Lucky Q BBQ PA
Rating
1471
peak 1507
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2022-05-13
latest 2025-07-26
Best ToY finish
#174
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
319.20
last 5 vs career avg 319.17 (+0.03)
Walk rate
27%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.74
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.88 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.30)
Road miles
403
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 93 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Estancia has finished one call ahead of Lucky Q BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Bill's Back Yard has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
All About the Wood has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Second Helping BBQ -PA in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 146.2400 | 161.88 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2284 | 143.3828 | 157.30 | top 60% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 10 | 0 | top 64% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (10 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 319.17
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 | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 323.9200 | 313.78 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 337.6684 | 330.19 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 328.4916 | 318.05 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 306.7772 | 306.78 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 26 / 27 (308.4116) | 26 (152.4800) | 22 (155.9316) | — | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 31 / 30 (323.9200) | 11 (172.5600) | 33 (151.3600) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 19 / 28 (308.9944) | 20 (152.4800) | 18 (156.5144) | — | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 10 / 35 (337.6684) | 5 (172.5828) | 20 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 19 / 26 (317.0168) | 16 (161.6340) | 19 (155.3828) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 15 / 37 (335.8968) | 8 (169.6684) | 16 (166.2284) | — | — |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 33 / 51 (299.8852) | 33 (156.5024) | 33 (143.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 22 / 29 (318.7428) | 21 (160.5256) | 21 (158.2172) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 16 / 37 (325.0744) | 14 (165.6800) | 15 (159.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Blairstown, NJ | 6 / 36 (328.4916) | 2 (170.2744) | 9 (158.2172) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 20 / 39 (306.7772) | 21 (146.2400) | 13 (160.5372) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #317 (111 pts) | #234 (181 pts) | #309 (126 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #174 (308 pts) | #146 (418 pts) | #199 (253 pts) | — | — |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1190 (245 pts) | #1493 (180 pts) | #1559 (175 pts) | #1200 (270 pts) | #1285 (235 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #1822 (130 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |