A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
LUCKY'S Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LUCKY'S Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
HOWARD BROTHERS BBQ
HOWARD BROTHERS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 29 at the Up in Smoke BBQ Bash (2018).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1471
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 2, 2017
latest Sep 28, 2018 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.17
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.38 · weakest Brisket (155.52)
Road miles
208
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 108 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Master avg
624.83 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 152.5140 | 156.10 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 145.0972 | 155.83 | top 73% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 144.4800 | 157.38 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 149.6572 | 155.52 | top 69% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 83% | Sep 28, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
110
finished ahead 26 times, behind 131
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Jul 21, 2017 → Sep 28, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- First call Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
20174 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin In Steele
- Peak power rating (1492) Smokin In Steele
- Career-best overall score632.4804 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.1428 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Jul 21, 2017 |
| -8.7 | Rotary Rockn Ribs | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -7.6 | Smokin In Steele | Jun 2, 2017 |
| -3.5 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Sep 28, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.8% | 86.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2018 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 22 / 29 (624.3428) | 24 (153.6228) | 29 (145.0972) | 18 (160.5028) | 9 (165.1200) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 44 / 49 (632.4804) | 39 (157.1316) | 39 (156.5488) | 20 (169.1428) | 46 (149.6572) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI | 32 / 37 (613.4740) | 34 (152.5140) | 21 (159.9772) | 35 (144.4800) | 25 (156.5028) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN | 37 / 46 (629.0404) | 34 (161.1316) | 25 (161.6916) | 43 (155.4056) | 38 (150.8116) |