10, 2014 · 1.3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.01
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.51 · weakest Brisket (153.50)
Road miles
956
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 930 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Master avg
633.26 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8570 | 152.0116 | 161.51 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5714 | 152.5256 | 160.55 | top 50% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 153.6684 | 157.70 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9428 | 150.2628 | 153.50 | top 62% |
“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
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
159
finished ahead 89 times, behind 73
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Aug 23, 2013 → Oct 10, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20141 milestone
- Most recent contest Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest SMOKIN on the Summit
- First call SMOKIN on the Summit
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9996 SMOKIN on the Summit
- Career-best overall score655.9996 SMOKIN on the Summit
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8570 SMOKIN on the Summit
- Peak power rating (1511) SMOKIN on the Summit
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2014 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC | 45 / 53 (611.9428) | 44 (152.0116) | 46 (152.5256) | 34 (157.1428) | 44 (150.2628) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 16 / 31 (631.8284) | 13 (161.6572) | 15 (160.5600) | 22 (153.6684) | 13 (155.9428) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO | 15 / 81 (655.9996) | 4 (170.8570) | 12 (168.5714) | 33 (162.2856) | 49 (154.2856) |