Marty Party BBQ MN
Rating
1613
peak 1613
Contests
34
in the data
First seen
2022-06-03
latest 2026-05-24
Best ToY finish
#51
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
16
of 34 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
336.39 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 335.49 (+0.90)
Walk rate
68%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±7.11
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.59)
Road miles
2248
mi across 34 mapped stops · furthest 647 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
DAWGS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Marty Party BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
What’cha Got BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Sensuous BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 25 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SIX BUTT BBQ in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smokin in Steele is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 37-team field at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD).
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 23% across 8 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 26 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 176.5600 | 157.6456 | 168.83 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 33 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 174.8456 | 158.2284 | 166.59 | top 41% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 14 | 0 | top 41% |
| WI | 11 | 1 | top 34% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 8 | 0 | top 55% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 1 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 31% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (16 of 34 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (33 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2024-06-08)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 335.49
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 339.9428 | 331.06 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 347.3828 | 340.18 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 343.9428 | 338.53 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 345.1428 | 335.38 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 337.6572 | 329.08 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 33 / 82 (339.9428) | 40 (166.8228) | 22 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 27 / 77 (322.1828) | 27 (160.5256) | 25 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 40 (159.9428) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 8 / 17 (337.0628) | 13 (167.3828) | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 14 / 36 (335.3716) | 16 (168.5372) | 17 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 21 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 6 / 36 (347.3828) | 12 (173.1200) | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 4 / 28 (344.0000) | 8 (171.4172) | 3 (172.5828) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 16 / 58 (337.0856) | 25 (166.2628) | 12 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 25 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-09-07 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 5 / 18 (335.4288) | 2 (176.5600) | 11 (158.8688) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 7 / 18 (335.9888) | 9 (170.2972) | 7 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2024-07-05 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 8 / 16 (335.9084) | 5 (173.1084) | 14 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 1 / 37 (343.9428) | 4 (173.1200) | 4 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 13 / 41 (336.5260) | 9 (171.4288) | 17 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 2 (171.4288) | — | — |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 4 / 32 (343.3828) | 4 (170.8228) | 4 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 8 / 24 (342.8000) | 2 (176.5600) | 15 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 7 / 21 (340.5488) | 3 (174.2744) | 13 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 9 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 16 / 30 (332.4912) | 26 (157.6456) | 2 (174.8456) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 13 / 16 (322.7544) | 15 (161.0972) | 9 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 8 / 15 (334.2516) | 8 (171.4400) | 10 (162.8116) | — | — |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 15 / 40 (328.5144) | 18 (163.9544) | 13 (164.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 7 / 43 (336.5372) | 8 (170.2744) | 11 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 23 (159.3600) | — | — |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 5 / 29 (345.1428) | 2 (176.0000) | 5 (169.1428) | — | — |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 10 / 20 (337.6572) | 12 (167.3828) | 4 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (One Meat Ribs) West Salem, WI | — | — | 2 (169.1428) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 13 / 22 (330.7772) | 12 (166.2400) | 12 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 9 / 15 (327.4172) | 7 (165.1544) | 9 (162.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-07-22 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 11 / 13 (329.6340) | 8 (168.5256) | 11 (161.1084) | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) Owatonna, MN | 8 / 33 (319.8968) | 7 (161.6684) | 9 (158.2284) | — | — |
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 | #196 (120 pts) | #198 (120 pts) | #162 (195 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #903 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #73 (725 pts) | #114 (530 pts) | #71 (800 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | — | #954 (140 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #51 (913 pts) | #42 (934 pts) | #49 (898 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #724 (251 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #45 (1007 pts) | #75 (810 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #862 (200 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #72 (650 pts) | #52 (803 pts) | — | — |