Lucky Smoke CO
Rating
1593
peak 1593
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2024-08-16
Best ToY finish
#311
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
687.59 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 678.92 (+8.67)
Walk rate
81%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±9.98
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.02 · weakest Brisket (168.08)
Road miles
5941
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 602 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 176.0116 | 159.3944 | 168.66 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 178.2972 | 164.5372 | 171.02 | top 33% |
| Pork | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.3828 | 170.77 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 157.6572 | 168.08 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 4 | 0 | top 38% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 28% |
| TX | 3 | 0 | top 21% |
| MT | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
| WY | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
| UT | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 26% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CO (4 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (17 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 678.92
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 693.6916 | 689.93 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 689.6344 | 686.03 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 680.4800 | 674.33 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 686.2284 | 675.35 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-16 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships Lubbock, TX | 6 / 41 (693.6916) | 15 (170.2744) | 26 (164.5600) | 8 (173.1428) | 6 (174.8572) |
| 2024-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 4 / 29 (686.1712) | 5 (175.4056) | 21 (164.5372) | 9 (170.8228) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 163 / 487 (681.0628) | 311 (165.6800) | 200 (170.2972) | 211 (169.6800) | 44 (175.4056) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 69 / 211 (687.3828) | 153 (168.0000) | 22 (176.5600) | 87 (172.5600) | 107 (170.2628) |
| 2023-08-18 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships Lubbock, TX | 13 / 48 (689.6344) | 6 (174.2628) | 15 (171.9888) | 22 (167.9656) | 7 (175.4172) |
| 2022-08-19 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships Lubbock, TX | 13 / 59 (680.4800) | 7 (176.0116) | 29 (166.8228) | 18 (168.5256) | 11 (169.1200) |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Alamosa, CO | 23 / 35 (663.3028) | 32 (159.3944) | 21 (165.6684) | 23 (163.3828) | 5 (174.8572) |
| 2022-06-24 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 14 / 26 (679.9544) | 7 (174.8800) | 12 (169.7144) | 14 (170.2628) | 17 (165.0972) |
| 2022-06-17 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 16 / 29 (673.6000) | 24 (165.6800) | 12 (169.6916) | 1 (177.1428) | 25 (161.0856) |
| 2019-09-13 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 5 / 28 (668.4456) | 16 (164.5256) | 2 (173.1544) | 9 (169.1200) | 11 (161.6456) |
| 2019-08-16 | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off Kanab, UT | 3 / 18 (686.2284) | 13 (167.3828) | 1 (178.2972) | 5 (174.2972) | 12 (166.2512) |
| 2019-08-02 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 17 / 54 (676.5600) | 24 (169.7028) | 5 (174.8572) | 30 (164.5600) | 19 (167.4400) |
| 2019-07-26 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition Dodge City, KS | 9 / 39 (683.3484) | 22 (167.9772) | 2 (177.1428) | 15 (170.8228) | 21 (167.4056) |
| 2019-07-12 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 14 / 59 (683.3716) | 32 (167.9772) | 8 (175.4172) | 9 (174.2972) | 28 (165.6800) |
| 2019-06-14 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT | 10 / 28 (675.8856) | 10 (166.8344) | 15 (167.4056) | 1 (180.0000) | 16 (161.6456) |
| 2019-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 12 / 28 (653.6340) | 13 (164.5484) | 11 (165.7256) | 11 (165.7028) | 20 (157.6572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #720 (204 pts) | #819 (179 pts) | #1268 (74 pts) | #888 (139 pts) | #762 (204 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #649 (240 pts) | #625 (295 pts) | #773 (245 pts) | #770 (195 pts) | #610 (285 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #516 (395 pts) | #503 (440 pts) | #600 (375 pts) | #416 (550 pts) | #492 (460 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #311 (997 pts) | #545 (642 pts) | #179 (1347 pts) | #301 (1022 pts) | #533 (637 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #399 (869 pts) | #445 (819 pts) | #368 (954 pts) | #376 (929 pts) | #249 (1234 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #596 (662 pts) | #832 (472 pts) | #414 (937 pts) | #550 (717 pts) | #524 (752 pts) |