SMOKIN' OUTLAWS AB
Rating
1690
peak 1690
Contests
53
in the data
First seen
2022-05-28
latest 2026-07-03
Best ToY finish
#63
Master 2023
Grand champs
2
4 reserve
Category wins
8
33 podiums
Overall top-10s
24
of 53 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
688.17 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 683.50 (+4.67)
Walk rate
77%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
and counting
Consistency
±13.01
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.26)
Road miles
19787
mi across 53 mapped stops · furthest 1779 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMELLAQUE has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN' OUTLAWS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Q Cartel has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BIGG SMOAK BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of MOTLEY QUE in 17 of their 19 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5484 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke 'N the Valley (2024-09-21).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 39-team field at Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 13% across 5 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ (2023-06-16) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 31-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 48 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 177.7144 | 155.9772 | 170.94 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 52 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3600 | 170.26 | top 43% |
| Pork | 47 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.6684 | 171.70 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 47 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 179.4400 | 158.8112 | 171.03 | top 31% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 17 | 1 | top 26% |
| KS | 12 | 0 | top 27% |
| SK | 6 | 1 | top 26% |
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
| ND | 2 | 0 | top 28% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
| MT | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 11 | 1 | top 30% |
| Medium (20–39) | 18 | 1 | top 25% |
| Large (40+) | 18 | 0 | top 37% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (19 of 53 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (52 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ (2023-06-16)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 683.50
- 4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 695.9428 | 688.59 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 696.5144 | 681.74 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 710.2972 | 688.26 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 701.1200 | 686.52 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 663.3944 | 653.35 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | Alberta BBQ Festival Millet, AB | 3 / 11 (684.4684) | 2 (177.1428) | 7 (167.9656) | 10 (165.0972) | 2 (174.2628) |
| 2026-06-19 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 3 / 24 (680.4796) | 7 (170.2628) | 15 (164.5484) | 7 (167.9656) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2026-05-30 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 3 / 24 (695.9428) | 13 (168.5372) | 7 (173.7028) | 8 (174.2628) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 3 / 23 (695.3944) | 4 (172.5600) | 4 (172.0000) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Calmar, AB | — | 5 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Calmar, AB | — | — | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 15 / 71 (684.5828) | 28 (170.3200) | 21 (171.4056) | 43 (166.2972) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2026-04-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 10 / 27 (689.0400) | 22 (168.5256) | 4 (176.5600) | 7 (173.1316) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 37 / 101 (690.2172) | 68 (170.2628) | 54 (171.4172) | 14 (175.4172) | 31 (173.1200) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 20 / 158 (696.5144) | 111 (169.6800) | 41 (174.8572) | 9 (178.8572) | 44 (173.1200) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 229 / 401 (674.1368) | 305 (164.5256) | 183 (170.2512) | 275 (166.2400) | 92 (173.1200) |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) Oak Grove, MO | 38 / 50 (675.2684) | 27 (173.1200) | 34 (170.8228) | 38 (167.3828) | 43 (163.9428) |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) Oak Grove, MO | 32 / 53 (686.7428) | 19 (175.4056) | 34 (170.8228) | 34 (169.6800) | 30 (170.8344) |
| 2025-10-11 | Bean Town BBQ Cookoff Bow Island, AB | 2 / 15 (673.0856) | 3 (171.4172) | 5 (167.4400) | 4 (167.9656) | 5 (166.2628) |
| 2025-09-26 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash Egg Harbor, WI | 3 / 16 (691.3600) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (170.8456) | 6 (170.8344) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2025-09-26 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Egg Harbor, WI | — | — | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest Coldwater, MI | 8 / 26 (681.0516) | 12 (170.2744) | 11 (168.5372) | 8 (169.6800) | 6 (172.5600) |
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Coldwater, MI | — | — | 10 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival Leduc, AB | 5 / 16 (681.6460) | 8 (170.2628) | 7 (171.9772) | 2 (176.5716) | 11 (162.8344) |
| 2025-08-30 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 19 / 38 (667.3252) | 14 (170.2628) | 18 (167.4056) | 13 (170.8456) | 26 (158.8112) |
| 2025-06-21 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 6 / 27 (690.2400) | 12 (169.7144) | 15 (169.1200) | 5 (175.4056) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 30 / 169 (693.6688) | 69 (173.1200) | 8 (178.8572) | 8 (178.8572) | 155 (162.8344) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 180 / 444 (679.8856) | 226 (169.1200) | 199 (170.2628) | 105 (173.1200) | 217 (167.3828) |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 30 / 56 (682.7312) | 32 (171.9772) | 43 (166.8112) | 27 (170.8228) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 20 / 53 (688.4916) | 17 (174.8572) | 31 (170.8344) | 21 (173.1200) | 27 (169.6800) |
| 2024-10-18 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 8 / 15 (682.1712) | 12 (166.2400) | 7 (169.7028) | 12 (169.6684) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 8 / 31 (692.4916) | 19 (171.9772) | 2 (180.0000) | 19 (169.6916) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno Edgerton, KS | 6 / 38 (703.4060) | 5 (177.7144) | 19 (172.5600) | 3 (180.0000) | 9 (173.1316) |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) Edgerton, KS | — | — | 7 (169.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 16 / 47 (673.0512) | 7 (175.4172) | 28 (164.0000) | 13 (169.6684) | 29 (163.9656) |
| 2024-09-21 | Smoke 'N the Valley Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | 2 / 21 (695.9656) | 2 (176.0000) | 3 (175.4400) | 6 (174.8572) | 7 (169.6684) |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 11 / 35 (681.1084) | 10 (171.9656) | 29 (158.8684) | 5 (173.7144) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2024-06-08 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 3 / 27 (685.1316) | 7 (172.5716) | 7 (166.8800) | 4 (176.0000) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2024-05-25 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 1 / 39 (710.2972) | 2 (177.7028) | 5 (174.2972) | 2 (179.4400) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 39 / 97 (686.1596) | 49 (170.8228) | 64 (167.9540) | 37 (171.9656) | 13 (175.4172) |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 21 / 58 (681.0284) | 50 (165.0856) | 8 (176.0000) | 3 (177.7144) | 38 (162.2284) |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 42 / 81 (679.3368) | 54 (166.8228) | 56 (169.1084) | 41 (169.7028) | 22 (173.7028) |
| 2023-10-06 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS | 2 / 19 (701.1200) | 5 (177.1428) | 2 (176.0000) | 6 (171.9772) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2023-10-06 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS | — | — | 2 (176.0116) | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 51 / 487 (691.9428) | 360 (163.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | 58 (175.4172) | 75 (173.1428) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 47 / 211 (690.7656) | 187 (165.0856) | 88 (171.9772) | 40 (175.4056) | 11 (178.2972) |
| 2023-09-23 | Smoke 'N the Valley Lumsden, SK | 11 / 26 (675.9884) | 11 (171.4056) | 19 (164.5600) | 12 (172.0000) | 10 (168.0228) |
| 2023-09-16 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB | 6 / 29 (681.6000) | 14 (169.6684) | 21 (163.3828) | 5 (174.2744) | 7 (174.2744) |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 5 / 40 (682.7772) | 5 (174.2744) | 29 (163.9772) | 9 (173.1200) | 6 (171.4056) |
| 2023-08-25 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 16 / 44 (679.3716) | 20 (170.8228) | 13 (168.5832) | 11 (171.4400) | 16 (168.5256) |
| 2023-08-05 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 8 / 17 (666.1600) | 6 (170.8228) | 12 (163.3944) | 6 (167.3828) | 6 (164.5600) |
| 2023-07-20 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Raymond, AB | 2 / 12 (697.7372) | 1 (176.5828) | 6 (171.4172) | 1 (174.8800) | 2 (174.8572) |
| 2023-06-16 | Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ Regina, SK | 1 / 16 (698.8572) | 1 (176.5600) | 2 (174.3316) | 3 (173.7028) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2023-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 3 / 23 (692.5372) | 9 (171.9884) | 3 (176.5716) | 9 (169.1200) | 6 (174.8572) |
| 2022-09-10 | Smoke 'N the Valley Moose Jaw, SK | 11 / 18 (649.0288) | 14 (155.9772) | 14 (155.3600) | 6 (167.3944) | 4 (170.2972) |
| 2022-09-03 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | 23 / 36 (650.7312) | 24 (164.5256) | 11 (167.4400) | 33 (153.6684) | 17 (165.0972) |
| 2022-08-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 8 / 19 (663.3944) | 3 (169.7372) | 18 (156.5600) | 4 (170.2628) | 6 (166.8344) |
| 2022-05-28 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB | 16 / 39 (650.2516) | 10 (166.2628) | 10 (166.8572) | 23 (157.0856) | 19 (160.0460) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #82 (968 pts) | #123 (816 pts) | #87 (1061 pts) | #89 (878 pts) | #56 (1103 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #158 (1290 pts) | #187 (1210 pts) | #174 (1257 pts) | #135 (1355 pts) | #180 (1160 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #82 (1619 pts) | #92 (1499 pts) | #85 (1564 pts) | #51 (1744 pts) | #67 (1619 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #63 (1747 pts) | #84 (1547 pts) | #60 (1759 pts) | #84 (1557 pts) | #64 (1712 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #485 (427 pts) | #442 (517 pts) | #546 (442 pts) | #466 (482 pts) | #426 (542 pts) |