OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ

OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Derby BBQ Festival (2015), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1102 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,102

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1595

peak 1595 · rated over 20 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 31, 2013

latest Jul 27, 2018 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#526

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

33% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

690.2400 / 720

Master · Derby BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.77 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.76 (+2.01)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · Derby BBQ Festival

Consistency

±12.76

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.52 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.16)

Road miles

2,520

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 629 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)

Master avg

668.76 / 720

21 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Against the odds

28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Derby BBQ Festival (Sep 11, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS.

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.2400 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.2400 at Derby BBQ Festival — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 9, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Three Hog Night Smokers has finished one call ahead of OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings

CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The drought

16 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Derby BBQ Festival on Sep 11, 2015 — 16 contests and 11.1 years ago.

last GC Sep 11, 2015
11.1 years ago

A strong matchup

9–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Outhouse BBQ in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

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Pork nemesis

10 of 12 shared pork entries lost

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CLARK CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 12 shared pork entries.

A September team

Top 25% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 25% across 5 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 42% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.77% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.77% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
21 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1086 (240 pts)	#868 (380 pts)	#1249 (215 pts)	#851 (395 pts)	#1060 (275 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#884 (401 pts)	#731 (551 pts)	#830 (476 pts)	#884 (441 pts)	#953 (376 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#526 (749 pts)	#667 (609 pts)	#609 (674 pts)	#747 (529 pts)	#449 (899 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1071 (276 pts)	#1605 (156 pts)	#1507 (176 pts)	#1354 (226 pts)	#1113 (276 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#818 (374 pts)	#1062 (289 pts)	#616 (544 pts)	#858 (384 pts)	#970 (314 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

34 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM

#1,099 of the rated field

1595 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1595

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 16 contests
last seen May 11, 2019

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MOOCHEWSOOEY

#1,103 of the rated field

1595 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1595

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 54 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 54 contests
last seen Oct 26, 2018

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DIXIE BOYS BBQ

#1,100 of the rated field

1595 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1595

Careers of much the same size, 24 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2016

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LaTa-Que

#1,098 of the rated field

1595 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1614

38 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 45% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 36 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

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Rankin County BBQ Company

#1,097 of the rated field

1595 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1623

They turned up 6 years after OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 37 contests
last seen May 24, 2026

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Still Workin' On It

#1,104 of the rated field

1594 power rating

Contests: 66
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1637

Level with OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 66 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Lucky D's BBQ	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
WICHITA SWINEMEN	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
BARREL BOYS BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SIPPIN ON SMOKE	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
GREAT PLAINS BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Outhouse BBQ	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
IMAT BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	9	0	3	178.8572	147.3716	167.22	top 46%
Pork Ribs	21	8	1	1	175.4516	153.0744	166.16	top 46%
Pork	21	6	0	4	177.7028	158.8228	168.52	top 39%
Brisket	21	6	1	3	179.4400	156.5600	166.86	top 42%

“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)	11	1	top 29%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 56%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	20	1	top 41%
TN	1	0	top 53%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	3	1	1	top 30%	Sep 8, 2017
Derby BBQ Festival	2	6	0	top 24%	Jun 8, 2018
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	126	0	top 55%	Oct 29, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 7 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 20 of 21 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 17 3 of them more than once

First title Sep 11, 2015 Derby BBQ Festival

Opponents faced 877 finished ahead 904 times, behind 626

Longest layoff 1 yrs Sep 6, 2013 → Sep 12, 2014

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20182 milestones

Jul 27 Peak power rating (1595) Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest
Jul 27 Most recent contest Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest

20164 milestones

Jun 17 First Reserve Championship Eureka BBQ Bash
Sep 9 Career-best overall score690.2400 Derby BBQ Festival
Sep 9 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Derby BBQ Festival
Oct 21 10th tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

20152 milestones

Sep 11 First overall podium Derby BBQ Festival
Sep 11 First Grand Championship Derby BBQ Festival

20135 milestones

May 31 First tracked contest Valley Center Spring Fling
May 31 First call Valley Center Spring Fling
May 31 First category win (Pork Ribs) Valley Center Spring Fling
May 31 First overall top-10 Valley Center Spring Fling
May 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.7142 Valley Center Spring Fling

