A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLACK EYE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLACK EYE BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
NORTHSIDE PORKERS
NORTHSIDE PORKERS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 12th of 37 at the Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee (2014). They finished #1805 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 11, 2013
latest Oct 9, 2015 · 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 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.42 · weakest Brisket (154.25)
Road miles
49
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)
Master avg
636.61 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2042 (78 pts) | #2735 (58 pts) | #2737 (58 pts) | #1590 (163 pts) | #2127 (73 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1805 (127 pts) | #1926 (122 pts) | #1929 (117 pts) | #1892 (127 pts) | #2000 (102 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2459 (67 pts) | #2501 (67 pts) | #2035 (77 pts) | #2500 (67 pts) | #2496 (67 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 154.8228 | 160.84 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 157.7144 | 161.42 | top 54% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 152.4800 | 160.10 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7260 | 146.2056 | 154.25 | top 60% |
“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 48% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
121
finished ahead 78 times, behind 94
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- First call Smoke on the Water
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5372 Smoke on the Water
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water
20143 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2860 Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee
- Career-best overall score650.2860 Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee
- Peak power rating (1502) Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Water
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.7 | Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee | Oct 10, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.6 | Smoke on the Water | Oct 11, 2013 |
| -3.9 | Smoke on the Water | Oct 9, 2015 |
| -0.3 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jun 5, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 89.3% | 88.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 32% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2015 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 21 / 33 (636.3892) | 25 (154.8228) | 25 (158.2288) | 7 (168.5372) | 22 (154.8004) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 37 / 64 (642.7544) | 25 (166.2628) | 32 (162.2856) | 55 (152.4800) | 27 (161.7260) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee Topeka, KS | 12 / 37 (650.2860) | 13 (165.7372) | 14 (167.4516) | 12 (162.8228) | 17 (154.2744) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 28 / 43 (617.0056) | 26 (156.5256) | 23 (157.7144) | 29 (156.5600) | 36 (146.2056) |