LUSCIOUS LOINS

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

Power ranking

#2075

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1535

peak 1539 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-06-14

latest 2025-07-11

Best ToY finish

#794

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

683.3484 / 720

Master · Iowa State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

671.89 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 672.85 (-0.96)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Iowa State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±7.10

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.91)

Road miles

781

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 126 mi

Schedule strength

80%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)

Purse competed for

$72K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

672.85 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

683.3484 career-best overall

94.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.3484 at Iowa State BBQ Championship — 94.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2025-04-04

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Darty-Q in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2023-03-31).

last seen 2020-07-25
back 2023-03-31

Pork nemesis

4 of 6 shared pork entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 6 shared pork entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1604 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 80% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1604 power rating — a tougher draw than 80% of every rated contest in the data.

8 rated contests

The metronome

±0.99% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±0.99% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.5% of a perfect score
8 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.

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

KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND

#2078 of the rated field

1535 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1542

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before LUSCIOUS LOINS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Big D's Q

#2071 of the rated field

1535 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1547

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-07-25

⚔ Head-to-head

Moe Cason Barbeque

#2073 of the rated field

1535 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1535

No shared contest yet.

Level with LUSCIOUS LOINS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-10-25

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Drunkin Brothers BBQ

#2068 of the rated field

1536 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-01-22

⚔ Head-to-head

IOWA BONEHEAD BBQ

#2076 of the rated field

1535 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1538

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-06-01

⚔ Head-to-head

GSP Barbecue

#2074 of the rated field

1535 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after LUSCIOUS LOINS did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TEAM CRAWFORD	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Darty-Q	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
2 CASE BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	1	0	1	178.2972	163.9772	168.42	top 55%
Pork Ribs	8	2	0	0	173.7028	157.0628	166.91	top 52%
Pork	8	3	1	1	176.0000	164.5600	169.77	top 42%
Brisket	8	2	0	1	174.8572	159.3828	167.75	top 49%

“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
IA	7	0	top 43%
NE	1	0	top 63%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 36%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Iowa State BBQ Championship	3	8	0	top 36%	2025-04-04

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.1 yrs 2019-06-14 → 2025-07-11

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IA 7 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 169.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.91)

Walk rate 75% a top-10 call in 6 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 13% 1 of 8 contests

Master average 672.85 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 248 235–175 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 781 8 mapped stops · furthest 126 mi

Schedule strength 1604 average field rating faced — tougher than 80% of rated contests

Purse competed for $72,050 listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 8 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.7 yrs 2020-07-25 → 2023-03-31

Power rating 1535 peak 1539 · #2075 of 6,413 rated

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

2019
Jun 14 First tracked contest Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
Jun 14 First call Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
Jun 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.1088 Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
2020
Jul 25 First category win (Pork) 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
2024
Mar 29 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Iowa State BBQ Championship
2025
Apr 4 First overall top-10 Iowa State BBQ Championship
Apr 4 Career-best overall score683.3484 Iowa State BBQ Championship
Apr 4 Peak power rating (1539) Iowa State BBQ Championship
Jul 11 Most recent contest Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	Iowa State BBQ Championship	2025-04-04
+10.4	Iowa State BBQ Championship	2024-03-29
+7.7	Smoketoberfest	2019-10-04
+7.2	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	2019-06-14
+5	Back To Mayberry	2019-06-28

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.1	Iowa State BBQ Championship	2023-03-31
-3.8	Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown	2025-07-11

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	1	0	100%	top 39%	94.9%	94%
2024	1	0	0	100%	top 29%	94.3%	94.3%
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 64%	92.7%	92.7%
2020	1	0	1	100%	top 63%	91.6%	91.6%
2019	3	0	0	67%	top 43%	94.3%	93.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-07-11	Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown 🏅 Papillion, NE	15 / 24 (670.7088)	14 (168.5372)	21 (162.8116)	16 (168.5372)	8 (170.8228)
2025-04-04	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	8 / 49 (683.3484)	23 (169.7028)	15 (171.4172)	7 (176.0000)	28 (166.2284)
2024-03-29	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	12 / 42 (678.7884)	3 (178.2972)	8 (173.7028)	29 (167.4056)	38 (159.3828)
2023-03-31	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	30 / 47 (667.3716)	34 (163.9772)	38 (162.8688)	16 (170.8228)	21 (169.7028)
2020-07-25	4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	19 / 30 (659.2456)	20 (165.0856)	28 (157.0628)	1 (174.2744)	18 (162.8228)
2019-10-04	Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	18 / 49 (678.8228)	27 (168.5828)	17 (171.4172)	30 (164.5600)	11 (174.2628)
2019-06-28	Back To Mayberry 🏅 Rodney, IA	15 / 28 (671.3944)	25 (164.5600)	5 (171.4400)	8 (171.4400)	22 (163.9544)
2019-06-14	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	12 / 31 (673.1088)	14 (168.5828)	15 (164.5716)	18 (165.0972)	2 (174.8572)

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
2020 ↗	Master	#794 (85 pts)	#851 (80 pts)	#1124 (55 pts)	#406 (280 pts)	#804 (90 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#882 (319 pts)	#1160 (224 pts)	#830 (384 pts)	#975 (299 pts)	#732 (454 pts)