High-water mark
677.7028
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.7028 at *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2018-08-24
GOING SOUTH BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1504 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-08-26
latest 2018-09-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.83
last 5 Master vs avg 657.83 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.20
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.68 · weakest Brisket (161.35)
Road miles
731
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 501 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Master avg
657.83 / 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
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.33 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 161.35
- Chicken avg 165.68
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship (2018-08-24).
- last seen 2016-08-26
- back 2018-08-24
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.
GOING SOUTH BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 129 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3246 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1508
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#3236 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with GOING SOUTH BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3218 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
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#3232 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1499
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#3245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- 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#3227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Texas-car-b-que | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Daddy G's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 155.9544 | 165.68 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 147.9772 | 165.36 | top 42% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 159.4056 | 165.44 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 155.3828 | 161.35 | top 64% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 109 | 0 | top 64% | 2018-09-15 |
| *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 50% | 2018-08-24 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2016-08-26 → 2018-09-15
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 1 win · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.68 · weakest Brisket (161.35)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
657.83
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
607
319–507 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
731
5 mapped stops · furthest 501 mi
Schedule strength
1554
average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2016-08-26 → 2018-08-24
Power rating
1499
peak 1504 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- 2018
- First call *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First category win (Chicken) *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.7028 *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Career-best overall score677.7028 *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Peak power rating (1504) *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Most recent contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.9 | *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2018-08-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2016-08-26 |
| -4.7 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2018-08-31 |
| -0.1 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2018-09-15 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25% | top 56% | 94.1% | 92.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 88% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 283 / 467 (653.5768) | 392 (157.0628) | 167 (168.5828) | 130 (169.6684) | 331 (158.2628) |
| 2018-09-14 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 109 / 164 (676.9940) | 95 (170.8228) | 33 (174.2628) | 113 (167.9656) | 136 (163.9428) |
| 2018-08-31 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 53 / 74 (647.3256) | 63 (155.9544) | 32 (165.7028) | 32 (165.1084) | 47 (160.5600) |
| 2018-08-24 | *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 13 / 54 (677.7028) | 1 (179.4400) | 12 (170.2744) | 34 (159.4056) | 15 (168.5828) |
| 2016-08-26 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 54 / 72 (633.5540) | 25 (165.1200) | 65 (147.9772) | 31 (165.0740) | 54 (155.3828) |