A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Smoke This BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1487
peak 1487 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-04-05
latest 2015-08-07
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.37 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 628.84 (+5.54)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.93
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.47 · weakest Brisket (153.22)
Road miles
1,538
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 1445 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
628.84 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−9.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.24 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Brisket avg 153.22
- Chicken avg 162.47
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
1.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship (2015-08-07).
- last seen 2013-12-27
- back 2015-08-07
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.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3767 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1488
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#3793 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3779 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smoke This BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3795 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
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#3780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
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#3763 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 29% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 154.8572 | 162.47 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4516 | 142.8570 | 154.66 | top 69% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 153.1426 | 158.48 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 142.2856 | 153.22 | top 62% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 5 | 0 | top 68% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 35% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 64% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2013-04-05 → 2015-08-07
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.47 · weakest Brisket (153.22)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
628.84
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
196
123–205 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,538
6 mapped stops · furthest 1,445 mi
Schedule strength
1527
average field rating faced — tougher than 20% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
2013-12-27 → 2015-08-07
Power rating
1487
peak 1487 · #3781 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV
- Peak power rating (1493) The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV
- 2015
- First call Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2404 Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score662.2404 Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2972 Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9 | Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship | 2015-08-07 |
| +1.4 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | 2013-08-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.3 | 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship | 2013-12-27 |
| -6.9 | The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV | 2013-04-05 |
| -5.3 | 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship | 2013-06-21 |
| -2.5 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | 2013-10-04 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 92% | 92% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88.3% | 86.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-07 | Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship Kirksville, MO | 9 / 26 (662.2404) | 3 (174.2972) | 19 (158.8576) | 8 (168.5600) | 12 (160.5256) |
| 2013-12-27 | 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA | 24 / 28 (620.5368) | 15 (164.5484) | 25 (152.5600) | 20 (161.1428) | 27 (142.2856) |
| 2013-10-04 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 62 / 99 (634.8228) | 70 (157.6800) | 75 (155.4056) | 64 (156.5944) | 31 (165.1428) |
| 2013-08-16 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA | 32 / 63 (635.9888) | 36 (160.5716) | 21 (163.4516) | 37 (156.0000) | 29 (155.9656) |
| 2013-06-21 | 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 49 / 70 (618.2856) | 30 (162.8570) | 45 (154.8574) | 49 (153.1426) | 52 (147.4286) |
| 2013-04-05 | The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA | 35 / 48 (601.1424) | 30 (154.8572) | 39 (142.8570) | 27 (155.4282) | 38 (148.0000) |