A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
EUREKA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
EUREKA SMOKE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Sons of Hickory
Sons of Hickory is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 15th of 15 at the Melbourne Barbecue Festival (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jan 31, 2015
latest Feb 4, 2017 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±36.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.42 · weakest Chicken (142.19)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
3%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1504)
Master avg
594.32 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5144 | 131.2112 | 142.19 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162.8800 | 143.3944 | 155.42 | top 46% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4628 | 135.9884 | 150.29 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5372 | 135.3716 | 146.42 | top 74% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AU
1 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
68
finished ahead 38 times, behind 51
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jan 31, 2015 → Feb 5, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20174 milestones
- Career-best overall score635.3944 Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)163.4628 Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival
- Peak power rating (1486) Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival
- Most recent contest Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival
20161 milestone
- First call The Yaks Melbourne BBQ Festival
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2017 | Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourne | 17 / 43 (635.3944) | 35 (152.5144) | 9 (162.8800) | 9 (163.4628) | 23 (156.5372) |
| Feb 5, 2016 | The Yaks Melbourne BBQ Festival Melbourne, Australia | 22 / 34 (601.6116) | 31 (142.8572) | 8 (160) | 23 (151.4056) | 23 (147.3488) |
| Jan 31, 2015 | Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourne, Victoria | 15 / 15 (545.9656) | 15 (131.2112) | 14 (143.3944) | 15 (135.9884) | 15 (135.3716) |