A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Where There's A Will
Where There's A Will is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 14th of 15 at the Viking Grillfestivalen (2019). They are ranked #4880 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 29, 2016
latest Nov 1, 2019 · 3.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.10 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 646.23 (-1.13)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.61
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.55 · weakest Brisket (156.69)
Road miles
1,071
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 304 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
646.23 / 720
7 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 | #1192 (191 pts) | #1076 (246 pts) | #1031 (276 pts) | #1182 (221 pts) | #1122 (236 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Where There's A Will, each with one reason worth a look.
131 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,866 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,872 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Level with Where There's A Will on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,889 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1465
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before Where There's A Will's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,863 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
They've been 1501 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,862 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They've been 1502 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,871 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4516 | 151.3712 | 162.99 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 155.9888 | 164.55 | top 61% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 158.2056 | 161.99 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 147.3488 | 156.69 | 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
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 82% | May 11, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
177
finished ahead 71 times, behind 175
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jul 29, 2016 → Jul 27, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Viking Grillfestivalen
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score658.7312 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5600 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20164 milestones
- First tracked contest The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest
- First call The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6344 The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1498) The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.7 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 24, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | May 11, 2019 |
| -8.2 | Viking Grillfestivalen | Nov 1, 2019 |
| -8.1 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition | Jul 26, 2019 |
| -6 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest | Jul 27, 2018 |
| -3.8 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | May 10, 2019 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 90% | 89.1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 91.5% | 90.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2019 | Viking Grillfestivalen 🏅 Waco, TX | 14 / 15 (637.5316) | 14 (153.6460) | 13 (162.2628) | 14 (161.0856) | 12 (160.5372) |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 32 / 39 (647.8404) | 14 (171.4516) | 13 (170.8344) | 33 (158.2056) | 36 (147.3488) |
| May 11, 2019 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 21 / 21 (646.1716) | 20 (161.1200) | 17 (166.8228) | 15 (167.9656) | 21 (150.2632) |
| May 10, 2019 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 24 / 38 (635.2224) | 30 (151.3712) | 23 (159.9656) | 24 (158.7884) | 15 (165.0972) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 25 / 54 (658.7312) | 18 (168.5256) | 8 (172.5600) | 36 (158.2628) | 36 (159.3828) |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 21 / 27 (640.4460) | 21 (164.5600) | 22 (155.9888) | 18 (163.3828) | 18 (156.5144) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 23 / 37 (657.6344) | 9 (170.2744) | 26 (163.4172) | 23 (166.2628) | 30 (157.6800) |