Hickory Nuts KS
Rating
1507
peak 1519
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2022-09-29
latest 2024-10-30
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
660.91
last 3 vs career avg 660.91 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.93
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.64 · weakest Pork (161.14)
Road miles
29
mi across 4 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8800 | 150.2744 | 164.38 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4516 | 153.0856 | 164.74 | top 56% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 153.1200 | 161.14 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.2628 | 170.64 | top 34% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 660.91
- 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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 618.7428 | 618.74 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 685.1316 | 685.13 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 678.8572 | 678.86 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 413 / 444 (618.7428) | 424 (150.2744) | 416 (153.0856) | 413 (153.1200) | 320 (162.2628) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 117 / 487 (685.1316) | 258 (168.0000) | 230 (169.6800) | 255 (167.4516) | 3 (180.0000) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 155 / 505 (678.8572) | 66 (174.8800) | 137 (171.4516) | 345 (162.8572) | 154 (169.6684) |