The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SMOKIN TRIGGERS has finished one call ahead of The Outback Cookin' Company 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
The Outback Cookin' Company
The Outback Cookin' Company is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 20th of 27 at the Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival (2025). They are ranked #5948 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “The Outback Cookin Company”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1437
peak 1437 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 6, 2021
latest Aug 15, 2025 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
613.23 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 614.73 (-1.50)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.09 · weakest Brisket (146.83)
Road miles
1,310
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 385 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$62K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
614.73 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1087 (77 pts) | #1504 (52 pts) | #1158 (102 pts) | #1028 (107 pts) | #1478 (52 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1055 (112 pts) | #981 (132 pts) | #1004 (152 pts) | #746 (207 pts) | #1096 (112 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #978 (120 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Outback Cookin' Company, each with one reason worth a look.
57 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to The Outback Cookin' Company)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The Outback Cookin' Company has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1506
They've been 1506 at their best, 69 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,955 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,936 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before The Outback Cookin' Company's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,947 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1437
Level with The Outback Cookin' Company on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,950 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
They were already cooking in 2016, 5 years before The Outback Cookin' Company's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Monarchbbq | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 145.0744 | 155.31 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 148.4912 | 158.09 | top 83% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 139.9772 | 154.49 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3944 | 139.4056 | 146.83 | top 90% |
“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 90% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 90% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 94% | Aug 11, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
140
finished ahead 23 times, behind 213
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Aug 11, 2023 → Aug 15, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score628.4576 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
- Most recent contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
20232 milestones
- First call Colorado BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2856 Colorado BBQ Challenge
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest SLV Beat the Heat BBQ
- Peak power rating (1489) SLV Beat the Heat BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | The Art of BBQ | Jul 1, 2022 |
| -11.8 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | Aug 11, 2023 |
| -10.7 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ | Aug 6, 2021 |
| -9.8 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day | Aug 13, 2021 |
| -8.4 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | Aug 5, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 91% | 85.9% | 85.1% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 87% | 84.2% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 86.9% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 20 / 27 (628.4576) | 25 (153.6688) | 15 (167.4172) | 14 (167.4172) | 26 (139.9544) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 26 / 27 (606.6740) | 21 (161.1200) | 17 (162.8000) | 27 (143.3484) | 26 (139.4056) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 36 / 42 (618.6972) | 42 (145.0744) | 36 (155.3828) | 8 (174.2856) | 40 (143.9544) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 32 / 35 (626.1596) | 34 (157.1084) | 31 (162.2740) | 35 (147.3828) | 28 (159.3944) |
| Jul 1, 2022 | The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO | 28 / 28 (586.1716) | 27 (149.0972) | 27 (150.2400) | 28 (139.9772) | 26 (146.8572) |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO | 38 / 42 (611.2800) | 28 (163.4172) | 41 (148.4912) | 38 (152.5144) | 37 (146.8572) |
| Aug 6, 2021 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 40 / 42 (625.6688) | 40 (157.7144) | 39 (160) | 38 (156.5372) | 35 (151.4172) |