High-water mark
669.0856
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.0856 at The Masters in May — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-05-02
Outer Limits BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1510
peak 1513 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-06-22
latest 2015-07-31
Best ToY finish
#798
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.44 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 649.34 (+5.11)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.62
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.98 · weakest Pork (160.39)
Road miles
1,145
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 289 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Master avg
649.34 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Their season
2014
their best year
2014 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 38%.
- 4 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 38%
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BONE COLLECTOR BBQ & CATERING ahead in 100% of their meetings
BONE COLLECTOR BBQ & CATERING has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.6
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.59 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.
- Pork avg 160.39
- Chicken avg 164.98
- 0 calls in 7 entries
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
86 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2822 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1530
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Outer Limits BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Outer Limits BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2800 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2810 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after Outer Limits BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#2804 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with Outer Limits BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2826 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2818 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BONE COLLECTOR BBQ & CATERING | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 151.4284 | 164.98 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 138.8568 | 162.62 | top 45% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 150.8456 | 160.39 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 156.5028 | 161.36 | top 55% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 4 | 0 | top 69% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 44% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 5% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 31% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 75% | 2015-06-27 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2013-06-22 → 2015-07-31
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
4 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.98 · weakest Pork (160.39)
Walk rate
43%
a top-10 call in 3 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
1 of 7 contests
Master average
649.34
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
231
161–134 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,145
7 mapped stops · furthest 289 mi
Schedule strength
1551
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-06-21 → 2015-06-27
Power rating
1510
peak 1513 · #2811 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge
- 2014
- First call Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8572 Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship
- First overall top-10 The Masters in May
- First overall podium The Masters in May
- Career-best overall score669.0856 The Masters in May
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7144 The Masters in May
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1513) Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.6 | The Masters in May | 2014-05-02 |
| +8.1 | Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship | 2014-04-25 |
| +2 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge | 2015-06-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge | 2013-06-22 |
| -2.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-07-31 |
| -0.7 | Red, White, And BBQ | 2014-05-24 |
| -0.3 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge | 2014-06-21 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 91.3% | 90.8% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 38% | 92.9% | 91.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-31 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA | 20 / 30 (649.5884) | 9 (170.8572) | 20 (160.5600) | 21 (161.6684) | 25 (156.5028) |
| 2015-06-27 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA | 18 / 32 (657.6112) | 12 (166.8456) | 12 (167.9656) | 24 (159.9772) | 16 (162.8228) |
| 2014-06-21 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA | 15 / 25 (649.0856) | 15 (165.1428) | 14 (160.5828) | 16 (159.4172) | 11 (163.9428) |
| 2014-05-24 | Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL | 40 / 72 (646.8340) | 20 (170.2856) | 29 (163.4400) | 65 (150.8456) | 38 (162.2628) |
| 2014-05-02 | The Masters in May Fremont, WI | 3 / 62 (669.0856) | 12 (166.8456) | 3 (173.7144) | 28 (159.4056) | 13 (169.1200) |
| 2014-04-25 | Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL | 16 / 50 (662.8572) | 23 (163.4284) | 4 (173.2000) | 13 (168.5372) | 34 (157.6916) |
| 2013-06-22 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA | 30 / 32 (610.2854) | 30 (151.4284) | 32 (138.8568) | 18 (162.8572) | 22 (157.1430) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1448 (172 pts) | #1178 (262 pts) | #1389 (202 pts) | #1689 (137 pts) | #1570 (157 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #798 (425 pts) | #1012 (340 pts) | #854 (430 pts) | #1281 (245 pts) | #997 (330 pts) |