THIN BLUE LINE BBQ
THIN BLUE LINE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 28th of 30 at the Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) (2017).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 11, 2013
latest Oct 6, 2017 · 4 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.24 · weakest Brisket (145.37)
Road miles
25
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
608.43 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 152.5028 | 156.24 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1544 | 150.8460 | 156.00 | top 70% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6800 | 147.9544 | 150.82 | top 93% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.2400 | 144.5028 | 145.37 | top 93% |
“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
73
finished ahead 11 times, behind 70
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Oct 11, 2013 → Oct 6, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Career-best overall score610.7432 Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Most recent contest Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Central Illinois Bragging Rights
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)161.1544 Central Illinois Bragging Rights
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2017 | Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Decatur, IL | 28 / 30 (610.7432) | 23 (159.9772) | 28 (150.8460) | 27 (153.6800) | 30 (146.2400) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL | 44 / 53 (606.1144) | 41 (152.5028) | 25 (161.1544) | 51 (147.9544) | 46 (144.5028) |