High-water mark
677.1088
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.1088 at Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 8, 2017
Outlaws
Outlaws is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 6th of 29 at the Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) (2017).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest Apr 22, 2022 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.83)
Road miles
699
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 575 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$7,800
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
659.13 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
310.81 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
159.38 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2854 | 160.5600 | 163.05 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 150.2516 | 159.83 | top 68% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 162.8570 | 169.71 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 148.5714 | 160.27 | top 46% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
113
finished ahead 38 times, behind 86
Longest layoff
4.3 yrs
May 10, 2013 → Sep 8, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard)
20176 milestones
- First call Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall top-10 Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.1088 Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score677.1088 Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1508) Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Boots & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.5 | Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Sep 8, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) | Apr 22, 2022 |
| -11.2 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 23, 2021 |
| -4.4 | Boots & BBQ Festival | May 10, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 29.5% | 29.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 94% | 94% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2022 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) Florence, AL | 34 / 34 (159.3828) | — | 27 (159.3828) | — | — |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 26 / 29 (310.8116) | 23 (160.5600) | 27 (150.2516) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS | 6 / 29 (677.1088) | 21 (162.2972) | 11 (166.2744) | 3 (176.5600) | 4 (171.9772) |
| May 10, 2013 | Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK | 24 / 36 (641.1424) | 20 (166.2854) | 22 (163.4286) | 19 (162.8570) | 28 (148.5714) |