Truckin Sauced IL
Rating
1513
peak 1513
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2022-06-17
latest 2025-06-20
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
328.99
last 5 vs career avg 328.99 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.04
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.89 · weakest Chicken (164.10)
Road miles
199
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 66 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
309 BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Bulldog BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 156.0456 | 164.10 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 149.6572 | 164.89 | top 42% |
| 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 328.99
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 | 338.2172 | 338.22 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 338.2056 | 329.68 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 317.6572 | 317.66 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 17 / 36 (338.2172) | 20 (167.3944) | 17 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 8 / 26 (338.2056) | 13 (167.3828) | 7 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 12 / 25 (318.9256) | 13 (156.0456) | 7 (162.8800) | — | — |
| 2023-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 12 / 33 (331.9200) | 19 (161.6572) | 7 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) Morris, IL | 15 / 23 (317.6572) | 10 (168.0000) | 20 (149.6572) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #159 (301 pts) | #138 (466 pts) | — | — |