Sailor Nicks BBQ TN
Rating
1705
peak 1706
Contests
64
in the data
First seen
2022-11-18
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#28
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
3 reserve
Category wins
7
27 podiums
Overall top-10s
22
of 64 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
692.72 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 686.70 (+6.02)
Walk rate
72%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.18
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.22 · weakest Brisket (171.34)
Road miles
15896
mi across 64 mapped stops · furthest 623 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
TIRE SMOKE BBQ has finished one call ahead of Sailor Nicks BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BEER TIME BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Shiggin aint easy has come out ahead in 24 of their 33 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Bleacher Bums BBQ in 15 of their 20 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Lakeland Pig Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2026-06-12).
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 14% across 3 contests, versus top 32% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 53 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.9428 | 172.22 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 57 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 178.8572 | 158.2400 | 171.82 | top 36% |
| Pork | 49 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 155.3828 | 171.76 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 49 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5256 | 171.34 | top 37% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| OH | 10 | 1 | top 32% |
| MI | 9 | 0 | top 32% |
| TN | 7 | 0 | top 24% |
| IN | 7 | 0 | top 32% |
| PA | 5 | 0 | top 23% |
| GA | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
| WV | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
| FL | 2 | 0 | top 16% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 1 | top 29% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 26 | 0 | top 34% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (23 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (13 of 64 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (57 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Marietta River City BBQ (2025-04-25)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 686.70
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 706.2284 | 690.48 |
| 2025 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 706.2400 | 691.14 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 697.7600 | 680.96 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 694.8228 | 680.57 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 658.1368 | 658.14 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wellington, OH | 7 / 39 (691.9428) | 1 (178.2972) | 15 (170.8228) | 6 (175.4400) | 21 (167.3828) |
| 2026-06-19 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) Buckhannon, WV | 16 / 29 (681.6000) | 11 (173.1200) | 7 (174.2744) | 20 (166.8228) | 24 (167.3828) |
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 5 / 13 (691.9084) | 3 (175.4172) | 7 (171.9656) | 2 (175.4172) | 9 (169.1084) |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 2 / 25 (698.7884) | 10 (174.2628) | 16 (167.3712) | 3 (178.2972) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2026-05-29 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest Covington, TN | 12 / 25 (699.3600) | 19 (171.9656) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (177.7144) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 7 / 82 (706.2284) | 49 (174.2628) | 33 (175.4056) | 17 (177.7028) | 7 (178.8572) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 16 / 117 (697.6800) | 27 (175.4400) | 30 (174.8572) | 30 (175.4172) | 49 (171.9656) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 23 (175.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana Warsaw, IN | 9 / 35 (690.2168) | 22 (170.8228) | 16 (171.9656) | 15 (171.9884) | 4 (175.4400) |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN | — | 7 (173.1200) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 1 (178.2972) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 6 / 34 (684.0456) | 18 (168.5828) | 3 (176.0572) | 13 (169.1428) | 10 (170.2628) |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 9 (170.8112) | — | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Marietta River City BBQ (OPEN FORMAT) Marietta, OH | 8 / 15 (667.2800) | 13 (167.3828) | 3 (173.1200) | 11 (165.1316) | 11 (161.6456) |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Coldwater, MI | 20 / 48 (684.4684) | 35 (167.9656) | 17 (173.1200) | 18 (171.9772) | 22 (171.4056) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 52 / 125 (687.3372) | 29 (175.4172) | 101 (163.3828) | 17 (176.5600) | 45 (171.9772) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 36 (171.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 3 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 15 / 63 (695.3832) | 26 (173.7028) | 23 (173.1316) | 6 (176.5716) | 25 (171.9772) |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 35 / 56 (682.7312) | 37 (169.6800) | 35 (171.9656) | 43 (167.9656) | 22 (173.1200) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 257 / 401 (668.5144) | 236 (168.5372) | 357 (158.2400) | 38 (177.1428) | 261 (164.5944) |
