Marshall Mountain BBQ VA
Rating
1530
peak 1530
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2025-09-26
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#246
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
442.78
last 3 vs career avg 442.78 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±160.78
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.38 · weakest Chicken (162.44)
Road miles
449
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 229 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 158.2288 | 162.44 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 156.5028 | 166.11 | top 52% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 167.9888 | 165.7028 | 166.85 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 167.3828 | 167.38 | top 79% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 1 | top 16% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (2 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (4 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) (2026-06-19)
- Wins it all in 25% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 442.78
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 670.1484 | 499.05 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 330.2400 | 330.24 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) Buckhannon, WV | 1 / 29 (670.1484) | 16 (170.8228) | 26 (166.2400) | 22 (165.7028) | 23 (167.3828) |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 18 / 40 (327.9432) | 20 (158.2288) | 6 (169.7144) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT RIBS) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 23 (156.5028) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills King, NC | 7 / 25 (330.2400) | 10 (158.2628) | 4 (171.9772) | 3 (167.9888) | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #246 (69 pts) | #220 (104 pts) | #212 (120 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #901 (61 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #278 (141 pts) | #317 (111 pts) | #240 (186 pts) | — | — |