A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
DUB TOWN SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
DUB TOWN SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BLUE TRUCKS BBQ
BLUE TRUCKS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 20th of 25 at the Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams) (2017). They are ranked #4902 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 7, 2017
latest Sep 20, 2019 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.97
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.25 · weakest Brisket (153.42)
Road miles
143
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 38 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$9,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.53 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #1374 (165 pts) | #1740 (110 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1323 (195 pts) | #1350 (220 pts) | #1380 (215 pts) | #1489 (180 pts) | #1409 (200 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BLUE TRUCKS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,894 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1502
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BLUE TRUCKS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BLUE TRUCKS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,912 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,905 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Level with BLUE TRUCKS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,919 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,899 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,884 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUB TOWN SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 154.8340 | 162.25 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 145.0856 | 156.42 | top 77% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 153.6456 | 157.44 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3944 | 151.3600 | 153.42 | top 85% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 90% | Jul 13, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
4 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
109
finished ahead 34 times, behind 145
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Jul 13, 2018 → Sep 20, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20195 milestones
- First call Smokin in The Hills
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7316 Smokin in The Hills
- Career-best overall score658.7316 Smokin in The Hills
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Smokin in The Hills
- Most recent contest Smokin in The Hills
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1489) Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 7, 2017 |
| -8.9 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 13, 2018 |
| -7.9 | Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams) | Sep 22, 2017 |
| -5.9 | PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -1.2 | Smokin in The Hills | Sep 20, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.2% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2019 | Smokin in The Hills 🏅 | 25 / 38 (658.7316) | 7 (174.2628) | 15 (167.4172) | 28 (161.6800) | 31 (155.3716) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 36 / 40 (607.1540) | 37 (155.3716) | 40 (145.0856) | 36 (153.6456) | 37 (153.0512) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams) Hillsboro, OH | 20 / 25 (631.8516) | 19 (158.8000) | 16 (162.8344) | 23 (154.8228) | 19 (155.3944) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Lebanon, OH | 32 / 40 (635.2796) | 21 (167.9884) | 35 (156.5600) | 35 (158.8112) | 36 (151.9200) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 37 / 41 (614.6168) | 37 (154.8340) | 38 (150.1944) | 31 (158.2284) | 35 (151.3600) |