B-S BBQ OUTLAWS CO

Power ranking

#97

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1731

peak 1779

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-12-28

latest 2026-07-03

Best ToY finish

Master 2019

Grand champs

4 reserve

Category wins

68 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 85 contests

Avg finish

top 23%

overall standings

Best overall

705.6916

Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

8 🔥

Current form

686.43 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 682.28 (+4.14)

Walk rate

85%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Smoke in the Spring

Consistency

±24.40

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 171.87 · weakest Chicken (169.96)

Road miles

34174

mi across 85 mapped stops · furthest 1645 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

4 LEGS UP BBQ has finished one call ahead of B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

Texas Smoke Whisper has landed one call behind them 5 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 22 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of UNCLE J'S in 25 of their 33 shared contests.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 4.0232 points of the Grand Championship at Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition (2019-07-26).

🗡️ Giant slayer

Took the Grand Championship over a 117-team field at Humble BBQ Cook off.

📅 A September team

Something about September: average finish in the top 11% across 9 contests, versus top 23% the rest of the year.

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	83	31	5	12	180.0000 🔥	159.9428	169.96	top 42%
Pork Ribs	85	50	11	20	179.4400	158.8000	171.87	top 27%
Pork	83	40	6	17	180.0000 🔥	157.0628	171.54	top 30%
Brisket	83	42	7	19	180.0000 🔥	157.0972	171.19	top 30%

“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
OK	9	0	top 14%
CO	9	2	top 15%
TX	7	1	top 33%
KS	7	0	top 25%
SD	6	2	top 17%
WY	4	1	top 26%
IA	4	0	top 22%
WI	4	2	top 15%
NM	4	1	top 17%
IL	4	0	top 24%
MO	3	0	top 37%
NC	3	0	top 24%
AZ	3	1	top 22%
MT	2	0	top 34%
ID	2	0	top 41%
TN	2	0	top 48%
IN	2	0	top 24%
AL	2	1	top 10%
AR	2	0	top 42%
SC	1	0	top 41%
GA	1	0	top 15%
FL	1	0	top 28%
NE	1	0	top 10%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	1	top 14%
Medium (20–39)	35	7	top 24%
Large (40+)	46	3	top 23%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (46 contests)
Cooks mostly in OK (9 of 85 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (85 entries)
First Grand Championship in the data: Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2 (2019-03-15)
Wins it all in 13% of contests
All-time average overall score: 682.28
8 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	5	0	1	699.9312	686.92
2025	2	0	1	684.4452	679.57
2021	1	0	0	686.8340	686.83
2020	30	3	8	700.4912	684.34
2019	46	8	19	705.6916	680.86
2018	1	0	0	673.5652	673.57

