OUTLAW RAYS BARBEQUE

OUTLAW RAYS BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 25th of 37 at the Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (2014). They are ranked #5240 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,240

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1457

peak 1457 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 27, 2014

latest Feb 1, 2019 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1676

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

651.4060 / 720

Master · Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

565.81 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 584.17 (-18.35)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.2628

Pork · 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

Consistency

±97.31

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.36 · weakest Chicken (150.33)

Road miles

1,802

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 552 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Purse competed for

$15K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

584.17 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

HONKY-TONK SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

HONKY-TONK SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.0 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.03 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Chicken avg 150.33
Pork avg 161.36
0 calls in 7 entries

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) (Sep 2, 2017).

last seen Oct 3, 2015
back Sep 2, 2017

Boom or bust

±13.52% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±13.52% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 81.1% of a perfect score
best 90.5%

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	—	#1785 (125 pts)	—	#2079 (90 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2673 (62 pts)	#2686 (62 pts)	#2605 (67 pts)	#2087 (92 pts)	#2683 (62 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to OUTLAW RAYS BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

HELL BENT 100% TEXAS COOKERS

#5,244 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to OUTLAW RAYS BARBEQUE)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team OUTLAW RAYS BARBEQUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2020

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K CASS BBQ

#5,223 of the rated field

1458 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to OUTLAW RAYS BARBEQUE)

They've been 1503 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2023

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Foundry BBQ

#5,226 of the rated field

1458 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1458

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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Justice is Brined

#5,237 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

Level with OUTLAW RAYS BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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BIG ED'S MSU BBQ

#5,231 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before OUTLAW RAYS BARBEQUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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One Love BBQ

#5,232 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

They turned up 8 years after OUTLAW RAYS BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FIRE DANCER BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
HONKY-TONK SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	164.6172	141.6916	150.33	top 79%
Pork Ribs	8	167.4516	139.9428	153.89	top 71%
Pork	7	170.2628	155.3484	161.36	top 52%
Brisket	8	165.6800	146.2516	157.54	top 57%

“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 68%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 76%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TX	6	top 73%
MO	1	top 84%
OK	1	top 75%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Humble Rodeo and BBQ	2	75	top 60%	Feb 1, 2019
Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	2	45	top 80%	Aug 31, 2018
Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	2	25	top 79%	Feb 26, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 6 of 8 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 5 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,029 finished ahead 270 times, behind 892

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Oct 3, 2015 → Sep 2, 2017

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

20191 milestone

Feb 1 Most recent contest Humble Rodeo and BBQ

20182 milestones

Aug 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4060 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Aug 31 Career-best overall score651.4060 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

20151 milestone

Apr 17 Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

20142 milestones

Feb 27 First tracked contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Feb 27 Peak power rating (1496) Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.3	Humble Rodeo and BBQ	Feb 2, 2018
+0.6	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	Aug 31, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.5	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 2, 2017
-11.3	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	Feb 26, 2015
-7.8	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
-4.4	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 17, 2015
-4.3	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	Feb 27, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 69%	84.6%	84.6%
2018	2	0%	top 56%	90.5%	88.4%
2017	1	0%	top 100%	45.9%	45.9%
2015	3	0%	top 83%	88.5%	85.6%
2014	1	0%	top 68%	84.9%	84.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Feb 1, 2019	Humble Rodeo and BBQ 🏅 Humble, TX	87 / 126 (609.0060)	115 (141.6916)	107 (146.8228)	35 (165.1200)	72 (155.3716)
Aug 31, 2018	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	45 / 74 (651.4060)	38 (164.6172)	59 (157.0972)	35 (164.5716)	34 (165.1200)
Feb 2, 2018	Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX	75 / 145 (622.1028)	92 (150.7772)	56 (162.8344)	78 (157.7028)	97 (150.7884)
Sep 2, 2017	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bedford, TX	46 / 46 (330.2400)	—	12 (167.4516)	—	19 (162.7884)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	511 / 606 (616.3084)	575 (146.1944)	539 (149.0856)	478 (155.3484)	227 (165.6800)
Apr 17, 2015	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	56 / 75 (637.0628)	63 (153.6684)	63 (152.5488)	25 (170.2628)	44 (160.5828)
Feb 26, 2015	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	55 / 61 (596)	57 (145.1656)	61 (139.9428)	43 (157.1428)	41 (153.7488)
Feb 27, 2014	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	25 / 37 (611.2004)	27 (150.2056)	24 (155.3716)	19 (159.3716)	29 (146.2516)

OUTLAW RAYS BARBEQUE

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Boom or bust

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)