Luscious Loins BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#610

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1657

peak 1674 · rated over 47 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-09-19

latest 2026-04-03

Best ToY finish

#131

Master 2023

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

18 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 47 contests

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

698.7884 / 720

Master · Shenandoah ShenDig

Perfect 180s

Current form

678.32 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 673.05 (+5.27)

Walk rate

79%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest

Consistency

±13.54

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.49 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.64)

Road miles

7,019

mi across 47 mapped stops · furthest 265 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)

Purse competed for

$333K

listed at 32 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 38 state-championship entries

Master avg

673.05 / 720

47 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (13 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.

Among the elite

#610 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 9% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1657 puts them #610 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 9% of the field.

rating 1657
peak 1674
47 rated contests

They almost always walk

79% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 37 of 47 contests

A top-10 category call in 79% of their 47 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

698.7884 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.7884 at Shenandoah ShenDig — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2023-07-21

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PORKY BUTTS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Luscious Loins BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.

9 contests
6 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 26%

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

A strong matchup

20–7 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 74% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM CRAWFORD in 20 of their 27 shared contests.

The comeback

2.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at *First Annual Half Way to St.Pat's BBQ Contest (2017-08-26).

last seen 2014-09-19
back 2017-08-26

Chicken nemesis

15 of 24 shared chicken entries lost

HOT DADDY'S BBQ ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HOT DADDY'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 24 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

7,019 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,019 miles across 47 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 265 miles to Original SD BBQ Championship.

47 mapped stops
furthest 265 mi

The metronome

±1.88% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.88% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.5% of a perfect score
47 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2020 to 2024 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 19th

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.

SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ

#611 of the rated field

1657 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 113
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1657

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Luscious Loins BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Luscious Loins BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 104 contests
last seen 2022-11-12

⚔ Head-to-head

ALL FIRED UP BBQ

#607 of the rated field

1657 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1659

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 51 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 51 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE

#608 of the rated field

1657 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 92
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1706

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Luscious Loins BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 89 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BROCK'S BBQ

#609 of the rated field

1657 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 1657

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than Luscious Loins BBQ has cooked, 26 to 47, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2026-08-21
on a 5-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

OWENS BBQ

#602 of the rated field

1658 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 66
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1677

3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to Luscious Loins BBQ)

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 66 contests, alongside a 41% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 63 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

BUBBA-Q'S

#603 of the rated field

1658 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1672

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Luscious Loins BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 30 contests
last seen 2018-10-05

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TEAM CRAWFORD	27	20	7	74%	⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	24	11	13	46%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	24	5	19	21%	⚔ compare
SMOKEHOUSE 72	23	15	8	65%	⚔ compare
T-Rex BBQ	23	14	9	61%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	23	8	15	35%	⚔ compare
Bohica BBQ	22	9	13	41%	⚔ compare
GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	21	14	7	67%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
Hogline	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	17	11	6	65%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	47	19	0	4	178.8572	146.8344	169.49	top 42%
Pork Ribs	47	15	1	6	176.6172	151.9544	166.64	top 48%
Pork	47	21	0	3	177.1544	154.2856	169.11	top 42%
Brisket	47	16	4	5	177.1544	153.0512	167.80	top 44%

“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	Avg finish
IA	35	top 39%
KS	5	top 44%
NE	4	top 48%
MN	2	top 60%
SD	1	top 49%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 48%
Medium (20–39)	26	top 35%
Large (40+)	18	top 49%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Tri City BBQ Fest	7	5	top 42%	2023-09-15
Smoke in the Spring	5	19	top 44%	2024-04-05
Iowa State BBQ Championship	2	8	top 37%	2026-04-03
King of the Corn	2	7	top 30%	2023-05-19
Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	2	6	top 33%	2021-06-18
Q for a Cause	2	17	top 47%	2019-04-26

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 11.5 yrs 2014-09-19 → 2026-04-03

Busiest season 2023 9 contests

Contests a season 4.7 across 10 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IA 35 of 47 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 33 6 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 47 entries · 0 wins · 19 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.49 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.64)

Walk rate 79% a top-10 call in 37 of 47 contests

Overall top-10 rate 40% 19 of 47 contests

Best top-10 run 6 straight contests

Master average 673.05 out of 720 · 47 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 706 1,142–870 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 7,019 47 mapped stops · furthest 265 mi

Schedule strength 1602 average field rating faced — tougher than 79% of rated contests

Purse competed for $333,110 listed at 32 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 38 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.9 yrs 2014-09-19 → 2017-08-26

