Team of the Year

Team profile

MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ

Listed under another spelling in the results: Mar-B-Que's BBQ.

Contests
103
Grand Championships GC
7
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
10
Overall top 10s
59
Average overall score
673.421
Best overall score
709.68
Seasons active
2013–2026
Sanctioning bodies
IBCAKCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 30%

Entries
99
Firsts
6
Top 10s
50

Ribs

Typical finishTop 32%

Entries
101
Firsts
3
Top 10s
41

Pork

Typical finishTop 36%

Entries
99
Firsts
4
Top 10s
39

Brisket

Typical finishTop 31%

Entries
100
Firsts
4
Top 10s
48

BBQ Sides

Typical finishTop 27%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
1

Breakfast

Typical finishTop 100%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Sauce

Typical finishTop 76%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2013 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2015 with 20 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 05101520 2013: 18 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 11 top 10s 18 2013 2014: 0 contests 2014 2015: 20 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 11 top 10s 20 2015 2016: 15 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 10 top 10s 15 2016 2017: 15 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 13 top 10s 15 2017 2018: 12 contests, 5 top 10s 12 2018 2019: 0 contests 2019 2020: 0 contests 2020 2021: 0 contests 2021 2022: 0 contests 2022 2023: 2 contests 2 2023 2024: 0 contests 2024 2025: 3 contests, 1 top 10 3 2025 2026: 14 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 8 top 10s 14 2026
Overall contests by year for MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
201318111661.667
201520111680.861
201615210681.689
201715213641.89
20181205677.539
2023200677.932
2025301691.768
20261418694.722
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 694.722 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 620640660680700720 2013: average overall score 661.667 2013 2014 2015: average overall score 680.861 2015 2016: average overall score 681.689 2016 2017: average overall score 641.89 2017 2018: average overall score 677.539 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023: average overall score 677.932 2023 2024 2025: average overall score 691.768 2025 2026: average overall score 694.722 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 4th

    All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 2)

    Oct 17, 2026KCBS Sunland Racetrack & Casino 1200 Futurity Drive Sunland Park, NM 34 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).
    700.514
  2. 8th

    All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 1)

    Oct 16, 2026KCBS Sunland Racetrack & Casino 1200 Futurity Drive Sunland Park, NM 35 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).
    698.217
  3. 33rd

    Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

    Oct 9, 2026KCBS Wiseman Park Lynchburg, TN 99 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    691.337
  4. 72nd

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 158 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    688.468
  5. 46th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 360 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    695.931
  6. 35th

    Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard

    Sep 25, 2026KCBS Murphysboro, IL 71 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    687.977
  7. 8th

    22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest

    Sep 18, 2026KCBS Magnolia Church 8351 Magnolia Ave Riverside, CA 31 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    687.943
  8. 11th

    Meat & Tater BBQ Fest

    Sep 4, 2026KCBS Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park 1900 Records Way Meridian, ID 52 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    697.692
  9. 12th

    Sutherlin Throwdown

    Jul 18, 2026KCBS OR 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    691.383
  10. 9th

    Best Dam BBQ

    May 23, 2026KCBS Boulder City, NV 33 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    693.143
  11. 1stGC

    Luna County Heritage Days Festival

    May 15, 2026KCBS Deming, NM 16 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    709.68
  12. 5th

    The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown

    Apr 17, 2026KCBS The Downtown Grand Hotel 206 N. 3rd Street Las Vegas, NV 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    695.394

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