A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
4 BOXERS Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
4 BOXERS Q has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Lucy Lu BBQ
Lucy Lu BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 13th of 14 at the Rekindled Ironman (2026). They are ranked #5943 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1437
peak 1437 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 16, 2025
latest Oct 2, 2026 · 1.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.19 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 632.60 (+3.59)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.81 · weakest Brisket (153.80)
Road miles
221
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$40K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
632.60 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Lucy Lu BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
59 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 12 years before Lucy Lu BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,948 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1506
They've been 1506 at their best, 69 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,958 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,947 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
They were already cooking in 2013, 12 years before Lucy Lu BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,957 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1437
Level with Lucy Lu BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,939 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 BOXERS Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Backwooder BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEER TIME BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 145.6572 | 160.81 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 147.9200 | 157.85 | top 80% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 150.2172 | 160.14 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 134.8228 | 153.80 | top 87% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 95% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 94% | May 15, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
114
finished ahead 9 times, behind 206
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First call Rekindled Ironman
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5772 York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score657.5772 York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Keystone Classic Cookoff
- Most recent contest Keystone Classic Cookoff
20252 milestones
- First tracked contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1488) Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | May 16, 2025 |
| -11.1 | Keystone Classic Cookoff | Oct 2, 2026 |
| -10.9 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | May 15, 2026 |
| -10.9 | Rekindled Ironman | Apr 3, 2026 |
| -10.6 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | Oct 3, 2025 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 94% | 91.3% | 88.9% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 86.1% | 85.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | Keystone Classic Cookoff 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 25 / 25 (622.7544) | 25 (145.6572) | 24 (152.5028) | 5 (175.4172) | 25 (149.1772) |
| Jun 12, 2026 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 22 / 25 (657.5772) | 13 (173.1084) | 20 (162.8344) | 17 (168.5372) | 23 (153.0972) |
| May 15, 2026 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 24 / 25 (644.4116) | 9 (171.9772) | 24 (151.3600) | 24 (158.2172) | 18 (162.8572) |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Rekindled Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA | 13 / 14 (636.3776) | 13 (158.2400) | 6 (167.3944) | 14 (150.2172) | 11 (160.5260) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 29 / 30 (619.8288) | 29 (156.5144) | 30 (147.9200) | 30 (153.0972) | 24 (162.2972) |
| May 16, 2025 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 26 / 28 (614.6740) | 23 (159.3828) | 18 (165.1084) | 27 (155.3600) | 28 (134.8228) |