A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
LUCKY'S Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LUCKY'S Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
HOOLIGAN'S BBQ & SHOTGUN BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1501 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-04-25
latest 2014-10-18
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.18
last 5 Master vs avg 653.18 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.10
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.33 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.84)
Road miles
93
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Master avg
653.18 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−11.5
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.49 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 60%.
- Pork Ribs avg 155.84
- Pork avg 167.33
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of TREEFROG BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared 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.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1496
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after HOOLIGAN'S BBQ & SHOTGUN BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Level with HOOLIGAN'S BBQ & SHOTGUN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3415 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUCKY'S Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 159.9656 | 166.84 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 143.9200 | 155.84 | top 73% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.6056 | 160.0000 | 167.33 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3940 | 159.3828 | 163.17 | top 62% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 71% | 2014-10-18 |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.5 yrs
2014-04-25 → 2014-10-18
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Cooks most in
IA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 167.33 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.84)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
653.18
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
103
58–99 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
93
5 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi
Schedule strength
1572
average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests
Power rating
1495
peak 1501 · #3403 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew
- First call Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9540 Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.6056 Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew
- Career-best overall score661.6568 Smokin' in the Junction
- Peak power rating (1501) Smokin' in the Junction
- Most recent contest Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.7 | Smokin' in the Junction | 2014-05-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) | 2014-10-18 |
| -2.5 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew | 2014-04-25 |
| -1.6 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ | 2014-10-17 |
| -1.4 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship | 2014-06-20 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80% | top 64% | 91.9% | 90.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-18 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) Marshalltown, IA | 20 / 27 (661.6456) | 20 (167.4056) | 21 (160.5372) | 7 (169.7372) | 23 (163.9656) |
| 2014-10-17 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA | 23 / 34 (650.8000) | 16 (166.2628) | 20 (159.9772) | 25 (165.1772) | 23 (159.3828) |
| 2014-06-20 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA | 16 / 25 (639.8512) | 5 (171.4056) | 22 (143.9200) | 16 (160.0000) | 12 (164.5256) |
| 2014-05-24 | Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA | 14 / 31 (661.6568) | 10 (169.1656) | 24 (155.9544) | 10 (169.1428) | 11 (167.3940) |
| 2014-04-25 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA | 31 / 45 (651.9540) | 38 (159.9656) | 29 (158.8228) | 6 (172.6056) | 33 (160.5600) |