Luscious Loins BBQ IA

Power ranking

#399

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1616

peak 1632

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-26

latest 2026-04-03

Best ToY finish

#131

Master 2023

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 38 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

698.7884

Shenandoah ShenDig

Perfect 180s

Current form

678.32 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 663.37 (+14.94)

Walk rate

74%

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

±81.49

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.17 · weakest Brisket (167.55)

Road miles

5741

mi across 38 mapped stops · furthest 264 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

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

👀 Looking over their shoulder

Son of a Boar BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 24 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of SMOKEHOUSE 72 in 14 of their 19 shared contests.

📅 A September team

Something about September: average finish in the top 29% across 6 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	15	0	4	178.8572	161.7028	171.17	top 38%
Pork Ribs	38	12	1	6	176.6172	155.9544	168.13	top 44%
Pork	38	15	0	1	177.1544	154.2856	169.64	top 41%
Brisket	38	10	1	2	177.1544	153.0512	167.55	top 46%

“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	27	top 36%
KS	5	top 44%
NE	3	top 51%
MN	2	top 60%
SD	1	top 49%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 50%
Medium (20–39)	21	top 32%
Large (40+)	16	top 49%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2023 (9 contests)
Cooks mostly in IA (27 of 38 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (38 entries)
All-time average overall score: 663.37

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

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2026	1	0	675.9200	675.92
2024	3	0	677.0512	675.33
2023	9	2	698.7884	686.47
2022	8	0	687.9312	615.42
2021	8	0	684.5484	671.07
2020	5	0	685.6456	665.83
2019	4	0	677.0516	673.06

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)

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	#596 (548 pts)	#553 (633 pts)	#777 (423 pts)	#637 (528 pts)	#597 (573 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#939 (310 pts)	#1174 (235 pts)	#1397 (175 pts)	#1208 (225 pts)	#723 (495 pts)