RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1376

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1572

peak 1572 · rated over 21 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-09-29

latest 2021-05-01

Best ToY finish

#203

Master 2019

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

693.6228 / 720

Master · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

682.91 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 664.46 (+18.46)

Walk rate

62%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · Ozarks BBQ Fest

Consistency

±24.70

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.38 · weakest Brisket (163.48)

Road miles

2,995

mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 278 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Purse competed for

$89K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.46 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

On the rise

+33 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 33 points across 4 contests since 2020-06-12 — from 1539 up to 1572.

4 contests since 2020-06-12
now 1572

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Ozarks BBQ Fest (2020-06-19).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

62% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 62% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.6228 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.6228 at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-06-07

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ has finished one call ahead of RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–3 behind in the head-to-head

RAZORRACKS ahead in 80% of their meetings

RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 12 of their 15 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PORK AVENUE in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 15 shared pork ribs entries lost

RAZORRACKS ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RAZORRACKS has out-cooked them in 9 of 15 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HOGG LEGG SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 36% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 36% across 4 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 50% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

UP SAUCE CREEK

#1382 of the rated field

1572 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1575

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2018-06-29

⚔ Head-to-head

ROYAL SMOKERS

#1373 of the rated field

1572 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1578

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 26 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Ambition Que

#1381 of the rated field

1572 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 111
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1637

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ)

They've been 1637 at their best, 65 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 111 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Los Primos BBQ

#1371 of the rated field

1572 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1589

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2025-07-19

⚔ Head-to-head

JACK9 BBQ

#1378 of the rated field

1572 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1572

No shared contest yet.

30 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 27% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 30 contests
last seen 2019-08-02

⚔ Head-to-head

WALLY BBQ

#1372 of the rated field

1572 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1572

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.

rated over 31 contests
last seen 2019-09-07

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RAZORRACKS	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
Smokin Through The Night	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Kermit's Ex	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
PORK AVENUE	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
Cowboy Q	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
501 BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Party Q	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
3 RIVERS BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
K & K KOOKERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	6	1	2	177.1428	150.1940	166.75	top 51%
Pork Ribs	21	9	2	4	177.1428	147.3256	167.38	top 43%
Pork	21	6	0	1	176.0116	149.0972	166.86	top 46%
Brisket	21	6	1	2	177.7028	144.5600	163.48	top 53%

“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	Avg finish
AR	9	top 50%
MO	5	top 46%
TN	5	top 52%
OK	1	top 56%
MS	1	top 51%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 91%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 50%
Large (40+)	9	top 40%

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.6 yrs 2017-09-29 → 2021-05-01

Busiest season 2019 10 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AR 9 of 21 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 21 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 21 entries · 1 win · 6 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 167.38 · weakest Brisket (163.48)

Walk rate 62% a top-10 call in 13 of 21 contests

Overall top-10 rate 29% 6 of 21 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 664.46 out of 720 · 21 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 513 411–375 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,995 21 mapped stops · furthest 278 mi

Schedule strength 1580 average field rating faced — tougher than 64% of rated contests

Purse competed for $88,750 listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 14 state-championship entries

Power rating 1572 peak 1572 · #1376 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Sep 29 First tracked contest *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
2018
Sep 28 First call *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival
Sep 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2060 *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival
Oct 19 First category win (Pork Ribs) *Mid-South BBQ Festival
2019
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Jun 7 10th tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Jun 7 Career-best overall score693.6228 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Sep 27 First overall podium Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Sep 27 First Reserve Championship Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
2020
Jun 19 First multi-meat day Ozarks BBQ Fest
Jun 19 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Ozarks BBQ Fest
2021
May 1 Peak power rating (1572) 39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off
May 1 Most recent contest 39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.4	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2019-09-27
+15.7	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship	2019-10-04
+14.5	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2019-06-07
+13.4	Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose)	2021-04-09
+11.9	Ozarks BBQ Fest	2020-06-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	*Smoke on the Border	2018-04-07
-10.7	Smokin' on the White	2019-09-06
-9	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2017-09-29
-7.8	*Smokin on the White	2018-09-07
-4	*Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off	2018-05-25

