A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
THE THRILL OF HICKORY, THE AGONY OF MESQUITE
THE THRILL OF HICKORY, THE AGONY OF MESQUITE is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 18th of 32 at the 10th Annual Recovery Fest (2014). They finished #2274 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 18, 2013
latest May 13, 2016 · 2.6 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.31 · weakest Brisket (149.10)
Road miles
151
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
621.98 / 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 | 169.7028 | 153.7140 | 161.31 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 155.3944 | 158.46 | top 50% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 143.9884 | 153.11 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5372 | 143.9540 | 149.10 | top 73% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
120
finished ahead 55 times, behind 86
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Sep 5, 2014 → May 13, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20164 milestones
- Career-best overall score637.0624 BBQ Jamboree
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7028 BBQ Jamboree
- Peak power rating (1493) BBQ Jamboree
- Most recent contest BBQ Jamboree
20141 milestone
- First call 10th Annual Recovery Fest
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Autumnfest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2016 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 39 / 72 (637.0624) | 17 (169.7028) | 34 (161.7028) | 37 (161.7028) | 65 (143.9540) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | 10th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA | 18 / 32 (619.3140) | 9 (160.5140) | 16 (158.2744) | 26 (143.9884) | 16 (156.5372) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Autumnfest Woodstock, VA | 32 / 40 (609.5768) | 30 (153.7140) | 21 (155.3944) | 28 (153.6456) | 32 (146.8228) |