MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ NV
Rating
1588
peak 1588 · rated over 11 contests
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2023-05-26
latest 2026-07-18
Best ToY finish
#78
Master 2017
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
3
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
697.45 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 691.74 (+5.71)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±8.69
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.60 · weakest Pork (171.99)
Road miles
3643
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 672 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$120K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
691.74 / 720
11 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ has finished one call ahead of MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
1 Bite BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SinBin BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Luna County Heritage Days Festival (2026-05-15) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Meat Candy Q.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Meat & Tater BBQ Fest (2025-08-29).
Teams like this (closest power rating, NV first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Candy Q | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Porterhouse BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SinBin BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Bombin BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Juicy BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Vegas Grillbillies | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SLINGIN MEATS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Johns BBQ Company | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke on the Water BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| 1 Bite BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Tuffy's BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 179.4400 | 165.6800 | 173.18 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 167.9656 | 173.60 | top 33% |
| Pork | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 165.1428 | 171.99 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 167.4172 | 172.97 | top 34% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV | 4 | 0 | top 31% |
| AZ | 2 | 0 | top 19% |
| CA | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
| OR | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| NM | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
| ID | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 31% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 33% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NV (4 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Luna County Heritage Days Festival (2026-05-15)
- Wins it all in 9% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 691.74 / 720
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-05-26 — First tracked contest · Best Dam Barbeque
- 📣 2023-05-26 — First call · Best Dam Barbeque
- 🔥 2026-01-16 — First perfect 180 (Brisket) · 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- 🏆 2026-05-15 — First Grand Championship · Luna County Heritage Days Festival
- ⭐ 2026-05-15 — Career-best overall score (709.6800) · Luna County Heritage Days Festival
- 📈 2026-07-18 — Peak power rating (1588) · Sutherlin Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.4 | Luna County Heritage Days Festival | 2026-05-15 |
| +13.7 | The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown | 2026-04-17 |
| +12.4 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition | 2026-03-27 |
| +12 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2026-01-16 |
| +8.5 | BBQ Jackpot | 2025-11-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.1 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | 2023-06-02 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 100% | top 22% | 98.6% | 96.7% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 31% | 97.1% | 96.1% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 94.2% | 94.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 12 / 29 (691.3828) | 9 (173.7028) | 11 (174.8572) | 10 (173.1428) | 16 (169.6800) |
| 2026-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 9 / 33 (693.1428) | 3 (179.4400) | 7 (176.0000) | 25 (165.1428) | 10 (172.5600) |
| 2026-05-15 | Luna County Heritage Days Festival 🏅 Deming, NM | 1 / 16 (709.6800) | 1 (176.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 5 / 29 (695.3940) | 5 (177.1428) | 22 (167.9656) | 3 (176.5828) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2026-03-27 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition 🏅 Lake Havasu City, AZ | 7 / 33 (697.6572) | 21 (171.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | 2 (177.7144) | 19 (169.6684) |
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 9 / 53 (690.7656) | 18 (173.1200) | 24 (170.8228) | 35 (166.8228) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 27 / 90 (687.9428) | 34 (173.1200) | 19 (173.1544) | 71 (165.6684) | 11 (176.0000) |
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 9 / 35 (698.8460) | 20 (173.7144) | 17 (173.7144) | 4 (177.7144) | 14 (173.7028) |
| 2025-08-29 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID | 15 / 39 (688.5140) | 16 (171.9656) | 10 (176.0000) | 19 (171.4056) | 24 (169.1428) |
| 2023-06-02 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 23 / 43 (677.6804) | 26 (169.1316) | 11 (173.1544) | 31 (167.9772) | 20 (167.4172) |
| 2023-05-26 | Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 13 / 27 (678.1828) | 20 (165.6800) | 13 (168.5600) | 16 (169.6800) | 5 (174.2628) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #116 (1075 pts) | #135 (1050 pts) | #152 (1010 pts) | #106 (1060 pts) | #108 (1100 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #612 (255 pts) | #789 (190 pts) | #751 (235 pts) | #594 (300 pts) | #774 (180 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #764 (182 pts) | #966 (137 pts) | #782 (242 pts) | #874 (157 pts) | #659 (262 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #201 (1400 pts) | #157 (1523 pts) | #280 (1108 pts) | #294 (1100 pts) | #114 (1723 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #78 (2085 pts) | #76 (1996 pts) | #147 (1641 pts) | #104 (1801 pts) | #139 (1651 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #368 (1031 pts) | #397 (976 pts) | #447 (901 pts) | #491 (826 pts) | #464 (886 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #81 (2124 pts) | #55 (2018 pts) | #63 (1984 pts) | #104 (1765 pts) | #74 (1973 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #78 (2107 pts) | #92 (1831 pts) | #76 (1867 pts) | #87 (1784 pts) | #98 (1909 pts) |