A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Sons of a Brisket ahead in 100% of their meetings
Sons of a Brisket has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
KC OUTLAWS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2018-04-27
latest 2023-04-21
Best ToY finish
#1255
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
626.40
last 5 Master vs avg 626.40 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.84 · weakest Chicken (150.49)
Road miles
55
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
626.40 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
The weak link
−12.3
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.35 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Chicken avg 150.49
- Pork Ribs avg 162.84
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HI-TECH SMOKERS in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Smokin in the Creek BBQ (2023-04-21).
- last seen 2019-04-26
- back 2023-04-21
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.
146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4382 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to KC OUTLAWS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team KC OUTLAWS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4351 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to KC OUTLAWS BBQ)
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4383 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1515
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to KC OUTLAWS BBQ)
They've been 1515 at their best, 40 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4348 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before KC OUTLAWS BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Level with KC OUTLAWS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 138.1944 | 150.49 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 152.5372 | 162.84 | top 56% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 144.5256 | 159.05 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 142.7544 | 154.01 | top 68% |
“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.
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2018-04-27 → 2023-04-21
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 162.84 · weakest Chicken (150.49)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
626.40
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
579
96–568 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
55
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1580
average field rating faced — tougher than 64% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$15,380
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4 yrs
2019-04-26 → 2023-04-21
Power rating
1475
peak 1475 · #4357 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- First tracked contest *Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1491) *Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score645.6000 *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
- 2023
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172.0116 Smokin in the Creek BBQ
- Most recent contest Smokin in the Creek BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.3 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 2018-10-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2018-09-15 |
| -9.3 | *Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL) | 2018-04-27 |
| -6.7 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ | 2023-04-21 |
| -2.5 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest | 2019-04-26 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 89.7% | 86% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 43 / 51 (634.1260) | 51 (138.1944) | 35 (162.2400) | 42 (161.6800) | 15 (172.0116) |
| 2019-04-26 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 29 / 42 (640.4116) | 20 (161.6916) | 11 (168.5828) | 19 (167.3828) | 39 (142.7544) |
| 2018-10-05 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 28 / 56 (645.6000) | 38 (160.0000) | 23 (166.8344) | 46 (153.0856) | 21 (165.6800) |
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 425 / 467 (609.6456) | 456 (145.1656) | 410 (152.5372) | 153 (168.5600) | 440 (143.3828) |
| 2018-04-27 | *Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL) Sugar Creek, MO | 48 / 53 (602.1944) | 50 (147.4172) | 29 (164.0116) | 49 (144.5256) | 45 (146.2400) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1109 (110 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #1884 (85 pts) | #1516 (130 pts) | #1844 (90 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1524 (120 pts) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |