Lucky 13 BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4876

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1465

peak 1465 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-06

latest 2018-07-20

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

657.5888 / 720

Master · Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

640.11 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 637.59 (+2.52)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5716

Chicken · Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival

Consistency

±11.78

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.79 · weakest Brisket (155.23)

Road miles

906

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

637.59 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.57 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 21%.

Brisket avg 155.23
Chicken avg 162.79
0 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of All Pork'd Up in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at *Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL) (2017-06-16).

last seen 2015-10-09
back 2017-06-16

The metronome

±1.64% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.64% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.6% of a perfect score
14 contests

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.

140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BIG O & MO BBQ

#4904 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1509 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2017-10-20

⚔ Head-to-head

BETTER THAN BACON

#4899 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2018-09-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Ribs For Your Pleasure

#4880 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Genuswine Brisket Authority

#4886 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1520

No shared contest yet.

Level with Lucky 13 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

DIXIE MOON

#4877 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

225 MAFIA

#4895 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-04-03

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
QUAU	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Monsters of the Ribway	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BOSS HAWG BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Outsiders BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CHANNABILLY BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MEATSMACK	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKY LINCS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
RACK MASTERS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
MONSTER-QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	3	1	172.5716	148.5256	162.79	top 54%
Pork Ribs	14	3	1	170.8572	150.2400	160.60	top 56%
Pork	14	2	0	170.2628	150.2400	158.97	top 66%
Brisket	14	0	0	164.5372	145.0744	155.23	top 73%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 64%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 74%
Large (40+)	7	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Central Illinois Bragging Rights	3	29	top 72%	2015-10-09
*Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL)	2	22	top 65%	2018-07-20
*I-39 Smokin Car Show	2	13	top 64%	2018-06-30
*Hog Capital Challenge	2	15	top 74%	2018-06-15

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.9 yrs 2013-09-06 → 2018-07-20

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 14 of 14 contests

Contests visited 9 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.79 · weakest Brisket (155.23)

Walk rate 43% a top-10 call in 6 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 7% 1 of 14 contests

Master average 637.59 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 233 174–328 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 906 14 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi

Schedule strength 1544 average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2015-10-09 → 2017-06-16

Power rating 1465 peak 1465 · #4876 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Sep 6 First tracked contest Smoke On The River
2014
Jul 25 Peak power rating (1496) Morton BBQ Throwdown
Sep 5 First call Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival
Sep 5 First overall top-10 Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival
Sep 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5888 Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival
Sep 5 Career-best overall score657.5888 Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival
Sep 5 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5716 Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival
2017
Jul 1 10th tracked contest *I-39 Smokin Car Show
2018
Jul 20 Most recent contest *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.2	*Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	2017-07-21
+3.4	Morton BBQ Throwdown	2014-07-25
+2	*I-39 Smokin Car Show	2018-06-30
+1.2	Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival	2014-09-05
+1.1	*Hog Capital Challenge	2018-06-15

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	2014-10-10
-9.2	*Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL)	2017-06-16
-7.4	Smoke On The River	2013-09-06
-6.9	*Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL)	2018-07-20
-6.4	Up In Smoke On The Square	2014-08-22

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	3	0	67%	top 66%	90.9%	89.7%
2017	3	0	67%	top 69%	89.7%	88.4%
2015	2	0	50%	top 66%	88.2%	88.1%
2014	4	1	25%	top 67%	91.3%	88.1%
2013	2	0	0%	top 67%	88.9%	88.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-07-20	*Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	36 / 43 (645.5428)	20 (168.5372)	20 (165.1200)	38 (157.0512)	37 (154.8344)
2018-06-30	*I-39 Smokin Car Show Minonk, IL	16 / 29 (636.4228)	9 (167.9656)	20 (154.8572)	14 (157.6572)	18 (155.9428)
2018-06-15	*Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL	15 / 25 (654.8004)	9 (168.5488)	3 (170.8572)	16 (161.6916)	20 (153.7028)
2017-07-21	*Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	22 / 48 (636.9828)	16 (165.0856)	8 (167.4172)	26 (159.4056)	41 (145.0744)
2017-07-01	*I-39 Smokin Car Show Minonk, IL	13 / 18 (626.8004)	16 (153.6800)	11 (161.1316)	13 (156.5600)	12 (155.4288)
2017-06-16	*Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL) Kewanee, IL	23 / 26 (645.6684)	25 (160.5484)	21 (160.5828)	8 (170.2628)	24 (154.2744)
2015-10-09	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	34 / 48 (635.2112)	15 (167.9772)	42 (150.2400)	33 (160.4912)	35 (156.5028)
2015-07-24	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	29 / 47 (634.1368)	31 (157.1200)	8 (169.7028)	37 (154.2056)	37 (153.1084)
2014-10-10	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	33 / 37 (616.4684)	29 (154.8572)	23 (157.1772)	35 (150.7884)	32 (153.6456)
2014-09-05	Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival Peoria, IL	9 / 16 (657.5888)	3 (172.5716)	12 (159.3944)	7 (167.3828)	14 (158.2400)
2014-08-22	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	39 / 50 (616.9712)	47 (148.5256)	26 (162.8572)	43 (154.2172)	41 (151.3712)
2014-07-25	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	22 / 48 (646.7544)	22 (164.5828)	22 (162.8344)	17 (165.1084)	35 (154.2288)
2013-10-11	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	29 / 53 (639.8976)	12 (170.2744)	36 (154.8460)	47 (150.2400)	16 (164.5372)
2013-09-06	Smoke On The River Quincy, IL	22 / 28 (633.0744)	20 (158.8228)	24 (151.4288)	21 (160.5372)	11 (162.2856)

Lucky 13 BBQ

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

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in this team's record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By contest size

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

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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)

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)