North Meets South BBQ

North Meets South BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 19 at the Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland (2021), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #712 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#712

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1640

peak 1640 · rated over 28 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 17, 2016

latest Oct 11, 2024 · 8.3 years on the trail

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

43% of 28 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

694.7656 / 720

Master · Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland

Perfect 180s

Current form

686.10 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 677.04 (+9.06)

Walk rate

89%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Clayton BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±12.49

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.86 · weakest Brisket (165.80)

Road miles

2,408

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)

Purse competed for

$169K

listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 21 state-championship entries

Master avg

677.04 / 720

28 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (15 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Riding a hot streak

4 straight overall top-10s

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

career best 4

The heartbreaker

0.5828 points from the title

Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic (Sep 15, 2017).

They almost always walk

89% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 25 of 28 contests

A top-10 category call in 89% of their 28 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.7656 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.7656 at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 16, 2021

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

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

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 20%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 20%

A tough matchup

19–7 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 73% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 26 shared contests.

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The weak link

−6.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.05 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 32% of the time against 50%.

Brisket avg 165.80
Chicken avg 171.86
9 calls in 28 entries

A strong matchup

13–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 93% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The comeback

1.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) (Nov 8, 2019).

last seen May 4, 2018
back Nov 8, 2019

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 0 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

0 Grand Championships
28 contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

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

An April team

Top 29% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 29% across 5 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

5 April contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.73% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.73% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.0% of a perfect score
28 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest every year from 2021 to 2024 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 7th

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#710 of the rated field

1640 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1640

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 41 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Big Bear BBQ

#709 of the rated field

1640 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1640

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 47 contests to 28.

rated over 47 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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SMOKIN BAD HABIT

#711 of the rated field

1640 power rating

Contests: 64
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1675

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before North Meets South BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 62 contests

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LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW

#713 of the rated field

1640 power rating

Contests: 102
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1691

102 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 22% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 102 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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SWEET BEAVER BBQ

#705 of the rated field

1641 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1641

Level with North Meets South BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2017

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MUD'S BBQ

#714 of the rated field

1639 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1644

Careers of much the same size, 29 contests to 28, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2022

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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	26	7	19	27%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	23	10	13	43%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	22	6	16	27%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	16	9	7	56%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	14	13	1	93%	⚔ compare
TWISTED PAIR BBQ	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
POKE N SMOKE	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
BUD WISER'S BBQ	11	11	0	100%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	14	3	6	178.8572	162.7884	171.86	top 37%
Pork Ribs	28	14	1	5	177.7372	154.1716	169.08	top 40%
Pork	28	14	1	3	176.5600	158.2284	170.30	top 36%
Brisket	28	9	0	1	174.2628	149.6572	165.80	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 45%
Medium (20–39)	18	top 37%
Large (40+)	6	top 36%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	22	top 36%
VA	4	top 39%
SC	2	top 55%

Repeat visits (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%	Apr 12, 2024
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	3	4	top 31%	Oct 13, 2023
Clayton BBQ Challenge	2	9	top 49%	Sep 13, 2024
Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	2	8	top 32%	Apr 7, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 5 contests

Contests a season 3.1 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 22 of 28 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 21 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 341 finished ahead 619 times, behind 342

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs May 4, 2018 → Nov 8, 2019

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20243 milestones

Sep 13 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Clayton BBQ Challenge
Oct 11 Peak power rating (1640) Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
Oct 11 Most recent contest Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

20231 milestone

Oct 13 25th tracked contest Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

20211 milestone

Jul 16 Career-best overall score694.7656 Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland

20201 milestone

Aug 8 10th tracked contest BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2

20175 milestones

Apr 28 First call Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
Apr 28 First category win (Pork Ribs) Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
Apr 28 First overall top-10 Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
Sep 15 First overall podium Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Sep 15 First Reserve Championship Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

20162 milestones

Jun 17 First tracked contest Peak City Pigfest
Jun 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6000 Peak City Pigfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19.2	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax	Oct 23, 2020
+17.9	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 15, 2017
+16.7	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 4, 2018
+16.6	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off	Apr 28, 2017
+13.8	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland	Jul 16, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.8	Beak Week BBQ Challenge	Sep 9, 2016
-3.9	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1	Aug 7, 2020
-3.5	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	Apr 14, 2023
-1.5	Clayton BBQ Challenge	Sep 15, 2023
-1.2	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland	Aug 20, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	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%
2018	1	1	0	100%	top 4%	95.9%	95.9%
2017	4	2	2	100%	top 20%	95.7%	93.8%
2016	2	0	0	0%	top 63%	91.9%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 11, 2024	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	8 / 26 (687.3488)	5 (176.5716)	17 (166.2400)	7 (173.7028)	11 (170.8344)
Sep 13, 2024	Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC	9 / 27 (689.6340)	1 (178.8572)	14 (171.4056)	13 (171.9656)	19 (167.4056)
Apr 12, 2024	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	7 / 25 (685.6460)	5 (176)	4 (170.8460)	7 (173.7028)	17 (165.0972)
Oct 13, 2023	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	4 / 27 (690.2400)	2 (177.7144)	4 (173.7028)	15 (165.6800)	8 (173.1428)
Sep 15, 2023	Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC	11 / 17 (677.6232)	2 (177.7144)	12 (165.1088)	3 (176.5600)	17 (158.2400)
Apr 14, 2023	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)
Apr 7, 2023	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	8 / 28 (690.8120)	4 (176.5716)	6 (173.1316)	20 (167.9772)	6 (173.1316)
Oct 7, 2022	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	14 / 27 (670.1944)	16 (170.2628)	19 (165.1316)	18 (166.2400)	8 (168.5600)
Jul 22, 2022	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)
May 20, 2022	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)
Apr 8, 2022	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	13 / 36 (677.0172)	1 (177.7144)	9 (172.5600)	20 (167.3828)	29 (159.3600)
Oct 8, 2021	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	13 / 26 (667.8400)	16 (168.5256)	10 (169.6800)	14 (166.2400)	13 (163.3944)
Sep 24, 2021	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	12 / 27 (672.4572)	8 (172.5600)	18 (164.5488)	6 (173.1200)	16 (162.2284)
Aug 20, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC	14 / 26 (682.1828)	22 (165.6800)	6 (176)	5 (176.5600)	23 (163.9428)
Jul 23, 2021	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)
Jul 16, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland 🏅 Asheboro, NC	2 / 19 (694.7656)	5 (173.1200)	2 (175.4172)	6 (171.9656)	3 (174.2628)
Oct 23, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax 🏅 Galax, VA	2 / 25 (690.7540)	9 (171.4056)	9 (170.8228)	1 (176.5600)	9 (171.9656)
Aug 28, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC	19 / 34 (672.9828)	29 (163.9428)	18 (167.3828)	6 (171.9772)	13 (169.6800)
Aug 8, 2020	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 🏅 Wythe, VA	7 / 17 (677.6228)	5 (172.5600)	10 (162.2628)	7 (171.9772)	6 (170.8228)
Aug 7, 2020	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 🏅 Wythe, VA	12 / 19 (664.4112)	14 (166.2284)	13 (168.5256)	15 (164.5600)	13 (165.0972)
Nov 8, 2019	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)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	3 / 70 (690.2628)	25 (171.4056)	2 (175.4400)	16 (170.2628)	8 (173.1544)
Oct 13, 2017	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	13 / 50 (675.8512)	33 (162.7884)	2 (173.1200)	3 (176)	28 (163.9428)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	2 / 63 (689.0860)	1 (177.7028)	25 (169.6916)	6 (174.2972)	15 (167.3944)
Aug 18, 2017	Big Bad BBQ in Boydton Boydton, VA	13 / 31 (653.5656)	13 (169.6684)	16 (163.9772)	5 (170.2628)	22 (149.6572)
Apr 28, 2017	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	4 / 38 (681.6800)	13 (170.2628)	1 (177.7372)	11 (169.6800)	20 (164)
Sep 9, 2016	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	37 / 44 (638.1600)	19 (169.7372)	40 (154.2516)	36 (158.2284)	35 (155.9428)
Jun 17, 2016	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	19 / 46 (661.6000)	15 (169.6800)	13 (169.1200)	12 (167.9772)	35 (154.8228)

North Meets South BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

Riding a hot streak

The heartbreaker

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The metronome

A standing appointment

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)