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-07-03	Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off Dillon, MT	15 / 26 (689.6800)	21 (166.2628)	6 (175.4400)	16 (170.2744)	4 (177.7028)
2026-06-26	Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID	8 / 31 (699.9312)	22 (172.5484)	1 (178.8572)	15 (174.2628)	9 (174.2628)
2026-06-12	Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT	3 / 29 (687.3484)	14 (171.4056)	13 (171.4172)	4 (174.8456)	9 (169.6800)
2026-06-05	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	31 / 48 (670.7316)	38 (163.9428)	11 (173.1200)	42 (160.5488)	14 (173.1200)
2026-06-05	Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD	—	—	22 (165.1200)	—	—
2025-08-29	Meat & Tater BBQ Fest Meridian, ID	22 / 39 (684.4452)	33 (166.8112)	1 (178.8572)	15 (173.1084)	27 (165.6684)
2025-08-15	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY	13 / 27 (674.6968)	9 (170.8228)	19 (158.8000)	13 (170.8112)	4 (174.2628)
2021-10-08	32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	14 / 70 (686.8340)	43 (168.0000)	6 (176.0000)	32 (170.2512)	18 (172.5828)
2020-11-21	McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) Waco, TX	23 / 25 (663.3368)	15 (173.1200)	24 (160.5600)	9 (170.2972)	24 (159.3596)
2020-11-20	McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) Waco, TX	5 / 26 (690.2284)	12 (170.2972)	5 (174.2628)	2 (176.5600)	13 (169.1084)
2020-11-13	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS	46 / 94 (685.5884)	7 (177.7028)	42 (171.9656)	92 (161.6572)	26 (174.2628)
2020-10-30	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	24 / 93 (685.0168)	2 (180.0000)	33 (170.2512)	48 (168.5372)	55 (166.2284)
2020-10-24	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK	4 / 58 (700.4912)	35 (171.9656)	5 (177.7144)	1 (180.0000)	32 (170.8112)
2020-10-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK	6 / 64 (696.5028)	53 (166.2400)	10 (174.2628)	3 (179.4400)	6 (176.5600)
2020-10-03	Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 Casper, WY	7 / 41 (685.6000)	10 (173.1200)	15 (169.6800)	6 (174.2744)	20 (168.5256)
2020-10-02	Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 Casper, WY	14 / 41 (677.6000)	31 (164.5256)	9 (170.8344)	18 (170.2628)	10 (171.9772)
2020-09-19	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 Shawnee, OK	8 / 56 (692.5372)	15 (174.8456)	1 (178.2972)	1 (177.7144)	49 (161.6800)
2020-09-18	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 Shawnee, OK	5 / 56 (691.3828)	51 (163.4172)	11 (174.2628)	12 (173.7028)	2 (180.0000)
2020-09-11	Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll Vermillion, SD	3 / 29 (686.8460)	19 (167.3828)	18 (168.0116)	2 (178.8572)	7 (172.5944)
2020-09-05	S.T.A.R Brews & Q Lake City, CO	1 / 19 (699.3712)	7 (171.4056)	1 (177.1428)	2 (174.2628)	1 (176.5600)
2020-08-21	Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest Hill City, SD	4 / 43 (690.7884)	10 (174.2972)	7 (174.2628)	3 (176.5600)	22 (165.6684)
2020-08-14	BBQ & Fly in on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	4 / 55 (694.7884)	25 (171.4056)	11 (173.7028)	13 (174.2628)	7 (175.4172)
2020-08-07	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	12 / 54 (679.9428)	36 (164.5600)	7 (172.0000)	20 (169.1200)	3 (174.2628)
2020-07-25	4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA	15 / 30 (663.9088)	14 (167.4172)	2 (173.7144)	18 (165.1200)	26 (157.6572)
2020-07-18	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Cameron, MO	23 / 32 (668.4228)	26 (165.6684)	22 (166.2400)	12 (172.5600)	24 (163.9544)
2020-07-18	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Single Meat - Rib Contest Cameron, MO	—	—	13 (165.7144)	—	—
2020-07-17	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO	13 / 42 (686.1712)	35 (163.9428)	9 (176.0000)	10 (175.4056)	18 (170.8228)
2020-07-10	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	21 / 61 (683.9312)	50 (159.9428)	4 (179.4400)	14 (173.7028)	18 (170.8456)
2020-06-27	Back to Mayberry Day 2 Rodney, IA	7 / 47 (682.8576)	10 (172.5944)	31 (164.5600)	15 (171.9888)	4 (173.7144)
2020-06-26	Back to Mayberry Day 1 Rodney, IA	8 / 53 (678.7884)	40 (162.2628)	8 (170.8456)	3 (176.5600)	16 (169.1200)
2020-06-20	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN	17 / 63 (679.3140)	26 (170.2628)	31 (166.2400)	16 (171.4056)	19 (171.4056)
2020-06-19	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	14 / 69 (678.2056)	23 (170.2744)	42 (164.5256)	10 (173.1428)	18 (170.2628)
2020-06-12	Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK	8 / 55 (687.9312)	31 (167.9656)	10 (173.7028)	2 (178.8800)	33 (167.3828)
2020-03-13	Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show Darlington, SC	12 / 29 (674.7312)	19 (167.3828)	9 (173.1200)	3 (171.4172)	20 (162.8112)
2020-03-06	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	9 / 61 (687.3140)	1 (176.5600)	10 (173.7028)	14 (171.9656)	39 (165.0856)
2020-02-21	Capital City Cook Off Montgomery, AL	1 / 25 (691.9200)	12 (167.9656)	3 (176.5600)	1 (180.0000)	12 (167.3944)
2020-02-14	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	23 / 42 (669.0628)	23 (166.2400)	10 (172.5600)	10 (172.5600)	29 (157.7028)
2020-01-31	Humble BBQ Cook off Humble, TX	1 / 117 (693.1544)	22 (166.8800)	9 (173.1316)	1 (177.7372)	3 (175.4056)
2019-12-06	COTR BBQ Demopolis, AL	4 / 25 (682.2172)	2 (169.6916)	1 (176.0228)	12 (164.5372)	7 (171.9656)
2019-11-22	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	11 / 39 (677.0172)	5 (174.8456)	4 (174.2744)	28 (161.6572)	17 (166.2400)
2019-11-09	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) Concord, NC	3 / 33 (692.4912)	8 (175.4056)	5 (174.2744)	12 (170.8112)	8 (172.0000)
2019-11-08	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC	17 / 47 (674.7196)	12 (173.1200)	27 (167.4056)	23 (167.9656)	26 (166.2284)
2019-11-01	Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival Powells Point, NC	7 / 25 (681.0628)	6 (171.9656)	9 (169.7028)	17 (166.2744)	6 (173.1200)
