STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2042

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1536

peak 1539 · rated over 18 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-03-21

latest 2017-07-07

Best ToY finish

#599

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 18 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.2972

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

Consistency

±17.87

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.31 · weakest Brisket (154.73)

Road miles

2,823

mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 277 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Master avg

639.47 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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.

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.

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

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.

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

Pork Bombin BBQ

#2051 of the rated field

1536 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

⚔ Head-to-head

BOURBON & BONES

#2056 of the rated field

1536 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2018-04-20

⚔ Head-to-head

TASTY LICKS BBQ SUPPLY

#2052 of the rated field

1536 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 16 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG DADDY Q - FL

#2040 of the rated field

1537 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1548

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 20% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2024-02-16

⚔ Head-to-head

BOB ROBERTS BBQ

#2047 of the rated field

1536 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2023-10-20

⚔ Head-to-head

PORK N' CIDER

#2035 of the rated field

1537 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2016-06-24

⚔ Head-to-head

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	172.0000	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 contest size

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

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2017-07-07
Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	2	5	0	top 26%	2017-05-05

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2014-03-21 → 2017-07-07

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 18 of 18 contests

Contests visited 16 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 18 entries · 0 wins · 10 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.31 · weakest Brisket (154.73)

Walk rate 72% a top-10 call in 13 of 18 contests

Overall top-10 rate 22% 4 of 18 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 639.47 out of 720 · 18 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 366 389–414 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,823 18 mapped stops · furthest 277 mi

Schedule strength 1539 average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2014-03-28 → 2015-05-01

Power rating 1536 peak 1539 · #2042 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Mar 21 First tracked contest 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
2015
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
2016
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
2017
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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	2017-05-05
+10.3	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	2016-07-08
+8.8	Smoke on the River	2015-09-18
+8.2	Oaktown Throwdown	2015-07-31
+7.6	Oaktown Throwdown BBQ	2016-08-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-03-28
-8	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship	2017-06-23
-7.3	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	2014-03-21
-5.1	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship	2017-03-31
-4.9	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship	2015-05-01

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	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
2017-07-07	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)
2017-06-23	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	50 / 62 (606.7432)	27 (162.8572)	44 (153.6800)	59 (143.3600)	52 (146.8460)
2017-05-05	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	5 / 33 (659.3368)	21 (159.3828)	19 (159.4056)	4 (172.0000)	4 (168.5484)
2017-03-31	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	54 / 77 (649.0172)	46 (167.3828)	74 (145.6572)	34 (167.9772)	32 (168.0000)
2016-10-21	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)
2016-08-19	Oaktown Throwdown BBQ Oakland, CA	7 / 21 (655.3600)	8 (165.6800)	7 (162.8228)	7 (164.5600)	8 (162.2972)
2016-07-08	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)
2016-06-24	Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA	29 / 54 (638.7312)	26 (161.6684)	46 (149.0856)	29 (161.1200)	10 (166.8572)
2016-04-29	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)
2016-04-01	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)
2015-09-18	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	14 / 49 (650.7200)	6 (169.1200)	25 (158.8228)	17 (162.2516)	16 (160.5256)
2015-07-31	Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA	9 / 27 (651.9088)	4 (173.1200)	5 (165.7144)	22 (148.4800)	10 (164.5944)
2015-07-10	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	18 / 38 (639.9312)	2 (171.9884)	13 (164.0228)	19 (159.9656)	32 (143.9544)
2015-06-26	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	24 / 49 (636.5028)	2 (172.5600)	31 (154.2744)	32 (152.5256)	19 (157.1428)
2015-05-15	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	33 / 53 (640.9488)	8 (173.1200)	37 (157.1088)	42 (154.8000)	32 (155.9200)
2015-05-01	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)
2014-03-28	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Sacramento, CA	24 / 29 (604.4112)	21 (155.9544)	28 (146.2628)	16 (161.6684)	26 (140.5256)
2014-03-21	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)

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	#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 (1179 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)