RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ

RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 43 at the Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1392 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,392

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1572

peak 1572 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 29, 2017

latest May 1, 2021 · 3.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#203

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

29% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · Ozarks BBQ Fest

Consistency

±24.70

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.38 · weakest Brisket (163.48)

Road miles

2,995

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 🏅

won from 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.46 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+33 rating points in a year

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

4 contests since Jun 12, 2020
now 1572

A multi-meat day

1 contest 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 (Jun 19, 2020).

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
Jun 7, 2019

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.

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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

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
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 (1,309 pts)	#193 (1,309 pts)	#160 (1,439 pts)	#163 (1,424 pts)	#304 (1,019 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#685 (497 pts)	#702 (507 pts)	#462 (797 pts)	#754 (467 pts)	#713 (502 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

30 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

#1,393 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1576

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 Jun 29, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

HOLLA-N-SWALLA

#1,390 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1572

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 15, 2018

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BIG ON THE PIG

#1,396 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1579

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 32 contests to 21.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2021

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WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO.

#1,389 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1572

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 14 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Nov 10, 2023

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JACK9 BBQ

#1,395 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1572

Level with RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Aug 2, 2019

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GROG N HOGS

#1,394 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 78%
Peak: 1573

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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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	19	6	0	1	176.0116	149.0972	166.29	top 47%
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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 10 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AR 9 of 21 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 21 a different one every time

Opponents faced 510 finished ahead 411 times, behind 375

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

20212 milestones

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

20202 milestones

Jun 19 First multi-meat day Ozarks BBQ Fest
Jun 19 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Ozarks BBQ Fest

20195 milestones

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

20183 milestones

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

20171 milestone

Sep 29 First tracked contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.4	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 27, 2019
+15.7	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship	Oct 4, 2019
+14.5	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 7, 2019
+13.4	Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose)	Apr 9, 2021
+11.9	Ozarks BBQ Fest	Jun 19, 2020

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	Smoke on the Border	Apr 7, 2018
-10.6	Smokin' on the White	Sep 6, 2019
-9	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 29, 2017
-7.8	Smokin on the White	Sep 7, 2018
-4	Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off	May 25, 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	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
May 1, 2021	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)
Apr 9, 2021	Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) 🏅 Collierville, TN	7 / 44 (690.8232)	16 (170.2744)	18 (168.5372)	3 (176.0116)	2 (176)
Jun 19, 2020	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	5 / 26 (689.6228)	5 (176.5600)	1 (177.1428)	22 (158.2172)	1 (177.7028)
Jun 12, 2020	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	31 / 55 (669.1428)	17 (171.4400)	12 (173.1428)	—	49 (152)
Oct 11, 2019	BBQ & Blues on the Levee 🏅 Helena, AR	6 / 20 (686.1944)	5 (175.4056)	13 (165.0972)	4 (175.4172)	9 (170.2744)
Oct 4, 2019	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship 🏅 Sheridan, AR	3 / 26 (685.0856)	1 (177.1428)	4 (171.9772)	5 (170.8228)	13 (165.1428)
Sep 27, 2019	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	2 / 43 (693.0856)	3 (175.4056)	4 (173.7028)	6 (174.2628)	6 (169.7144)
Sep 21, 2019	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)
Sep 6, 2019	Smokin' on the White 🏅 Batesville, AR	14 / 15 (647.8056)	15 (158.2284)	10 (166.2400)	11 (159.3828)	13 (163.9544)
Aug 23, 2019	Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN	22 / 39 (663.8628)	18 (169.1084)	29 (159.3716)	20 (165.7028)	10 (169.6800)
Jun 14, 2019	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS	25 / 49 (675.8396)	35 (166.2284)	25 (169.1200)	—	20 (168.5256)
Jun 7, 2019	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	8 / 51 (693.6228)	6 (175.4172)	2 (176.5600)	9 (175.4056)	25 (166.2400)
Apr 5, 2019	9th Annual Bull Moose 🏅 Millington, TN	16 / 25 (646.1024)	24 (150.1940)	6 (166.8456)	5 (173.1428)	19 (155.9200)
Mar 8, 2019	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN	38 / 67 (671.8628)	50 (164.5256)	49 (162.8116)	13 (173.7028)	22 (170.8228)
Oct 19, 2018	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	15 / 22 (665.0744)	8 (171.4284)	1 (174.2972)	18 (159.9544)	20 (159.3944)
Sep 28, 2018	Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	11 / 45 (666.2060)	21 (161.1200)	3 (174.2744)	15 (164.5372)	12 (166.2744)
Sep 7, 2018	Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	15 / 17 (643.9316)	12 (164)	15 (159.9772)	14 (158.2856)	12 (161.6688)
Aug 17, 2018	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	25 / 44 (645.5656)	29 (161.1312)	23 (163.4172)	27 (160.5144)	21 (160.5028)
May 25, 2018	Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO	40 / 50 (642.1488)	32 (167.3828)	36 (161.1200)	33 (163.3944)	43 (150.2516)
Apr 7, 2018	Smoke on the Border Gravette, AR	33 / 33 (607.2460)	32 (153.0628)	23 (160.5260)	32 (149.0972)	30 (144.5600)
Sep 29, 2017	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	27 / 33 (609.4396)	25 (154.2284)	31 (147.3256)	23 (159.9312)	26 (147.9544)

RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (10 found in their record)

On the rise

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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)

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)