SOUTHERN BRED BARBEQUE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2886

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1508

peak 1508 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-02-15

latest 2015-03-26

Best ToY finish

#1207

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

670.3084 / 720

Master · Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.23 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 654.67 (-2.44)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5600

Chicken · When Pigs Fly South

Consistency

±13.73

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.95 · weakest Brisket (162.17)

Road miles

571

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 250 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)

Master avg

654.67 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

High-water mark

670.3084 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.3084 at Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-03-14

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Kenny's Take-Away ahead in 100% of their meetings

Uncle Kenny's Take-Away has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BAMBOO WARRIOR in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SHO GUD BARBEQUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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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.

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

JB'S SMOKESHACK

#2900 of the rated field

1508 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1526

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SOUTHERN BRED BARBEQUE)

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2017-04-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Cross Cut BBQ

#2897 of the rated field

1508 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1516

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.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-07-10

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LV Bucketlist BBQ

#2887 of the rated field

1508 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 11 years after SOUTHERN BRED BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-04-17

⚔ Head-to-head

BELLWOOD BBQ

#2871 of the rated field

1509 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

Level with SOUTHERN BRED BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2014-05-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Daddy & Me BBQ

#2889 of the rated field

1508 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1521

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.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

MAN MEAT FIRE

#2881 of the rated field

1508 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-10-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SWAMP BOYS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	3	172.5600	147.3484	164.95	top 50%
Pork Ribs	7	1	171.4172	151.9428	163.00	top 56%
Pork	7	1	167.9656	157.6572	164.56	top 51%
Brisket	7	2	171.4400	154.8000	162.17	top 51%

“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
FL	6	0	top 56%
GA	1	0	top 23%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 43%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	11	0	top 59%	2014-02-21

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.1 yrs 2013-02-15 → 2015-03-26

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in FL 6 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.95 · weakest Brisket (162.17)

Walk rate 86% a top-10 call in 6 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 29% 2 of 7 contests

Master average 654.67 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 164 119–109 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 571 7 mapped stops · furthest 250 mi

Schedule strength 1526 average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests

Power rating 1508 peak 1508 · #2886 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Feb 15 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 15 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1424 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Nov 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 When Pigs Fly South
2014
Mar 14 First overall top-10 Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)
Mar 14 Career-best overall score670.3084 Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)
Mar 14 Peak power rating (1508) Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)
2015
Mar 26 Most recent contest Florida Heritage BBQ Classic

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)	2014-03-14
+5.6	Florida Heritage BBQ Classic	2015-03-26
+4.5	When Pigs Fly South	2013-11-15
+2.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-02-15

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-02-21
-5.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-02-20
-4.1	Plant City Pig Jam	2013-11-22

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	2	1	100%	top 56%	92.9%	91.7%
2014	2	1	100%	top 47%	93.1%	90.5%
2013	3	0	67%	top 51%	92.4%	90.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-03-26	Florida Heritage BBQ Classic Kissimmee, FL	9 / 23 (669.0172)	9 (169.1200)	4 (171.4172)	11 (167.9656)	16 (160.5144)
2015-02-20	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kissimmee, FL	16 / 22 (650.7428)	8 (170.2628)	19 (158.8572)	14 (166.8228)	20 (154.8000)
2014-03-14	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA	10 / 43 (670.3084)	17 (167.9656)	25 (164.5600)	19 (166.3428)	9 (171.4400)
2014-02-21	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tampa, FL	15 / 21 (633.5424)	14 (159.9312)	18 (151.9428)	8 (166.8228)	13 (154.8456)
2013-11-22	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	36 / 53 (637.5196)	50 (147.3484)	16 (165.6800)	13 (165.7028)	29 (158.7884)
2013-11-15	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	19 / 49 (656.4228)	4 (172.5600)	27 (162.2628)	38 (157.6572)	14 (163.9428)
2013-02-15	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tampa, FL	11 / 24 (665.1424)	16 (167.4286)	14 (166.2856)	15 (160.5712)	8 (170.8570)

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	#1239 (225 pts)	#1135 (275 pts)	#1154 (275 pts)	#1374 (220 pts)	#1534 (165 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1207 (239 pts)	#1418 (209 pts)	#1707 (149 pts)	#1299 (239 pts)	#1194 (259 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1296 (194 pts)	#1464 (169 pts)	#1281 (224 pts)	#1208 (234 pts)	#1255 (219 pts)