A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
MISSOURI TEAM HOLY SMOKE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1493 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2014-09-05
latest 2018-08-24
Best ToY finish
#1293
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.97
last 4 Master vs avg 645.97 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.00
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.73 · weakest Brisket (156.70)
Road miles
289
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Master avg
645.97 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival (2018-08-24).
- last seen 2015-09-04
- back 2018-08-24
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.
MISSOURI TEAM HOLY SMOKE has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 129 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3496 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MISSOURI TEAM HOLY SMOKE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MISSOURI TEAM HOLY SMOKE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1493
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after MISSOURI TEAM HOLY SMOKE did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#3480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with MISSOURI TEAM HOLY SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3494 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3483 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.3200 | 156.6172 | 164.73 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 155.9772 | 162.41 | top 60% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 151.9772 | 162.13 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 151.4172 | 156.70 | top 67% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2014-09-05 → 2018-08-24
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
2 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.73 · weakest Brisket (156.70)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 3 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
645.97
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
123
52–79 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
289
4 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi
Schedule strength
1560
average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2015-09-04 → 2018-08-24
Power rating
1493
peak 1493 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Smoke on the River
- First call Smoke on the River
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2400 Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.3200 Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1497) Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score653.1428 Q'ing for a Cause
- 2018
- Most recent contest *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.6 | Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship | 2015-08-07 |
| +0.5 | *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 2018-08-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.7 | Smoke on the River | 2014-09-05 |
| -4.2 | Q'ing for a Cause | 2015-09-04 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 90% | 90% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 90.7% | 90.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 81% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-24 | *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 38 / 67 (648.0000) | 45 (156.6172) | 28 (166.8228) | 14 (173.1428) | 48 (151.4172) |
| 2015-09-04 | Q'ing for a Cause Columbia, MO | 16 / 21 (653.1428) | 8 (170.8800) | 15 (161.7028) | 18 (151.9772) | 11 (168.5828) |
| 2015-08-07 | Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship Kirksville, MO | 12 / 26 (650.2400) | 2 (174.3200) | 21 (155.9772) | 10 (165.7028) | 16 (154.2400) |
| 2014-09-05 | Smoke on the River Quincy, IL | 17 / 21 (632.4800) | 17 (157.1084) | 10 (165.1428) | 19 (157.6800) | 17 (152.5488) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1293 (207 pts) | #901 (392 pts) | #1556 (167 pts) | #1421 (207 pts) | #1325 (212 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2019 (86 pts) | #2113 (86 pts) | #1905 (121 pts) | #2167 (76 pts) | #2087 (86 pts) |