Hickory Bent and Rail Bound
Hickory Bent and Rail Bound is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 21st of 27 at the Covington Cork & Pork Festival (2023). They finished #1203 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Jun 2, 2023
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.38)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1203 (72 pts) | #1192 (92 pts) | #1733 (52 pts) | #1113 (107 pts) | #1160 (97 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 166.2628 | 166.26 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.3828 | 151.3828 | 151.38 | top 93% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 167.3828 | 167.38 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 168 | 168 | top 59% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2023 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA | 21 / 27 (653.0284) | 17 (166.2628) | 25 (151.3828) | 14 (167.3828) | 16 (168) |