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	2	1	0	100%	top 25%	95.9%	95.1%
2020	2	1	2	50%	top 38%	95.8%	94.4%
2019	10	4	1	80%	top 42%	96.3%	93.7%
2018	6	0	1	33%	top 70%	92.5%	89.6%
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 82%	84.6%	84.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-05-01	39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	11 / 32 (678.7884)	13 (168.5484)	15 (167.9772)	11 (170.8456)	8 (171.4172)
2021-04-09	Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) 🏅 Collierville, TN	7 / 44 (690.8232)	16 (170.2744)	18 (168.5372)	3 (176.0116)	2 (176.0000)
2020-06-19	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	5 / 26 (689.6228)	5 (176.5600)	1 (177.1428)	22 (158.2172)	1 (177.7028)
2020-06-12	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	31 / 55 (669.1428)	17 (171.4400)	12 (173.1428)	20 (172.5600)	49 (152.0000)
2019-10-11	BBQ & Blues on the Levee 🏅 Helena, AR	6 / 20 (686.1944)	5 (175.4056)	13 (165.0972)	4 (175.4172)	9 (170.2744)
2019-10-04	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship 🏅 Sheridan, AR	3 / 26 (685.0856)	1 (177.1428)	4 (171.9772)	5 (170.8228)	13 (165.1428)
2019-09-27	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	2 / 43 (693.0856)	3 (175.4056)	4 (173.7028)	6 (174.2628)	6 (169.7144)
2019-09-21	Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Kimberling City, MO	11 / 28 (682.1944)	17 (170.8344)	4 (175.4172)	12 (170.8228)	22 (165.1200)
2019-09-06	Smokin' on the White 🏅 Batesville, AR	14 / 15 (647.8056)	15 (158.2284)	10 (166.2400)	11 (159.3828)	13 (163.9544)
2019-08-23	Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN	22 / 39 (663.8628)	18 (169.1084)	29 (159.3716)	20 (165.7028)	10 (169.6800)
2019-06-14	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS	25 / 49 (675.8396)	35 (166.2284)	25 (169.1200)	12 (171.9656)	20 (168.5256)
2019-06-07	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	8 / 51 (693.6228)	6 (175.4172)	2 (176.5600)	9 (175.4056)	25 (166.2400)
2019-04-05	9th Annual Bull Moose 🏅 Millington, TN	16 / 25 (646.1024)	24 (150.1940)	6 (166.8456)	5 (173.1428)	19 (155.9200)
2019-03-08	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN	38 / 67 (671.8628)	50 (164.5256)	49 (162.8116)	13 (173.7028)	22 (170.8228)
2018-10-19	*Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	15 / 22 (665.0744)	8 (171.4284)	1 (174.2972)	18 (159.9544)	20 (159.3944)
2018-09-28	*Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	11 / 45 (666.2060)	21 (161.1200)	3 (174.2744)	15 (164.5372)	12 (166.2744)
2018-09-07	*Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	15 / 17 (643.9316)	12 (164.0000)	15 (159.9772)	14 (158.2856)	12 (161.6688)
2018-08-17	*Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	25 / 44 (645.5656)	29 (161.1312)	23 (163.4172)	27 (160.5144)	21 (160.5028)
2018-05-25	*Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO	40 / 50 (642.1488)	32 (167.3828)	36 (161.1200)	33 (163.3944)	43 (150.2516)
2018-04-07	*Smoke on the Border Gravette, AR	33 / 33 (607.2460)	32 (153.0628)	23 (160.5260)	32 (149.0972)	30 (144.5600)
2017-09-29	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	27 / 33 (609.4396)	25 (154.2284)	31 (147.3256)	23 (159.9312)	26 (147.9544)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#571 (292 pts)	#724 (222 pts)	#787 (202 pts)	#510 (362 pts)	#469 (412 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#552 (176 pts)	#576 (176 pts)	#435 (276 pts)	#881 (66 pts)	#429 (276 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#203 (1309 pts)	#193 (1309 pts)	#160 (1439 pts)	#163 (1424 pts)	#304 (1019 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#685 (497 pts)	#702 (507 pts)	#462 (797 pts)	#754 (467 pts)	#713 (502 pts)