TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE

TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 52 at the Up In smoke on the Square (2016), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion 5 times. They are ranked #604 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#604

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1658

peak 1658 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 10, 2014

latest Jun 24, 2016 · 1.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#88

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

5 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

74% of 19 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 24%

overall standings

Best overall

693.0856 / 720

Master · Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

670.52 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 673.76 (-3.25)

Walk rate

89%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±12.64

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 169.63 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.77)

Road miles

3,634

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 556 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Master avg

673.76 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (17 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.1888 points from the title

Came within 1.1888 points of the Grand Championship at Wabash Ribber Fest (Apr 24, 2015).

Among the elite

#604 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 9% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1658 puts them #604 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 9% of the field.

rating 1658
peak 1658
19 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Pork ×1

On the rise

+43 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 43 points across 9 contests since Jun 27, 2015 — from 1615 up to 1658.

9 contests since Jun 27, 2015
now 1658

Happy hunting ground

Top 9% average finish here

Route 66 Smoke Out is their spot: an average finish in the top 9% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 9%

They almost always walk

89% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 17 of 19 contests

A top-10 category call in 89% of their 19 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.0856 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.0856 at Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 1, 2015

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The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Outsiders BBQ has finished one call ahead of TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 14%.

3 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 14%

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

GREY STREET BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

GREY STREET BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ALL IN QUE in 10 of their 12 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

7 of 11 shared brisket entries lost

QUAU ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUAU has out-cooked them in 7 of 11 shared brisket entries.

Always the bridesmaid

5 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 5 times against 0 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

0 Grand Championships
19 contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

One2BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 12% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 12% across 5 contests, versus top 24% the rest of the year.

5 May contests
top 24% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,634 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,634 miles across 19 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 556 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional).

19 mapped stops
furthest 556 mi

The metronome

±1.76% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.76% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.6% of a perfect score
19 contests

In the record book (on 1 all-time board)

Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.

#4 😤 Most runner-up finishes without a title 5 reserve championships, no GC · across 19 contests, still waiting · Jun 3, 2016

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
2016 ↗	Master	#647 (598 pts)	#758 (523 pts)	#621 (658 pts)	#1259 (258 pts)	#862 (423 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#88 (2,083 pts)	#76 (1,896 pts)	#141 (1,643 pts)	#92 (1,818 pts)	#96 (1,890 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1438 (186 pts)	#1657 (151 pts)	#1578 (166 pts)	#1429 (206 pts)	#1238 (246 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Contests: 24
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 67%
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#606 of the rated field

1658 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1672

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 30 contests to 19.

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BACKYARD BROS

#605 of the rated field

1658 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1662

37 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 32% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

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#607 of the rated field

1658 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1680

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#609 of the rated field

1658 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1689

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99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1

#602 of the rated field

1658 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1663

51 contests to 19: their number has had years to settle where TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE's is still finding its level.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ALL IN QUE	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
QUAU	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
BOSS HAWG BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
MONSTER-QUE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
MEATSMACK	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
DANDDY BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
JUGS BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
PORK PARADISE	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
VALET PORKING	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	10	2	5	180 🔥	160.5256	169.42	top 31%
Pork Ribs	19	9	1	2	176.5716	154.2056	166.77	top 38%
Pork	19	10	1	2	180 🔥	156.5256	167.94	top 35%
Brisket	19	12	0	3	177.1428	159.9428	169.63	top 28%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 29%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 24%
Large (40+)	8	top 22%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	12	top 25%
IA	2	top 13%
IN	2	top 18%
OK	1	top 70%
MO	1	top 7%
WI	1	top 23%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Up In smoke on the Square	2	2	top 13%	Jun 3, 2016
Route 66 Smoke Out	2	2	top 9%	May 6, 2016
Central Illinois Bragging Rights	2	14	top 37%	Oct 9, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 14 contests

Contests a season 6.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 12 of 19 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 16 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 423 finished ahead 548 times, behind 147

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

20162 milestones

Jun 24 Peak power rating (1658) Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
Jun 24 Most recent contest Heritage Days BBQ Showdown

