A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BBQ WIESEL ahead in 100% of their meetings
BBQ WIESEL has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM
NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 7th of 25 at the BBQ An Der Burg (2017). They are ranked #3854 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 2, 2016
latest Aug 22, 2025 · 9.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.06 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 631.96 (-1.90)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.80
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.28 · weakest Pork (154.74)
Road miles
606
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 283 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
631.96 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1090 (76 pts) | #1457 (56 pts) | #1245 (76 pts) | #1103 (86 pts) | #1070 (91 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1117 (109 pts) | #1136 (114 pts) | #1277 (94 pts) | #979 (144 pts) | #1117 (114 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1735 (95 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #1076 (260 pts) | #1786 (100 pts) | #1836 (85 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1524 (120 pts) | #1473 (150 pts) | #1123 (255 pts) | #2534 (55 pts) | #1776 (105 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1262 (215 pts) | #1161 (285 pts) | #1583 (170 pts) | #1626 (155 pts) | #1424 (195 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,833 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
They've been 1521 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#3,877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,862 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,837 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careers#3,846 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1528
Level with NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,876 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
They've been 1516 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ WIESEL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| VIKING BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 169.1084 | 152.5484 | 161.28 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 172.0116 | 146.8116 | 159.57 | top 53% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 137.0628 | 154.74 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 146.2172 | 156.37 | top 63% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ an der Burg 2019 | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 61% | Jul 6, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
DE
1 of 7 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
133
finished ahead 83 times, behind 124
Longest layoff
3.3 yrs
May 14, 2022 → Aug 22, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke in the North
20191 milestone
- Peak power rating (1498) BBQ an der Burg 2019
20181 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.0116 BBQ an der Burg 2018
20173 milestones
- First overall top-10 BBQ An Der Burg
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2684 BBQ An Der Burg
- Career-best overall score651.2684 BBQ An Der Burg
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ An Der Burg
- First call BBQ An Der Burg
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.9 | BBQ An Der Burg | Jul 1, 2017 |
| +5 | BBQ an der Burg 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 |
| +2.7 | BBQ an der Burg 2019 | Jul 6, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | BBQ An Der Burg | Jul 2, 2016 |
| -7.6 | Longhorn BBQ | May 14, 2022 |
| -7.1 | 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 | Sep 22, 2017 |
| -4 | Smoke in the North | Aug 22, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 86% | 86% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 53% | 90.5% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 92% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp | 21 / 31 (634.7772) | 27 (153.1428) | 21 (158.2512) | 19 (162.8572) | 18 (160.5260) |
| May 14, 2022 | Longhorn BBQ Broerup | 11 / 14 (619.3484) | 10 (160) | 14 (147.3828) | 7 (158.2856) | 10 (153.6800) |
| Jul 6, 2019 | BBQ an der Burg 2019 Geestland | 18 / 36 (634.2060) | 31 (152.5484) | 2 (165.6916) | 17 (160.5600) | 20 (155.4060) |
| Jun 30, 2018 | BBQ an der Burg 2018 Geestland | 12 / 30 (643.8860) | 8 (167.3828) | 2 (172.0116) | 29 (146.2172) | 15 (158.2744) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany | 51 / 66 (618.0916) | 27 (165.6800) | 60 (146.8116) | 35 (159.3828) | 55 (146.2172) |
| Jul 1, 2017 | BBQ An Der Burg Geestland | 7 / 25 (651.2684) | 3 (169.1084) | 13 (160.5256) | 16 (158.8344) | 9 (162.8000) |
| Jul 2, 2016 | BBQ An Der Burg Geestland, DE | 11 / 12 (622.1712) | 8 (161.1084) | 6 (166.2972) | 12 (137.0628) | 10 (157.7028) |