THE OUTLAWS

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#716

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1638

peak 1652 · rated over 43 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-03-14

latest 2018-06-01

Best ToY finish

#155

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 43 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

691.3372 / 720

Master · Grand Lake BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

674.66 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 671.39 (+3.27)

Walk rate

74%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2)

Consistency

±14.10

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.41 · weakest Pork (166.37)

Road miles

4,695

mi across 43 mapped stops · furthest 281 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Master avg

671.39 / 720

43 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

They almost always walk

74% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 32 of 43 contests

A top-10 category call in 74% of their 43 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

691.3372 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.3372 at Grand Lake BBQ Festival — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-05-16

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE has finished one call ahead of THE OUTLAWS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

23–4 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 85% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 23 of their 27 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of STEELE FAMILY BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

18 of 27 shared chicken entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 18 of 27 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

MOOCHEWSOOEY has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A June team

Top 28% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 28% across 5 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,695 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,695 miles across 43 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 281 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour.

43 mapped stops
furthest 281 mi

The metronome

±1.96% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.96% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.2% of a perfect score
43 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

Three Brothers Different Mothers

#715 of the rated field

1638 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 107
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1719

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to THE OUTLAWS)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — THE OUTLAWS ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 107 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Smitty's Real Pit BBQ

#718 of the rated field

1638 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1638

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 37 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 37 contests
last seen 2023-08-18

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKEY GQ

#717 of the rated field

1638 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 66%
Peak: 1663

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 56 contests to 43, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 54 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN BAD HABIT

#710 of the rated field

1640 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 64
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1675

4–2 in 6 shared contests (67% to THE OUTLAWS)

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 64 contests, alongside a 28% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 62 contests
last seen 2018-10-02

⚔ Head-to-head

Boxer Q BBQ

#721 of the rated field

1637 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 78
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1694

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THE OUTLAWS)

Level with THE OUTLAWS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 77 contests
last seen 2023-06-30

⚔ Head-to-head

LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW

#712 of the rated field

1639 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 102
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1691

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to THE OUTLAWS)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 102 contests
last seen 2019-09-20

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	30	12	18	40%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	27	11	16	41%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	27	4	23	15%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	24	1	23	4%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	23	15	8	65%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	18	9	9	50%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	17	9	8	53%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BC'S	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
THE GRISWOLDS	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
HABITUAL SMOKERS	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	43	17	0	5	178.8572	150.2172	169.41	top 40%
Pork Ribs	43	24	1	3	176.5716	153.7144	168.75	top 34%
Pork	43	9	1	3	176.5600	156.5484	166.37	top 51%
Brisket	43	19	0	2	174.8572	149.6456	166.86	top 37%

“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	Avg finish
OK	30	top 40%
KS	7	top 29%
AR	2	top 35%
LA	2	top 57%
MO	2	top 24%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 56%
Medium (20–39)	26	top 37%
Large (40+)	16	top 38%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
*Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	3	6	top 43%	2018-06-01
*Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	2	3	top 47%	2018-05-18
*Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival(JUDGES FULL)	2	13	top 23%	2017-05-05
Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2)	2	39	top 58%	2017-03-25
Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	2	7	top 30%	2016-07-29
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	6	top 57%	2016-03-04
Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	2	4	top 21%	2015-10-23

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.2 yrs 2014-03-14 → 2018-06-01

Busiest season 2014 15 contests

Contests a season 8.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OK 30 of 43 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 35 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 43 entries · 0 wins · 17 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.41 · weakest Pork (166.37)

Walk rate 74% a top-10 call in 32 of 43 contests

Overall top-10 rate 44% 19 of 43 contests

Best top-10 run 4 straight contests

Master average 671.39 out of 720 · 43 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 745 1,161–651 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,695 43 mapped stops · furthest 281 mi

Schedule strength 1576 average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests

Power rating 1638 peak 1652 · #716 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Mar 14 First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Shootout
Mar 14 First call Smokin' At The Run Shootout
Mar 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4916 Smokin' At The Run Shootout
May 9 First overall top-10 Boots & BBQ Festival
May 16 First overall podium Grand Lake BBQ Festival
May 16 Career-best overall score691.3372 Grand Lake BBQ Festival
Jul 25 10th tracked contest Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair
Sep 5 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin on Route 66 BBQ Championship
2015
Sep 19 25th tracked contest Table Rock Boats and Bones
2017
Mar 25 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2)
Sep 22 Peak power rating (1652) Bikes, Blues and BBQ
2018
Jun 1 Most recent contest *Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Grand Lake BBQ Festival	2014-05-16
+12.4	Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff	2014-06-06
+11.8	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	2014-06-20
+11.7	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	2014-10-24
+11.5	Boots & BBQ Festival	2014-05-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-03-04
-10.4	*Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	2018-05-18
-7.7	Grand Lake BBQ Festival	2015-05-15
-7.7	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout	2015-03-21
-5.6	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)	2017-03-24

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0	0	100%	top 71%	93.2%	92.9%
2017	6	2	0	67%	top 38%	94.4%	93.2%
2016	7	0	0	57%	top 49%	93.5%	91.7%
2015	13	7	1	69%	top 33%	95.9%	94.1%
2014	15	10	1	87%	top 32%	96%	93.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-06-01	*Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Claremore, OK	17 / 30 (666.7432)	28 (150.2172)	5 (172.5600)	5 (174.2744)	13 (169.6916)
2018-05-18	*Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	22 / 26 (670.7312)	9 (175.4172)	24 (160.5600)	23 (165.0740)	15 (169.6800)
2017-09-22	Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	7 / 38 (679.3600)	16 (167.3828)	17 (163.4400)	4 (176.5600)	3 (171.9772)
2017-06-02	Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	6 / 28 (677.6456)	15 (167.4056)	10 (169.1544)	14 (168.5256)	2 (172.5600)
2017-05-05	*Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival(JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK	13 / 68 (678.8116)	6 (176.0000)	15 (169.1316)	38 (161.1200)	8 (172.5600)
2017-04-01	*Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce Gravette, AR	19 / 37 (657.5656)	29 (161.6572)	14 (168.0000)	17 (166.2512)	18 (161.6572)
2017-03-25	Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2) Shawnee, OK	39 / 77 (671.3368)	5 (178.8572)	54 (166.2628)	66 (160.5140)	39 (165.7028)
2017-03-24	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	56 / 87 (662.7080)	65 (162.2284)	54 (163.9884)	64 (162.2284)	13 (174.2628)
2016-07-29	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	12 / 36 (666.2284)	23 (162.8572)	10 (168.0228)	17 (166.2284)	6 (169.1200)
2016-07-02	*Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK	14 / 27 (659.3600)	14 (166.2516)	7 (167.4400)	22 (159.9312)	11 (165.7372)
2016-05-13	Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	14 / 28 (672.9940)	11 (174.2628)	8 (169.1200)	19 (166.8228)	19 (162.7884)
2016-05-06	*Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	23 / 83 (666.7428)	16 (170.8572)	29 (165.0972)	41 (162.2628)	14 (168.5256)
2016-04-08	Chillin & Grillin Sand Springs, OK	15 / 43 (670.8232)	26 (166.8228)	26 (160.5832)	16 (169.7028)	9 (173.7144)
2016-03-25	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	33 / 66 (669.0400)	27 (169.6916)	44 (163.3944)	39 (165.6912)	28 (170.2628)
2016-03-04	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA	28 / 30 (618.6628)	25 (157.0628)	25 (153.7144)	22 (158.2400)	27 (149.6456)
2015-10-23	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	8 / 26 (685.6456)	6 (177.1428)	9 (169.1200)	15 (164.5256)	4 (174.8572)
2015-10-16	Grills and Grilles Broken Arrow, OK	10 / 38 (672.4684)	7 (171.9656)	7 (171.4172)	28 (159.4056)	5 (169.6800)
