They almost always walk
88%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 88% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ
IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 6th of 56 at the Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show (2013). They are ranked #1814 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1547
peak 1547 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Oct 17, 2014 · 1.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.48 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 663.87 (+0.61)
Walk rate
88%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.61
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.56 · weakest Pork (162.12)
Road miles
1,041
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
663.87 / 720
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #358 (857 pts) | #413 (747 pts) | #291 (1,037 pts) | #485 (677 pts) | #226 (1,227 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
66 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 75%
- Peak
- 1547
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1547
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1547
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,823 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 70%
- Peak
- 1547
They turned up 9 years after IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#1,824 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1551
Level with IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,808 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1547
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOODWARD BARBEQUE | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG T'Z Q CRU | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY'S Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2858 | 159.4288 | 165.77 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 159.4060 | 167.42 | top 33% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 148.5484 | 162.12 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 160.5484 | 168.56 | top 25% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 26% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
7 contests
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
6 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
229
finished ahead 209 times, behind 96
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Sep 27, 2013 → Oct 17, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20142 milestones
- Peak power rating (1547) Back to Back to the Park BBQ
- Most recent contest Back to Back to the Park BBQ
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke Over Veishea
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8566 Smoke Over Veishea
- First call Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff
- First category win (Brisket) Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- First overall top-10 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- Career-best overall score678.1940 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.2 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show | Sep 27, 2013 |
| +9.5 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ | Oct 17, 2014 |
| +6.5 | Crossroads BBQ Cook-off | Jul 5, 2013 |
| +6 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Jul 26, 2013 |
| +5.3 | Kings of BBQ 2013 | Sep 20, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86% | top 37% | 94.2% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2014 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA | 10 / 34 (674.7660) | 6 (172.5716) | 8 (170.2744) | 22 (166.8228) | 13 (165.0972) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE | 6 / 56 (678.1940) | 36 (162.8228) | 2 (177.7144) | 20 (165.6684) | 7 (171.9884) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Kings of BBQ 2013 Des Moines, IA | 13 / 35 (666.7428) | 26 (159.9428) | 8 (169.7028) | 14 (165.1200) | 7 (171.9772) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Waucoma, IA | 11 / 21 (635.3368) | 10 (159.9772) | 5 (166.2628) | 15 (148.5484) | 8 (160.5484) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 22 / 66 (667.3488) | 15 (169.6800) | 44 (159.4060) | 39 (162.2628) | 1 (176) |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO | 14 / 40 (670.2860) | 5 (174.2858) | 10 (168.5716) | 27 (161.7142) | 14 (165.7144) |
| Jul 3, 2013 | Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA | 11 / 25 (655.4286) | 21 (159.4288) | 7 (165.7142) | 15 (159.4284) | 4 (170.8572) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Smoke Over Veishea Ames, IA | 17 / 36 (662.8566) | 16 (167.4286) | 24 (161.7142) | 12 (167.4284) | 13 (166.2854) |