MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ NV
Rating
1586
peak 1586
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2023-05-26
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#86
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
3
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
697.33 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 691.78 (+5.55)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
and counting
Consistency
±9.11
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.48 · weakest Pork (171.87)
Road miles
2961
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 525 mi
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
Big Johns BBQ Company has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pork Bombin BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
🃏 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.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 5-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NV first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 179.4400 | 165.6800 | 173.13 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 167.9656 | 173.48 | top 33% |
| Pork | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 165.1428 | 171.87 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 167.4172 | 173.30 | top 31% |
“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% |
| 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) | 6 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 33% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NV (4 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Luna County Heritage Days Festival (2026-05-15)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 691.78
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 709.6800 | 697.33 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 698.8460 | 691.77 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 678.1828 | 677.93 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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 | #86 (956 pts) | #101 (911 pts) | #125 (886 pts) | #82 (931 pts) | #73 (1001 pts) |