Lucky Charms

Lucky Charms is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 14th of 58 at the Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (2019). They are ranked #1982 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,982

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1539

peak 1539 · rated over 5 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 14, 2018

latest Aug 7, 2020 · 1.9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

683.4744 / 720

Master · Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.53 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 672.80 (-2.27)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)

Consistency

±8.58

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 172.36 · weakest Brisket (166.58)

Road miles

1,881

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 631 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$147K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

672.80 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

683.4744 career-best overall

94.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.4744 at Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival — 94.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 30, 2019

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

Rio Valley Meat BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Rio Valley Meat BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.78 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.

Brisket avg 166.58
Pork avg 172.36
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE REPUBLIC OF 'QUE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The metronome

±1.19% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.19% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.4% of a perfect score
8 contests

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#1,970 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1539

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last seen Oct 30, 2024

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HELMUTH BBQ

#1,975 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1539

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2018.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2020

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She Thinks My Slabs R Sexy

#1,979 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1539

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 4 years before Lucky Charms's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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SLICKS BBQ

#1,990 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1539

Level with Lucky Charms on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 17, 2015

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C-N-B BAR-B-Q

#1,984 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1547

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Mar 10, 2017

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Secondhand Smoke BBQ Team

#1,987 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1539

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 5, 2023

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Rio Valley Meat BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
First Class BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
HONKY-TONK SMOKERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Texas-car-b-que	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Redmule's Bad Ass BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	0	0	174.8800	156.5028	167.48	top 50%
Pork Ribs	7	0	0	171.9772	159.3944	166.67	top 47%
Pork	6	3	1	178.8572	165.6800	172.36	top 27%
Brisket	7	0	0	175.4056	157.0512	166.58	top 48%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	4	top 46%
TX	2	top 23%
OK	1	top 50%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	76	0	top 38%	Sep 15, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 4 of 8 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 835 finished ahead 892 times, behind 572

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Aug 25, 2017 → Sep 14, 2018

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20202 milestones

Aug 7 Peak power rating (1539) 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Aug 7 Most recent contest 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

20191 milestone

Aug 30 Career-best overall score683.4744 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

20183 milestones

Sep 14 First call 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
Sep 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.8232 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
Sep 14 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)

20171 milestone

Aug 25 First tracked contest 10th Annual Big Island BBQ

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.2	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	Aug 30, 2019
+9.8	Humble Rodeo and BBQ	Feb 1, 2019
+9.7	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018
+5.8	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
+3.3	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Aug 7, 2020

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	1	0%	top 50%	92.2%	92.2%
2019	4	50%	top 38%	94.9%	93.4%
2018	2	50%	top 38%	94.8%	94.2%
2017	1	0%	—	—	—

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 7, 2020	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	27 / 54 (663.8284)	38 (164.5372)	11 (171.9772)	—	44 (157.0512)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	98 / 468 (678.1712)	232 (165.6800)	114 (170.2628)	205 (166.8228)	34 (175.4056)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	117 / 135 (666.7200)	102 (167.9656)	113 (163.3944)	113 (165.6800)	82 (169.6800)
Aug 30, 2019	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX	14 / 58 (683.4744)	11 (174.8800)	23 (168.5716)	3 (177.7372)	38 (162.2856)
Feb 1, 2019	Humble Rodeo and BBQ 🏅 Humble, TX	27 / 126 (660.4572)	68 (156.5028)	47 (163.3944)	10 (173.1200)	24 (167.4400)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	140 / 467 (674.1600)	110 (171.9656)	354 (159.3944)	82 (171.9656)	93 (170.8344)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	76 / 164 (682.8232)	90 (170.8572)	77 (169.7144)	4 (178.8572)	139 (163.3944)
Aug 25, 2017	10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	—	—	—	—	—

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Lucky Charms

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)