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 7 / 30 (685.6000) | 20 (167.3944) | 3 (174.2628) | 15 (169.6800) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 12 / 56 (698.2172) | 20 (175.4056) | 20 (173.1316) | 7 (177.7144) | 31 (171.9656) |
| 2025-09-06 | Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout Saxonburg, PA | 2 / 14 (697.0972) | 5 (173.1200) | 3 (174.8572) | 4 (175.4172) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wellington, OH | 9 / 42 (691.3716) | 15 (174.8688) | 23 (169.1200) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2025-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest Madison, IN | 10 / 45 (693.0856) | 14 (174.2856) | 25 (169.1316) | 14 (174.2628) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 10 / 43 (688.4912) | 2 (177.7028) | 5 (175.4172) | 27 (166.8456) | 18 (168.5256) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 3 (177.1544) | — | — |
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 12 / 40 (686.2400) | 6 (175.4172) | 7 (174.2744) | 25 (166.2856) | 17 (170.2628) |
| 2025-06-13 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 12 / 30 (685.6344) | 23 (165.0856) | 14 (170.2744) | 4 (176.0116) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 10 / 70 (700.5144) | 52 (170.8228) | 16 (175.4172) | 5 (177.7144) | 10 (176.5600) |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 32 / 106 (692.4568) | 91 (168.5256) | 30 (174.2628) | 71 (169.6684) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 10 (174.2856) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, IN | 7 / 34 (687.8972) | 9 (176.5600) | 21 (169.6916) | 26 (166.2400) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 4 / 26 (688.4916) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (176.5600) | 21 (163.3944) | 15 (168.5372) |
| 2025-04-25 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 1 / 10 (702.8460) | 1 (176.0116) | 5 (171.4172) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 12 / 56 (688.5144) | 26 (173.1084) | 30 (168.5372) | 23 (172.5716) | 11 (174.2972) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 15 / 100 (696.5488) | 12 (177.1428) | 80 (166.8344) | 7 (177.7144) | 20 (174.8572) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 48 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 3 / 40 (706.2400) | 15 (173.1200) | 2 (178.8572) | 9 (176.5600) | 6 (177.7028) |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 33 / 58 (682.1252) | 20 (174.2628) | 35 (169.6800) | 31 (169.6684) | 35 (168.5140) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 22 / 444 (697.7600) | 13 (178.8572) | 84 (174.2972) | 174 (170.3428) | 52 (174.2628) |
| 2024-09-06 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wadsworth, OH | 18 / 30 (668.5256) | 18 (168.5600) | 10 (170.8572) | 11 (170.8456) | 26 (158.2628) |
| 2024-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Madison, IN | 24 / 49 (678.7544) | 36 (166.8344) | 23 (169.6800) | 19 (173.1200) | 25 (169.1200) |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 18 / 40 (671.3828) | 15 (170.8572) | 34 (160.5256) | 10 (173.7600) | 17 (166.2400) |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 6 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-07-19 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 17 / 33 (674.2060) | 15 (168.5716) | 18 (165.0972) | 23 (166.8228) | 9 (173.7144) |
| 2024-05-24 | Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest Rochester, PA | 7 / 23 (686.7772) | 6 (174.2628) | 12 (168.5372) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (167.4172) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 5 / 32 (693.1200) | 2 (177.7144) | 5 (172.5600) | 11 (173.1656) | 18 (169.6800) |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 6 / 26 (683.3372) | 25 (163.9428) | 3 (172.5716) | 5 (172.5600) | 1 (174.2628) |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 38 / 62 (673.5884) | 24 (171.9656) | 46 (163.3944) | 32 (170.8228) | 39 (167.4056) |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 30 / 60 (683.8740) | 52 (165.0856) | 28 (172.5600) | 34 (168.5256) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2023-10-13 | BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport Wadsworth, OH | 3 / 20 (690.8460) | 9 (171.4516) | 5 (171.4172) | 7 (170.2628) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 Warsaw, IN | 11 / 23 (683.3144) | 14 (170.8344) | 9 (173.1200) | 16 (167.3828) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN | — | 11 (172.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 16 / 44 (674.1712) | 21 (169.6800) | 4 (173.7028) | 11 (170.8572) | 34 (159.9312) |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 2 / 32 (694.8228) | 5 (175.4400) | 2 (177.7144) | 18 (167.4056) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 14 / 35 (679.3712) | 26 (164.5600) | 14 (170.8456) | 23 (167.4056) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 21 / 42 (657.5884) | 23 (166.2856) | 8 (171.9772) | 25 (162.8000) | 34 (156.5256) |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 34 / 57 (658.1368) | 20 (172.5484) | 30 (166.2400) | 50 (155.3828) | 41 (163.9656) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #28 (1507 pts) | #36 (1331 pts) | #9 (1879 pts) | #20 (1522 pts) | #31 (1346 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #74 (1809 pts) | #71 (1739 pts) | #53 (1939 pts) | #66 (1744 pts) | #51 (1868 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #199 (1044 pts) | #191 (1084 pts) | #179 (1160 pts) | #179 (1099 pts) | #167 (1149 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #215 (955 pts) | #276 (826 pts) | #154 (1304 pts) | #325 (655 pts) | #210 (985 pts) |