Outhouse BBQ

Outhouse BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 33 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 10th of 38 at the Derby BBQ Festival (2016). They are ranked #4705 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,705

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1469

peak 1469 · rated over 29 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Nov 5, 2025 · 12.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1049

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

3% of 33 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

685.1660 / 720

Master · Derby BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.37 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 639.71 (+10.66)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Brisket · Derby BBQ Festival

Consistency

±31.33

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.70)

Road miles

2,515

across 33 mapped stops · furthest 111 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)

Purse competed for

$370K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

639.71 / 720

29 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

685.1660 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.1660 at Derby BBQ Festival — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 9, 2016

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 51%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 51%

A tough matchup

16–1 behind in the head-to-head

THE SMOKING HILLS ahead in 94% of their meetings

THE SMOKING HILLS has come out ahead in 16 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.80 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 3% of the time against 24%.

Pork Ribs avg 155.70
Chicken avg 165.50
1 call in 29 entries

A strong matchup

11–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Brewski and Barbeque in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (Sep 16, 2021).

last seen Sep 12, 2019
back Sep 16, 2021

Chicken nemesis

14 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 16 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 33rd

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1399 (195 pts)	#1293 (245 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1163 (295 pts)	#1354 (225 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1309 (201 pts)	#990 (341 pts)	#1467 (181 pts)	#1423 (206 pts)	#1271 (231 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1317 (213 pts)	#952 (373 pts)	#1380 (213 pts)	#1050 (318 pts)	#1372 (213 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1049 (273 pts)	#571 (568 pts)	#1043 (298 pts)	#930 (343 pts)	#1009 (298 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Outhouse BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

152 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

GEMINI BBQ

#4,695 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1469

2–4 in 6 shared contests (33% to Outhouse BBQ)

These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — GEMINI BBQ ahead 4–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

Rocks Famous BBQ

#4,722 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1533

5–6 in 11 shared contests (45% to Outhouse BBQ)

They've been 1533 at their best, 65 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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SMOKIN' GUNNERS

#4,683 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to Outhouse BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Outhouse BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

The Popes White Smoke

#4,692 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1469

Careers of much the same size, 28 contests to 33, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2023

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SI2 BBQ

#4,700 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1505

35 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 9% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?

#4,724 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1517

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2022

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN ELVISES	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
OLD STYLE BBQ	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
Three Brothers Different Mothers	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
BARREL BOYS BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	14	11	3	79%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON WHEELS	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	7	1	174.8572	152	165.50	top 49%
Pork Ribs	29	1	0	174.3200	20	155.70	top 65%
Pork	29	3	1	174.2972	145.1428	161.22	top 60%
Brisket	29	2	0	174.8572	134.2060	157.29	top 65%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 88%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 69%
Large (40+)	21	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	26	0	top 62%
MO	3	0	top 79%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	5	33	top 53%	Apr 6, 2018
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	83	top 65%	Sep 27, 2023
Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	3	19	top 69%	Sep 8, 2017
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	262	top 65%	Nov 5, 2025
Derby BBQ Festival	2	10	top 39%	Jun 8, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 30 of 33 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 19 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 2,555 finished ahead 2,437 times, behind 4,441

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

Nov 5 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides

20211 milestone

Sep 16 25th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

20163 milestones

Sep 9 First overall top-10 Derby BBQ Festival
Sep 9 Career-best overall score685.1660 Derby BBQ Festival
Sep 9 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8572 Derby BBQ Festival

20151 milestone

Sep 11 10th tracked contest Derby BBQ Festival

20141 milestone

Sep 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1540 Derby BBQ Festival

20133 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
May 10 First call Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 Peak power rating (1489) Sertoma 48 BBQ

