A tough matchup
4–0
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 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Herkys Hot Box BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-08-26
latest 2022-07-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.38
last 5 Master vs avg 638.38 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.46
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.72)
Road miles
110
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.38 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
The weak link
−8.6
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.58 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 155.72
- Pork avg 164.30
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of MARK'S SMOKIN QUE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest (2022-07-29).
- last seen 2019-08-09
- back 2022-07-29
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.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4282 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1522
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to Herkys Hot Box BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Herkys Hot Box BBQ ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with Herkys Hot Box BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Herkys Hot Box BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Herkys Hot Box BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4250 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before Herkys Hot Box BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 144.5372 | 161.81 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 146.1828 | 155.72 | top 74% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 157.0628 | 164.30 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8688 | 146.2400 | 156.55 | top 70% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 4 | 0 | top 76% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 63% | 2018-09-28 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.9 yrs
2016-08-26 → 2022-07-29
Busiest season
2022
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.72)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
638.38
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
131
44–147 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
110
5 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi
Schedule strength
1590
average field rating faced — tougher than 71% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$14,525
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2019-08-09 → 2022-07-29
Power rating
1477
peak 1477 · #4257 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest 9th Annual Big Island BBQ
- Peak power rating (1493) 9th Annual Big Island BBQ
- 2017
- Career-best overall score647.3716 *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- 2019
- First call 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1428 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash
- 2022
- Most recent contest 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4 | *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2018-09-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 2022-07-29 |
| -7.4 | 9th Annual Big Island BBQ | 2016-08-26 |
| -7.1 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash | 2019-08-09 |
| -4.2 | *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2017-07-21 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 84% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 89% | 89% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 30 / 32 (639.3260) | 24 (163.9544) | 21 (164.5600) | 19 (164.5716) | 30 (146.2400) |
| 2019-08-09 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA | 32 / 38 (644.4228) | 6 (173.1428) | 25 (161.1084) | 32 (157.0628) | 32 (153.1088) |
| 2018-09-28 | *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 15 / 29 (640.4456) | 12 (161.7028) | 13 (159.9428) | 17 (160.5256) | 17 (158.2744) |
| 2017-07-21 | *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 36 / 49 (647.3716) | 22 (165.7144) | 48 (146.8228) | 12 (171.9656) | 26 (162.8688) |
| 2016-08-26 | 9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 39 / 48 (620.3544) | 48 (144.5372) | 46 (146.1828) | 21 (167.3944) | 29 (162.2400) |