Signature meat
30%
pork ribs entries won
3 wins from 10 entries
When pork ribs is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 30% of their entries (3 of 10).
- best 178.8800
- average 164.33
- 10 calls
Outagas bbq
Outagas bbq is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 12 at the Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley (2022), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2437 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1522
peak 1535 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Sep 18, 2020
latest Nov 26, 2022 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
3
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
64% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.01 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.63 (+1.38)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.67
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.33 · weakest Brisket (157.64)
Road miles
274
across 11 mapped stops
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1509)
Master avg
644.63 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #903 (132 pts) | #981 (132 pts) | #1109 (122 pts) | #1135 (102 pts) | #703 (237 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #361 (628 pts) | #372 (632 pts) | #209 (1,087 pts) | #382 (623 pts) | #416 (558 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #584 (280 pts) | #709 (230 pts) | #490 (410 pts) | #564 (315 pts) | #748 (205 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #329 (346 pts) | #355 (346 pts) | #416 (291 pts) | #277 (446 pts) | #339 (361 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Outagas bbq, each with one reason worth a look.
95 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,446 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1522
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Outagas bbq)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Outagas bbq has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,440 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1531
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before Outagas bbq's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,434 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1530
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,421 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1523
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,432 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1535
They were already cooking in 2013, 7 years before Outagas bbq's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,442 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1526
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 36% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribs n Pigs BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Steve's BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Genius | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE MIST BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin it up BBQ Australia | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Aussie TongMasters | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Pit Bull Smokers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 146.8000 | 160.94 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 178.8800 | 153.0628 | 164.33 | top 35% |
| Pork | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 173.7256 | 150.8116 | 161.77 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 168.5600 | 145.6800 | 157.64 | top 53% |
“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) | 8 | 0 | top 46% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' in the Valley | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 58% | Nov 26, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
6 contests
Contests a season
3.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Contests visited
8
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
58
finished ahead 78 times, behind 57
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20227 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8800 Spit In The Hills
- First overall podium Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley
- First Reserve Championship Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley
- Career-best overall score674.8572 Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley
- Peak power rating (1535) Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley
- 10th tracked contest Chidlow BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Smokin' in the Valley
20211 milestone
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin in the Valley (International)
20204 milestones
- First tracked contest Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge
- First call Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge
- First overall top-10 Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.9828 Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.5 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley | Aug 6, 2022 |
| +7.1 | Spit In The Hills | Apr 30, 2022 |
| +6.7 | Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge | Sep 18, 2020 |
| +4.7 | Bare Bones BBQ Comp | Oct 30, 2020 |
| +1.2 | Brew N Que Perth 2021 | Dec 3, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Chidlow BBQ Festival | Sep 9, 2022 |
| -5.3 | Smokin' in the Valley | Nov 26, 2022 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 46% | 93.7% | 89.9% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 49% | 89.2% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 91.2% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2022 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 8 / 12 (630.8116) | 8 (160.5484) | 9 (153.6916) | 12 (150.8116) | 2 (165.7600) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western | 12 / 17 (625.0404) | 15 (146.8000) | 4 (162.2400) | 8 (159.4288) | 8 (156.5716) |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 2 / 12 (674.8572) | 6 (165.6916) | 2 (172.0228) | 2 (173.7256) | 3 (163.4172) |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) Carmel | — | 6 (157.6800) | — | — | — |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) Carmel | — | — | 1 (168.0116) | — | — |
| Apr 30, 2022 | Spit In The Hills Chidlow, Western | 5 / 16 (657.0632) | 14 (158.2404) | 1 (178.8800) | 12 (153.6800) | 9 (166.2628) |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Brew N Que Perth 2021 Claremont | 11 / 23 (642.2632) | 8 (166.2744) | 9 (164.0116) | 8 (165.1428) | 18 (146.8344) |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Smokin in the Valley (International) Perth | 7 / 14 (635.3828) | 9 (160.5600) | 1 (173.7372) | 9 (155.4056) | 14 (145.6800) |
| Sep 11, 2021 | CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western | 8 / 16 (639.3028) | 12 (162.8228) | 7 (159.3828) | 4 (163.9772) | 11 (153.1200) |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Bare Bones BBQ Comp Perth | 5 / 10 (639.9544) | 4 (163.4400) | 5 (158.2172) | 2 (165.7372) | 6 (152.5600) |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge Bunbury | 4 / 11 (656.9828) | 5 (167.3828) | 8 (153.0628) | 3 (167.9772) | 3 (168.5600) |