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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1448
peak 1448 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2025-08-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
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
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.76 · weakest Brisket (150.62)
Road miles
236
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 201 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
600.66 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−9.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.13 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 150.62
- Pork Ribs avg 159.76
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
5.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.6 years, then back at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2024-03-15).
- last seen 2018-08-24
- back 2024-03-15
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.
106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5583 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1448
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Southern City Flavors)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Southern City Flavors has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5563 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5574 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5578 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5579 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Level with Southern City Flavors on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5589 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 5 | 0 | top 86% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 86% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2018-08-24 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
12 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2025-08-15
Busiest season
2025
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TN
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 159.76 · weakest Brisket (150.62)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
600.66
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
283
35–309 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
236
6 mapped stops · furthest 201 mi
Schedule strength
1565
average field rating faced — tougher than 51% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$19,200
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5.6 yrs
2018-08-24 → 2024-03-15
Power rating
1448
peak 1448 · #5575 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1498) Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- 2016
- 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
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6916 Great American BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score649.6916 Great American BBQ Festival
- 2025
- Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club | 2016-08-26 |
| -10.5 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2024-03-15 |
| -9.4 | Madison Ribberfest | 2025-08-15 |
| -9 | Great American BBQ Festival | 2017-08-25 |
| -6.7 | *Great American BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) | 2018-08-24 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest 🏅 Madison, IN | 43 / 45 (616.4344) | 42 (158.2400) | 43 (152.0000) | 42 (153.6572) | 44 (152.5372) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 93 / 93 (439.8860) | 93 (144.5488) | — | 92 (150.2516) | 92 (145.0856) |
| 2018-08-24 | *Great American BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN | 31 / 36 (626.7084) | 34 (151.3828) | 28 (160.5256) | 21 (165.1428) | 34 (149.6572) |
| 2017-08-25 | Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | 35 / 40 (649.6916) | 26 (166.8456) | 15 (169.1200) | 37 (159.3944) | 37 (154.3316) |
| 2016-08-26 | 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) |
| 2013-08-23 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 33 / 55 (643.2796) | 31 (162.8112) | 15 (167.4172) | 44 (154.8456) | 29 (158.2056) |