On the rise
+27
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 27 points across 5 contests since Sep 14, 2018 — from 1516 up to 1543.
- 5 contests since Sep 14, 2018
- now 1543
TENATIOUS TIMS OUTLAW BBQ
TENATIOUS TIMS OUTLAW BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 35 at the Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2018). They are ranked #1902 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1543
peak 1543 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 14, 2018
latest May 3, 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.36
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.08 · weakest Pork (165.44)
Road miles
512
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 238 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
672.93 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TENATIOUS TIMS OUTLAW BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
60 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,907 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1543
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TENATIOUS TIMS OUTLAW BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TENATIOUS TIMS OUTLAW BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,905 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1544
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,899 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1543
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1543
Level with TENATIOUS TIMS OUTLAW BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,901 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1546
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,900 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1550
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before TENATIOUS TIMS OUTLAW BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 164.5484 | 170.50 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.0116 | 163.4060 | 171.08 | top 21% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 159.3484 | 165.44 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 158.7884 | 165.91 | top 40% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 31% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
160
finished ahead 132 times, behind 59
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Peak power rating (1543) Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- Most recent contest Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
20187 milestones
- First tracked contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- First call Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- First overall top-10 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- First overall podium Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score696.5256 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best overall score696.5256 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0116 Bikes, Blues and BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.1 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 14, 2018 |
| +7.5 | 10th Annual Smokin the Fort BBQ & Music Festival | Oct 26, 2018 |
| +7.2 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | May 3, 2019 |
| +7 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Sep 28, 2018 |
| +5.5 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | Sep 21, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 32% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 96.7% | 93.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2019 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅 | 18 / 56 (671.8972) | 22 (167.4056) | 13 (170.2860) | 19 (170.8228) | 28 (163.3828) |
| Oct 26, 2018 | 10th Annual Smokin the Fort BBQ & Music Festival Fort Gibson, OK | 11 / 27 (662.1488) | 5 (171.9772) | 12 (163.4060) | 16 (160.5256) | 10 (166.2400) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 19 / 49 (670.2056) | 28 (164.5484) | 2 (176.0116) | 32 (163.3828) | 19 (166.2628) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 13 / 29 (663.8740) | 2 (175.4400) | 6 (170.2972) | 21 (159.3484) | 18 (158.7884) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 3 / 35 (696.5256) | 7 (173.1200) | 5 (175.4056) | 4 (173.1428) | 4 (174.8572) |