Power rating 1657 peak 1674 · #610 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Sep 19 First tracked contest Tri-City BBQ Fest
Sep 19 First call Tri-City BBQ Fest
2017
Aug 26 First overall top-10 *First Annual Half Way to St.Pat's BBQ Contest
Aug 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3144 *First Annual Half Way to St.Pat's BBQ Contest
2018
May 11 First category win (Brisket) *BBQ in the Bluffs
2019
Apr 26 10th tracked contest Q for a Cause
2021
Sep 17 25th tracked contest Tri City BBQ Fest
2023
Jun 30 First overall podium Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ
Jul 21 Career-best overall score698.7884 Shenandoah ShenDig
Sep 15 Peak power rating (1674) Tri City BBQ Fest
2024
Jul 26 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
2026
Apr 3 Most recent contest Iowa State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.8	*BBQ in the Bluffs	2018-05-11
+13.1	6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest	2022-07-29
+12.7	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash	2019-08-09
+12.1	Smoke in the Spring	2020-10-30
+11.4	Iowa State BBQ Championship	2022-04-01

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	2022-07-15
-9.9	Tri-City BBQ Fest	2014-09-19
-8.1	Smoke in the Spring	2024-04-05
-7.8	Smoke in the Spring	2021-04-09
-5.7	Iowa State BBQ Championship	2026-04-03

