The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
The Q Crew has finished one call ahead of LUCKY 7'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
LUCKY 7'S BBQ
LUCKY 7'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 13th of 26 at the Great Northern BBQ (2015). They are ranked #3714 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2013
latest May 13, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.09 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 648.51 (+1.58)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.42 · weakest Brisket (160.22)
Road miles
762
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 135 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
648.51 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2139 (75 pts) | #1988 (100 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1558 (156 pts) | #1491 (191 pts) | #1805 (136 pts) | #1604 (166 pts) | #1803 (136 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LUCKY 7'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,684 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to LUCKY 7'S BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LUCKY 7'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,702 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1489
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
They turned up 6 years after LUCKY 7'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#3,732 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
Level with LUCKY 7'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,733 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1489
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,703 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITY SLICKERS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MYASSIS SMOKIN | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG APPROVED BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| QUETOPIA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Eggspert BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SONS OF BUTCHERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 151.9772 | 163.42 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 149.7372 | 162.44 | top 54% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 155.9428 | 162.42 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 153.0972 | 160.22 | top 60% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 66% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin in Steele | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 68% | May 30, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
174
finished ahead 123 times, behind 206
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Minnesota in May
20154 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4684 Great Northern BBQ
- First call KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score661.5884 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8572 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' in Steele
- Peak power rating (1496) Smokin' in Steele
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.5 | Great Northern BBQ | Jul 31, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.2 | Smokin in Steele | May 30, 2014 |
| -3.9 | Minnesota in May | May 13, 2016 |
| -3.7 | Smokin' in Steele | May 31, 2013 |
| -0.3 | Smokin' in Steel | May 29, 2015 |
| -0.2 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off | Sep 18, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 56% | 91.9% | 91% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 90% | 89.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2016 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 47 / 71 (642.7884) | 52 (159.4400) | 33 (163.9772) | 62 (155.9428) | 33 (163.4284) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN | 15 / 26 (661.5884) | 12 (167.9884) | 6 (170.8572) | 21 (161.0856) | 19 (161.6572) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN | 13 / 26 (656.4684) | 11 (170.2628) | 15 (164.5256) | 15 (161.1200) | 15 (160.5600) |
| May 29, 2015 | Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN | 36 / 60 (647.8972) | 55 (151.9772) | 31 (162.2744) | 22 (165.6800) | 17 (167.9656) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN | 21 / 36 (641.6916) | 14 (168.5600) | 33 (149.7372) | 22 (165.7144) | 25 (157.6800) |
| May 30, 2014 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 49 / 67 (647.9656) | 51 (163.9884) | 46 (161.7372) | 22 (169.1428) | 56 (153.0972) |
| May 31, 2013 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 32 / 51 (641.1426) | 34 (161.7142) | 20 (164) | 31 (158.2858) | 31 (157.1426) |