High-water mark
671.3256
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3256 at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 16, 2016
LETHAL INJECTORS
LETHAL INJECTORS is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 11th of 35 at the Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2016). They are ranked #2426 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1523
peak 1523 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 6, 2014
latest Sep 16, 2016 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
661.49 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.38 (+3.11)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.98
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.32)
Road miles
88
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Master avg
658.38 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2114 (100 pts) | #2112 (100 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LETHAL INJECTORS, each with one reason worth a look.
97 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,431 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- 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#2,422 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1523
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,419 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1523
They turned up 9 years after LETHAL INJECTORS did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#2,439 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1530
Level with LETHAL INJECTORS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,423 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- 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#2,437 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1535
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| T'S SMOKIN PIT | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 154.2400 | 165.62 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 149.0628 | 162.32 | top 60% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 143.9428 | 164.97 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 155.9428 | 165.47 | top 35% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 49% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 40% | Sep 16, 2016 |
| BBQ and Fly In on the River | 3 | 24 | 0 | top 53% | Aug 19, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
260
finished ahead 209 times, behind 189
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- Career-best overall score671.3256 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Peak power rating (1523) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Most recent contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20152 milestones
- First category win (Brisket) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin on the Summit
- First call Smokin on the Summit
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7428 Smokin' with Woods
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.8 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 16, 2016 |
| +4 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Aug 19, 2016 |
| +3.1 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 18, 2015 |
| +3 | Smokin' with Woods | Aug 8, 2014 |
| +2.9 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Aug 15, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.2 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Aug 14, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 40% | 93.2% | 93% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 54% | 91.6% | 90.6% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 48% | 92% | 91.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2016 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 11 / 35 (671.3256) | 8 (168) | 21 (164.5372) | 4 (174.8456) | 16 (163.9428) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 27 / 56 (668.4568) | 36 (164.5600) | 36 (165.1200) | 17 (170.8228) | 17 (167.9540) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 18 / 41 (659.3256) | 9 (171.4056) | 15 (167.4172) | 39 (143.9428) | 1 (176.5600) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 43 / 67 (645.6572) | 48 (159.9884) | 34 (165.1316) | 53 (154.8344) | 26 (165.7028) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 22 / 49 (662.6972) | 22 (169.6800) | 25 (165.0972) | 12 (171.9772) | 35 (155.9428) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 24 / 51 (656.4688) | 13 (170.8228) | 36 (159.4172) | 24 (166.2400) | 27 (159.9888) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Smokin' with Woods Odessa, MO | 14 / 28 (662.7428) | 16 (166.2628) | 18 (162.8000) | 10 (167.4056) | 7 (166.2744) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 38 / 79 (640.3884) | 56 (154.2400) | 66 (149.0628) | 10 (169.6684) | 13 (167.4172) |