Hicks from the Sticks BBQ MO
Rating
1504
peak 1510
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2021-03-26
latest 2025-10-03
Best ToY finish
#807
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
482.12 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 550.35 (-68.23)
Walk rate
64%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±120.69
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.02 · weakest Brisket (153.98)
Road miles
1213
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 207 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
TAILGATE GUYS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Hicks from the Sticks BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Can Country Outlaw BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of O' Town Que in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🍖 Signature meat
When chicken is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 30% of their entries (3 of 10).
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 44% across 4 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3828 | 173.02 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.0116 | 161.6572 | 167.11 | top 60% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 159.9544 | 166.53 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 147.8972 | 153.98 | top 95% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 5 | 0 | top 85% |
| OK | 4 | 0 | top 27% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (5 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 550.35
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 683.3028 | 683.30 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 351.9888 | 347.41 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 655.8400 | 595.17 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 656.4232 | 574.74 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild Branson, MO | 9 / 11 (683.3028) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (167.3828) | 6 (173.1200) | 11 (162.8000) |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 18 / 29 (342.8344) | 10 (176.0116) | 23 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 5 / 36 (351.9888) | 2 (178.8572) | 9 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2022-10-08 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 Tahlequah, OK | 5 / 32 (519.3944) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (176.0116) | 20 (164.5256) | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 Tahlequah, OK | 9 / 32 (513.0856) | 2 (176.5600) | 24 (162.8228) | 14 (173.7028) | — |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO | 23 / 25 (655.8400) | 1 (178.8572) | 22 (163.9772) | 20 (164.5256) | 25 (148.4800) |
| 2022-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 St. Robert, MO | 36 / 39 (636.3084) | 36 (159.3828) | 32 (161.6572) | 19 (167.3712) | 39 (147.8972) |
| 2022-03-25 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 St. Robert, MO | 27 / 38 (651.2452) | 28 (162.8000) | 23 (163.4056) | 19 (167.3712) | 32 (157.6684) |
| 2021-10-01 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Tahlequah, OK | 10 / 20 (493.0628) | 10 (167.4400) | 11 (163.9428) | 14 (161.6800) | — |
| 2021-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge St. Roberts, MO | 45 / 52 (656.4232) | 21 (171.4172) | 17 (171.9772) | 44 (159.9544) | 47 (153.0744) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #869 (121 pts) | #670 (261 pts) | #1116 (111 pts) | #854 (151 pts) | #1025 (106 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #141 (375 pts) | #207 (195 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #87 (539 pts) | #135 (294 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #807 (180 pts) | #546 (395 pts) | #870 (195 pts) | #709 (255 pts) | #882 (170 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #189 (120 pts) | #205 (115 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1202 (80 pts) | #1164 (100 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |