A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
M.A.D.BBQ
M.A.D.BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 25 at the Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash (2018). Also listed in KCBS results as “Mad BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 13, 2017
latest May 31, 2019 · 1.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.11
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.27 · weakest Brisket (149.68)
Road miles
4,375
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,592 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
628.47 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to M.A.D.BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
M.A.D.BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 149 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,533 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,548 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1472
They turned up 5 years after M.A.D.BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,530 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,528 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Level with M.A.D.BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,549 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,551 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 145.1200 | 157.48 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5488 | 154.8572 | 162.27 | top 66% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0116 | 149.7144 | 158.09 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8116 | 145.6344 | 149.68 | top 94% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
139
finished ahead 35 times, behind 152
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Mar 25, 2016 → Oct 13, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL)
20174 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2804 OC BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score651.2804 OC BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5488 OC BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1497) OC BBQ Competition
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Hamond BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | Temecula State BBQ Championship | Oct 12, 2018 |
| -7.9 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) | May 31, 2019 |
| -6.8 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | Aug 10, 2018 |
| -2.9 | OC BBQ Competition | Oct 13, 2017 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87.9% | 85.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Norco, CA | 38 / 49 (631.3260) | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Temecula State BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 42 / 46 (632.9944) | 39 (159.9428) | 34 (163.4056) | 35 (164.0116) | 44 (145.6344) |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 22 / 25 (598.2860) | 24 (145.1200) | 22 (154.8572) | 24 (149.7144) | 24 (148.5944) |
| Oct 13, 2017 | OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA | 39 / 56 (651.2804) | 29 (167.3828) | 21 (168.5488) | 41 (160.5372) | 51 (154.8116) |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |