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.
Los Mexi%22Q%22tioners
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2020-01-24
latest 2025-08-09
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.93
last 5 Master vs avg 641.93 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.69
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.46 · weakest Brisket (155.40)
Road miles
349
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 251 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)
Purse competed for
$33K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
641.93 / 720
5 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
−10.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.06 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 155.40
- Chicken avg 165.46
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at The Golden State Battle V (2023-03-03).
- last seen 2021-04-16
- back 2023-03-03
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.
134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4947 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 7 years before Los Mexi%22Q%22tioners's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Level with Los Mexi%22Q%22tioners on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4914 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4940 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Los Mexi%22Q%22tioners's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Cynical BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 157.7028 | 165.46 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 175.4288 | 152.5488 | 165.35 | top 52% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 150.7884 | 155.72 | top 93% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 146.8116 | 155.40 | top 84% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.5 yrs
2020-01-24 → 2025-08-09
Busiest season
2025
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.46 · weakest Brisket (155.40)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
641.93
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
94
23–149 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
349
5 mapped stops · furthest 251 mi
Schedule strength
1595
average field rating faced — tougher than 75% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$33,150
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2021-04-16 → 2023-03-03
Power rating
1464
peak 1464 · #4934 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2020
- First tracked contest The Golden State Battle II
- First call The Golden State Battle II
- Peak power rating (1491) The Golden State Battle II
- 2023
- First category win (Pork Ribs) The Golden State Battle V
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7200 The Golden State Battle V
- Career-best overall score658.7200 The Golden State Battle V
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4288 The Golden State Battle V
- 2025
- Most recent contest 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | The Golden State Battle VI | 2024-03-01 |
| -8.7 | The Golden State Battle II | 2020-01-24 |
| -7.2 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 2025-08-09 |
| -5.9 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 | 2021-04-16 |
| -3.6 | The Golden State Battle V | 2023-03-03 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 75% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 80% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 87% | 88% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-09 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Felton, CA | 19 / 21 (638.1028) | 20 (162.7884) | 12 (167.3828) | 19 (156.5372) | 19 (151.3944) |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI 🏅 Hollister, CA | 33 / 33 (638.7660) | 33 (157.7028) | 29 (158.2516) | 31 (161.6800) | 27 (161.1316) |
| 2023-03-03 | The Golden State Battle V 🏅 Hollister, CA | 21 / 28 (658.7200) | 18 (169.7256) | 1 (175.4288) | 28 (152.4800) | 19 (161.0856) |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA | 33 / 41 (640.4232) | 23 (163.3828) | 8 (173.1316) | 37 (157.0972) | 38 (146.8116) |
| 2020-01-24 | The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA | 40 / 46 (633.6232) | 9 (173.7144) | 42 (152.5488) | 42 (150.7884) | 40 (156.5716) |