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
Herkys Hot Box BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 15th of 29 at the Up in Smoke BBQ Bash (2018). They are ranked #4282 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Herkys Hotbox BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 26, 2016
latest Jul 29, 2022 · 5.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.46
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.72)
Road miles
110
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 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.38 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Herkys Hot Box BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,300 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#4,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,276 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
They turned up 6 years after Herkys Hot Box BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with Herkys Hot Box BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,283 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
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.
⚔ Compare careers#4,280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
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.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
Repeat visits (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% | Sep 28, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
131
finished ahead 44 times, behind 147
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Aug 9, 2019 → Jul 29, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
20192 milestones
- First call 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1428 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash
20171 milestone
- Career-best overall score647.3716 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest 9th Annual Big Island BBQ
- Peak power rating (1493) 9th Annual Big Island BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Sep 28, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | Jul 29, 2022 |
| -7.5 | 9th Annual Big Island BBQ | Aug 26, 2016 |
| -7.1 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash | Aug 9, 2019 |
| -4.2 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Jul 21, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2022 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 30 / 32 (639.3260) | 24 (163.9544) | 21 (164.5600) | 19 (164.5716) | 30 (146.2400) |
| Aug 9, 2019 | 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) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 15 / 29 (640.4456) | 12 (161.7028) | 13 (159.9428) | 17 (160.5256) | 17 (158.2744) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 36 / 49 (647.3716) | 22 (165.7144) | 48 (146.8228) | 12 (171.9656) | 26 (162.8688) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | 9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 39 / 48 (620.3544) | 48 (144.5372) | 46 (146.1828) | 21 (167.3944) | 29 (162.2400) |