High-water mark
680.5028
career-best overall
94.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 680.5028 at Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff — 94.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 13, 2024
Hickory Lodge Cookers
Hickory Lodge Cookers is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 18th of 67 at the Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2024
latest Sep 12, 2025 · 1 year on the trail
Category wins
1
1 podium
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.42 · weakest Brisket (153.68)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$100K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
660.77 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 166.2400 | 168.53 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 160.5484 | 169.42 | top 42% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 165.7028 | 169.13 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 148.5372 | 153.68 | top 82% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 54% | Sep 12, 2025 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
20246 milestones
- First tracked contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First call Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.5028 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Career-best overall score680.5028 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 74 / 92 (641.0284) | 49 (166.2400) | 75 (160.5484) | 54 (165.7028) | 83 (148.5372) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 18 / 67 (680.5028) | 24 (170.8228) | 1 (178.2972) | 19 (172.5600) | 49 (158.8228) |