A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The Burger Dive
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1502
peak 1510 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-07-06
latest 2014-08-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
610.96
last 4 Master vs avg 610.96 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±17.53
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.99 · weakest Brisket (150.16)
Road miles
147
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
610.96 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN JERKS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
The Burger Dive has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 105 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3133 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3131 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3134 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with The Burger Dive on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3129 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3118 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.0000 | 143.3716 | 156.99 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.8572 | 142.2516 | 152.71 | top 54% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9884 | 145.0284 | 151.11 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2972 | 139.9998 | 150.16 | top 56% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 47% | 2014-07-05 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2013-07-06 → 2014-08-12
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MT
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 156.99 · weakest Brisket (150.16)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 3 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
2 of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
610.96
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
64
46–49 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
147
4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1525
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
Power rating
1502
peak 1510 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- 2014
- Career-best overall score630.8912 Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0000 Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1510) Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.5 | Montana State BBQ Championships at Montana Fair | 2013-08-14 |
| +2.8 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 2013-07-06 |
| +1.8 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 2014-07-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | 2014-08-12 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 87.6% | 84.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 86.8% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-12 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT | 21 / 26 (588.9488) | 25 (143.3716) | 22 (142.2516) | 23 (145.0284) | 11 (158.2972) |
| 2014-07-05 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 12 / 25 (630.8912) | 3 (172.0000) | 21 (144.5828) | 12 (159.9884) | 15 (154.3200) |
| 2013-08-14 | Montana State BBQ Championships at Montana Fair Billings, MT | 10 / 26 (625.1548) | 14 (154.2972) | 2 (170.8572) | 12 (151.9888) | 14 (148.0116) |
| 2013-07-06 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 10 / 22 (598.8574) | 4 (158.2858) | 9 (153.1430) | 11 (147.4288) | 15 (139.9998) |