2015-10-09	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	12 / 28 (667.3028)	5 (176.5600)	8 (170.2628)	20 (159.9428)	14 (160.5372)
2015-09-19	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	5 / 33 (690.7884)	2 (177.7028)	4 (176.0000)	14 (167.9656)	14 (169.1200)
2015-08-14	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	22 / 67 (668.4800)	39 (163.3828)	6 (173.1428)	15 (170.8228)	36 (161.1316)
2015-07-24	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	7 / 26 (675.9428)	23 (161.6800)	7 (169.1428)	5 (171.9656)	4 (173.1544)
2015-05-15	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	25 / 35 (659.2336)	27 (166.2512)	22 (162.7884)	30 (163.3712)	22 (166.8228)
2015-05-08	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	8 / 29 (688.4684)	5 (176.5600)	6 (174.2628)	20 (167.9540)	8 (169.6916)
2015-05-01	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	7 / 81 (687.4284)	14 (170.8800)	9 (173.7256)	8 (174.2856)	14 (168.5372)
2015-04-17	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	22 / 75 (675.2908)	12 (174.2628)	29 (167.9656)	53 (163.3940)	17 (169.6684)
2015-03-21	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	63 / 82 (670.7196)	13 (177.7028)	80 (158.8112)	67 (166.2284)	48 (167.9772)
2015-03-20	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	16 / 87 (684.4800)	23 (174.2628)	19 (172.5716)	47 (167.3828)	19 (170.2628)
2015-03-06	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA	6 / 29 (677.5768)	2 (174.8456)	16 (165.6684)	1 (176.5600)	18 (160.5028)
2014-10-24	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	4 / 34 (684.5372)	19 (164.5484)	3 (173.1316)	3 (176.0000)	7 (170.8572)
2014-10-17	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	9 / 26 (678.7884)	3 (175.4056)	8 (169.1200)	12 (167.4056)	10 (166.8572)
2014-09-19	28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff Ponca City, OK	23 / 41 (636.4224)	21 (164.0000)	14 (165.1428)	28 (157.0856)	27 (150.1940)
2014-09-05	Smokin on Route 66 BBQ Championship Miami, OK	5 / 9 (664.4796)	6 (169.1200)	1 (174.8800)	7 (160.5140)	6 (159.9656)
2014-08-08	CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK	12 / 26 (658.8228)	10 (166.8572)	4 (170.2972)	21 (156.5484)	12 (165.1200)
2014-07-25	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair Iola, KS	8 / 21 (674.2516)	2 (175.4400)	5 (174.3200)	13 (161.6572)	9 (162.8344)
2014-07-18	10th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	7 / 41 (673.6568)	23 (163.3940)	11 (169.1428)	7 (174.2972)	8 (166.8228)
2014-07-11	Cowley County BBQ Contest Winfield, KS	7 / 20 (679.4060)	12 (166.8916)	10 (167.9772)	2 (176.0000)	9 (168.5372)
2014-06-27	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	11 / 37 (675.8740)	18 (166.8112)	7 (174.2628)	16 (167.3828)	14 (167.4172)
2014-06-20	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	7 / 42 (685.0400)	5 (173.7028)	9 (175.4172)	16 (169.6800)	18 (166.2400)
2014-06-06	Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK	5 / 33 (681.0512)	7 (173.1200)	7 (170.8572)	12 (169.1084)	7 (167.9656)
2014-05-16	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	3 / 33 (691.3372)	7 (174.2628)	3 (174.2744)	12 (168.5256)	6 (174.2744)
2014-05-09	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	7 / 29 (688.5032)	3 (176.5716)	4 (176.5716)	14 (166.8228)	9 (168.5372)
2014-05-02	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	32 / 80 (644.4572)	41 (159.3828)	20 (167.4172)	24 (165.7028)	49 (151.9544)
2014-03-14	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	25 / 43 (660.4916)	30 (165.1200)	11 (167.9656)	33 (159.9888)	10 (167.4172)

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

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
2017 ↗	Master	#595 (663 pts)	#586 (688 pts)	#704 (573 pts)	#690 (598 pts)	#432 (918 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#613 (635 pts)	#694 (580 pts)	#606 (675 pts)	#729 (545 pts)	#536 (755 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#226 (1401 pts)	#134 (1630 pts)	#185 (1491 pts)	#260 (1211 pts)	#235 (1351 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#155 (1713 pts)	#134 (1701 pts)	#78 (1930 pts)	#178 (1479 pts)	#201 (1479 pts)