Southside Smoke WI
Rating
1503
peak 1522
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#237
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 24 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
330.13 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 377.56 (-47.44)
Walk rate
42%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±106.23
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.55 · weakest Brisket (139.20)
Road miles
1522
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 590 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BFD BBQ has finished one call ahead of Southside Smoke 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
T Daddys BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Sensuous BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Good Grefe! in 8 of their 10 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.2744 points of the Grand Championship at Bring'n Home the Bacon (2019-06-21).
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 44% across 7 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 173.1428 | 156.5256 | 164.55 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 151.3828 | 164.23 | top 52% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6912 | 147.3828 | 153.87 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143.9660 | 136.5600 | 139.20 | top 97% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 16 | 0 | top 59% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 39% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 50% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (21 of 24 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (23 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 377.56
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 316.5256 | 316.53 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 330.2284 | 330.23 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 325.6688 | 325.67 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 340.5372 | 339.11 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 337.0972 | 329.81 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 628.4916 | 426.79 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 599.2112 | 398.06 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 615.3944 | 615.39 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 338.2628 | 338.26 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 31 / 40 (330.2284) | 38 (161.1084) | 22 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 27 (163.9888) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 34 / 36 (325.6688) | 32 (163.4288) | 34 (162.2400) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 11 / 41 (337.6800) | 20 (163.9772) | 4 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 13 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 29 / 47 (340.5372) | 20 (173.1428) | 37 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 22 / 21 (325.6344) | 27 (157.0744) | 8 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 15 (168.0116) | — | — |
| 2023-09-15 | Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Tomah, WI | 3 / 8 (335.4400) | 4 (165.1428) | 3 (170.2972) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 6 / 15 (337.0972) | 12 (158.8000) | 1 (178.2972) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 24 / 43 (321.0512) | 10 (169.6684) | 28 (151.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 24 (158.2860) | — | — |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (One Meat Ribs) West Salem, WI | — | — | 4 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 18 / 22 (322.7884) | 11 (168.5256) | 22 (154.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-09-02 | Smokin' in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 21 / 23 (628.4916) | 14 (164.0000) | 17 (162.8344) | 20 (157.6912) | 22 (143.9660) |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 10 / 39 (329.0972) | 3 (172.5600) | 20 (156.5372) | — | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 5 / 36 (339.9772) | 8 (170.2744) | 6 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 22 / 40 (323.3828) | 26 (158.2628) | 11 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2021-09-03 | Smokin' in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 23 / 25 (599.2112) | 21 (156.5256) | 19 (158.2400) | 25 (147.3828) | 25 (137.0628) |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 West Salem, WI | 13 / 52 (329.6800) | 19 (163.9656) | 9 (165.7144) | — | — |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 24 / 28 (615.3944) | 17 (163.4744) | 20 (158.8344) | 23 (156.5256) | 27 (136.5600) |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon West Salem, WI | 2 / 37 (338.2628) | 3 (172.5600) | 7 (165.7028) | — | — |
| Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY) Wisconsin Dells, WI | 17 / 25 (316.5256) | 13 (159.4400) | 18 (157.0856) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #253 (60 pts) | #258 (60 pts) | #255 (75 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #368 (60 pts) | #371 (60 pts) | #313 (120 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1293 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #237 (184 pts) | #253 (164 pts) | #147 (375 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1124 (111 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #126 (473 pts) | #87 (737 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #979 (160 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #123 (345 pts) | #124 (331 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1280 (68 pts) | #1184 (103 pts) | #1297 (88 pts) | #1303 (73 pts) | #1325 (63 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1589 (141 pts) | #1729 (131 pts) | #1479 (171 pts) | #1347 (196 pts) | #1736 (126 pts) |