The comeback
4.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.6 years, then back at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Mar 20, 2026).
- last seen Aug 27, 2021
- back Mar 20, 2026
HICKORY HOGS BBQ
HICKORY HOGS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 17th of 25 at the Great Americana BBQ Festival (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 27, 2021
latest Mar 20, 2026 · 4.6 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.71 · weakest Pork (158.54)
Road miles
38
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
328.48 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
487.91 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5488 | 160.5484 | 162.55 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 160.5144 | 164.71 | top 48% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3944 | 157.6800 | 158.54 | top 60% |
“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
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
216
finished ahead 106 times, behind 116
Longest layoff
4.6 yrs
Aug 27, 2021 → Mar 20, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
20215 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Americana BBQ Festival
- First call Great Americana BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score487.9084 Great Americana BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score487.9084 Great Americana BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.6800 Great Americana BBQ Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 43 / 125 (328.4800) | 44 (164.5488) | 39 (163.9312) | 44 (159.3944) | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 77 (160.5144) | — | — |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN | 17 / 25 (487.9084) | 19 (160.5484) | 6 (169.6800) | 21 (157.6800) | — |