2019-10-25	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN	73 / 97 (661.0056)	83 (160.5256)	9 (177.7028)	62 (165.6800)	87 (157.0972)
2019-10-18	Meat Scream BBQ Competition Westminster, CO	1 / 46 (695.3484)	3 (176.5600)	1 (174.2628)	6 (171.4056)	4 (173.1200)
2019-10-04	Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA	4 / 49 (694.7884)	11 (173.7028)	25 (167.9772)	4 (173.1084)	2 (180.0000)
2019-09-27	Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ	1 / 33 (697.6912)	8 (170.2628)	3 (174.8800)	7 (174.8456)	1 (177.7028)
2019-09-20	Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival Grand Lake, CO	3 / 25 (686.7656)	1 (176.5716)	13 (167.9656)	8 (169.6684)	3 (172.5600)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS	93 / 468 (479.8624)	155 (169.1084)	155 (167.9884)	134 (169.7028)	80 (172.5484)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS	30 / 135 (691.9544)	75 (170.8572)	28 (173.7144)	61 (170.8228)	14 (176.5600)
2019-09-06	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO	2 / 28 (686.7888)	1 (177.1544)	3 (172.5600)	13 (166.2400)	5 (170.8344)
2019-08-23	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	1 / 31 (699.9544)	3 (176.5600)	20 (167.3944)	3 (176.5600)	1 (179.4400)
2019-08-16	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY	1 / 30 (698.8000)	4 (173.1200)	3 (176.0000)	3 (175.4172)	4 (174.2628)
2019-08-09	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day Milliken, CO	2 / 30 (691.9084)	14 (171.4056)	1 (174.2628)	9 (170.8228)	1 (175.4172)
2019-08-02	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	14 / 54 (680.4572)	20 (170.8228)	12 (171.4172)	16 (170.8344)	21 (167.3828)
2019-07-26	Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition Dodge City, KS	2 / 39 (702.2744)	3 (175.4400)	1 (177.1544)	11 (173.1200)	3 (176.5600)
2019-07-19	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	5 / 40 (685.0396)	26 (165.6684)	5 (175.4172)	6 (173.1084)	9 (170.8456)
2019-07-13	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	15 / 36 (669.0628)	8 (170.8572)	17 (165.6800)	17 (166.2400)	18 (166.2856)
2019-07-12	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 Green Bay, WI	1 / 37 (695.4172)	10 (171.4400)	1 (177.7372)	6 (171.9772)	2 (174.2628)
2019-06-29	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) Artesia, NM	2 / 34 (705.6916)	6 (175.4172)	1 (178.8572)	10 (172.5600)	2 (178.8572)
2019-06-28	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) Artesia, NM	14 / 41 (679.3028)	25 (161.0972)	22 (166.2400)	1 (180.0000)	8 (171.9656)
2019-06-22	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL	13 / 45 (675.3372)	18 (168.5372)	20 (167.9772)	19 (168.0000)	11 (170.8228)
2019-06-21	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL	11 / 50 (671.8168)	29 (163.9312)	4 (173.1200)	19 (166.2400)	16 (168.5256)
2019-06-14	Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE	3 / 30 (687.9428)	14 (165.1200)	7 (171.4172)	5 (175.4056)	2 (176.0000)
2019-06-07	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	6 / 38 (682.1828)	1 (179.4400)	15 (170.2744)	21 (163.9428)	8 (168.5256)
2019-05-31	Original SD BBQ Championship Huron, SD	1 / 37 (689.6456)	6 (172.5600)	9 (170.8228)	3 (176.5944)	6 (169.6684)
2019-05-25	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 Westmont, IL	6 / 48 (678.1484)	31 (162.2400)	4 (174.2628)	25 (161.6456)	1 (180.0000)
2019-05-24	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 Westmont, IL	13 / 40 (664.3652)	7 (173.1200)	3 (170.8228)	33 (157.0628)	22 (163.3596)
2019-05-11	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) Plainview, TX	4 / 21 (690.2172)	18 (163.3944)	3 (176.5600)	9 (171.9656)	2 (178.2972)
2019-05-10	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) Plainview, TX	15 / 38 (667.8856)	21 (161.6684)	12 (167.9888)	11 (170.8228)	11 (167.4056)
2019-05-04	Masters in May Day 2 Bancroft, WI	1 / 40 (704.5716)	1 (177.7144)	5 (173.1428)	1 (177.1544)	1 (176.5600)
2019-05-03	Masters In May Day 1 Bancroft, WI	5 / 42 (686.2288)	7 (171.9772)	28 (164.5488)	4 (176.5600)	8 (173.1428)
2019-04-26	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	5 / 40 (685.0284)	6 (175.4056)	18 (167.3944)	4 (171.9656)	8 (170.2628)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS	16 / 104 (686.2056)	32 (171.4056)	57 (165.1200)	5 (175.4172)	20 (174.2628)
2019-04-06	Smoke On the Border Gravette, AR	10 / 29 (685.6344)	13 (169.1316)	11 (171.4172)	8 (171.9656)	7 (173.1200)
2019-04-05	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	6 / 34 (689.6456)	9 (172.0000)	10 (171.4056)	4 (174.2628)	11 (171.9772)
2019-03-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	5 / 62 (699.3944)	33 (169.6916)	3 (176.0000)	14 (173.7028)	2 (180.0000)
2019-03-22	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	18 / 74 (681.0168)	64 (160.5028)	14 (170.8456)	8 (175.4056)	14 (174.2628)
2019-03-15	Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2 Ruidoso, NM	1 / 21 (697.1200)	2 (178.8800)	2 (176.0000)	8 (170.2628)	6 (171.9772)
2019-03-14	Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1 Ruidoso, NM	4 / 18 (681.0396)	3 (173.1084)	6 (169.1200)	11 (165.7028)	1 (173.1084)
2019-02-08	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR	45 / 92 (674.1828)	73 (166.2400)	62 (165.1544)	29 (170.8228)	28 (171.9656)
2019-02-01	Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX	8 / 126 (681.0628)	38 (164.0000)	1 (177.7028)	51 (161.6572)	2 (177.7028)
2019-01-18	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	8 / 63 (680.4224)	25 (169.6684)	10 (170.2628)	20 (169.6684)	16 (170.8228)
2019-01-11	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	18 / 38 (670.6968)	16 (170.2628)	18 (167.9772)	20 (166.2400)	17 (166.2168)
2018-12-28	Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ	24 / 47 (673.5652)	34 (165.6684)	5 (176.0000)	19 (170.2512)	35 (161.6456)

