NEW SOUTH BBQ

NEW SOUTH BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 61 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2018). They are ranked #1525 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,525

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1562

peak 1570 · rated over 22 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 16, 2015

latest Sep 13, 2019 · 3.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#399

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

699.9772 / 720

Master · High on the Hog Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

671.16 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 673.51 (-2.35)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

Consistency

±13.26

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 169.32 · weakest Pork (166.67)

Road miles

1,838

across 22 mapped stops · furthest 185 mi

Schedule strength

75%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)

Purse competed for

$24K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

673.51 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 17 of 22 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 22 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

699.9772 career-best overall

97.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.9772 at High on the Hog Festival — 97.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 21, 2017

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

BUSH LEAGUE BBQ has finished one call ahead of NEW SOUTH BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

20–1 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 95% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 20 of their 21 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG G BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

17 of 21 shared pork ribs entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 17 of 21 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

BUSH LEAGUE BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

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The metronome

±1.84% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.84% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.5% of a perfect score
22 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
2019 ↗	Master	#1322 (162 pts)	#1177 (217 pts)	#1484 (137 pts)	#1485 (137 pts)	#1381 (157 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#810 (402 pts)	#1098 (262 pts)	#754 (477 pts)	#1038 (292 pts)	#846 (397 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#399 (933 pts)	#392 (958 pts)	#396 (968 pts)	#456 (848 pts)	#429 (923 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#958 (345 pts)	#835 (455 pts)	#948 (390 pts)	#943 (400 pts)	#1156 (280 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1470 (166 pts)	#1324 (221 pts)	#1710 (136 pts)	#1691 (136 pts)	#1395 (191 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to NEW SOUTH BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

GRILL DOCTOR'S

#1,526 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1569

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to NEW SOUTH BBQ)

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 22, 2019

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THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT

#1,533 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1572

Careers of much the same size, 24 contests to 22, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2022

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BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW

#1,522 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1572

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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KOKOMO Q

#1,521 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1577

Level with NEW SOUTH BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 25 contests
last seen May 1, 2021

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PORKCHOP & BUBBAS

#1,523 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1577

Careers of much the same size, 29 contests to 22, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Mar 15, 2024

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Free Range Friends BBQ

#1,529 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1562

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 7, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
South Pork	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
BUSH LEAGUE BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
HOT COLE'S BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BIG G BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BUTT CREW	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	7	1	178.8572	155.3600	169.21	top 50%
Pork Ribs	22	8	1	178.8572	160.5028	169.32	top 46%
Pork	22	6	0	176.5600	154.2172	166.67	top 54%
Brisket	22	7	0	176.5600	153.6228	168.31	top 48%

“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)	14	0	top 52%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 48%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AL	12	top 49%
TN	9	top 49%
GA	1	top 94%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	3	3	top 35%	May 3, 2019
Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off	3	14	top 54%	Jul 27, 2018
Mid-South BBQ Festival	2	8	top 47%	Oct 20, 2017
High on the Hog Festival	2	4	top 49%	Apr 21, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 8 contests

Contests a season 4.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 12 of 22 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 16 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 454 finished ahead 494 times, behind 470

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

20191 milestone

Sep 13 Most recent contest RiverFest

20183 milestones

May 4 First overall podium The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 4 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Jul 27 Peak power rating (1570) Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off

20172 milestones

Apr 21 10th tracked contest High on the Hog Festival
Apr 21 Career-best overall score699.9772 High on the Hog Festival