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	Derby BBQ Festival	Sep 11, 2015
+15.6	Eureka BBQ Bash	Jun 17, 2016
+12.5	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest	Jul 27, 2018
+12	National Bar-B-Que Derby	Sep 6, 2013
+11.9	Derby BBQ Festival	Sep 9, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6	Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1	Mar 2, 2018
-5.9	Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2	Mar 3, 2018
-5.3	9th Annual WildBlue BBQ	Jul 19, 2013
-5.2	Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off	Mar 10, 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)
2018	4	0	1	0	75%	top 51%	95.8%	93%
2017	5	0	0	0	80%	top 49%	94.3%	92.7%
2016	7	0	3	0	57%	top 38%	95.9%	93.4%
2015	1	1	1	1	100%	top 4%	94%	94%
2014	1	0	0	0	0%	top 45%	93.3%	93.3%
2013	3	0	2	1	67%	top 39%	92.7%	91.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 27, 2018	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	3 / 27 (689.6796)	3 (175.4056)	4 (171.4284)	2 (177.1428)	10 (165.7028)
Jun 8, 2018	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	13 / 40 (668.4456)	35 (157.0972)	18 (166.8228)	2 (177.7028)	14 (166.8228)
Mar 3, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS	34 / 42 (661.6000)	39 (160.5372)	33 (162.2744)	22 (167.9656)	17 (170.8228)
Mar 2, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS	37 / 47 (658.7428)	2 (178.8572)	41 (161.1200)	42 (158.8228)	36 (159.9428)
Oct 20, 2017	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	21 / 47 (675.3600)	34 (166.2400)	4 (175.4516)	20 (167.4400)	23 (166.2284)
Sep 8, 2017	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS	12 / 29 (669.5544)	9 (169.6800)	13 (166.2516)	14 (165.0856)	10 (168.5372)
Jul 28, 2017	Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	18 / 43 (678.7888)	4 (176.5600)	34 (157.0972)	10 (175.4172)	18 (169.7144)
Apr 28, 2017	Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off Wellington, KS	15 / 32 (663.9660)	9 (168.5716)	18 (164.5716)	14 (168.5600)	20 (162.2628)
Mar 10, 2017	Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off Great Bend, KS	24 / 34 (648.9712)	20 (166.8228)	21 (161.6456)	22 (163.9428)	28 (156.5600)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	126 / 557 (672.0228)	66 (172.5600)	182 (168)	183 (168.0228)	257 (163.4400)
Oct 28, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	158 / 180 (656.9596)	166 (161.1084)	157 (161.0856)	53 (171.9656)	155 (162.8000)
Oct 21, 2016	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	51 / 96 (670.1944)	9 (176.0116)	89 (155.3600)	31 (170.2628)	44 (168.5600)
Sep 9, 2016	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	6 / 38 (690.2400)	18 (167.9772)	6 (174.8572)	18 (167.9656)	2 (179.4400)
Aug 19, 2016	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	9 / 33 (683.9200)	20 (166.2744)	9 (171.4056)	9 (173.1200)	7 (173.1200)
Jun 17, 2016	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	2 / 26 (682.8000)	2 (173.7028)	5 (172.0116)	13 (163.9656)	2 (173.1200)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	56 / 109 (649.5200)	69 (161.0856)	89 (153.0744)	54 (165.6800)	16 (169.6800)
Sep 11, 2015	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	1 / 26 (677.1428)	7 (168.5828)	5 (166.2400)	3 (169.1428)	1 (173.1772)
Sep 12, 2014	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	17 / 38 (671.9656)	22 (166.8344)	14 (170.2856)	15 (169.7028)	22 (165.1428)
Sep 6, 2013	National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS	6 / 35 (667.3716)	28 (159.3944)	7 (169.7372)	3 (171.4172)	11 (166.8228)
Jul 19, 2013	9th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	28 / 40 (641.0060)	40 (147.3716)	19 (165.7028)	22 (165.1088)	20 (162.8228)
May 31, 2013	Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS	10 / 34 (665.7142)	7 (170.8570)	1 (174.8572)	23 (160.5716)	18 (159.4284)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Against the odds

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

A September team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)