BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG

BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 10th of 36 at the Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off (2013). They are ranked #2999 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,999

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1506

peak 1513 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 24, 2013

latest Jun 10, 2016 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1071

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

682.8684 / 720

Master · Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.35 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.83 (+8.52)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4284

Pork · Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off

Consistency

±22.45

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.87)

Road miles

1,241

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 237 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

654.83 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

682.8684 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.8684 at Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 13, 2014

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

LOTTA BULL BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LOTTA BULL BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−17.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 17.89 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.

Pork Ribs avg 152.87
Chicken avg 170.77
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of E.T.'S BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

3 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

LOTTA BULL BBQ ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LOTTA BULL BBQ has out-cooked them in 3 of 5 shared chicken entries.

A June team

Top 41% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 41% across 3 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 53% the rest of the year

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2318 (65 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2046 (90 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1071 (285 pts)	#975 (360 pts)	#1372 (215 pts)	#883 (415 pts)	#1026 (320 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1235 (211 pts)	#893 (361 pts)	#1387 (196 pts)	#946 (336 pts)	#1432 (171 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG, each with one reason worth a look.

112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ

#2,994 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1512

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

SHADE TREE BBQ

#3,011 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1525

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG)

31 contests to 8: their number has had years to settle where BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG's is still finding its level.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Mar 3, 2017

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SHELLBACK BBQ

#2,982 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1506

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2021

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SMOKEY JOB

#2,986 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1518

Level with BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2019

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I'd Smoke That

#3,013 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1510

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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BAD COMPANY BBQ

#2,996 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
E.T.'S BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
LOTTA BULL BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	1	174.2856	165.6800	170.77	top 32%
Pork Ribs	8	0	0	165.7142	93.9764	152.87	top 68%
Pork	8	2	2	175.4284	152	166.49	top 47%
Brisket	8	0	0	170.8800	159.3944	164.70	top 49%

“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
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 28%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	4	top 67%
NC	3	top 41%
SC	1	top 38%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	3	11	0	top 41%	Jun 10, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 4 of 8 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 287 finished ahead 235 times, behind 228

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20161 milestone

Jun 10 Most recent contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival

20141 milestone

Jun 13 Career-best overall score682.8684 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival

20136 milestones

May 24 First tracked contest Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off
May 24 First call Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off
May 24 First overall top-10 Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off
May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1422 Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off
May 24 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4284 Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off
Jul 11 Peak power rating (1513) SC Festival of Discovery

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.2	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	Jun 13, 2014
+8.6	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off	May 24, 2013
+4.2	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 11, 2013
+2.6	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	Jun 12, 2015
+0.6	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	Jun 10, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.7	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff	May 24, 2014
-5.8	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff	Sep 5, 2014
-2.8	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash	Jul 25, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0%	top 57%	91.6%	91.6%
2015	1	0	0%	top 50%	90.6%	90.6%
2014	4	0	25%	top 63%	94.8%	90.5%
2013	2	1	100%	top 33%	92.9%	91.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 10, 2016	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	43 / 76 (659.2796)	24 (171.9656)	51 (162.8228)	64 (159.9656)	42 (164.5256)
Jun 12, 2015	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	39 / 78 (652.4460)	19 (171.4056)	63 (154.8116)	27 (166.8344)	44 (159.3944)
Sep 5, 2014	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	30 / 41 (659.3256)	33 (165.6800)	39 (155.9428)	27 (166.8228)	13 (170.8800)
Jul 25, 2014	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	32 / 49 (662.8228)	19 (170.2628)	35 (163.4516)	33 (163.9884)	31 (165.1200)
Jun 13, 2014	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	11 / 73 (682.8684)	6 (174.2856)	40 (162.8228)	2 (174.8800)	16 (170.8800)
May 24, 2014	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	41 / 41 (600.7764)	12 (173.1200)	41 (93.9764)	12 (172)	31 (161.6800)
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	30 / 78 (651.9888)	3 (173.1200)	33 (163.4288)	65 (152)	22 (163.4400)
May 24, 2013	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off Lewisburg, TN	10 / 36 (669.1422)	15 (166.2856)	13 (165.7142)	2 (175.4284)	21 (161.7140)

BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A June team

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)