Hive and Hickory
Hive and Hickory is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 27th of 30 at the Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Sep 19, 2025
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.92)
Purse competed for
$3,500
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 165.6800 | 165.68 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9200 | 155.9200 | 155.92 | top 87% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 171.9772 | 171.98 | top 50% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2025 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 27 / 30 (321.6000) | 26 (165.6800) | 26 (155.9200) | 15 (171.9772) | — |