The comeback
6.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.6 years, then back at Smoke on the Seaway (ONE MEAT RIBS) (May 9, 2026).
- last seen Oct 11, 2019
- back May 9, 2026
Big Truck BBQ
Big Truck BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 22 at the Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware (BACKYARD ONLY) ().
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 11, 2019
latest Oct 11, 2019
Category wins
0
1 podium
Avg finish
top 100%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
169.7260
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.90 · weakest Brisket (20)
Road miles
790
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 790 mi
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
501.10 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
341.13 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 151.4056 | 155.69 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 169.7260 | 147.3716 | 157.90 | top 62% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5140 | 20 | 92.26 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | top 100% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
2 of 3 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
62
finished ahead 0 times, behind 63
Longest layoff
6.6 yrs
Oct 11, 2019 → May 9, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Seaway (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20191 milestone
- Career-best overall score501.0968 Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ)
—3 milestones
- First tracked contest Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7260 Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | Smoke on the Seaway (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cornwall, ON | — | — | 9 (147.3716) | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ) 🏅 Arthur, IL | 43 / 43 (501.0968) | 36 (159.9772) | 35 (156.6056) | 26 (164.5140) | 43 (20) |
| — | Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware (BACKYARD ONLY) Decatur, IL | 22 / 22 (341.1316) | 19 (151.4056) | 3 (169.7260) | 22 (20) | — |