20161 milestone

Oct 14 First overall top-10 Mid-South BBQ Festival

20153 milestones

Oct 16 First tracked contest Mid-South Barbecue Festival
Oct 16 First call Mid-South Barbecue Festival
Oct 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.8968 Mid-South Barbecue Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 21, 2017
+15.9	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 4, 2018
+10.9	Mid-South BBQ Festival	Oct 14, 2016
+9.4	Smokin in McMinnville	Aug 11, 2017
+8.7	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest	Sep 15, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.2	Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off	Feb 22, 2019
-8.8	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 15, 2016
-8.2	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier)	Nov 13, 2015
-2.2	RiverFest	Sep 13, 2019
-1.7	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 5, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	3	0	33%	top 56%	93.1%	91.9%
2018	3	1	67%	top 42%	97.1%	94.7%
2017	8	1	100%	top 44%	97.2%	94.2%
2016	6	1	83%	top 55%	95.8%	93.5%
2015	2	0	50%	top 71%	93.9%	91.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 13, 2019	RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL	20 / 37 (659.8284)	17 (169.6684)	21 (165.0972)	24 (161.6800)	22 (163.3828)
May 3, 2019	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	22 / 54 (670.1256)	32 (165.6800)	8 (174.2628)	22 (167.3828)	33 (162.8000)
Feb 22, 2019	Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	20 / 27 (655.7940)	12 (168.5256)	24 (160.5028)	21 (161.0856)	19 (165.6800)
Jul 27, 2018	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	16 / 27 (670.7084)	26 (159.9312)	9 (171.9772)	18 (163.9428)	4 (174.8572)
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	3 / 61 (699.3484)	13 (174.2628)	2 (178.8572)	17 (171.9656)	10 (174.2628)
Apr 13, 2018	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	23 / 38 (675.8972)	19 (170.8344)	21 (167.3828)	16 (169.1200)	25 (168.5600)
Oct 20, 2017	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	18 / 28 (674.7312)	12 (175.4056)	7 (172.5716)	25 (158.7884)	19 (167.9656)
Sep 15, 2017	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL	11 / 39 (680.4916)	6 (176.5600)	20 (167.9772)	24 (163.3944)	9 (172.5600)
Aug 11, 2017	Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	12 / 35 (687.3140)	3 (178.8572)	21 (169.6684)	17 (169.6800)	21 (169.1084)
Jul 28, 2017	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	16 / 27 (670.7084)	26 (159.9312)	9 (171.9772)	18 (163.9428)	4 (174.8572)
May 19, 2017	Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) Birmingham, AL	14 / 25 (681.0168)	20 (167.3712)	7 (172.5600)	10 (170.8228)	9 (170.2628)
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	41 / 69 (656.4000)	45 (162.2400)	36 (165.6800)	10 (174.8572)	59 (153.6228)
Apr 21, 2017	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	4 / 41 (699.9772)	6 (174.8572)	7 (174.8572)	7 (176.5600)	15 (173.7028)
Mar 10, 2017	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	25 / 62 (672.5028)	42 (166.2400)	19 (168.5484)	48 (161.1544)	7 (176.5600)
Oct 14, 2016	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	8 / 27 (689.6456)	6 (176.5600)	12 (171.4172)	16 (166.8228)	5 (174.8456)
Sep 9, 2016	Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	20 / 41 (668.4112)	22 (166.8228)	28 (163.9428)	9 (170.8112)	23 (166.8344)
Jul 29, 2016	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	14 / 33 (682.2516)	8 (174.2744)	13 (170.8228)	8 (173.1428)	23 (164.0116)
Jun 24, 2016	Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	19 / 31 (671.8632)	5 (176.5600)	20 (167.3944)	27 (161.6572)	19 (166.2516)
May 27, 2016	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN	19 / 31 (670.7200)	24 (167.4056)	10 (171.9888)	10 (169.6800)	23 (161.6456)
Apr 15, 2016	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	49 / 56 (656.9940)	49 (162.8000)	46 (161.6800)	32 (167.9656)	38 (164.5484)
Nov 13, 2015	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA	45 / 48 (646.6516)	47 (155.3600)	29 (168.5372)	46 (154.2172)	21 (168.5372)
Oct 16, 2015	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	15 / 31 (675.8968)	7 (172.5600)	21 (167.3828)	21 (167.9656)	14 (167.9884)

NEW SOUTH BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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)