The comeback
2.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! (2016-07-15).
- last seen 2013-08-16
- back 2016-07-15
MOTHER TRUCKIN BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-08-16
latest 2018-07-20
Best ToY finish
#1870
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
622.73
last 3 Master vs avg 622.73 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±28.68
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.86 · weakest Brisket (150.40)
Road miles
340
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 232 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
622.73 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
MOTHER TRUCKIN BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 152 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3911 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after MOTHER TRUCKIN BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#3902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Level with MOTHER TRUCKIN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3916 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3932 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 153.1200 | 157.12 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 152.5944 | 162.86 | top 43% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 140.5028 | 152.35 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 138.1944 | 150.40 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.9 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2018-07-20
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
2 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 162.86 · weakest Brisket (150.40)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
622.73
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
123
37–91 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
340
4 mapped stops · furthest 232 mi
Schedule strength
1548
average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2016-07-15
Power rating
1485
peak 1485 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues
- Peak power rating (1493) Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues
- 2018
- First call *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9200 *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score659.9200 *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9884 *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL)
- Most recent contest *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.3 | *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL) | 2018-07-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | EffingHAM Jam | 2016-07-22 |
| -7.5 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues | 2013-08-16 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 51% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 82% | 82% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-20 | *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL | 22 / 43 (659.9200) | 42 (153.1200) | 9 (170.2744) | 13 (171.9884) | 24 (164.5372) |
| 2016-07-22 | EffingHAM Jam Effingham, IL | 27 / 29 (590.1144) | 22 (158.8228) | 23 (152.5944) | 29 (140.5028) | 28 (138.1944) |
| 2016-07-15 | Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN | 45 / 60 (618.1600) | 37 (159.4172) | 17 (165.7144) | 55 (144.5484) | 48 (148.4800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1870 (75 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1498 (145 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1963 (65 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2951 (54 pts) | #2304 (69 pts) | #2335 (64 pts) | #2950 (54 pts) | #2955 (54 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #1841 (115 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |