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
- 2018-03-23
SOUTHERN HEAT BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1519 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2017-03-24
latest 2019-12-06
Best ToY finish
#769
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.84
last 5 Master vs avg 666.84 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.92
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.18 · weakest Pork (162.94)
Road miles
562
mi 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 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
666.84 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
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
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2923 of the rated field
- 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2919 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Level with SOUTHERN HEAT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2906 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2915 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 159.9428 | 167.96 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 162.2400 | 171.18 | top 28% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 152.5600 | 162.94 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 3 | 0 | top 56% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond BBQ | 3 | 16 | 0 | top 56% | 2019-03-22 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.7 yrs
2017-03-24 → 2019-12-06
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
LA
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 171.18 · weakest Pork (162.94)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
666.84
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
241
126–195 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
562
5 mapped stops · furthest 210 mi
Schedule strength
1614
average field rating faced — tougher than 85% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$22,000
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Power rating
1507
peak 1519 · #2924 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Hammond BBQ
- First call Hammond BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.0288 Hammond BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5716 Hammond BBQ
- 2018
- Career-best overall score675.3028 Hammond BBQ
- Peak power rating (1519) Hammond BBQ
- 2019
- Most recent contest COTR BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.7 | Hammond BBQ | 2018-03-23 |
| +5.1 | World Barbecue Championship | 2017-11-08 |
| +2.8 | Hammond BBQ | 2017-03-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Hammond BBQ | 2019-03-22 |
| -2.7 | COTR BBQ | 2019-12-06 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 93% | 93% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-06 | COTR BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 16 / 25 (660.4112) | 17 (159.9428) | 5 (171.4056) | 20 (161.0972) | 15 (167.9656) |
| 2019-03-22 | Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA | 38 / 48 (659.7940) | 19 (170.8228) | 38 (162.2400) | 13 (169.6800) | 46 (157.0512) |
| 2018-03-23 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 16 / 48 (675.3028) | 31 (166.2400) | 8 (173.1200) | 19 (167.4056) | 19 (168.5372) |
| 2017-11-08 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 48 / 93 (669.6572) | 5 (175.4172) | 19 (172.5600) | 91 (152.5600) | 36 (169.1200) |
| 2017-03-24 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 30 / 55 (669.0288) | 34 (167.3828) | 3 (176.5716) | 41 (163.9772) | 40 (161.0972) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |