A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 100% of their meetings
WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
KEARNEY SOUTH SIDE SMOKERS
KEARNEY SOUTH SIDE SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 25 at the BBQ on the Bricks (2015). They finished #1636 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 18, 2015
latest Jun 14, 2019 · 3.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±71.12
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.26)
Road miles
24
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
588.66 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2530 (55 pts) | #2538 (55 pts) | #2538 (55 pts) | #2529 (55 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2781 (59 pts) | #2803 (59 pts) | #2809 (59 pts) | — | #2253 (64 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2841 (59 pts) | #2859 (59 pts) | #2866 (59 pts) | #2863 (59 pts) | #1985 (119 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1636 (125 pts) | #1606 (155 pts) | #2031 (90 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1677 (135 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 150.8916 | 157.15 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9772 | 152.5488 | 154.26 | top 79% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 147.8968 | 154.81 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 154.3084 | 161.15 | top 56% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ on the Bricks | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 73% | Aug 25, 2017 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
78
finished ahead 23 times, behind 96
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Aug 25, 2017 → Jun 14, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Central Plains Ribfest
20157 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ on the Bricks
- First call BBQ on the Bricks
- First overall top-10 BBQ on the Bricks
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9312 BBQ on the Bricks
- Career-best overall score651.9312 BBQ on the Bricks
- Career-best single call (Brisket)167.4056 BBQ on the Bricks
- Peak power rating (1506) BBQ on the Bricks
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.6 | BBQ on the Bricks | Sep 18, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | BBQ on the Bricks | Aug 25, 2017 |
| -10.5 | Central Plains Ribfest | Jun 14, 2019 |
| -7.1 | BBQ on the Bricks | Aug 26, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 65% | 65% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2019 | Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 29 / 30 (615.9656) | 26 (155.4284) | 28 (152.5488) | 27 (153.6800) | 24 (154.3084) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 33 / 34 (467.9428) | 26 (156.5600) | 27 (153.6456) | — | 24 (157.7372) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 28 / 34 (618.8112) | 32 (150.8916) | 25 (154.8572) | 32 (147.8968) | 13 (165.1656) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 10 / 25 (651.9312) | 7 (165.7028) | 17 (155.9772) | 11 (162.8456) | 9 (167.4056) |