High-water mark
679.8856
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.8856 at Grillin and Chillin BBQ — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 17, 2021
Tru Blu BBQ
Tru Blu BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 9th of 39 at the Queen City Cook-Off (2013).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1516
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Sep 17, 2021 · 8.2 years on the trail
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.43 · weakest Chicken (167.98)
Road miles
80
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 80 mi
Purse competed for
$6,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
677.66 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 165.1428 | 167.98 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.1544 | 165.7142 | 171.43 | top 28% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 167.4284 | 168.27 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.1430 | 162.8000 | 169.97 | top 36% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
66
finished ahead 48 times, behind 20
Longest layoff
8.2 yrs
Jun 21, 2013 → Sep 17, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20213 milestones
- Career-best overall score679.8856 Grillin and Chillin BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 Grillin and Chillin BBQ
- Most recent contest Grillin and Chillin BBQ
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Queen City Cook-Off
- First call Queen City Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 Queen City Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.4284 Queen City Cook-Off
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2021 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ 🏅 Owensboro, KY | 13 / 31 (679.8856) | 10 (170.8228) | 2 (177.1544) | 14 (169.1084) | 21 (162.8000) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Queen City Cook-Off Clarksville, TN | 9 / 39 (675.4284) | 26 (165.1428) | 19 (165.7142) | 21 (167.4284) | 2 (177.1430) |