High-water mark
678.7768
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.7768 at Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 — 94.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 11, 2016
Southern BBQ
Southern BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 13th of 29 at the Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 (2016).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 20, 2015
latest Aug 13, 2021 · 6.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.99 · weakest Chicken (158.99)
Road miles
5,031
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 5,028 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
658.46 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
301.01 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 151.9312 | 158.99 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 149.0744 | 161.68 | top 60% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 165.1312 | 167.99 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 145.6572 | 159.96 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 52% | Jun 11, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
1 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
142
finished ahead 46 times, behind 105
Longest layoff
5.2 yrs
Jun 11, 2016 → Aug 13, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20164 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.7768 Italian Barbecue Championship 2016
- Career-best overall score678.7768 Italian Barbecue Championship 2016
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2628 Italian Barbecue Championship 2016
- Peak power rating (1501) Italian Barbecue Championship 2016
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Italian Barbecue Championship 2015
- First call Italian Barbecue Championship 2015
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2021 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 41 / 49 (301.0056) | 34 (151.9312) | 41 (149.0744) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 Perugia, Italy | 13 / 29 (678.7768) | 18 (169.1084) | 23 (164.5600) | 12 (170.8456) | 4 (174.2628) |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Italian Barbecue Championship 2015 Percorso Verde, Perugia | 14 / 24 (638.1368) | 17 (155.9428) | 4 (171.4056) | 9 (165.1312) | 21 (145.6572) |