A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
MAN MEAT BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SOUTHSIDE SMOKERS
SOUTHSIDE SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 15th of 16 at the Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest (2016). Also listed in KCBS results as “South Side Smokers”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 41 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 25, 2013
latest Mar 15, 2019 · 5.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.36
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.84 · weakest Brisket (150.68)
Road miles
3,491
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 1,460 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
630.13 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SOUTHSIDE SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
SOUTHSIDE SMOKERS has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 149 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,473 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SOUTHSIDE SMOKERS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SOUTHSIDE SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,498 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,503 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
They've been 1509 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
They turned up 7 years after SOUTHSIDE SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#4,513 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Level with SOUTHSIDE SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 160 | 166.84 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 134.2056 | 152.19 | top 77% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 153.0856 | 160.42 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5140 | 145.0628 | 150.68 | top 87% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 79% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke On the Trails | 2 | 45 | 0 | top 69% | Sep 28, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
259
finished ahead 58 times, behind 246
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
Oct 25, 2013 → Apr 15, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Qlathe BBQ Championship
20182 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4112 Smoke On the Trails
- Career-best overall score652.4112 Smoke On the Trails
20172 milestones
- First call Smoke On the Trails
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Smoke On the Trails
20161 milestone
- Peak power rating (1488) Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest | Apr 15, 2016 |
| -9.5 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2019 |
| -3.2 | Smoke On the Trails | Sep 29, 2017 |
| -2.3 | Smoke On the Trails | Sep 28, 2018 |
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 88% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2019 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 56 / 64 (618.0572) | 17 (170.8344) | 63 (141.6344) | 56 (153.0856) | 56 (152.5028) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS | 46 / 68 (652.4112) | 50 (164.5372) | 13 (173.7028) | 39 (163.9656) | 60 (150.2056) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS | 45 / 64 (642.1372) | 3 (177.7028) | 56 (150.2404) | 49 (157.6800) | 49 (156.5140) |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest Millington, TN | 15 / 16 (631.3376) | 13 (161.1200) | 13 (161.1432) | 15 (159.9656) | 15 (149.1088) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 89 / 97 (606.6856) | 67 (160) | 97 (134.2056) | 28 (167.4172) | 86 (145.0628) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.