High-water mark
339.3944
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 339.3944 at Minnesota in May — 94.3% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- May 9, 2025
Northern South
Northern South is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 13th of 58 at the Minnesota in May (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 9, 2025
latest May 30, 2025
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.47 · weakest Chicken (163.12)
Road miles
40
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
334.54 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 159.4056 | 163.12 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 168.5716 | 170.47 | top 31% |
“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.
More numbers
Most contests held in
MN
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
126
finished ahead 96 times, behind 62
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20256 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First call Minnesota in May
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score339.3944 Minnesota in May
- Career-best overall score339.3944 Minnesota in May
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5600 Minnesota in May
- Most recent contest Smokin' in Steele
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2025 | Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 14 / 28 (329.6912) | 18 (159.4056) | 9 (170.2856) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 13 / 58 (339.3944) | 24 (166.8344) | 5 (172.5600) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 23 (168.5716) | — | — |