STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ

STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 5th of 33 at the Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship (2017). They are ranked #2060 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,060

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1537

peak 1539 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 21, 2014

latest Jul 7, 2017 · 3.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#599

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

22% of 18 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

659.3368 / 720

Master · Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.18 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 639.47 (+3.72)

Walk rate

72%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · 5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship

Consistency

±17.87

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.31 · weakest Brisket (154.73)

Road miles

2,823

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 277 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

639.47 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

72% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 18 contests

A top-10 category call in 72% of their 18 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PIRATES OF THE PIG has finished one call ahead of STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 40%.

6 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 40%

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

SON OF SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings

SON OF SMOKE has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.57 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 56%.

Brisket avg 154.73
Chicken avg 167.31
4 calls in 18 entries

Chicken nemesis

9 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

SON OF SMOKE ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SON OF SMOKE has out-cooked them in 9 of 14 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

RBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

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A July team

Top 34% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 34% across 4 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

4 July contests
top 50% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.48% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.48% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.8% of a perfect score
18 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
2017 ↗	Master	#894 (398 pts)	#991 (383 pts)	#1216 (268 pts)	#819 (493 pts)	#940 (388 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#599 (651 pts)	#459 (871 pts)	#622 (656 pts)	#649 (621 pts)	#620 (646 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#672 (539 pts)	#294 (1,179 pts)	#661 (589 pts)	#841 (434 pts)	#737 (499 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1766 (134 pts)	#1725 (149 pts)	#1854 (129 pts)	#1568 (174 pts)	#1852 (129 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKE SHOW

#2,048 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1627

2–9 in 11 shared contests (18% to STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ)

These two have cooked 11 of the same contests — SMOKE SHOW ahead 9–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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BOURBON & BONES

#2,062 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1545

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Apr 20, 2018

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BOB ROBERTS BBQ

#2,061 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1536

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2023

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JOE'S COOKSHACK

#2,070 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1567

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 18% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jan 9, 2025

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2-CAN-Q

#2,058 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1552

Level with STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Mar 19, 2022

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STOKE & SMOKE BBQ

#2,069 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1543

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smokey and the Pirate	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
RBQ	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
2 ROLLING BONES	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
SMOKE SHOW	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
FLAME THROWER BBQ CO.	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Ric's Righteous Ribs	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
PORK DADDY'S BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
BONES SAUCE & HARMONY	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	10	3	178.2972	155.9544	167.31	top 32%
Pork Ribs	18	4	0	166.2744	145.6572	158.32	top 55%
Pork	18	4	0	172	143.3600	159.10	top 53%
Brisket	18	4	0	168.5484	134.8116	154.73	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 43%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 56%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	2	8	0	top 29%	Jul 7, 2017
Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	2	5	0	top 26%	May 5, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 18 of 18 contests

Contests visited 16 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 364 finished ahead 389 times, behind 414

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Mar 28, 2014 → May 1, 2015

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

20173 milestones

May 5 Career-best overall score659.3368 Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
May 5 Peak power rating (1539) Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
Jul 7 Most recent contest Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival

20162 milestones

Apr 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
Apr 29 10th tracked contest Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship

20153 milestones

May 15 First call Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
Jul 31 First overall top-10 Oaktown Throwdown
Jul 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9088 Oaktown Throwdown

20141 milestone

Mar 21 First tracked contest 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	May 5, 2017
+10.3	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	Jul 8, 2016
+8.8	Smoke on the River	Sep 18, 2015
+8.2	Oaktown Throwdown	Jul 31, 2015
+7.6	Oaktown Throwdown BBQ	Aug 19, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 28, 2014
-8	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship	Jun 23, 2017
-7.3	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 21, 2014
-5	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 31, 2017
-4.9	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship	May 1, 2015

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	4	1	50%	top 50%	91.6%	89.4%
2016	6	2	100%	top 40%	91.6%	90%
2015	6	1	83%	top 49%	90.5%	88.8%
2014	2	0	0%	top 80%	84.7%	84.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 7, 2017	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	18 / 50 (658.6744)	5 (173.1200)	32 (160.5144)	7 (171.4172)	35 (153.6228)
Jun 23, 2017	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	50 / 62 (606.7432)	27 (162.8572)	44 (153.6800)	59 (143.3600)	52 (146.8460)
May 5, 2017	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	5 / 33 (659.3368)	21 (159.3828)	19 (159.4056)	4 (172)	4 (168.5484)
Mar 31, 2017	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	54 / 77 (649.0172)	46 (167.3828)	74 (145.6572)	34 (167.9772)	32 (168)
Oct 21, 2016	San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition San Francisco, CA	17 / 38 (642.1372)	6 (168.5600)	23 (155.9428)	15 (162.8000)	18 (154.8344)
Aug 19, 2016	Oaktown Throwdown BBQ Oakland, CA	7 / 21 (655.3600)	8 (165.6800)	7 (162.8228)	7 (164.5600)	8 (162.2972)
Jul 8, 2016	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	8 / 38 (654.2056)	9 (167.9884)	9 (166.2744)	9 (164.5256)	15 (155.4172)
Jun 24, 2016	Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA	29 / 54 (638.7312)	26 (161.6684)	46 (149.0856)	29 (161.1200)	10 (166.8572)
Apr 29, 2016	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	11 / 30 (636.5492)	13 (162.8116)	6 (165.7372)	17 (155.4060)	15 (152.5944)
Apr 1, 2016	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	35 / 72 (659.2684)	3 (178.2972)	31 (166.2400)	59 (157.0856)	56 (157.6456)
Sep 18, 2015	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	14 / 49 (650.7200)	6 (169.1200)	25 (158.8228)	17 (162.2516)	16 (160.5256)
Jul 31, 2015	Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA	9 / 27 (651.9088)	4 (173.1200)	5 (165.7144)	22 (148.4800)	10 (164.5944)
Jul 10, 2015	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	18 / 38 (639.9312)	2 (171.9884)	13 (164.0228)	19 (159.9656)	32 (143.9544)
Jun 26, 2015	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	24 / 49 (636.5028)	2 (172.5600)	31 (154.2744)	32 (152.5256)	19 (157.1428)
May 15, 2015	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	33 / 53 (640.9488)	8 (173.1200)	37 (157.1088)	42 (154.8000)	32 (155.9200)
May 1, 2015	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	23 / 32 (615.7940)	11 (168.5256)	14 (159.3828)	28 (146.8228)	25 (141.0628)
Mar 28, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Sacramento, CA	24 / 29 (604.4112)	21 (155.9544)	28 (146.2628)	16 (161.6684)	26 (140.5256)
Mar 21, 2014	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	53 / 69 (610.1372)	47 (159.4056)	37 (158.8000)	36 (157.1200)	66 (134.8116)

STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA 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

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July 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

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)