OUT WEST SMOKERS

OUT WEST SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 14th of 19 at the Traeger NorUt State Championship (2018). They are ranked #4706 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,706

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1469

peak 1469 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 22, 2014

latest Jul 13, 2018 · 3.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1236

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

674.8116 / 720

Master · Wild West BBQ Shoot Out

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.64 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 643.84 (+4.80)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Wild West BBQ Shoot Out

Consistency

±17.80

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.72 · weakest Chicken (156.40)

Road miles

444

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

643.84 / 720

7 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

674.8116 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.8116 at Wild West BBQ Shoot Out — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 25, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKE-IN-LAW has finished one call ahead of OUT WEST SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

TEAM AMERICA ahead in 100% of their meetings

TEAM AMERICA has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.3 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.32 points below their pork, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 29%.

Chicken avg 156.40
Pork avg 164.72
1 call in 7 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RICHARDS ROUNDUP BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

FARVA-Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1236 (190 pts)	#1377 (175 pts)	#1261 (210 pts)	#908 (355 pts)	#1241 (215 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2085 (70 pts)	#2779 (55 pts)	#2031 (90 pts)	#1923 (115 pts)	#2034 (90 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to OUT WEST SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

ASLEEP AT THE GRILL

#4,709 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

They've been 1500 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Apr 9, 2021

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DC Smokers

#4,723 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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Smokin'101

#4,685 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

Level with OUT WEST SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2017

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Mr. Jimmy's Obsession

#4,705 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1510

They've been 1510 at their best, 41 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2017

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Yesterday's Swine

#4,691 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

They turned up 8 years after OUT WEST SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 5, 2023

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ROUND BOYS BBQ

#4,719 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
G AND L BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
TEAM AMERICA	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	1	0	178.2972	145.1544	156.40	top 80%
Pork Ribs	7	1	1	177.1428	155.3828	162.84	top 57%
Pork	7	2	1	173.1544	158.8000	164.72	top 55%
Brisket	7	0	0	168.5828	152.5372	159.89	top 73%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 74%
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 75%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
UT	5	0	top 78%
NV	2	0	top 67%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	2	21	0	top 67%	Aug 25, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	22	0	top 73%	Apr 8, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in UT 5 of 7 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 101 finished ahead 51 times, behind 133

Longest layoff 1.4 yrs Apr 8, 2016 → Aug 25, 2017

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

20181 milestone

Jul 13 Most recent contest Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition

20173 milestones

Aug 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.8116 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Aug 25 Career-best overall score674.8116 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Aug 25 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out

20143 milestones

Aug 22 First tracked contest Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Aug 22 First call Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Aug 22 Peak power rating (1494) Wild West BBQ Shoot Out

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.9	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	Aug 25, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp	Jun 19, 2015
-6.3	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	Aug 22, 2014
-5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 10, 2015
-4.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 8, 2016
-4	Traeger NorUt State Championship	Jun 29, 2018

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)
2018	2	50%	top 75%	91.3%	91%
2017	1	100%	top 57%	93.7%	93.7%
2016	1	0%	top 73%	88.9%	88.9%
2015	2	0%	top 82%	87.9%	86.8%
2014	1	100%	top 77%	87.6%	87.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 13, 2018	Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition Draper, UT	16 / 21 (657.2116)	15 (160.6172)	15 (160.0116)	2 (173.1544)	14 (163.4284)
Jun 29, 2018	Traeger NorUt State Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT	14 / 19 (653.1772)	18 (154.8916)	11 (164.5600)	12 (165.1428)	11 (168.5828)
Aug 25, 2017	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out West Wendover, NV	21 / 37 (674.8116)	6 (178.2972)	3 (177.1428)	33 (163.4172)	34 (155.9544)
Apr 8, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	22 / 30 (640.4340)	26 (155.9656)	20 (160.5484)	20 (162.2628)	19 (161.6572)
Jun 19, 2015	YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp Ogden, UT	21 / 23 (617.5656)	23 (145.1544)	20 (155.3828)	19 (158.8000)	18 (158.2284)
Apr 10, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	22 / 30 (633.0280)	29 (151.9540)	18 (159.4056)	13 (162.8456)	18 (158.8228)
Aug 22, 2014	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	24 / 31 (630.6856)	30 (147.9084)	15 (162.8228)	9 (167.4172)	28 (152.5372)

OUT WEST SMOKERS

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

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)