HICKORY GROVE
HICKORY GROVE is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 26 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They finished #1654 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2013
latest Aug 9, 2013
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.43 · weakest Chicken (144.25)
Road miles
93
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi
Master avg
610.51 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1654 (132 pts) | #1818 (117 pts) | #1668 (142 pts) | #1502 (162 pts) | #1126 (257 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5028 | 131.9996 | 144.25 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2856 | 153.6800 | 153.98 | top 76% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9656 | 145.7142 | 152.84 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1426 | 149.7256 | 159.43 | top 50% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.1426 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score619.8740 Dam Good BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Dam Good BBQ Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2013 | Dam Good BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI | 23 / 31 (619.8740) | 23 (156.5028) | 23 (153.6800) | 15 (159.9656) | 26 (149.7256) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI | 22 / 26 (601.1420) | 26 (131.9996) | 20 (154.2856) | 24 (145.7142) | 4 (169.1426) |