GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ KS
Rating
1516
peak 1520 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2021-10-01
latest 2025-06-13
Best ToY finish
#321
Master 2024
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
4
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
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
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.69
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.83 · weakest Brisket (169.34)
Road miles
1040
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 167 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$83K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
685.23 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
391.20 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 1 GC
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Kan-Ok BBQ has finished one call ahead of GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BULL IN THE RING has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOLLOW Q has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Sixkiller BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🍖 Signature meat
When chicken is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 27% of their entries (3 of 11).
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, MUNNY'S STOVE has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 39% across 3 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
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 | 180.0000 🔥 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 6 | 0 | top 43% |
| OK | 5 | 1 | top 61% |
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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2025-06-13 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (6 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-05-13)
- Wins it all in 9% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 685.23 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 391.20 / 360
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-10-01 — First tracked contest · Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)
- 📣 2021-10-01 — First call · Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)
- 🏆 2022-05-13 — First Grand Championship · Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2022-06-10 — Peak power rating (1520) · Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- 🔥 2024-07-12 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Saucy and Glazed
- ⭐ 2024-07-26 — Career-best overall score (701.1200) · Smokin on the Route
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.3 | Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2022-05-13 |
| +13.6 | Smokin on the Route | 2024-07-26 |
| +11.6 | Saucy and Glazed | 2024-07-12 |
| +9.9 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2022-06-10 |
| +1.6 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ | 2024-05-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | 2nd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest | 2023-05-05 |
| -7.7 | 3rd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest | 2024-05-03 |
| -7.5 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) | 2021-10-01 |
| -5.7 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition | 2023-04-21 |
| -3.8 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2025-06-13 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
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% | 132.8% | 132.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 20 / 36 (679.3140) | 19 (169.1084) | 15 (170.2628) | 6 (176.0000) | 31 (163.9428) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 4 / 27 (701.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (175.4172) | 16 (171.4172) | 7 (174.2856) |
| 2024-07-12 | Saucy and Glazed 🏅 Newton, KS | 3 / 12 (699.3940) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (173.1200) | 4 (175.4056) | 6 (170.8684) |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 19 / 43 (683.9084) | 29 (169.1084) | 6 (176.0000) | 18 (172.5600) | 29 (166.2400) |
| 2024-05-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 18 / 31 (683.4632) | 8 (176.0116) | 19 (168.5944) | 13 (172.5944) | 21 (166.2628) |
| 2024-05-03 | 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) |
| 2023-05-05 | 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) |
| 2023-04-21 | 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) |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 5 / 29 (343.3944) | 3 (174.2628) | 6 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Alva, OK | 1 / 4 (352.0116) | 1 (175.4288) | 1 (176.5828) | — | — |
| 2021-10-01 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Tahlequah, OK | 15 / 20 (478.1828) | 14 (163.4056) | 10 (163.9888) | 18 (150.7884) | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | — | — |