True Blue 'Cue Crew
True Blue 'Cue Crew is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 25th of 28 at the Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition (2023). They finished #1048 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Apr 7, 2023
latest Jul 21, 2023
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.38 · weakest Chicken (148.25)
Road miles
129
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 129 mi
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
632.10 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1048 (113 pts) | #1108 (113 pts) | #954 (168 pts) | #944 (133 pts) | #1086 (113 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5716 | 139.9316 | 148.25 | top 96% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 153.0628 | 161.67 | top 71% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 158.7884 | 163.38 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 154.8000 | 158.80 | top 81% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First tracked contest Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6116 Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score649.6116 Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2744 Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Mountain
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2023 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 36 / 38 (614.5828) | 38 (139.9316) | 35 (153.0628) | 33 (158.7884) | 25 (162.8000) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC | 25 / 28 (649.6116) | 26 (156.5716) | 14 (170.2744) | 21 (167.9656) | 27 (154.8000) |