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.2	Derby BBQ Festival	Sep 9, 2016
+11.7	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
+10.1	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
+9.9	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)	Apr 7, 2017
+4.3	Smoke In The Spring	Apr 11, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.4	National Bar-B-Que Derby	Sep 6, 2013
-11.4	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)	Apr 19, 2013
-8.8	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Sep 27, 2023
-8.6	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014
-8.1	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	0	0%	top 71%	92%	92%
2024	2	0	0%	top 59%	93.1%	93.1%
2023	2	0	0%	top 91%	86.8%	86.8%
2022	2	0	0%	top 85%	88.3%	88.3%
2021	1	0	0%	top 18%	90.5%	90.5%
2019	4	0	25%	top 66%	91.3%	88.9%
2018	3	0	33%	top 52%	91.9%	91.6%
2017	3	0	33%	top 51%	93.8%	91.7%
2016	3	1	33%	top 51%	95.2%	91.2%
2015	3	0	67%	top 69%	89.2%	88.8%
2014	3	0	67%	top 67%	91.3%	88.7%
2013	5	0	40%	top 78%	89.4%	83.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	283 / 401 (662.6972)	300 (165.0972)	295 (165.0972)	255 (167.3828)	252 (165.1200)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	262 / 444 (670.1712)	321 (163.9772)	239 (168.5600)	218 (169.1084)	189 (168.5256)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	445 / 487 (625.0060)	336 (164.5600)	181 (170.8572)	438 (155.3828)	480 (134.2060)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	429 / 505 (635.8168)	203 (169.6684)	446 (156.5028)	485 (145.6572)	269 (163.9884)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	83 / 467 (488.4912)	88 (172.5600)	185 (168)	265 (163.9656)	380 (153.6572)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	70 / 468 (492.9828)	279 (163.3944)	314 (161.6912)	378 (155.3828)	331 (157.6800)
Sep 6, 2019	Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff 🏅 Wichita, KS	14 / 16 (629.5084)	10 (162.8228)	12 (156.5372)	13 (153.6572)	12 (156.4912)
Jun 7, 2019	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	30 / 39 (638.1140)	27 (161.1200)	33 (155.3368)	24 (163.3828)	29 (158.2744)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	90 / 104 (635.1656)	79 (162.2400)	75 (161.6456)	70 (163.9428)	95 (147.3372)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	229 / 467 (661.6456)	157 (169.7028)	260 (165.1084)	369 (157.1200)	113 (169.7144)
Jun 8, 2018	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	21 / 40 (657.5312)	32 (159.9544)	32 (155.9084)	6 (171.4056)	6 (170.2628)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	56 / 103 (659.3028)	68 (163.9312)	39 (168.5600)	70 (160.5716)	43 (166.2400)
Sep 8, 2017	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS	20 / 29 (642.6744)	22 (162.2284)	22 (162.2516)	23 (157.0972)	17 (161.0972)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	205 / 407 (661.5656)	177 (167.9772)	259 (162.2400)	90 (171.9656)	278 (159.3828)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	33 / 100 (675.4516)	70 (163.3944)	9 (174.3200)	16 (173.7372)	48 (164)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	359 / 557 (643.9084)	318 (162.8572)	436 (155.9656)	371 (161.1200)	252 (163.9656)
Sep 9, 2016	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	10 / 38 (685.1660)	5 (174.8572)	27 (161.1544)	3 (174.2972)	7 (174.8572)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	69 / 109 (639.8400)	33 (168.5600)	39 (166.2400)	89 (154.8228)	87 (150.2172)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	404 / 606 (638.8116)	413 (159.4172)	388 (160.5716)	154 (168.5600)	488 (150.2628)
Sep 11, 2015	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	19 / 26 (642.2628)	9 (165.1428)	23 (153.7144)	18 (159.4400)	13 (163.9656)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	64 / 97 (637.0400)	9 (171.4400)	52 (162.2400)	88 (151.9656)	76 (151.3944)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	485 / 552 (612.6176)	488 (152)	538 (142.2516)	209 (166.3200)	432 (152.0460)
Sep 12, 2014	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	25 / 38 (657.1540)	14 (168.5828)	31 (157.1428)	7 (172.5828)	28 (158.8456)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	34 / 73 (646.2168)	7 (173.1428)	28 (165.7028)	55 (154.2400)	50 (153.1312)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	443 / 535 (604.4796)	313 (159.3940)	492 (141.6800)	451 (150.2856)	350 (153.1200)
Sep 6, 2013	National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS	35 / 35 (507.4744)	9 (167.4400)	35 (20)	13 (165.7600)	28 (154.2744)
May 31, 2013	Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS	24 / 34 (643.4284)	18 (164.5712)	22 (161.1430)	25 (158.8570)	19 (158.8572)
May 10, 2013	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	25 / 49 (640.5718)	3 (174.8572)	22 (160.5716)	22 (162.2858)	46 (142.8572)
Apr 19, 2013	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS	63 / 73 (601.7138)	24 (164.5714)	46 (154.2854)	65 (145.1428)	71 (137.7142)

Outhouse BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)