The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS has finished one call ahead of Outlaws BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Outlaws BBQ
Outlaws BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 12th of 27 at the Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off (2019). They are ranked #3569 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1505 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2019
latest Sep 11, 2020 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.11 · weakest Brisket (156.99)
Road miles
211
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$44K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
647.10 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Outlaws BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,550 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
They turned up 6 years after Outlaws BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#3,579 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with Outlaws BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,548 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before Outlaws BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,578 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before Outlaws BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,552 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1510
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before Outlaws BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0228 | 153.1200 | 161.59 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 159.3944 | 168.11 | top 43% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 150.8000 | 160.41 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 146.2628 | 156.99 | top 74% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
96
finished ahead 43 times, behind 104
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
20196 milestones
- First tracked contest Stills and Grills Fest
- First call Stills and Grills Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5776 Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival
- Peak power rating (1505) Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival
- Career-best overall score659.3372 Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1428 Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.6 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival | Aug 30, 2019 |
| +4.2 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | Oct 11, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Sep 20, 2019 |
| -6.7 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | Sep 11, 2020 |
| -0.1 | Stills and Grills Fest | May 17, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 91% | 91% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 63% | 91.6% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2020 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC | 20 / 24 (655.4060) | 22 (158.3200) | 13 (168.5716) | 24 (159.3600) | 14 (169.1544) |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC | 12 / 27 (659.3372) | 17 (162.2516) | 3 (173.1428) | 14 (166.2628) | 18 (157.6800) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC | 51 / 56 (621.5316) | 52 (153.1200) | 45 (159.3944) | 54 (150.8000) | 42 (158.2172) |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 West Jefferson, NC | 13 / 24 (657.5776) | 13 (166.2400) | 7 (170.3204) | 10 (167.3944) | 19 (153.6228) |
| May 17, 2019 | Stills and Grills Fest North Wilkesboro, NC | 13 / 21 (641.6684) | 10 (168.0228) | 8 (169.1428) | 16 (158.2400) | 19 (146.2628) |