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	#262 (440 pts)	#499 (240 pts)	#223 (594 pts)	#314 (370 pts)	#298 (395 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#712 (187 pts)	#774 (197 pts)	#577 (367 pts)	#705 (222 pts)	#621 (262 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#649 (236 pts)	#733 (216 pts)	#715 (231 pts)	#484 (386 pts)	#837 (166 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#7 (2306 pts)	#17 (1852 pts)	#2 (2262 pts)	#1 🏆 (2593 pts)	#13 (2028 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1 🏆 (2774 pts)	#5 (2538 pts)	#2 (2695 pts)	#19 (2290 pts)	#1 🏆 (2722 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#34 (2416 pts)	#35 (2209 pts)	#18 (2291 pts)	#7 (2483 pts)	#20 (2330 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#42 (2352 pts)	#19 (2352 pts)	#16 (2329 pts)	#34 (2262 pts)	#58 (2050 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#240 (1377 pts)	#179 (1481 pts)	#168 (1529 pts)	#138 (1639 pts)	#360 (1057 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1212 (233 pts)	#1335 (218 pts)	#1224 (253 pts)	#1114 (298 pts)	#964 (353 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1426 (189 pts)	#1438 (204 pts)	#1594 (164 pts)	#1420 (209 pts)	#1330 (224 pts)