A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
ODD SQUAD BBQ
ODD SQUAD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 15th of 31 at the Montana Pitmaster Classic (2021). They are ranked #4844 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 31, 2017
latest Aug 27, 2021 · 4.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
623.00 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 623.92 (-0.92)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.35
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.95 · weakest Brisket (151.78)
Road miles
3,227
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 1,585 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
623.92 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1574 (119 pts) | #1428 (154 pts) | #1666 (119 pts) | #1505 (134 pts) | #1437 (144 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1431 (142 pts) | #1769 (112 pts) | #1534 (137 pts) | #1266 (202 pts) | #1578 (122 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2852 (55 pts) | #2856 (55 pts) | #1183 (280 pts) | #2851 (55 pts) | #2840 (55 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ODD SQUAD BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1466
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to ODD SQUAD BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ODD SQUAD BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,829 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,845 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
They've been 1500 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,837 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before ODD SQUAD BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,839 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Level with ODD SQUAD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,827 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before ODD SQUAD BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.3200 | 155.9772 | 158.95 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174.8688 | 141.0512 | 157.29 | top 63% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 142.2628 | 155.90 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9888 | 138.8116 | 151.78 | top 75% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MT
2 of 6 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
137
finished ahead 43 times, behind 127
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Aug 23, 2019 → Aug 27, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- Career-best overall score644.6172 Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Most recent contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
20175 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8688 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1490) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.9 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 27, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 31, 2017 |
| -10 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 23, 2019 |
| -6.5 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship | May 10, 2019 |
| -6.5 | BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) | May 26, 2018 |
| -4.7 | 2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off | Aug 18, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 83.9% | 83% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 74% | 88.7% | 88.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 87% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2021 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 15 / 31 (644.6172) | 15 (166.3200) | 14 (163.4516) | 27 (150.8568) | 14 (163.9888) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 25 / 29 (591.8284) | 19 (157.1200) | 26 (141.0512) | 26 (142.2628) | 20 (151.3944) |
| May 10, 2019 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK | 22 / 25 (603.8520) | 21 (157.1316) | 22 (148.4916) | 19 (159.4172) | 22 (138.8116) |
| Aug 18, 2018 | 2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off DuPont, WA | 19 / 27 (638.7544) | 25 (158.8460) | 24 (155.3712) | 10 (169.7144) | 23 (154.8228) |
| May 26, 2018 | BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR | 27 / 35 (635.9656) | 28 (158.2972) | 21 (160.5256) | 22 (160.0228) | 25 (157.1200) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 26 / 30 (628.5148) | 27 (155.9772) | 1 (174.8688) | 26 (153.1200) | 28 (144.5488) |