Outsiders BBQ

Outsiders BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 34 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the I-39 Smokin Car Show (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #513 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#513

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1674

peak 1693 · rated over 33 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 13, 2014

latest Sep 8, 2023 · 9.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#169

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 12% of the time

Category wins

24 podiums

Overall top-10s

50% of 34 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 33%

overall standings

Best overall

692.5716 / 720

Master · Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.80 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.52 (+1.29)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · EffingHam-Jam

Consistency

±15.05

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.40)

Road miles

3,537

across 34 mapped stops · furthest 330 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$33K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.52 / 720

34 Master contests · 4 GCs

Storylines (20 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#513 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 8% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1674 puts them #513 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 8% of the field.

rating 1674
peak 1693
33 rated contests

Against the odds

17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Up In smoke on the Square (Jun 3, 2016) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, YELLOW RIVER BBQ.

Giant slayer

52 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 52-team field at Up In smoke on the Square.

Jun 3, 2016

Happy hunting ground

Top 9% average finish here

CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ is their spot: an average finish in the top 9% across 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 9%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (Aug 17, 2018).

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 28 of 34 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 34 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

692.5716 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.5716 at Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest — 96.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 17, 2018

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The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

One2BBQ has finished one call ahead of Outsiders BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 2 Grand Championships

2018 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 5 category wins, at an average finish in the top 19%.

10 contests
7 overall top-10s
5 category wins
average top 19%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.31 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 32% of the time against 44%.

Pork Ribs avg 164.40
Chicken avg 168.71
11 calls in 34 entries

The drought

8 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at I-39 Smokin Car Show on Jun 30, 2018 — 8 contests and 8.3 years ago.

last GC Jun 30, 2018
8.3 years ago

A strong matchup

14–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE in 14 of their 17 shared contests.

The comeback

3.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.9 years, then back at International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest (Sep 9, 2022).

last seen Oct 12, 2018
back Sep 9, 2022

Chicken nemesis

15 of 23 shared chicken entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 65% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 23 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 20% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 20% across 6 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.

6 October contests
top 33% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,537 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,537 miles across 34 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 330 miles to International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest.

34 mapped stops
furthest 330 mi

The metronome

±2.09% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.09% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.7% of a perfect score
34 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 1st

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
2023 ↗	Master	#1604 (53 pts)	#1631 (53 pts)	#1726 (53 pts)	#1602 (53 pts)	#1601 (53 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#169 (1,536 pts)	#298 (1,086 pts)	#220 (1,276 pts)	#251 (1,196 pts)	#211 (1,361 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#807 (465 pts)	#1303 (235 pts)	#933 (410 pts)	#1176 (280 pts)	#972 (365 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#436 (908 pts)	#379 (1,013 pts)	#587 (698 pts)	#518 (788 pts)	#481 (858 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#837 (403 pts)	#907 (388 pts)	#753 (503 pts)	#548 (713 pts)	#920 (378 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#894 (368 pts)	#1152 (283 pts)	#924 (393 pts)	#910 (398 pts)	#1062 (303 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

ALL FORKED UP FOR Q

#516 of the rated field

1673 power rating

Contests: 162
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1787

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Outsiders BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Outsiders BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 146 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

GETTIN' SAUCED

#517 of the rated field

1673 power rating

Contests: 174
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1862

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Outsiders BBQ)

They've been 1862 at their best, 189 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 162 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

LOVE 2 Q

#515 of the rated field

1673 power rating

Contests: 184
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1760

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Outsiders BBQ)

184 contests to 34: their number has had years to settle where Outsiders BBQ's is still finding its level.

rated over 172 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKOPOLIS BBQ

#514 of the rated field

1674 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1702

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Outsiders BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 50 contests

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JDQ BBQ

#512 of the rated field

1674 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1674

Their rating is built on 4 Grand Championships in 23 contests, alongside a 52% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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BBQ MIKE