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	100%	top 57%	93.9%	93.9%
2024	3	0	0	67%	top 58%	94%	93.8%
2023	9	6	2	89%	top 26%	97.1%	95.3%
2022	8	4	0	63%	top 31%	95.5%	94.4%
2021	8	3	0	63%	top 49%	95.1%	93.2%
2020	5	0	0	60%	top 51%	95.2%	92.5%
2019	4	3	0	100%	top 38%	94%	93.5%
2018	6	2	3	100%	top 43%	94.6%	92.4%
2017	2	1	0	100%	top 47%	91.7%	91.1%
2014	1	0	0	100%	top 90%	86.7%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-04-03	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	24 / 42 (675.9200)	5 (176.5600)	24 (167.3944)	20 (169.6800)	33 (162.2856)
2024-07-26	8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	15 / 28 (675.9088)	3 (178.8572)	27 (158.8344)	18 (168.5372)	12 (169.6800)
2024-06-14	23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	13 / 25 (677.0512)	9 (171.9772)	17 (166.8344)	12 (170.8456)	14 (167.3940)
2024-04-05	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	66 / 97 (673.0400)	78 (165.0856)	85 (162.2400)	15 (175.4400)	47 (170.2744)
2023-09-15	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	7 / 32 (689.6572)	5 (175.4172)	3 (175.4400)	10 (171.4172)	15 (167.3828)
2023-07-28	7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	6 / 32 (688.5256)	23 (167.9772)	1 (176.6172)	5 (175.4056)	19 (168.5256)
2023-07-21	Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	4 / 37 (698.7884)	11 (173.1084)	6 (174.2628)	8 (176.0000)	3 (175.4172)
2023-07-07	Art of the Que 🏅 Spencer, IA	10 / 28 (678.7660)	6 (174.2744)	3 (174.2744)	23 (160.5372)	10 (169.6800)
2023-06-30	Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA	3 / 22 (689.6572)	13 (167.9772)	6 (171.4056)	4 (173.1200)	1 (177.1544)
2023-06-16	Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	6 / 27 (687.3256)	12 (170.8228)	3 (175.4056)	6 (176.5716)	18 (164.5256)
2023-05-19	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	18 / 45 (683.3832)	16 (172.5600)	28 (166.2744)	23 (170.2744)	6 (174.2744)
2023-05-12	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	21 / 59 (678.2284)	10 (174.2856)	20 (169.7028)	36 (165.6800)	20 (168.5600)
2023-04-07	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	41 / 103 (683.9084)	53 (170.2628)	36 (172.5600)	42 (170.8228)	42 (170.2628)
2022-10-14	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	7 / 36 (681.6344)	25 (169.1200)	3 (174.2744)	8 (173.1544)	21 (165.0856)
2022-09-16	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	5 / 25 (684.5028)	12 (170.8456)	7 (170.8572)	10 (169.6800)	5 (173.1200)
2022-09-03	Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	12 / 45 (165.1316)	14 (171.9656)	30 (166.8344)	12 (171.9772)	26 (167.3828)
2022-07-29	6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	5 / 32 (683.9432)	3 (177.1544)	13 (167.9772)	8 (172.5716)	19 (166.2400)
2022-07-15	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	34 / 40 (657.5656)	12 (173.1084)	24 (164.5372)	24 (166.8344)	40 (153.0856)
2022-06-17	Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest 🏅 State Center, IA	13 / 32 (675.8628)	2 (177.7144)	6 (171.4288)	20 (165.0856)	22 (161.6340)
2022-04-08	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	19 / 94 (686.7772)	24 (174.2628)	52 (167.9772)	32 (171.9772)	24 (172.5600)
2022-04-01	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	8 / 48 (687.9312)	9 (174.8456)	18 (170.8572)	19 (170.2628)	14 (171.9656)
2021-09-24	Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	10 / 35 (684.5484)	10 (173.1428)	10 (170.8572)	9 (172.5828)	17 (167.9656)
2021-09-17	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	9 / 20 (683.8972)	5 (174.2628)	11 (166.2400)	2 (177.1544)	13 (166.2400)
2021-07-30	5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	22 / 35 (661.0856)	10 (172.5828)	22 (163.9772)	22 (164.5484)	25 (159.9772)
2021-07-16	Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff 🏅 Cedar Rapids, IA	12 / 26 (671.3604)	16 (169.6800)	2 (171.9772)	16 (163.4172)	11 (166.2860)
2021-06-18	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	6 / 32 (674.2864)	22 (164.5488)	14 (167.4288)	8 (169.7144)	6 (172.5944)
2021-06-04	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	24 / 49 (665.6572)	33 (161.7028)	16 (169.1544)	21 (167.9656)	24 (166.8344)
2021-05-28	9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE	33 / 46 (665.0168)	13 (171.4056)	18 (169.7372)	14 (170.8228)	39 (153.0512)
2021-04-09	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	74 / 105 (662.7196)	85 (162.2628)	74 (165.1084)	79 (163.3828)	32 (171.9656)
2020-10-30	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	20 / 93 (685.6456)	26 (172.5600)	16 (173.1428)	42 (169.1084)	31 (170.8344)
2020-10-02	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	30 / 66 (669.5768)	38 (167.9540)	31 (165.0972)	22 (170.2628)	32 (166.2628)
2020-07-17	Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off 🏅 MARION, IA	20 / 36 (650.7540)	12 (169.1200)	19 (161.6800)	28 (154.2856)	10 (165.6684)
2020-06-27	Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA	27 / 47 (667.9084)	33 (163.4172)	38 (161.6800)	8 (174.2856)	16 (168.5256)
2020-06-26	Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA	39 / 53 (655.2572)	8 (174.8572)	49 (155.9544)	29 (167.3828)	45 (157.0628)
2019-09-20	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	10 / 34 (677.0516)	2 (174.2744)	26 (161.0856)	19 (167.4172)	8 (174.2744)
2019-08-24	3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	6 / 12 (671.4060)	5 (169.1544)	4 (169.1544)	7 (165.1200)	7 (167.9772)
2019-08-09	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA	7 / 38 (673.5884)	11 (170.2628)	26 (161.0972)	9 (170.2628)	4 (171.9656)
2019-04-26	Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE	17 / 32 (670.1948)	20 (165.0972)	13 (169.7144)	8 (172.5832)	23 (162.8000)
2018-10-05	*SMOKEToBERFEST Ottumwa, IA	27 / 40 (647.9316)	33 (155.4172)	29 (157.6800)	24 (162.8344)	7 (172.0000)
2018-09-21	*Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	11 / 27 (665.0628)	8 (166.8572)	18 (159.9772)	2 (172.5600)	16 (165.6684)
2018-08-25	*2nd Annual Halfway to St.Pats BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA	4 / 8 (665.0972)	4 (165.7028)	4 (164.5600)	7 (162.2744)	1 (172.5600)
2018-06-15	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA	11 / 23 (667.3376)	17 (166.2400)	8 (169.6916)	21 (155.4060)	1 (176.0000)
2018-05-11	*BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	4 / 39 (681.0860)	6 (172.0000)	14 (167.9888)	21 (165.6916)	1 (175.4056)
2018-04-20	Q for a Cause Papillion, NE	17 / 41 (665.0632)	28 (164.5716)	40 (151.9544)	9 (171.9772)	4 (176.5600)
2017-09-22	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	18 / 37 (659.9200)	26 (162.2628)	31 (161.0972)	4 (175.4172)	21 (161.1428)
2017-08-26	*First Annual Half Way to St.Pat's BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA	5 / 11 (651.3144)	5 (161.6800)	6 (158.2400)	3 (167.9772)	6 (163.4172)
2014-09-19	Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	19 / 21 (623.9428)	19 (146.8344)	20 (151.9772)	9 (168.0228)	18 (157.1084)

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
2024 ↗	Master	#786 (170 pts)	#779 (195 pts)	#922 (150 pts)	#717 (225 pts)	#831 (165 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#131 (1296 pts)	#180 (1071 pts)	#98 (1511 pts)	#178 (1086 pts)	#142 (1236 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#207 (1029 pts)	#191 (1114 pts)	#251 (959 pts)	#284 (854 pts)	#337 (714 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#236 (813 pts)	#234 (848 pts)	#217 (948 pts)	#199 (968 pts)	#269 (743 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#326 (350 pts)	#263 (470 pts)	#334 (375 pts)	#301 (410 pts)	#287 (420 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#594 (548 pts)	#549 (633 pts)	#769 (423 pts)	#632 (528 pts)	#591 (573 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#939 (310 pts)	#1174 (235 pts)	#1397 (175 pts)	#1208 (225 pts)	#723 (495 pts)