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LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL

LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 8th of 31 at the Wild West BBQ (2013). They are ranked #3862 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,862
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1486
peak 1524 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

12
in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013
latest May 10, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#506
Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
2 podiums

Overall top-10s

3
25% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 60%
overall standings

Best overall

812.4576 / 900
Master · Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

633.16 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 640.13 (-6.97)

Walk rate

50%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972
Pork Ribs · Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off

Consistency

±15.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 162.70 · weakest Brisket (157.83)

Road miles

1,039
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 186 mi

Schedule strength

34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

State championships

0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

640.13 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Master (5-meat) avg

812.46 / 900
1 Master (5-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Master (5-meat) out of 900), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE has finished one call ahead of LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 42%.

  • 5 contests
  • 2 overall top-10s
  • 0 category wins
  • average top 42%

A tough matchup

8–2 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.87 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 33%.

  • Brisket avg 157.83
  • Pork Ribs avg 162.70
  • 3 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN ARMADILLOS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

The metronome

±2.06% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.06% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 89.0% of a perfect score
  • 12 contests
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A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Wild West BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

  • 4 visits in all
  • best finish 10th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2019 ↗ Master #2564 (53 pts) #1967 (73 pts) #2565 (53 pts) #2487 (58 pts) #1737 (103 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #1499 (126 pts) #1980 (66 pts) #1286 (201 pts) #1567 (126 pts) #1560 (126 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #2831 (56 pts) #2839 (56 pts) #2092 (96 pts) #2831 (56 pts) #2825 (56 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #2769 (56 pts) #2768 (56 pts) #1935 (111 pts) #2194 (66 pts) #2211 (61 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #1522 (164 pts) #1565 (174 pts) #1448 (199 pts) #1592 (169 pts) #1637 (159 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #506 (614 pts) #564 (579 pts) #415 (764 pts) #434 (739 pts) #526 (604 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BRUCE & KYLE THE DYNAMIC DUO OF BBQ
#3,856 of the rated field
1486 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1508

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Jun 1, 2018
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KillerbunnyBBQ
#3,861 of the rated field
1486 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
46%
Peak
1503

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 46% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Sep 4, 2026
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REAL SOUTH BBQ
#3,867 of the rated field
1486 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1486

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Oct 7, 2022
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FATBOYSBBQ
#3,858 of the rated field
1486 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
31%
Peak
1513

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Jul 17, 2021
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FIRE FAMILY BBQ/NOT SO SMOOTH SMOKE
#3,877 of the rated field
1486 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1506

Level with LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Jun 9, 2023
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Uncle Vinny's BBQ
#3,885 of the rated field
1485 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1485

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Mar 30, 2019
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Backdraft BBQ 10 2 8 20% ⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS 10 2 8 20% ⚔ compare
SCORCH AND RESQUE 8 3 5 38% ⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES 8 1 7 13% ⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill 7 3 4 43% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ 7 3 4 43% ⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ 7 1 6 14% ⚔ compare
WOODY'S Q SHACK 7 1 6 14% ⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 12 2 0 0 168.5712 149.0972 159.64 top 66%
Pork Ribs 12 4 0 1 174.2972 144.4800 162.70 top 47%
Pork 12 4 0 1 170.2628 152.5944 161.56 top 56%
Brisket 12 3 0 0 167.4172 141.1088 157.83 top 56%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 71%
Medium (20–39)100top 62%
Large (40+)10top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
CO100top 65%
KS20top 37%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 4 10 0 top 72% May 10, 2019
Wild West BBQ 3 8 0 top 61% May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests
Contests a season 1.7 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in CO 10 of 12 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once
Opponents faced 194 finished ahead 152 times, behind 198
Longest layoff 1 yrs May 8, 2015 → May 13, 2016

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

20191 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
20171 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Wild West BBQ Cook Off
20137 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Wild West BBQ
  2. First call Wild West BBQ
  3. First overall top-10 Wild West BBQ
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2852 Boats, Bands and BBQ
  5. Career-best overall score812.4576 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
  6. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2972 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
  7. Peak power rating (1524) United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+9.1Wild West BBQMay 10, 2013
+8Wild West BBQ Cook OffMay 11, 2018
+6.1Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-offJul 26, 2013
+4.8United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQAug 2, 2013
+4.5Boats, Bands and BBQJun 7, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-11.4Wild West BBQMay 8, 2015
-11.2Wild West BBQ Cook-OffMay 10, 2019
-9.4Wild West BBQ Cook OffMay 12, 2017
-5.6San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili ChallengeSep 6, 2013
-4.1Sam's Club National BBQ TourApr 18, 2014

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20191000 0% top 93% 85.9% 85.9%
20181010 100% top 38% 91.3% 91.3%
20171000 0% top 90% 86.1% 86.1%
20161000 0% top 67% 90.1% 90.1%
20151000 0% top 92% 86.3% 86.3%
20142000 0% top 66% 89% 88.1%
20135020 100% top 42% 92.1% 90.5%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
May 10, 2019 Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO 26 / 28 (618.6056) 21 (157.0972) 28 (144.4800) 24 (153.6572) 15 (163.3712)
May 11, 2018 Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO 10 / 26 (657.6684) 22 (157.7028) 4 (171.4056) 10 (165.1772) 10 (163.3828)
May 12, 2017 Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO 28 / 31 (619.8748) 29 (153.6800) 17 (162.8000) 27 (162.2860) 28 (141.1088)
May 13, 2016 Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO 22 / 33 (648.5372) 31 (156.5372) 13 (165.1200) 18 (164.0228) 18 (162.8572)
May 8, 2015 Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO 24 / 26 (621.0976) 24 (157.1316) 13 (162.8572) 22 (152.5944) 23 (148.5144)
May 9, 2014 Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO 19 / 29 (627.9320) 25 (149.0972) 12 (162.8572) 16 (161.7260) 18 (154.2516)
Apr 18, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO 20 / 30 (641.0400) 12 (167.9772) 20 (159.9772) 22 (157.0856) 22 (156)
Sep 6, 2013 San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO 12 / 17 (642.1600) 8 (165.7144) 4 (167.4400) 14 (153.6456) 12 (155.3600)
Aug 2, 2013 United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ Liberal, KS 10 / 25 (663.3484) 14 (162.2628) 14 (163.4056) 5 (170.2628) 7 (167.4172)
Jul 26, 2013 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off Dodge City, KS 16 / 47 (812.4576) 21 (157.6800) 2 (174.2972) 9 (170.2628) 26 (157.0744)
Jun 7, 2013 Boats, Bands and BBQ Pueblo, CO 15 / 39 (654.2852) 21 (162.2858) 10 (168.5712) 22 (161.7142) 12 (161.7140)
May 10, 2013 Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO 8 / 31 (646.8570) 7 (168.5712) 26 (149.1428) 3 (166.2858) 9 (162.8572)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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