OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS IN
Rating
1544
peak 1571
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#241
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.81 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 666.96 (-26.15)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±37.38
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.74)
Road miles
3193
mi across 26 mapped stops · furthest 378 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
TIRE SMOKE BBQ has finished one call ahead of OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BBQ Maestros has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 11 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 30% across 4 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 38 at their very first tracked contest, Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 177.7028 | 157.1200 | 169.79 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 155.9316 | 166.74 | top 53% |
| Pork | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 176.0000 | 159.9544 | 170.15 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 162.2516 | 168.67 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 16 | 0 | top 46% |
| MI | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 37% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (22 of 27 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (25 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 666.96
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 507.3944 | 507.39 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 682.1712 | 679.05 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 672.9596 | 669.28 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 696.0344 | 682.58 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 693.1088 | 693.11 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 687.9432 | 687.94 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 671.3028 | 668.09 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 685.1312 | 670.45 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 678.1484 | 672.28 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana Warsaw, IN | 20 / 35 (675.9200) | 35 (157.1200) | 25 (167.9772) | 13 (173.1200) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN | — | 16 (169.6684) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 6 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Coldwater, MI | 22 / 48 (682.1712) | 3 (177.7028) | 19 (171.9656) | 34 (167.3828) | 34 (165.1200) |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 25 / 37 (672.9596) | 30 (165.0856) | 28 (165.0856) | 24 (168.5256) | 11 (174.2628) |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, IN | 28 / 34 (665.6000) | 24 (169.6800) | 29 (162.2628) | 13 (170.8572) | 25 (162.8000) |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 22 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 24 / 32 (659.1996) | 26 (163.9428) | 11 (170.8228) | 28 (160.5028) | 24 (163.9312) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 6 / 32 (692.4916) | 21 (170.8228) | 4 (173.1316) | 12 (173.1200) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 3 / 62 (696.0344) | 9 (177.1428) | 23 (170.8688) | 11 (175.4400) | 15 (172.5828) |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 Warsaw, IN | 6 / 23 (693.1088) | 12 (171.4172) | 14 (170.8344) | 4 (173.7144) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN | — | 7 (174.2856) | — | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST Indianapolis, IN | 11 / 42 (687.9432) | 11 (174.2744) | 16 (170.8460) | 11 (173.7028) | 18 (169.1200) |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 Franklin, IN | 30 / 37 (665.6112) | 32 (165.6684) | 22 (166.8456) | 19 (169.6800) | 27 (163.4172) |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN | 28 / 51 (671.3028) | 20 (170.8228) | 25 (167.3944) | 32 (166.8228) | 33 (166.2628) |
| 2021-05-01 | Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN | 16 / 27 (667.3480) | 18 (166.2284) | 21 (157.7256) | 6 (171.4284) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 11 / 41 (678.2284) | 7 (171.4056) | 8 (171.4172) | 11 (172.5600) | 27 (162.8456) |
| 2020-09-12 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 Warsaw, IN | 6 / 26 (685.1312) | 13 (170.8456) | 10 (170.8800) | 1 (176.0000) | 17 (167.4056) |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 Warsaw, IN | 23 / 36 (662.7660) | 27 (165.0972) | 32 (155.9316) | 3 (173.7372) | 12 (168.0000) |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 26 (160.5144) | — | — |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 27 / 50 (671.4060) | 8 (172.5944) | 47 (157.6688) | 21 (170.2628) | 24 (170.8800) |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 35 / 66 (654.7428) | 9 (170.8456) | 52 (157.6800) | 43 (159.9544) | 31 (166.2628) |
| 2019-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madsion, IN | 13 / 47 (678.1484) | 7 (173.1084) | 17 (168.5372) | 26 (166.2400) | 12 (170.2628) |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 14 / 42 (664.5028) | 2 (173.7256) | 29 (161.0972) | 11 (167.4284) | 26 (162.2516) |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest Indianapois, IN | 17 / 40 (674.1940) | 16 (169.6912) | 21 (166.2628) | 6 (172.5600) | 26 (165.6800) |
| Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 3 / 38 (507.3944) | 14 (163.9656) | 7 (166.8688) | — | — |
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 | #538 (160 pts) | #329 (390 pts) | #416 (324 pts) | #533 (180 pts) | #377 (295 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #924 (119 pts) | #943 (124 pts) | #833 (188 pts) | #767 (184 pts) | #755 (189 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #434 (469 pts) | #648 (279 pts) | #394 (611 pts) | #595 (309 pts) | #512 (404 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #818 (163 pts) | #663 (264 pts) | #1264 (103 pts) | #766 (198 pts) | #741 (223 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #954 (130 pts) | #1017 (130 pts) | #1227 (105 pts) | #1014 (130 pts) | #1188 (95 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #679 (217 pts) | #706 (232 pts) | #771 (207 pts) | #559 (317 pts) | #664 (247 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #241 (486 pts) | #194 (636 pts) | #234 (519 pts) | #144 (781 pts) | #303 (401 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #859 (335 pts) | #647 (530 pts) | #1130 (240 pts) | #865 (365 pts) | #1109 (245 pts) |