A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY ahead in 100% of their meetings
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Slick Bones BBQ
Slick Bones BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 38 at the Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off (2017).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 28, 2017
latest Nov 8, 2019 · 2.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.16
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.53 · weakest Brisket (154.49)
Road miles
544
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 141 mi
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)
Purse competed for
$5,350
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
631.92 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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Slick Bones BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 155 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
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- Contests
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- GCs
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- Top-10s
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- Peak
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- Contests
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- GCs
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- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
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- Contests
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- GCs
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- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
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- Contests
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- GCs
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- Top-10s
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
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⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 159.9428 | 162.53 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 157.6572 | 158.53 | top 82% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 150.7772 | 156.37 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 145.0400 | 154.49 | top 83% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | 2 | 41 | 0 | top 90% | Nov 8, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
133
finished ahead 20 times, behind 155
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Mar 10, 2018 → Nov 8, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)
20175 milestones
- First tracked contest Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1491) Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8172 WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley)
- Career-best overall score651.8172 WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.2400 WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off | Apr 28, 2017 |
| -8.2 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) | Nov 10, 2017 |
| -7.7 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | Nov 8, 2019 |
| -7.4 | WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley) | Jul 21, 2017 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 90.5% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2019 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC | 44 / 47 (621.4288) | 42 (159.9428) | 41 (158.2288) | 47 (150.7772) | 43 (152.4800) |
| Mar 10, 2018 | White Street Barbeque Experience (BACKYARD ONLY) Wake Forest, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC | 41 / 47 (622.6516) | 32 (162.2744) | 35 (157.6800) | 33 (157.6572) | 45 (145.0400) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley) Maggie Valley, NC | 41 / 47 (651.8172) | 34 (166.2400) | 43 (157.6572) | 34 (162.8228) | 27 (165.0972) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 33 / 38 (631.7712) | 31 (161.6572) | 28 (160.5484) | 36 (154.2056) | 33 (155.3600) |