High-water mark
677.6916
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.6916 at Smoking in the Woods — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-07-22
HICKORY HILLS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1513 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2018-02-23
Best ToY finish
#1397
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.35
last 5 Master vs avg 654.63 (-0.28)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.73
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.94 · weakest Brisket (157.36)
Road miles
210
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Master avg
654.63 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.59 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 57%.
- Brisket avg 157.36
- Pork Ribs avg 166.94
- 1 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' WALZS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
A July team
Top 40%
average finish in July
Something about July: average finish in the top 40% across 3 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.
- 3 July contests
- top 55% the rest of the year
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.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2931 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2918 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2912 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Level with HICKORY HILLS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2932 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before HICKORY HILLS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN DEEP SAUCE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.1772 | 157.7372 | 165.95 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 174.8572 | 152.0460 | 166.94 | top 43% |
| Pork | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 174.8572 | 149.1084 | 164.38 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 148.5032 | 157.36 | top 68% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 28% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.6 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2018-02-23
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 1 win · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.94 · weakest Brisket (157.36)
Walk rate
86%
a top-10 call in 6 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
43%
3 of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
654.63
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
136
85–117 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
210
7 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Schedule strength
1554
average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2015-06-05 → 2016-07-22
Power rating
1507
peak 1513 · #2914 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' on the River
- First call Smokin' on the River
- First overall top-10 Smokin' on the River
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2628 Smokin' on the River
- 2016
- First category win (Chicken) Smoking in the Woods
- Career-best overall score677.6916 Smoking in the Woods
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1772 Smoking in the Woods
- 2017
- Peak power rating (1513) Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest
- 2018
- Most recent contest Polar Bear BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13 | Smoking in the Woods | 2016-07-22 |
| +11.1 | Smokin' on the River | 2013-07-19 |
| +6.8 | Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest | 2017-05-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | 2014-05-02 |
| -6.5 | 7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff | 2014-07-11 |
| -5.2 | Polar Bear BBQ Challenge | 2018-02-23 |
| -2 | Hott Butts BBQ Contest | 2015-06-05 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 83% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 22% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 82% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-23 | Polar Bear BBQ Challenge Kingdom City, MO | 24 / 29 (643.3948) | 21 (167.9884) | 27 (152.0460) | 2 (174.8572) | 27 (148.5032) |
| 2017-05-05 | Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 6 / 18 (665.0628) | 5 (168.0000) | 6 (171.4056) | 7 (166.2400) | 8 (159.4172) |
| 2016-07-22 | Smoking in the Woods Kingdom City, MO | 4 / 18 (677.6916) | 1 (177.1772) | 11 (164.5372) | 3 (172.0000) | 12 (163.9772) |
| 2015-06-05 | Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO | 21 / 32 (646.2744) | 27 (157.7372) | 2 (174.8572) | 27 (156.5372) | 23 (157.1428) |
| 2014-07-11 | 7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO | 32 / 41 (639.3140) | 36 (158.2284) | 7 (172.5828) | 40 (149.1084) | 27 (159.3944) |
| 2014-05-02 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 30 / 35 (640.4112) | 22 (165.1084) | 29 (159.4172) | 25 (162.2284) | 30 (153.6572) |
| 2013-07-19 | Smokin' on the River Glasgow, MO | 7 / 36 (670.2628) | 12 (167.3828) | 2 (173.7600) | 6 (169.7028) | 17 (159.4172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2485 (59 pts) | #1938 (74 pts) | #2536 (54 pts) | #1120 (254 pts) | #2540 (54 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1555 (158 pts) | #1587 (168 pts) | #1635 (158 pts) | #1654 (148 pts) | #1709 (138 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1411 (193 pts) | #1221 (268 pts) | #2071 (113 pts) | #1420 (218 pts) | #2076 (108 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1814 (126 pts) | #1778 (141 pts) | #1307 (231 pts) | #1901 (126 pts) | #1875 (126 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1397 (166 pts) | #1764 (126 pts) | #1144 (261 pts) | #1435 (176 pts) | #1887 (101 pts) |