20157 milestones

Apr 10 First overall top-10 CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition
Apr 24 First category win (Chicken) Wabash Ribber Fest
Apr 24 First overall podium Wabash Ribber Fest
Apr 24 First Reserve Championship Wabash Ribber Fest
May 1 Career-best overall score693.0856 Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
May 8 First perfect 180 (Pork) Rockin' BBQ for Riley
Jun 19 10th tracked contest Knights of Columbus

20143 milestones

Oct 10 First tracked contest Central Illinois Bragging Rights
Oct 10 First call Central Illinois Bragging Rights
Oct 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5080 Central Illinois Bragging Rights

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.4	Wabash Ribber Fest	Apr 24, 2015
+15.8	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition	Apr 10, 2015
+14.3	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	May 1, 2015
+14.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Sep 11, 2015
+13.7	Smoke on the Prairie	May 29, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.2	Casino Queen BBQ Competition	Oct 17, 2014
-3.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 25, 2015
-0.6	Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center	Jul 25, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	3	1	100%	top 14%	94.8%	93.8%
2015	14	11	3	93%	top 22%	96.3%	94%
2014	2	0	0	50%	top 55%	90.5%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 24, 2016	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL	8 / 33 (663.8972)	7 (171.9888)	7 (169.1544)	17 (162.8112)	16 (159.9428)
Jun 3, 2016	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	2 / 52 (682.2284)	3 (176)	1 (171.9772)	32 (161.6684)	7 (172.5828)
May 6, 2016	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	5 / 40 (680.5372)	12 (167.4172)	4 (175.4516)	17 (168.5600)	8 (169.1084)
Oct 9, 2015	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	17 / 48 (664.3996)	23 (165.7028)	28 (161.6572)	25 (163.9312)	5 (173.1084)
Sep 25, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	21 / 30 (661.5196)	27 (163.3712)	24 (165.0856)	13 (168.5372)	20 (164.5256)
Sep 11, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO	2 / 28 (692.4912)	1 (180)	4 (173.1200)	10 (171.9656)	15 (167.4056)
Jul 25, 2015	Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center Orion, IL	7 / 15 (662.1488)	8 (161.0972)	7 (164.5488)	7 (167.3828)	5 (169.1200)
Jul 10, 2015	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	18 / 80 (666.2516)	11 (171.4172)	52 (158.2744)	29 (163.9656)	8 (172.5944)
Jun 27, 2015	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	5 / 32 (682.1828)	5 (170.2628)	5 (169.6916)	4 (173.1200)	12 (169.1084)
Jun 19, 2015	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	5 / 28 (675.9428)	11 (166.8344)	4 (172.5828)	9 (168.5484)	8 (167.9772)
Jun 5, 2015	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	9 / 40 (672.4344)	8 (169.6800)	25 (160.5144)	9 (169.1200)	3 (173.1200)
May 29, 2015	Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL	2 / 18 (671.8512)	3 (171.4172)	15 (154.7656)	2 (169.6684)	2 (176)
May 23, 2015	Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA	4 / 37 (684.4684)	8 (170.2628)	4 (171.9772)	16 (167.9656)	4 (174.2628)
May 8, 2015	Rockin' BBQ for Riley Warsaw, IN	6 / 27 (676.5256)	17 (160.5256)	11 (166.8572)	1 (180)	6 (169.1428)
May 1, 2015	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Dwight, IL	2 / 40 (693.0856)	3 (176.5600)	2 (176.5716)	18 (162.8112)	2 (177.1428)
Apr 24, 2015	Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL	2 / 46 (692.5256)	1 (178.8572)	11 (170.2628)	4 (175.4400)	13 (167.9656)
Apr 10, 2015	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	5 / 39 (678.2168)	13 (170.8456)	18 (165.1428)	4 (174.2628)	16 (167.9656)
Oct 17, 2014	Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL	32 / 44 (651.2568)	25 (165.0856)	18 (166.8572)	37 (156.5256)	26 (162.7884)
Oct 10, 2014	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	14 / 37 (649.5080)	21 (161.6800)	32 (154.2056)	10 (164.5140)	6 (169.1084)

TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (17 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

On the rise

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

The metronome

In the record book (on 1 all-time board)

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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