#519 of the rated field

1673 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1693

They turned up 8 years after Outsiders BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
One2BBQ	23	8	15	35%	⚔ compare
QUAU	18	9	9	50%	⚔ compare
CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE	17	14	3	82%	⚔ compare
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	17	13	4	76%	⚔ compare
Oui Oui Oui BBQ	16	14	2	88%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	16	14	2	88%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	16	10	6	63%	⚔ compare
PORK PARADISE	16	10	6	63%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
JUGS BBQ	15	9	6	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKY LINCS	14	13	1	93%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY'S Q	13	10	3	77%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare
SAUCED N SMOKED	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
CHANNABILLY BBQ	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	34	15	3	5	176.6172	154.8228	168.71	top 38%
Pork Ribs	34	11	2	6	176.5600	133.5316	164.40	top 43%
Pork	34	15	2	7	178.8572	156.5140	168.42	top 36%
Brisket	34	15	2	6	179.4400	148.4912	165.99	top 41%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	3	2	top 19%
Medium (20–39)	16	1	top 46%
Large (40+)	15	1	top 21%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	26	4	top 28%
MO	5	0	top 54%
KS	2	0	top 32%
TN	1	0	top 53%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)	4	1	1	top 25%	Jun 1, 2018
CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	3	2	0	top 9%	Oct 12, 2018
Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue	2	1	1	top 28%	Jun 8, 2018
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	70	0	top 32%	Sep 15, 2018
EffingHam-Jam	2	9	0	top 43%	Jul 27, 2018
Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	2	5	0	top 15%	Jul 20, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	16	0	top 73%	May 5, 2017
Central Illinois Bragging Rights	2	13	0	top 45%	Oct 9, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 10 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 4.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 26 of 34 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 23 8 of them more than once

First title Jun 3, 2016 Up In smoke on the Square

Opponents faced 849 finished ahead 1,263 times, behind 483

Longest layoff 3.9 yrs Oct 12, 2018 → Sep 9, 2022

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

20231 milestone

Sep 8 Most recent contest Primo BBQ Bash

20185 milestones

Jun 8 First multi-meat day Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue
Jun 8 25th tracked contest Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue
Jul 27 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 EffingHam-Jam
Aug 17 Career-best overall score692.5716 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Oct 12 Peak power rating (1693) CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

20171 milestone

Oct 6 First Reserve Championship Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

20165 milestones

May 6 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 3 First overall podium Up In smoke on the Square
Jun 3 First Grand Championship Up In smoke on the Square
Jun 3 Biggest field won (52 teams) Up In smoke on the Square
Jun 24 First category win (Chicken) Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ Contest

20144 milestones

Jun 13 First tracked contest Smoke on the Prairie
Jun 13 First call Smoke on the Prairie
Jun 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8572 Smoke on the Prairie
Sep 5 First overall top-10 Smoke on the River

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.5	Up In smoke on the Square	Jun 3, 2016
+14.5	Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual	Jun 30, 2017
+13.7	Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Oct 6, 2017
+12.3	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	Oct 14, 2016
+11.6	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 21, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.1	Primo BBQ Bash	Sep 8, 2023
-11.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 5, 2017
-5.5	EffingHam-Jam	Jul 27, 2018
-5.5	Up In smoke on the Square	Jun 2, 2017
-4.4	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest	Sep 9, 2022

