The heartbreaker
0.5368
points from the title
Came within 0.5368 points of the Grand Championship at All American BBQ Throwdown (Aug 5, 2022).
Outlaw Smokers
Outlaw Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 50 at the All American BBQ Throwdown (2022), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 31, 2013
latest Aug 5, 2022 · 8.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±40.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.49 · weakest Brisket (158.23)
Road miles
2,166
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,739 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
643.85 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.0116 | 153.0856 | 161.68 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 144.5144 | 159.53 | top 56% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 156.5256 | 165.49 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 145.6344 | 158.23 | top 59% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MI
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
202
finished ahead 82 times, behind 120
Longest layoff
5.4 yrs
Mar 31, 2017 → Aug 5, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20229 milestones
- First call All American BBQ Throwdown
- First overall top-10 All American BBQ Throwdown
- First overall podium All American BBQ Throwdown
- First Reserve Championship All American BBQ Throwdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score697.1204 All American BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best overall score697.1204 All American BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 All American BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1505) All American BBQ Throwdown
- Most recent contest All American BBQ Throwdown
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.3 | All American BBQ Throwdown | Aug 5, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Mar 31, 2017 |
| -5.5 | Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship | Oct 31, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 4% | 96.8% | 96.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2022 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 2 / 50 (697.1204) | 5 (176.0116) | 4 (173.7144) | 14 (170.8344) | 5 (176.5600) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI | — | — | 25 (162.8000) | — | — |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 56 / 70 (599.7600) | 46 (153.0856) | 56 (144.5144) | 42 (156.5256) | 61 (145.6344) |
| Oct 31, 2013 | Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV | 65 / 85 (634.6740) | 75 (155.9544) | 64 (157.1084) | 22 (169.1084) | 67 (152.5028) |