Happy hunting ground
Top 15%
average finish here
Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 3rd
- average top 15%
LUCKY 13 BARBEQUE
LUCKY 13 BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Memorial Day Salute to Service (2013). They are ranked #1485 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1565
peak 1572 · rated over 12 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2013
latest Feb 20, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time
Category wins
3
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
36% of 14 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.09 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 657.74 (-0.65)
Walk rate
79%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.30
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.32)
Road miles
3,444
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 1,022 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Master avg
657.74 / 720
13 Master contests · 1 GC
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #166 (1,541 pts) | #76 (1,931 pts) | #214 (1,266 pts) | #173 (1,391 pts) | #188 (1,376 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LUCKY 13 BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.
27 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1574
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to LUCKY 13 BARBEQUE)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LUCKY 13 BARBEQUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,484 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1566
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,488 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1565
Fewer contests behind them than LUCKY 13 BARBEQUE has cooked, 9 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#1,490 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1566
18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,483 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1584
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#1,486 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1593
Level with LUCKY 13 BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| I.A.B. 30 BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| AFRO SMOKE BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKETEERS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| LEFT COAST Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Your Behind BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AND DESIRE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Karnivorous | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 177.1428 | 161.1428 | 170.85 | top 21% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 148.5600 | 160.32 | top 54% |
| Pork | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 149.1426 | 164.93 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 177.1430 | 146.8572 | 162.03 | top 42% |
“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 27% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 1 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 42% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 15% | Feb 16, 2013 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
12 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
4.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AZ
7 of 14 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
12
1 of them more than once
First title
May 24, 2013
Memorial Day Salute to Service
Opponents faced
771
finished ahead 815 times, behind 331
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series
201311 milestones
- First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
- First call 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5714 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
- First category win (Brisket) Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
- First overall top-10 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
- First overall podium Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
- First Grand Championship Memorial Day Salute to Service
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Memorial Day Salute to Service
- 10th tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- Career-best overall score690.8228 Rhythm & Ribs
- Peak power rating (1572) Rhythm & Ribs
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.4 | Memorial Day Salute to Service | May 24, 2013 |
| +13.3 | Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash | Feb 16, 2013 |
| +13.1 | 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2013 |
| +11.8 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| +10.1 | Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash | Feb 15, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.8 | 3rd Annual Holbrook | Jul 12, 2013 |
| -3.8 | The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) | Feb 21, 2014 |
| -2.9 | The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series | Feb 20, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 75% | top 31% | 95.9% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2015 | The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series Rancho Mirage, CA | 28 / 49 (648.4800) | 11 (169.7372) | 46 (150.8344) | 4 (171.9656) | 37 (155.9428) |
| Feb 21, 2014 | The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA | 28 / 48 (637.0628) | 27 (161.1428) | 43 (149.0972) | 30 (156.5600) | 3 (170.2628) |
| Nov 7, 2013 | World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship (Competitor's Series) Las Vegas, NV | — | — | 42 (162.8800) | 10 (169.6916) | 36 (159.9544) |
| Oct 12, 2013 | Rhythm & Ribs Cottonwood, AZ | 4 / 15 (690.8228) | 6 (169.7028) | 7 (170.2744) | 4 (173.7028) | 2 (177.1428) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 141 / 174 (639.9888) | 23 (173.1428) | 166 (148.5600) | 71 (167.3944) | 157 (150.8916) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 48 / 535 (669.0972) | 95 (169.1200) | 12 (175.4400) | 302 (158.8228) | 114 (165.7144) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | 3rd Annual Holbrook Holbrook, AZ | 17 / 27 (635.9772) | 10 (166.2284) | 23 (150.2972) | 3 (172.5944) | 23 (146.8572) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ | 13 / 32 (658.2854) | 2 (174.8570) | 5 (171.4286) | 28 (155.4284) | 17 (156.5714) |
| May 24, 2013 | Memorial Day Salute to Service Mesa, AZ | 1 / 29 (681.7142) | 4 (171.4284) | 7 (166.2858) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (165.1428) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA | 22 / 48 (635.4284) | 19 (163.4284) | 26 (152.5716) | 19 (157.1428) | 13 (162.2856) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 4 / 57 (654.2858) | 2 (175.4284) | 6 (165.1432) | 50 (149.1426) | 13 (164.5716) |
| Feb 16, 2013 | Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ | 3 / 31 (684) | 1 (177.1428) | 6 (171.4286) | 6 (170.8572) | 10 (164.5714) |
| Feb 15, 2013 | Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ | 6 / 29 (662.8572) | 4 (174.2858) | 22 (157.1428) | 26 (154.2856) | 1 (177.1430) |
| Jan 25, 2013 | 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ | 29 / 86 (652.5714) | 3 (175.4286) | 63 (153.1430) | 9 (172.5712) | 61 (151.4286) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.