Truck'n Sauced IL
Rating
1504
peak 1514
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2022-07-15
latest 2025-08-22
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
326.55 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 319.54 (+7.01)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.31
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.86 · weakest Chicken (159.68)
Road miles
564
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 107 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Rudes BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.8688 points of the Grand Championship at Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-06-14).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 147.3716 | 159.68 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 137.1200 | 159.86 | top 49% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 5% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 319.54
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 310.1368 | 310.14 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 346.8228 | 330.65 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 284.4916 | 284.49 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 26 / 31 (310.1368) | 27 (154.7884) | 25 (155.3484) | — | — |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 17 / 35 (330.1828) | 16 (165.0972) | 18 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 13 / 28 (327.3600) | 18 (159.9656) | 13 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 23 / 34 (318.2400) | 23 (159.4400) | 19 (158.8000) | — | — |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 2 / 40 (346.8228) | 6 (171.4056) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 13 / 25 (284.4916) | 12 (147.3716) | 14 (137.1200) | — | — |