North Meets South BBQ NC

Power ranking

#537

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1589

peak 1589 · rated over 21 contests

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-11-08

latest 2024-10-11

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

694.7656 / 720

Master · Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland

Perfect 180s

Current form

686.10 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 679.38 (+6.72)

Walk rate

95%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Clayton BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±8.75

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 172.42 · weakest Brisket (167.31)

Road miles

1650

mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 191 mi

Schedule strength

66%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Purse competed for

$169K

listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 21 state-championship entries

Master avg

679.38 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

TWISTED PAIR BBQ has finished one call ahead of North Meets South BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 19 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of BUD WISER'S BBQ in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 2.8916 points of the Grand Championship at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland (2021-07-16).

📅 A July team

Something about July: average finish in the top 31% across 3 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.

📈 Riding a hot streak

Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	18	7	11	39%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
POKE N SMOKE	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
BUD WISER'S BBQ	10	10	0	100%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
TWISTED PAIR BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
JL Smokers	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
Blue Ribbon BBQ NC	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	13	2	5	178.8572	163.9428	172.42	top 38%
Pork Ribs	21	11	0	2	177.7028	154.1716	169.09	top 44%
Pork	21	11	1	2	176.5600	164.5372	170.56	top 39%
Brisket	21	8	0	1	174.2628	156.5028	167.31	top 50%

“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	Avg finish
NC	16	top 39%
VA	3	top 37%
SC	2	top 55%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 45%
Medium (20–39)	16	top 38%
Large (40+)	1	top 57%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	4	7	top 38%	2024-04-12
Clayton BBQ Challenge	2	9	top 49%	2024-09-13
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	2	4	top 33%	2023-10-13
Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	2	8	top 32%	2023-04-07

The story so far

Busiest season: 2021 (5 contests)
Cooks mostly in NC (16 of 21 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (21 entries)
Average Master overall score: 679.38 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-11-08 — First tracked contest · Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)
📣 2019-11-08 — First call · Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)
⭐ 2021-07-16 — Career-best overall score (694.7656) · Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland
📈 2024-10-11 — Peak power rating (1589) · Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax	2020-10-23
+14.7	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland	2021-07-16
+13.1	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	2023-10-13
+9.5	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	2024-04-12
+7.9	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	2021-07-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2.8	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1	2020-08-07
-2.4	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	2023-04-14
-1.1	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland	2021-08-20
-0.8	Clayton BBQ Challenge	2023-09-15

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	3	3	1	100%	top 31%	95.8%	95.5%
2023	4	2	0	100%	top 37%	95.9%	94.9%
2022	4	0	1	100%	top 47%	94%	93.7%
2021	5	2	0	100%	top 38%	96.5%	94.5%
2020	4	2	1	75%	top 42%	95.9%	94%
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 57%	92.7%	92.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024-10-11	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	8 / 26 (687.3488)	5 (176.5716)	17 (166.2400)	7 (173.7028)	11 (170.8344)
2024-09-13	Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC	9 / 27 (689.6340)	1 (178.8572)	14 (171.4056)	13 (171.9656)	19 (167.4056)
2024-04-12	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	7 / 25 (685.6460)	5 (176.0000)	4 (170.8460)	7 (173.7028)	17 (165.0972)
2023-10-13	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	4 / 27 (690.2400)	2 (177.7144)	4 (173.7028)	15 (165.6800)	8 (173.1428)
2023-09-15	Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC	11 / 17 (677.6232)	2 (177.7144)	12 (165.1088)	3 (176.5600)	17 (158.2400)
2023-04-14	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	13 / 32 (674.1828)	8 (174.8456)	16 (166.2744)	22 (164.5372)	12 (168.5256)
2023-04-07	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	8 / 28 (690.8120)	4 (176.5716)	6 (173.1316)	20 (167.9772)	6 (173.1316)
2022-10-07	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	14 / 27 (670.1944)	16 (170.2628)	19 (165.1316)	18 (166.2400)	8 (168.5600)
2022-07-22	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	18 / 35 (675.9088)	26 (166.8228)	15 (169.6916)	7 (171.9888)	13 (167.4056)
2022-05-20	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	15 / 32 (674.1940)	2 (177.7028)	9 (170.2856)	11 (169.7028)	26 (156.5028)
2022-04-08	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	13 / 36 (677.0172)	1 (177.7144)	9 (172.5600)	20 (167.3828)	29 (159.3600)
2021-10-08	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	13 / 26 (667.8400)	16 (168.5256)	10 (169.6800)	14 (166.2400)	13 (163.3944)
2021-09-24	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	12 / 27 (672.4572)	8 (172.5600)	18 (164.5488)	6 (173.1200)	16 (162.2284)
2021-08-20	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC	14 / 26 (682.1828)	22 (165.6800)	6 (176.0000)	5 (176.5600)	23 (163.9428)
2021-07-23	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	9 / 30 (683.8972)	21 (166.2400)	2 (177.7028)	7 (170.2628)	10 (169.6916)
2021-07-16	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland 🏅 Asheboro, NC	2 / 19 (694.7656)	5 (173.1200)	2 (175.4172)	6 (171.9656)	3 (174.2628)
2020-10-23	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax 🏅 Galax, VA	2 / 25 (690.7540)	9 (171.4056)	9 (170.8228)	1 (176.5600)	9 (171.9656)
2020-08-28	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC	19 / 34 (672.9828)	29 (163.9428)	18 (167.3828)	6 (171.9772)	13 (169.6800)
2020-08-08	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 🏅 WYTHE, VA	7 / 17 (677.6228)	5 (172.5600)	10 (162.2628)	7 (171.9772)	6 (170.8228)
2020-08-07	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 🏅 WYTHE, VA	12 / 19 (664.4112)	14 (166.2284)	13 (168.5256)	15 (164.5600)	13 (165.0972)
2019-11-08	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC	27 / 47 (667.2456)	23 (169.7028)	45 (154.1716)	17 (169.1084)	8 (174.2628)