A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BOURBON BOYS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1506 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-05-24
latest 2018-05-26
Best ToY finish
#1291
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.18 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 632.79 (-3.61)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.49
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.50 · weakest Brisket (148.91)
Road miles
4,874
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 1667 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Master avg
632.79 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−14.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.59 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 148.91
- Chicken avg 163.50
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) (2018-05-25).
- last seen 2015-05-22
- back 2018-05-25
The long haul
4,874
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,874 miles across 6 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,667 miles to Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off.
- 6 mapped stops
- furthest 1,667 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4762 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1510 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4730 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4747 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with BOURBON BOYS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4779 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after BOURBON BOYS BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#4776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4728 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 158.8344 | 163.50 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2854 | 150.8000 | 158.47 | top 63% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 152.5484 | 161.91 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 140.5144 | 148.91 | top 82% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 83% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) | 2 | 41 | 0 | top 87% | 2018-05-26 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-05-24 → 2018-05-26
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NV
3 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.50 · weakest Brisket (148.91)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
632.79
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
188
58–200 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
4,874
6 mapped stops · furthest 1,667 mi
Schedule strength
1560
average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2015-05-22 → 2018-05-25
Power rating
1467
peak 1506 · #4753 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- First call 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8570 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- Career-best overall score650.8570 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.0000 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- Peak power rating (1506) 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- 2018
- Most recent contest *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6 | 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge | 2013-05-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | 2015-05-02 |
| -11 | Best Dam Barbecue | 2015-05-22 |
| -8 | *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) | 2018-05-26 |
| -5.1 | *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) | 2018-05-25 |
| -2.1 | Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off | 2013-07-12 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87.7% | 86.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 87.9% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 46% | 90.4% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-26 | *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL | 54 / 60 (615.9660) | 26 (167.4400) | 53 (150.8344) | 52 (157.1772) | 57 (140.5144) |
| 2018-05-25 | *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL | 41 / 49 (631.3716) | 33 (162.2628) | 23 (163.4516) | 45 (152.5484) | 41 (153.1088) |
| 2015-05-22 | Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV | 34 / 38 (633.0284) | 30 (162.8000) | 26 (160.5828) | 19 (166.8456) | 37 (142.8000) |
| 2015-05-02 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 41 / 41 (623.2800) | 31 (163.9772) | 39 (150.8000) | 28 (161.7256) | 41 (146.7772) |
| 2013-07-12 | Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH | 24 / 41 (642.2516) | 30 (158.8344) | 24 (158.8572) | 20 (165.1428) | 19 (159.4172) |
| 2013-05-24 | 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV | 12 / 35 (650.8570) | 12 (165.7144) | 8 (166.2854) | 8 (168.0000) | 25 (150.8572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1630 (150 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1291 (196 pts) | #1374 (191 pts) | #1264 (226 pts) | #1179 (246 pts) | #1478 (156 pts) |