Outlaw BBQ KS
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2024-04-26
Best ToY finish
#1716
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.22
last 5 Master vs avg 629.22 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±33.43
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.62 · weakest Brisket (153.46)
Road miles
3161
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 717 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Purse competed for
$64K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.22 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
308.27 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared pork ribs entries.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-04-26).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3712 | 140.5716 | 155.88 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 144.5144 | 158.62 | top 65% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 143.4400 | 155.95 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 136.0344 | 153.46 | top 77% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (4 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (8 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 629.22 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 308.27 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-05 — First tracked contest · 9th Annual Bull Moose
- 📣 2019-04-05 — First call · 9th Annual Bull Moose
- 📈 2019-04-05 — Peak power rating (1487) · 9th Annual Bull Moose
- ⭐ 2021-08-01 — Career-best overall score (680.4568) · Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.6 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2 | 2021-08-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | 9th Annual Bull Moose | 2019-04-05 |
| -13.1 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition | 2019-07-26 |
| -11.2 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off | 2020-07-17 |
| -6.9 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-04-26 |
| -3.6 | Minnesota in May | 2019-05-10 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 54% | 94.5% | 94.5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 80% | 86.8% | 83.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 34 / 40 (317.0972) | 32 (159.3828) | 34 (157.7144) | — | — |
| 2022-07-29 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 20 / 26 (651.2456) | 24 (159.3828) | 15 (169.6800) | 21 (159.3600) | 18 (162.8228) |
| 2021-08-01 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 14 / 26 (680.4568) | 17 (167.3712) | 10 (171.9772) | 13 (171.9656) | 14 (169.1428) |
| 2021-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition - One Meat Rib Contest Dodge City, KS | — | — | 18 (144.5144) | — | — |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off 🏅 MARION, IA | 33 / 36 (601.2000) | 15 (165.7372) | 29 (155.9884) | 34 (143.4400) | 35 (136.0344) |
| 2019-07-26 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 37 / 39 (588.3312) | 39 (143.9544) | 38 (145.0856) | 32 (158.7996) | 37 (140.4916) |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 30 / 57 (299.4516) | 34 (140.5716) | 13 (158.8800) | — | — |
| 2019-04-05 | 9th Annual Bull Moose 🏅 Millington, TN | 23 / 25 (624.8680) | 22 (154.7884) | 9 (165.0856) | 25 (146.2056) | 17 (158.7884) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2485 (59 pts) | #2500 (59 pts) | #2483 (59 pts) | #1561 (129 pts) | #1925 (74 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2781 (59 pts) | #2889 (54 pts) | #2107 (94 pts) | #2023 (104 pts) | #2879 (54 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1716 (123 pts) | #1670 (138 pts) | #1664 (143 pts) | #1299 (208 pts) | #1816 (113 pts) |