A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY ahead in 100% of their meetings
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
MINNESOTA'S SMOKEY BROS. BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1470
peak 1470 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2017-05-12
latest 2018-05-11
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.01
last 3 Master vs avg 618.01 (-0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.73
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 157.49 · weakest Chicken (151.97)
Road miles
360
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 180 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Master avg
618.01 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
MINNESOTA'S SMOKEY BROS. BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 141 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4612 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4616 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4632 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
Level with MINNESOTA'S SMOKEY BROS. BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4615 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Head-to-head#4610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4617 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6912 | 150.8228 | 151.97 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8456 | 144.0000 | 153.14 | top 83% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8800 | 153.1200 | 155.41 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 154.2628 | 157.49 | top 76% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 58 | 0 | top 86% | 2018-05-11 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2017-05-12 → 2018-05-11
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 157.49 · weakest Chicken (151.97)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
618.01
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
126
20–166 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
360
3 mapped stops · furthest 180 mi
Schedule strength
1561
average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests
Power rating
1470
peak 1470 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- Peak power rating (1490) Minnesota in May
- 2018
- Career-best overall score628.5256 Minnesota in May
- Career-best single call (Brisket)159.9772 Minnesota in May
- Most recent contest Minnesota in May
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Cookin On Kampeska | 2017-07-14 |
| -10.5 | Minnesota in May | 2017-05-12 |
| -7.5 | Minnesota in May | 2018-05-11 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85.5% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-11 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 58 / 70 (628.5256) | 66 (150.8228) | 52 (158.8456) | 55 (158.8800) | 47 (159.9772) |
| 2017-07-14 | Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD | 48 / 48 (610.1712) | 46 (153.6912) | 47 (144.0000) | 45 (154.2400) | 42 (158.2400) |
| 2017-05-12 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 63 / 71 (615.3256) | 61 (151.3828) | 55 (156.5600) | 65 (153.1200) | 52 (154.2628) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |