Announced themselves early
5th
at their very first contest
Finished 5 of 6 at their very first tracked contest, Smoke on the River (BACKYARD ONLY) (Sep 16, 2022).
- Sep 16, 2022
- 6-team field
Bunky's Hickory Pit
Bunky's Hickory Pit is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 5th of 6 at the Smoke on the River (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 16, 2022
latest Apr 11, 2025 · 2.6 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.10 · weakest Pork (146.24)
Road miles
31
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
635.85 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
307.31 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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 | 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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
110
finished ahead 6 times, behind 105
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
Sep 16, 2022 → Apr 11, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score635.8516 Smoke in the Spring
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Smoke in the Spring
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring
20223 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the River (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Smoke on the River (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the River (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 87 / 92 (635.8516) | 37 (173.1200) | 52 (169.7144) | 91 (146.2400) | 90 (146.7772) |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Smoke on the River (BACKYARD ONLY) Burlington, KS | 5 / 6 (307.3140) | 5 (153.0740) | 6 (154.2400) | — | — |