Giant slayer
37
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 37-team field at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD).
- Jun 8, 2024
Marty Party BBQ
Marty Party BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 35 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2024). They are ranked #1003 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1605
peak 1620 · rated over 26 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
35
in the data
First seen
Jun 3, 2022
latest Aug 15, 2026 · 4.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time
Category wins
0
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
16
46% of 35 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
333.30 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 335.35 (-2.06)
Walk rate
69%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.01
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.16 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.22)
Road miles
2,837
across 35 mapped stops · furthest 644 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$158K
listed at 32 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 13 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
335.35 / 360
27 Backyard contests · 1 GC
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #187 (203 pts) | #129 (363 pts) | #159 (273 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1161 (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 (1,007 pts) | #75 (810 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #862 (200 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #72 (650 pts) | #52 (803 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Marty Party BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
30 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,006 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1626
Careers of much the same size, 28 contests to 35, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,000 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1606
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,009 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1606
30 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 40% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1606
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Marty Party BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1605
Level with Marty Party BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,005 of the rated field
- Contests
- 32
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1605
They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before Marty Party BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensuous BBQ | 26 | 7 | 19 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Racks BBQ | 21 | 12 | 9 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 21 | 9 | 12 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| Porket About It | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Unknown Smokers | 15 | 13 | 2 | 87% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD BOD BARBEQUE | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| SIX BUTT BBQ | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 13 | 10 | 2 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| Lucky Shoes BBQ | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| Ash Kickin' BBQ | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 27 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 177.7028 | 157.6456 | 169.16 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 34 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 174.8456 | 154.2288 | 166.22 | top 43% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 9 | 0 | top 60% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 1 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 31% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 | 7 | 0 | top 64% | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Smokin' in Steele | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 17% | May 30, 2025 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 26% | Jun 14, 2025 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 22% | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 31% | May 8, 2026 |
| Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 41% | Sep 7, 2024 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 33% | Oct 15, 2023 |
| Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 69% | Jul 21, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
10 contests
Contests a season
7
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
17 of 35 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
12
8 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
34 entries · 0 wins · 16 calls
First title
Jun 8, 2024
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Opponents faced
390
finished ahead 787 times, behind 424
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
20253 milestones
- 25th tracked contest Minnesota in May
- Career-best overall score347.3828 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Peak power rating (1620) Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
20244 milestones
- First overall podium Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- First Grand Championship Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- First state championship Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Biggest field won (37 teams) Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest)
- First call Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest)
- First overall top-10 Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.6340 Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 8, 2024 |
| +12.7 | Smokin in Steele | May 31, 2024 |
| +12.6 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 9, 2023 |
| +11.7 | Smokin in Steele | Jun 2, 2023 |
| +11.1 | Smokin' in Steele | May 30, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.7 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| -7.6 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jul 22, 2022 |
| -7.5 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 19, 2023 |
| -0.1 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 14, 2022 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 57% | 94.4% | 92% |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43% | top 29% | 96.5% | 94.5% |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 95.5% | 94% |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 80% | top 41% | 95.9% | 93.2% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 83% | top 56% | 93.8% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 17 / 18 (331.9316) | 2 (177.7028) | 18 (154.2288) | — | — |
| May 24, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 33 / 82 (339.9428) | 40 (166.8228) | 22 (173.1200) | — | — |
| May 23, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 27 / 77 (322.1828) | 27 (160.5256) | 25 (161.6572) | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 40 (159.9428) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 8 / 17 (337.0628) | 13 (167.3828) | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 14 / 36 (335.3716) | 16 (168.5372) | 17 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 21 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 6 / 36 (347.3828) | 12 (173.1200) | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| May 30, 2025 | Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 4 / 28 (344) | 8 (171.4172) | 3 (172.5828) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 16 / 58 (337.0856) | 25 (166.2628) | 12 (170.8228) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 25 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 5 / 18 (335.4288) | 2 (176.5600) | 11 (158.8688) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 7 / 18 (335.9888) | 9 (170.2972) | 7 (165.6916) | — | — |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 8 / 16 (335.9084) | 5 (173.1084) | 14 (162.8000) | — | — |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 1 / 37 (343.9428) | 4 (173.1200) | 4 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 13 / 41 (336.5260) | 9 (171.4288) | 17 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 2 (171.4288) | — | — |
| May 31, 2024 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 4 / 32 (343.3828) | 4 (170.8228) | 4 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 8 / 24 (342.8000) | 2 (176.5600) | 15 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 7 / 21 (340.5488) | 3 (174.2744) | 13 (166.2744) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 9 (169.6684) | — | — |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 16 / 30 (332.4912) | 26 (157.6456) | 2 (174.8456) | — | — |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 13 / 16 (322.7544) | 15 (161.0972) | 9 (161.6572) | — | — |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 8 / 15 (334.2516) | 8 (171.4400) | 10 (162.8116) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 15 / 40 (328.5144) | 18 (163.9544) | 13 (164.5600) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 7 / 43 (336.5372) | 8 (170.2744) | 11 (166.2628) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 23 (159.3600) | — | — |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 5 / 29 (345.1428) | 2 (176) | 5 (169.1428) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 10 / 20 (337.6572) | 12 (167.3828) | 4 (170.2744) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (One Meat Ribs) West Salem, WI | — | — | 2 (169.1428) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 13 / 22 (330.7772) | 12 (166.2400) | 12 (164.5372) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 9 / 15 (327.4172) | 7 (165.1544) | 9 (162.2628) | — | — |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 11 / 13 (329.6340) | 8 (168.5256) | 11 (161.1084) | — | — |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 8 / 33 (319.8968) | 7 (161.6684) | 9 (158.2284) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.