High-water mark
676.4456
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.4456 at Racing for the BBQ — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-07-29
HICKORY HILLS BBQ COMPANY
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1516
peak 1516 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-09-11
latest 2017-03-31
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
663.11
last 5 Master vs avg 663.11 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.03
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.51 · weakest Brisket (159.63)
Road miles
60
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Master avg
663.11 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−10.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.88 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 159.63
- Chicken avg 170.51
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN R BUTTS in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
84 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2617 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1526
No shared contest yet.
Level with HICKORY HILLS BBQ COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2608 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2621 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 100%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after HICKORY HILLS BBQ COMPANY did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#2627 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2623 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 168.5944 | 170.51 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 177.7028 | 154.8228 | 167.28 | top 40% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 161.7028 | 165.69 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 146.7884 | 159.63 | top 64% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 48% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.6 yrs
2015-09-11 → 2017-03-31
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 170.51 · weakest Brisket (159.63)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
663.11
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
203
151–139 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
60
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1577
average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests
Power rating
1516
peak 1516 · #2616 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7200 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
- 2016
- First call 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition
- First category win (Pork Ribs) 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score676.4456 Racing for the BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Racing for the BBQ
- Peak power rating (1516) *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
- 2017
- Most recent contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.2 | Racing for the BBQ | 2016-07-29 |
| +6.1 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 2015-09-11 |
| +3.1 | 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition | 2016-05-13 |
| +0.8 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 2016-09-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.4 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2017-03-31 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67% | top 50% | 94% | 93% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 38% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-31 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO | 35 / 59 (647.3252) | 14 (170.8800) | 34 (162.7884) | 22 (166.8684) | 49 (146.7884) |
| 2016-09-09 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 42 / 76 (658.1944) | 21 (169.6800) | 43 (163.9544) | 57 (161.7028) | 44 (162.8572) |
| 2016-07-29 | Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 22 / 54 (676.4456) | 17 (171.9656) | 2 (177.7028) | 28 (168.5256) | 47 (158.2516) |
| 2016-05-13 | 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition Greenwood, MO | 16 / 30 (674.8684) | 17 (168.5944) | 1 (177.1428) | 26 (162.8340) | 16 (166.2972) |
| 2015-09-11 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 29 / 76 (658.7200) | 12 (171.4056) | 58 (154.8228) | 19 (168.5372) | 30 (163.9544) |