A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN ahead in 100% of their meetings
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Southern City Flavors
Southern City Flavors is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 30th of 31 at the Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club (2016). They are ranked #5613 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1448
peak 1448 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Aug 15, 2025 · 12 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
592.13 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 600.66 (-8.52)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±72.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.76 · weakest Brisket (150.62)
Road miles
236
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 201 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
600.66 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Southern City Flavors, each with one reason worth a look.
106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,607 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,614 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before Southern City Flavors's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,606 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 54 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Level with Southern City Flavors on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,603 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1449
They turned up 9 years after Southern City Flavors did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 144.5488 | 157.78 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 149.7144 | 159.76 | top 67% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 150.2516 | 159.12 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2056 | 143.9316 | 150.62 | top 89% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 86% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 31 | 0 | top 87% | Aug 24, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
283
finished ahead 35 times, behind 309
Longest layoff
5.6 yrs
Aug 24, 2018 → Mar 15, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest
20172 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6916 Great American BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score649.6916 Great American BBQ Festival
20162 milestones
- First call Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4400 Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1498) Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club | Aug 26, 2016 |
| -10.5 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2024 |
| -9.4 | Madison Ribberfest | Aug 15, 2025 |
| -9 | Great American BBQ Festival | Aug 25, 2017 |
| -6.7 | Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Aug 24, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 61.1% | 61.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87% | 87% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 97% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2025 | Madison Ribberfest 🏅 Madison, IN | 43 / 45 (616.4344) | 42 (158.2400) | 43 (152) | 42 (153.6572) | 44 (152.5372) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 93 / 93 (439.8860) | 93 (144.5488) | — | 92 (150.2516) | 92 (145.0856) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN | 31 / 36 (626.7084) | 34 (151.3828) | 28 (160.5256) | 21 (165.1428) | 34 (149.6572) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | 35 / 40 (649.6916) | 26 (166.8456) | 15 (169.1200) | 37 (159.3944) | 37 (154.3316) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club Franklin, TN | 30 / 31 (627.9432) | 20 (162.8572) | 30 (149.7144) | 5 (171.4400) | 31 (143.9316) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 33 / 55 (643.2796) | 31 (162.8112) | 15 (167.4172) | 44 (154.8456) | 29 (158.2056) |