GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ

GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022). They are ranked #2442 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,442

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1522

peak 1526 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 1, 2021

latest Jun 13, 2025 · 3.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#321

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

36% of 11 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

701.1200 / 720

Master · Smokin on the Route

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

689.44 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 685.23 (+4.21)

Walk rate

91%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Smokin on the Route

Consistency

±9.69

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.83 · weakest Brisket (169.34)

Road miles

1,040

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 167 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Purse competed for

$83K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

685.23 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

347.70 / 360

2 Backyard contests · 1 GC

Backyard (3-meat) avg

478.18 / 540

1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, 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.

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×2

Signature meat

27% chicken entries won

3 wins from 11 entries

When chicken is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 27% of their entries (3 of 11).

best 180.0000
average 171.83
5 calls

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (May 13, 2022).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

They almost always walk

91% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 91% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

701.1200 career-best overall

97.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.1200 at Smokin on the Route — 97.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 26, 2024

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Kan-Ok BBQ has finished one call ahead of GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–2 behind in the head-to-head

HOLLOW Q ahead in 78% of their meetings

HOLLOW Q has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

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The drought

9 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) on May 13, 2022 — 9 contests and 4.4 years ago.

last GC May 13, 2022
4.4 years ago

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Sixkiller BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

MUNNY'S STOVE ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MUNNY'S STOVE has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BULL IN THE RING has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 39% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 39% across 3 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 51% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.41% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.41% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.8% of a perfect score
11 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#1061 (85 pts)	#1111 (90 pts)	#1121 (110 pts)	#795 (175 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#321 (675 pts)	#281 (820 pts)	#372 (645 pts)	#303 (740 pts)	#397 (555 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#752 (188 pts)	#901 (158 pts)	#954 (168 pts)	#756 (203 pts)	#645 (268 pts)
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#98 (471 pts)	#108 (411 pts)	—	—

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

93 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

TEX'S SMOKE

#2,448 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1522

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

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LIVESPARKS

#2,441 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1522

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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BUTTS AND GUTS

#2,429 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1523

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2018

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SLADES BBQ

#2,425 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1523

They were already cooking in 2016, 5 years before GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ's first contest.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

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Q-WE-DO BBQ

#2,452 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1525

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 18, 2018

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JUNIORS UP IN SMOKE

#2,440 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1531

Level with GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2017

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOLLOW Q	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Fine As* Swine BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
MUNNY'S STOVE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
WOOD HOOK BBQ	6	3	2	50%	⚔ compare
CEO BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Smoked & Furious	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BULL IN THE RING	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	5	3	4	180 🔥	163.3828	171.83	top 48%
Pork Ribs	11	6	1	1	176.5828	159.4056	170.28	top 49%
Pork	9	3	0	1	178.8572	150.7884	170.85	top 48%
Brisket	8	3	0	0	177.7144	163.9428	169.34	top 58%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	1	top 50%
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 53%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 44%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	6	0	top 43%
OK	5	1	top 61%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest	2	19	0	top 50%	Jun 13, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 5 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 6 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 10 1 of them more than once

First title May 13, 2022 Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)

Opponents faced 184 finished ahead 152 times, behind 181

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

Jun 13 Most recent contest Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest

20244 milestones

Jul 12 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Saucy and Glazed
Jul 26 10th tracked contest Smokin on the Route
Jul 26 Career-best overall score701.1200 Smokin on the Route
Jul 26 Peak power rating (1526) Smokin on the Route

20226 milestones

May 13 First category win (Chicken) Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
May 13 First overall top-10 Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
May 13 First overall podium Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
May 13 First Grand Championship Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
May 13 First multi-meat day Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
May 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score352.0116 Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)

20212 milestones

Oct 1 First tracked contest Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)
Oct 1 First call Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.5	Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	May 13, 2022
+14	Smokin on the Route	Jul 26, 2024
+11.7	Saucy and Glazed	Jul 12, 2024
+10.5	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 10, 2022
+2.6	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ	May 17, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	2nd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest	May 5, 2023
-7.3	Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)	Oct 1, 2021
-6.5	3rd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest	May 3, 2024
-5.1	Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition	Apr 21, 2023
-3.5	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 13, 2025

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0	0	100%	top 56%	94.3%	94.3%
2024	5	0	2	2	100%	top 46%	97.4%	95.9%
2023	2	0	0	0	50%	top 79%	94.7%	93.8%
2022	2	1	2	2	100%	top 21%	97.8%	96.6%
2021	1	0	0	0	100%	top 75%	88.6%	88.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 13, 2025	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	20 / 36 (679.3140)	19 (169.1084)	15 (170.2628)	6 (176)	31 (163.9428)
Jul 26, 2024	Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK	4 / 27 (701.1200)	1 (180)	10 (175.4172)	16 (171.4172)	7 (174.2856)
Jul 12, 2024	Saucy and Glazed 🏅 Newton, KS	3 / 12 (699.3940)	1 (180)	6 (173.1200)	4 (175.4056)	6 (170.8684)
Jun 7, 2024	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	19 / 43 (683.9084)	29 (169.1084)	6 (176)	18 (172.5600)	29 (166.2400)
May 17, 2024	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	18 / 31 (683.4632)	8 (176.0116)	19 (168.5944)	13 (172.5944)	21 (166.2628)
May 3, 2024	3rd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest 🏅 Alva, OK	18 / 20 (683.3716)	20 (163.3828)	13 (172.5716)	2 (178.8572)	12 (168.5600)
May 5, 2023	2nd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest Alva, OK	15 / 15 (669.6568)	12 (172.5828)	15 (159.4056)	12 (170.8456)	13 (166.8228)
Apr 21, 2023	Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition 🏅 Derby, KS	16 / 28 (681.6456)	25 (166.8228)	20 (167.9656)	16 (169.1428)	6 (177.7144)
Jun 10, 2022	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	5 / 29 (343.3944)	3 (174.2628)	6 (169.1316)	—	—
May 13, 2022	Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Alva, OK	1 / 4 (352.0116)	1 (175.4288)	1 (176.5828)	—	—
Oct 1, 2021	Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Tahlequah, OK	15 / 20 (478.1828)	14 (163.4056)	10 (163.9888)	18 (150.7884)	—

GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Signature meat

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)