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0	0	0%	top 93%	87.7%	87.7%
2022	1	0	0	0	0%	top 53%	93%	93%
2018	10	2	7	5	80%	top 19%	96.2%	94.3%
2017	8	1	5	2	100%	top 34%	94.7%	92.1%
2016	6	1	3	2	100%	top 30%	95.2%	93.2%
2015	4	0	1	0	75%	top 42%	93.5%	91.6%
2014	4	0	1	0	75%	top 37%	92.8%	91.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 8, 2023	Primo BBQ Bash 🏅 Poplar Bluff, MO	26 / 28 (631.2340)	25 (160.5372)	26 (155.3600)	26 (156.5140)	25 (158.8228)
Sep 9, 2022	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Millington, TN	20 / 38 (669.5776)	19 (171.9772)	34 (160.5144)	15 (174.2744)	26 (162.8116)
Oct 12, 2018	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	2 / 45 (681.0740)	4 (175.4744)	8 (168.5256)	11 (169.6684)	14 (167.4056)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	95 / 467 (678.1940)	211 (167.3944)	101 (171.4284)	129 (169.6684)	115 (169.7028)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	70 / 164 (683.9428)	111 (169.1200)	68 (170.8344)	64 (172.5484)	80 (171.4400)
Aug 17, 2018	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	3 / 44 (692.5716)	1 (176.5828)	13 (168.0232)	10 (171.4056)	1 (176.5600)
Jul 27, 2018	EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	18 / 30 (662.7316)	25 (157.0972)	13 (165.6800)	24 (160.5144)	1 (179.4400)
Jul 20, 2018	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	8 / 43 (678.2056)	12 (170.2972)	7 (171.4172)	14 (171.4056)	23 (165.0856)
Jun 30, 2018	I-39 Smokin Car Show Minonk, IL	1 / 29 (680.5488)	17 (164)	3 (171.4172)	2 (177.7144)	3 (167.4172)
Jun 8, 2018	Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL	1 / 17 (690.2520)	6 (168.5488)	1 (172.5716)	1 (178.8572)	6 (170.2744)
Jun 1, 2018	Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL	4 / 40 (663.3372)	19 (163.9772)	7 (166.8572)	14 (162.8000)	3 (169.7028)
May 4, 2018	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	8 / 38 (678.1484)	3 (176.5600)	27 (161.0972)	10 (170.8112)	8 (169.6800)
Oct 13, 2017	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	4 / 41 (681.0860)	16 (168.5372)	11 (166.8572)	6 (171.9888)	3 (173.7028)
Oct 6, 2017	Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Decatur, IL	2 / 30 (682.1828)	10 (170.2628)	1 (176.5600)	15 (167.3828)	10 (167.9772)
Jul 28, 2017	EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	9 / 35 (667.2684)	6 (173.7028)	19 (159.9428)	13 (165.0856)	10 (168.5372)
Jul 21, 2017	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	5 / 48 (658.1832)	20 (163.9428)	24 (158.3088)	3 (170.8228)	11 (165.1088)
Jun 30, 2017	Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual Assumption, IL	1 / 16 (675.9088)	7 (170.8228)	2 (172)	7 (167.9888)	6 (165.0972)
Jun 9, 2017	Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL	12 / 24 (661.0624)	1 (176.6172)	20 (156.5484)	11 (167.3712)	15 (160.5256)
Jun 2, 2017	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	22 / 32 (650.6856)	7 (174.2628)	19 (161.6800)	22 (162.2628)	30 (152.4800)
May 5, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	27 / 29 (628.8456)	8 (172.5600)	29 (133.5316)	2 (174.2628)	27 (148.4912)
Oct 14, 2016	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	7 / 55 (677.1316)	40 (161.7144)	34 (162.8572)	1 (177.7028)	3 (174.8572)
Jul 22, 2016	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) Peoria, IL	17 / 37 (661.5428)	3 (174.2628)	27 (155.9544)	29 (157.0628)	5 (174.2628)
Jun 24, 2016	Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ Contest Assumption, IL	8 / 18 (671.9084)	1 (175.4056)	7 (167.4172)	11 (164.5600)	12 (164.5256)
Jun 3, 2016	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	1 / 52 (685.6800)	4 (175.4056)	2 (170.2744)	7 (171.4056)	15 (168.5944)
May 6, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	16 / 30 (659.3484)	5 (174.2972)	25 (157.7144)	15 (165.6684)	19 (161.6684)
Apr 15, 2016	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	13 / 53 (670.8228)	27 (166.3200)	14 (169.1200)	28 (163.3828)	10 (172)
Oct 9, 2015	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	26 / 48 (653.5884)	17 (166.8456)	34 (157.0972)	2 (174.8456)	37 (154.8000)
Jul 24, 2015	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	25 / 47 (643.2800)	39 (154.8228)	34 (155.9772)	13 (168.5372)	19 (163.9428)
Jun 19, 2015	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	12 / 28 (668.5144)	16 (164.5600)	2 (174.2972)	21 (161.6800)	9 (167.9772)
Jun 5, 2015	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	7 / 40 (673.0284)	11 (167.9656)	11 (168.5372)	2 (173.1428)	19 (163.3828)
Oct 10, 2014	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	13 / 37 (650.1140)	12 (168.5600)	12 (163.9428)	21 (159.3828)	24 (158.2284)
Sep 5, 2014	Smoke on the River Quincy, IL	8 / 21 (667.9316)	6 (169.7028)	11 (165.1428)	7 (170.2744)	15 (162.8116)
Jul 25, 2014	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	11 / 48 (662.7884)	21 (165.1428)	20 (163.3828)	6 (169.1200)	10 (165.1428)
Jun 13, 2014	Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL	15 / 28 (654.8572)	23 (158.8228)	6 (168.6172)	10 (166.2856)	18 (161.1316)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Outsiders BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (20 found in their record)

Among the elite

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

The metronome

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)