Perfect scores on the board
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.
- Chicken ×1
- Pork ×1
SoCal Outlaw BBQ
SoCal Outlaw BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 26 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the 19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2023). They are ranked #1316 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1578
peak 1578 · rated over 25 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
26
in the data
First seen
Oct 20, 2023
latest Mar 27, 2026 · 2.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time
Category wins
4
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
27% of 26 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
688.04 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 679.10 (+8.93)
Walk rate
81%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.84
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.87 · weakest Chicken (167.99)
Road miles
4,766
across 26 mapped stops · furthest 711 mi
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1603)
Purse competed for
$269K
listed at 25 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 24 state-championship entries
Master avg
679.10 / 720
25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #382 (518 pts) | #424 (513 pts) | #388 (613 pts) | #321 (673 pts) | #549 (313 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #181 (1,184 pts) | #224 (994 pts) | #148 (1,373 pts) | #123 (1,415 pts) | #60 (1,785 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #339 (642 pts) | #412 (542 pts) | #466 (512 pts) | #227 (967 pts) | #281 (817 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SoCal Outlaw BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
38 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,325 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1578
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,313 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1591
Careers of much the same size, 27 contests to 26, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,315 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1590
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 26 contests, alongside a 42% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,320 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1587
They were already cooking in 2015, 8 years before SoCal Outlaw BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,326 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1636
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before SoCal Outlaw BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,317 of the rated field
- Contests
- 31
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1582
Level with SoCal Outlaw BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Candy Q | 24 | 1 | 23 | 4% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 23 | 6 | 17 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 19 | 5 | 14 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 18 | 2 | 16 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 17 | 5 | 12 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Porterhouse BBQ | 17 | 4 | 13 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Ribbin-1-Out | 14 | 11 | 3 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Johns BBQ Company | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Bombin BBQ | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Boys BBQ | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Do BBQ | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 180 🔥 | 155.3368 | 167.99 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 26 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 179.4400 | 158.8000 | 170.16 | top 48% |
| Pork | 22 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 180 🔥 | 151.9200 | 170.87 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 25 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 178.8572 | 155.9200 | 170.39 | top 41% |
“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 79% |
| Medium (20–39) | 18 | 1 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 59% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Jackpot | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 50% | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 31% | May 31, 2025 |
| BBQ, Boots & Brew | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 40% | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Best in the Southwest | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 77% | Feb 21, 2025 |
| The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 64% | Jan 25, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
13 contests
Contests a season
6.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
15 of 26 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
21
5 of them more than once
First title
Oct 20, 2023
19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Opponents faced
306
finished ahead 466 times, behind 473
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- 25th tracked contest BBQ & Brew Festival
- Peak power rating (1578) Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition
20253 milestones
- 10th tracked contest 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- First category win (Chicken) Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest
20241 milestone
- Career-best overall score701.6800 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
20236 milestones
- First tracked contest 19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First call 19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall top-10 19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall podium 19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First Grand Championship 19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score692.5488 19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | BBQ & Brew Festival | Feb 27, 2026 |
| +12 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | Jun 28, 2024 |
| +11.2 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | Mar 14, 2025 |
| +11 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) | May 30, 2025 |
| +8.7 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | Apr 11, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | Golden State Battle of Indio | Nov 17, 2023 |
| -7.8 | Best in the Southwest | Feb 23, 2024 |
| -5 | Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition | May 16, 2025 |
| -3.5 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | Sep 12, 2025 |
| -3.4 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 12, 2024 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 35% | 96.7% | 95.6% |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 77% | top 49% | 96.2% | 94.6% |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86% | top 59% | 97.5% | 93.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 50% | 96.2% | 94% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition 🏅 Lake Havasu City, AZ | 13 / 33 (687.9432) | 5 (177.7028) | 18 (170.8688) | 22 (168.5372) | 18 (170.8344) |
| Feb 27, 2026 | BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 3 / 25 (695.9200) | 8 (171.9772) | 5 (175.4056) | 2 (180) | 15 (168.5372) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | The Golden State Battle VIII 🏅 Riverside, CA | 14 / 41 (691.9200) | 12 (176.5600) | 1 (179.4400) | — | 39 (155.9200) |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 28 / 53 (677.6344) | 23 (171.9772) | 7 (175.4172) | 19 (171.4400) | 45 (158.8000) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 32 / 90 (686.7660) | 56 (168.5372) | 37 (171.9772) | 19 (174.2744) | 30 (171.9772) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 21 / 35 (686.2056) | 25 (171.9656) | 12 (176) | 27 (166.8228) | 16 (171.4172) |
| May 31, 2025 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Norco, CA | 8 / 20 (690.2628) | 9 (171.4056) | 7 (177.1428) | 15 (167.4400) | 5 (174.2744) |
| May 30, 2025 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Norco, CA | 6 / 27 (692.5028) | 12 (168.5372) | 2 (179.4400) | 12 (169.6800) | 2 (174.8456) |
| May 16, 2025 | Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition 🏅 Temecula, CA | 15 / 19 (664.4116) | 19 (157.6572) | 14 (168.5372) | 15 (165.0972) | 6 (173.1200) |
| May 2, 2025 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM | 16 / 30 (683.9428) | 22 (170.2512) | 10 (174.2628) | 22 (169.1544) | 15 (170.2744) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 9 / 26 (681.0168) | 26 (155.3368) | 11 (168.5256) | 1 (178.2972) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Q's & Brews 🏅 Lake Havasu, AZ | 11 / 26 (679.3600) | 22 (165.1200) | 8 (170.2744) | 1 (176.5828) | 12 (167.3828) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA | 7 / 26 (689.0860) | 1 (180) | 11 (171.4288) | 5 (176) | 21 (161.6572) |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 17 / 29 (678.7772) | 28 (164.5256) | 9 (170.8572) | 17 (169.1316) | 6 (174.2628) |
| Jan 25, 2025 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 🏅 Hollister, CA | 20 / 27 (681.0168) | 24 (166.8228) | 21 (169.6684) | — | 8 (173.1200) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) 🏅 Hollister, CA | 17 / 31 (673.6460) | 20 (168) | 24 (164.5488) | 23 (165.0972) | 2 (176) |
| Jan 17, 2025 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 27 / 48 (671.2568) | 39 (162.7884) | 35 (164.5372) | 13 (173.1084) | 15 (170.8228) |
| Dec 6, 2024 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 48 / 74 (671.9200) | 72 (157.0972) | 19 (172.5484) | 52 (166.2628) | 8 (176.0116) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 6 / 35 (701.6800) | 14 (173.7028) | 14 (172.5600) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (176.5600) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Ignite your Passion 🏅 Winchester, CA | 16 / 22 (678.1828) | 14 (169.1200) | 17 (167.3828) | 13 (171.4172) | 8 (170.2628) |
| May 31, 2024 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 16 / 39 (670.2056) | 26 (162.8112) | 23 (162.2744) | 12 (170.8572) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | BBQ Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 18 / 39 (679.9200) | 18 (169.6916) | 24 (168.5484) | 2 (176.5828) | 28 (165.0972) |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 24 / 25 (640.3428) | 25 (156.5144) | 24 (158.8000) | 25 (151.9200) | 8 (173.1084) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 43 / 58 (662.1256) | 48 (166.2400) | 49 (160.5256) | 16 (172.5716) | 37 (162.7884) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Golden State Battle of Indio 🏅 Indio, CA | 38 / 40 (661.5540) | 34 (168.5484) | 38 (161.0972) | — | 28 (169.6684) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Riverside, CA | 1 / 20 (692.5488) | 2 (174.8456) | 4 (172) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.