A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Meat Medics
Meat Medics is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 17th of 18 at the Smoke 'N the Valley (2022). They finished #1220 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 17, 2016
latest Sep 10, 2022 · 6.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.53
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.96)
Road miles
1,100
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 967 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Master avg
611.99 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1220 (83 pts) | #1279 (78 pts) | #1338 (78 pts) | #1159 (108 pts) | #1090 (118 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2284 | 148.4912 | 152.09 | top 94% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 133.0400 | 146.96 | top 87% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 151.9884 | 156.83 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 149.0628 | 156.12 | top 75% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 4 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
90
finished ahead 9 times, behind 93
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Sep 8, 2017 → Sep 10, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- First call Smoke 'N the Valley
- Most recent contest Smoke 'N the Valley
20172 milestones
- Career-best overall score635.8168 Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)164 Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Eureka BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1488) Eureka BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | Eureka BBQ Bash | Jun 17, 2016 |
| -10.3 | Smoke 'N the Valley | Sep 10, 2022 |
| -8.9 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | Aug 19, 2016 |
| -6.1 | Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Sep 8, 2017 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 94% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 84.7% | 82.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2022 | Smoke 'N the Valley Moose Jaw, SK | 17 / 18 (618.2288) | 18 (148.5372) | 18 (145.7144) | 12 (160.5600) | 10 (163.4172) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS | 23 / 29 (635.8168) | 23 (162.2284) | 15 (164) | 21 (160.5256) | 23 (149.0628) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS | 32 / 33 (609.5316) | 32 (149.0972) | 32 (145.0744) | 31 (154.2400) | 25 (161.1200) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS | 25 / 26 (584.3996) | 26 (148.4912) | 26 (133.0400) | 25 (151.9884) | 23 (150.8800) |