TRU-BBQ
TRU-BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2014. Their best overall finish is 21st of 34 at the Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest (2014). They finished #1582 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 11, 2014
latest Aug 22, 2014
Category wins
0
1 podium
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.87 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.96)
Road miles
56
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi
Master avg
632.25 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1582 (151 pts) | #1449 (201 pts) | #1840 (131 pts) | #1648 (156 pts) | #963 (346 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6912 | 161.1316 | 163.41 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3944 | 136.5256 | 145.96 | top 86% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8688 | 149.1544 | 156.01 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 165.7372 | 166.87 | top 22% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20145 milestones
- First tracked contest Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
- First call Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score638.2400 Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)168 Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest Grill Games
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2014 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 35 / 47 (626.2632) | 27 (161.1316) | 46 (136.5256) | 20 (162.8688) | 17 (165.7372) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL | 21 / 34 (638.2400) | 11 (165.6912) | 25 (155.3944) | 29 (149.1544) | 3 (168) |