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.
I.B.Q.
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-12-27
latest 2014-06-20
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
597.03
last 3 Master vs avg 597.03 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.71
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.91 · weakest Pork Ribs (132.35)
Road miles
17
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
597.03 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
I.B.Q. has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 164 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4706 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4708 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4713 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with I.B.Q. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after I.B.Q. did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4681 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4284 | 141.5428 | 153.27 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142.2288 | 118.2400 | 132.35 | top 98% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 162.8800 | 165.91 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4172 | 141.0972 | 145.49 | top 90% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 94% | 2013-12-28 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.5 yrs
2013-12-27 → 2014-06-20
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.91 · weakest Pork Ribs (132.35)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
597.03
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
78
11–104 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
17
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1549
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Power rating
1468
peak 1468 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1486) 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score615.9088 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2)
- 2014
- First call 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4400 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship | 2013-12-27 |
| -9.4 | 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship | 2014-06-20 |
| -8.6 | 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 2013-12-28 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85.5% | 82.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-20 | 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 57 / 65 (608.5488) | 47 (159.4284) | 64 (136.5832) | 7 (171.4400) | 60 (141.0972) |
| 2013-12-28 | 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) Lake Elsinore, CA | 22 / 25 (615.9088) | 18 (158.8456) | 24 (142.2288) | 13 (163.4172) | 21 (151.4172) |
| 2013-12-27 | 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA | 28 / 28 (566.6284) | 27 (141.5428) | 28 (118.2400) | 19 (162.8800) | 26 (143.9656) |