O.G. BANDITS MO
Rating
1675
peak 1675
Contests
44
in the data
First seen
2022-07-15
latest 2026-06-05
Best ToY finish
#119
Master 2025
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
9
15 podiums
Overall top-10s
12
of 44 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
690.10 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 689.31 (+0.78)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.15
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.57 · weakest Brisket (171.05)
Road miles
3284
mi across 44 mapped stops · furthest 572 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Take It Easy BBQ has finished one call ahead of O.G. BANDITS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MUNNY'S STOVE has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
JANKY LEG BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 19 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Split Borders BBQ in 15 of their 16 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) is their spot: an average finish in the top 8% across 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 44-team field at Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2023-06-09) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 22-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Damn Fine Beef & Swine.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 34 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5028 | 174.57 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 42 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8116 | 171.89 | top 42% |
| Pork | 34 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 163.9428 | 172.11 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 34 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5028 | 171.05 | top 39% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 21 | 1 | top 37% |
| KS | 10 | 0 | top 30% |
| SD | 2 | 0 | top 18% |
| ND | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 21 | 1 | top 28% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (27 of 44 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (42 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2023-06-09)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 689.31
- 6 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 694.8000 | 690.21 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 702.2284 | 694.18 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 698.8000 | 682.12 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 698.8232 | 694.80 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 695.3716 | 685.47 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 12 / 48 (687.3368) | 10 (173.1428) | 18 (171.9656) | 12 (174.2628) | 23 (167.9656) |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD | — | — | 21 (166.2284) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 18 / 71 (683.9200) | 48 (166.2284) | 51 (164.5600) | 4 (177.7144) | 5 (175.4172) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 5 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 20 / 101 (694.8000) | 41 (174.2628) | 35 (173.7028) | 11 (176.0000) | 48 (170.8344) |
| 2026-04-03 | Smokin in the Valley Linn Valley, KS | 9 / 31 (690.7888) | 7 (174.8572) | 9 (170.8344) | 3 (177.7144) | 16 (167.3828) |
| 2026-03-28 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 5 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge St. Robert, MO | 13 / 26 (693.6344) | 1 (180.0000) | 16 (169.6916) | 8 (176.5600) | 20 (167.3828) |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 15 / 68 (690.7540) | 17 (173.1084) | 12 (174.2628) | 27 (172.5600) | 22 (170.8228) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 177 / 401 (679.9428) | 115 (173.7028) | 299 (164.5484) | 124 (173.1200) | 174 (168.5716) |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) Oak Grove, MO | 11 / 50 (693.0628) | 11 (177.7144) | 14 (175.4056) | 27 (172.5600) | 33 (167.3828) |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) Oak Grove, MO | 7 / 53 (698.2400) | 7 (177.7028) | 28 (171.4172) | 29 (171.4056) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway Brandon, SD | 5 / 44 (693.6800) | 14 (173.1200) | 19 (170.2628) | 10 (173.1544) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 11 / 62 (697.1088) | 7 (177.7144) | 27 (170.2628) | 6 (177.7144) | 25 (171.4172) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 20 / 53 (693.0512) | 17 (174.2628) | 34 (167.9656) | 16 (174.2628) | 6 (176.5600) |
| 2025-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 4 / 28 (702.2284) | 22 (170.8112) | 4 (176.5600) | 5 (177.7028) | 4 (177.1544) |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (ONE MEAT RIBS) Osceola, MO | — | — | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off Cameron, MO | 9 / 36 (693.0628) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | 26 (169.1200) | 28 (163.9428) |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 2 (179.4400) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 3 / 27 (701.1084) | 12 (171.4056) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (174.8572) | 9 (174.8456) |
| 2025-04-25 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 10 / 40 (696.5028) | 8 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 15 (173.7028) | 26 (166.2400) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 19 / 92 (691.3488) | 7 (177.7144) | 9 (176.5716) | 76 (163.9428) | 19 (173.1200) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 20 / 70 (690.7884) | 30 (173.1200) | 13 (174.2972) | 35 (171.9656) | 26 (171.4056) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 140 / 444 (684.4800) | 131 (173.7028) | 116 (173.1316) | 208 (169.1200) | 190 (168.5256) |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 34 / 56 (678.7084) | 9 (176.5600) | 49 (165.0856) | 25 (170.8344) | 40 (166.2284) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 5 / 53 (698.8000) | 4 (178.8572) | 36 (170.2744) | 16 (174.2628) | 8 (175.4056) |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 25 / 33 (683.3372) | 14 (176.5600) | 21 (172.0116) | 30 (167.3828) | 25 (167.3828) |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 30 / 37 (671.9088) | 23 (172.5600) | 32 (163.3944) | 32 (165.6800) | 18 (170.2744) |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Cameron, MO | 11 / 28 (683.3144) | 8 (174.2628) | 5 (176.5716) | 21 (165.0856) | 8 (167.3944) |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 8 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 52 / 97 (681.0056) | 45 (171.9656) | 32 (173.1316) | 57 (168.5256) | 62 (167.3828) |
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) St. Robert, MO | 11 / 34 (695.9544) | 12 (176.5600) | 26 (169.6800) | 9 (176.5944) | 10 (173.1200) |
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) St. Robert, MO | 29 / 35 (661.5428) | 13 (173.1200) | 32 (161.0972) | 26 (166.8228) | 31 (160.5028) |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 20 / 40 (686.7772) | 19 (174.8572) | 27 (167.9772) | 36 (163.9428) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 3 / 47 (698.8232) | 9 (178.2972) | 7 (176.5716) | 12 (174.2628) | 26 (169.6916) |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 1 / 44 (698.8000) | 13 (172.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | 13 (173.1200) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 37 / 54 (670.1372) | 47 (160.5028) | 8 (175.4172) | 40 (165.6800) | 28 (168.5372) |
| 2022-08-12 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 7 / 25 (695.3716) | 3 (177.7144) | 14 (169.6800) | 17 (170.2628) | 1 (177.7144) |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Cameron, MO | 12 / 25 (684.4916) | 4 (176.5600) | 23 (158.8116) | 2 (177.7144) | 12 (171.4056) |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO | — | — | 10 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO | 7 / 27 (691.8968) | 8 (175.4056) | 16 (169.6800) | 10 (174.2628) | 8 (172.5484) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #155 (667 pts) | #134 (792 pts) | #98 (998 pts) | #85 (902 pts) | #196 (567 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #119 (1495 pts) | #120 (1465 pts) | #48 (1956 pts) | #197 (1100 pts) | #128 (1390 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #277 (795 pts) | #207 (1050 pts) | #268 (926 pts) | #328 (680 pts) | #273 (830 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #553 (320 pts) | #721 (235 pts) | #820 (225 pts) | #791 (185 pts) | #542 (345 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #444 (487 pts) | #372 (632 pts) | #462 (545 pts) | #433 (527 pts) | #392 (597 pts) |