A tough matchup
4–0
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 4 of their 4 shared contests.
MEAT FIRE BREW BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1517 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-06-28
latest 2017-07-28
Best ToY finish
#1564
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.21
last 5 Master vs avg 633.21 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.20
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.02 · weakest Brisket (153.57)
Road miles
32
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
633.21 / 720
5 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
−7.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.45 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 153.57
- Pork avg 161.02
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
A June team
Top 42%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 42% across 4 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.
- 4 June contests
- top 50% the rest of the year
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.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2955 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after MEAT FIRE BREW BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#2946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with MEAT FIRE BREW BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ric's Righteous Ribs | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey and the Pirate | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168.5714 | 147.3712 | 157.69 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 153.1426 | 160.92 | top 48% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.8916 | 150.2972 | 161.02 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4286 | 145.6916 | 153.57 | top 55% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 35% | 2015-06-26 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2013-06-28 → 2017-07-28
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.02 · weakest Brisket (153.57)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
633.21
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
140
125–103 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
32
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1540
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2016-06-24 → 2017-07-28
Power rating
1507
peak 1517 · #2944 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- First call Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8570 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- Career-best overall score650.8570 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2856 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- Peak power rating (1517) Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- 2017
- Most recent contest Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.8 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | 2013-06-28 |
| +4.5 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | 2014-06-27 |
| +2.1 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | 2015-06-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge | 2017-07-28 |
| -2 | Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships | 2016-06-24 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-28 | Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA | 22 / 26 (622.7316) | 22 (147.3944) | 16 (161.7028) | 13 (158.2516) | 15 (155.3828) |
| 2016-06-24 | Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA | 33 / 54 (632.0120) | 22 (165.1544) | 40 (154.2744) | 12 (166.8916) | 45 (145.6916) |
| 2015-06-26 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 23 / 49 (636.5368) | 23 (159.9656) | 4 (174.2856) | 37 (150.2972) | 28 (151.9884) |
| 2014-06-27 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 19 / 48 (623.8968) | 42 (147.3712) | 15 (161.1772) | 10 (163.9656) | 26 (151.3828) |
| 2013-06-28 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 11 / 56 (650.8570) | 3 (168.5714) | 36 (153.1426) | 9 (165.7144) | 13 (163.4286) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2169 (66 pts) | #2249 (66 pts) | #2092 (96 pts) | #1982 (111 pts) | #2026 (101 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2260 (75 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #1840 (125 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2085 (70 pts) | #2152 (70 pts) | #1362 (210 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1936 (103 pts) | #2505 (73 pts) | #1889 (123 pts) | #1728 (148 pts) | #2494 (73 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1564 (145 pts) | #1159 (250 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #1510 (160 pts) | #1663 (135 pts) |