SOUTHERN HEAT BBQ

SOUTHERN HEAT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 16th of 25 at the COTR BBQ (2019). They are ranked #2946 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,946

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1519 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 24, 2017

latest Dec 6, 2019 · 2.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#769

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

675.3028 / 720

Master · Hammond BBQ

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5716

Pork Ribs · Hammond BBQ

Consistency

±5.92

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 171.18 · weakest Pork (162.94)

Road miles

562

across 5 mapped stops · furthest 210 mi

Schedule strength

85%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1614)

Purse competed for

$22K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.84 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

675.3028 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.3028 at Hammond BBQ — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 23, 2018

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

CAJUN BLAZE ahead in 100% of their meetings

CAJUN BLAZE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.2 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.24 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 60%.

Pork avg 162.94
Pork Ribs avg 171.18
0 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

They cook the hard rooms

1614 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 85% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1614 power rating — a tougher draw than 85% of every rated contest in the data.

5 rated 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
2020 ↗	Master	#769 (95 pts)	#825 (90 pts)	#592 (175 pts)	#861 (75 pts)	#784 (100 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1342 (155 pts)	#1295 (180 pts)	#1138 (235 pts)	#1247 (195 pts)	#1368 (160 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1748 (105 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1466 (155 pts)	#1870 (90 pts)	#1852 (90 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1269 (245 pts)	#1076 (325 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SOUTHERN HEAT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Smokin' Good Times

#2,940 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1532

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SOUTHERN HEAT BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SOUTHERN HEAT BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Aug 17, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

Salt and Pepper BBQ

#2,939 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1516

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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FOUR GUYS PORKIN

#2,962 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Mar 7, 2025

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MOKAN BBQ MOB

#2,968 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1511

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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Smok'n M

#2,926 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1527

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 11, 2022

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Pinch N Pull BBQ

#2,929 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1512

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 17, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CAJUN BLAZE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	1	0	175.4172	159.9428	167.96	top 48%
Pork Ribs	5	3	1	176.5716	162.2400	171.18	top 28%
Pork	5	0	0	169.6800	152.5600	162.94	top 64%
Brisket	5	0	0	169.1200	157.0512	164.75	top 61%

“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)	1	0	top 64%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 55%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
LA	3	0	top 56%
AL	2	0	top 58%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hammond BBQ	3	16	0	top 56%	Mar 22, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in LA 3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 3 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 241 finished ahead 126 times, behind 195

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

20191 milestone

Dec 6 Most recent contest COTR BBQ

20182 milestones

Mar 23 Career-best overall score675.3028 Hammond BBQ
Mar 23 Peak power rating (1519) Hammond BBQ

20174 milestones

Mar 24 First tracked contest Hammond BBQ
Mar 24 First call Hammond BBQ
Mar 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.0288 Hammond BBQ
Mar 24 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5716 Hammond BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.7	Hammond BBQ	Mar 23, 2018
+5.1	World Barbecue Championship	Nov 8, 2017
+2.8	Hammond BBQ	Mar 24, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.9	Hammond BBQ	Mar 22, 2019
-2.7	COTR BBQ	Dec 6, 2019

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	50%	top 72%	91.7%	91.7%
2018	1	100%	top 33%	93.8%	93.8%
2017	2	100%	top 53%	93%	93%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Dec 6, 2019	COTR BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	16 / 25 (660.4112)	17 (159.9428)	5 (171.4056)	20 (161.0972)	15 (167.9656)
Mar 22, 2019	Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA	38 / 48 (659.7940)	19 (170.8228)	38 (162.2400)	13 (169.6800)	46 (157.0512)
Mar 23, 2018	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	16 / 48 (675.3028)	31 (166.2400)	8 (173.1200)	19 (167.4056)	19 (168.5372)
Nov 8, 2017	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	48 / 93 (669.6572)	5 (175.4172)	19 (172.5600)	91 (152.5600)	36 (169.1200)
Mar 24, 2017	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	30 / 55 (669.0288)	34 (167.3828)	3 (176.5716)	41 (163.9772)	40 (161.0972)

SOUTHERN HEAT 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

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

They cook the hard rooms

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)