Bunky's Hickory Pit KS
Rating
1480
peak 1480
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2022-09-16
latest 2025-04-11
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.10 · weakest Pork (146.24)
Road miles
31
mi across 2 mapped stops
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 6 at their very first tracked contest, Smoke on the River (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-09-16).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 153.0740 | 163.10 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 154.2400 | 161.98 | top 78% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.2400 | 146.2400 | 146.24 | top 99% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.7772 | 146.7772 | 146.78 | top 98% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in KS (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 471.58
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 635.8516 | 635.85 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 307.3140 | 307.31 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 87 / 92 (635.8516) | 37 (173.1200) | 52 (169.7144) | 91 (146.2400) | 90 (146.7772) |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoke on the River (BACKYARD ONLY) Burlington, KS | 5 / 6 (307.3140) | 5 (153.0740) | 6 (154.2400) | — | — |