High-water mark
671.3488
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3488 at Torry Island BBQ Showdown — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 20, 2026
Little Nicky's BBQ
Little Nicky's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 26 at the Torry Island BBQ Showdown (2025). They finished #836 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Mar 21, 2025
latest Mar 20, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.60
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.51 · weakest Pork (159.98)
Road miles
248
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 83 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
665.82 / 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 | 175.4400 | 162.2628 | 169.51 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 162.2628 | 167.41 | top 58% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 156.5372 | 159.98 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 164.5600 | 168.93 | top 38% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torry Island BBQ Showdown | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 61% | Mar 20, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
102
finished ahead 29 times, behind 108
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score671.3488 Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest Torry Island BBQ Showdown
20255 milestones
- First tracked contest Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- First call Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9772 Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4400 Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1495) Torry Island BBQ Showdown
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 23 / 34 (671.3488) | 13 (170.8228) | 17 (171.4172) | 29 (157.6916) | 10 (171.4172) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 25 / 31 (658.1484) | 30 (162.2628) | 21 (168.5372) | 29 (156.5372) | 11 (170.8112) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 14 / 26 (667.9772) | 4 (175.4400) | 15 (162.2628) | 11 (165.7144) | 13 (164.5600) |