High-water mark
676.4684
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.4684 at Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 18, 2023
The Outdoor Chef
The Outdoor Chef is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 19th of 41 at the Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1515
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 19, 2022
latest Aug 15, 2025 · 3 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 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.65
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.42 · weakest Chicken (163.39)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Purse competed for
$46K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
668.49 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 158.2628 | 163.39 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 165.7144 | 169.70 | top 39% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 165.1200 | 170.42 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 158.8688 | 164.98 | top 46% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 44% | Aug 16, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
150
finished ahead 117 times, behind 82
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Peak power rating (1515) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20233 milestones
- First call Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
- Career-best overall score676.4684 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4400 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6456 Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.8 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships | Aug 19, 2022 |
| +4 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships | Aug 18, 2023 |
| +2.2 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships | Aug 16, 2024 |
| +1.8 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 15, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 94% | 94% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 34% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2025 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 27 / 55 (665.0516) | 40 (161.6456) | 11 (175.4172) | 22 (169.1200) | 37 (158.8688) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 19 / 41 (670.8000) | 10 (172) | 23 (165.7144) | 20 (165.1200) | 18 (167.9656) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 20 / 48 (676.4684) | 33 (161.6340) | 16 (170.8344) | 9 (175.4400) | 17 (168.5600) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 20 / 59 (661.6456) | 36 (158.2628) | 28 (166.8456) | 11 (172) | 21 (164.5372) |