High-water mark
679.9884
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.9884 at Horse Town Brew n Que Festival — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 29, 2015
Rod's Hickory Hawgs
Rod's Hickory Hawgs is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 26th of 75 at the Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (2015). They finished #1775 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 29, 2015
latest Jul 15, 2016 · 1.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Consistency
±23.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.19 · weakest Brisket (158.41)
Road miles
70
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Master avg
647.30 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1697 (160 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 153.6456 | 163.02 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 154.2172 | 161.67 | top 67% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 159.4056 | 164.19 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 150.1944 | 158.41 | top 71% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 60% | Jun 3, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
116
finished ahead 63 times, behind 114
Longest layoff
1 yrs
May 29, 2015 → Jun 3, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Del Mar BBQ Championship
20155 milestones
- First tracked contest Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.9884 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
- Career-best overall score679.9884 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2628 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
- Peak power rating (1507) Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2016 | Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 41 / 47 (634.1256) | 29 (165.7028) | 40 (158.2400) | 40 (159.4056) | 44 (150.7772) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 50 / 58 (627.7828) | 57 (153.6456) | 52 (154.2172) | 17 (169.7256) | 53 (150.1944) |
| May 29, 2015 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 26 / 75 (679.9884) | 29 (169.7256) | 19 (172.5600) | 50 (163.4400) | 21 (174.2628) |