Lucky Q BBQ PA
Rating
1463
peak 1507 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2022-05-13
latest 2026-07-24
Best ToY finish
#174
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
317.04 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 318.09 (-1.05)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.80
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.38 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.71)
Road miles
403
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Purse competed for
$89K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 12 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
318.09 / 360
12 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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
Second Helping BBQ -PA has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
All About the Wood has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, All About the Wood has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared chicken entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 BOXERS Q | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| Leaning Jowler BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| All About the Wood | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Zoni-Q | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HotMess BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HARCO LOCO BBQ | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| UP IN SMOKERS | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Weber's Backyard BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| The Fat is Where It's At | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 143.9316 | 160.38 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2284 | 143.3828 | 157.71 | top 61% |
| 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 | 11 | 0 | top 66% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 5 | 15 | 0 | top 55% | 2025-05-16 |
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 4 | 10 | 0 | top 77% | 2026-07-24 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (11 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (12 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 318.09 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-05-13 — First tracked contest · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
- 📣 2023-04-21 — First call · New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
- 📈 2023-04-21 — Peak power rating (1507) · New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
- ⭐ 2024-07-26 — Career-best overall score (337.6684) · Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.9 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2023-04-21 |
| +10.1 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2024-07-26 |
| +2.6 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 2024-05-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2025-07-26 |
| -10.6 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2025-07-25 |
| -7.6 | York County BBQ Festival | 2023-06-16 |
| -7.4 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2026-07-24 |
| -6.7 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 2023-07-28 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 90% | 87.2% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 47% | 93.8% | 91.7% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 50% | 91.2% | 88.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 34 / 43 (306.2060) | 35 (143.9316) | 28 (162.2744) | — | — |
| 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) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #290 (60 pts) | #293 (60 pts) | #299 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 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) |