SOUTHSIDE BBQ

SOUTHSIDE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 33 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2022. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Jack Town Throw Down (2018). They are ranked #4993 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SOUTH SIDE BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,993

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1463

peak 1515 · rated over 32 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 28, 2017

latest Apr 29, 2022 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#251

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

24% of 33 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

692.5716 / 720

Master · Jack Town Throw Down

Perfect 180s

Current form

594.65 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 640.41 (-45.76)

Walk rate

52%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Pork Ribs · Jack Town Throw Down

Consistency

±49.36

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.03 · weakest Brisket (161.07)

Road miles

7,998

across 33 mapped stops · furthest 587 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$106K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

640.41 / 720

32 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

12-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 88 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Jack Town Throw Down (Mar 2, 2018) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 12-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BOOTYQUE.

Giant slayer

31 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Jack Town Throw Down.

Mar 2, 2018

High-water mark

692.5716 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.5716 at Jack Town Throw Down — 96.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 2, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ATLANTA BBQ STORE has finished one call ahead of SOUTHSIDE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

THE BLUE BLOODS ahead in 93% of their meetings

THE BLUE BLOODS has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.96 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 29%.

Brisket avg 161.07
Chicken avg 166.03
7 calls in 32 entries

The drought

24 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Jack Town Throw Down on Mar 2, 2018 — 24 contests and 8.6 years ago.

last GC Mar 2, 2018
8.6 years ago

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A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BOOTLEGGERS BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival (Apr 29, 2022).

last seen Oct 9, 2020
back Apr 29, 2022

Chicken nemesis

10 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 77% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 13 shared chicken entries.

A big fish in small ponds

Top 53% average finish in small fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 53% finish in small fields against top 75% in large ones.

Small (<20 teams): top 53% (5)
Large (40+): top 75% (6)

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Q Time BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 38% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 38% across 3 contests, versus top 67% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 67% the rest of the year

The long haul

7,998 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,998 miles across 33 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 587 miles to Smokin in The Hills.

33 mapped stops
furthest 587 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022 ↗	Master	#1168 (95 pts)	#1155 (110 pts)	#1240 (100 pts)	#1312 (70 pts)	#1188 (95 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#552 (176 pts)	#379 (311 pts)	#377 (326 pts)	#807 (95 pts)	#471 (246 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1100 (225 pts)	#1057 (255 pts)	#1111 (245 pts)	#1283 (185 pts)	#939 (315 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#251 (1,229 pts)	#203 (1,347 pts)	#191 (1,369 pts)	#203 (1,352 pts)	#311 (1,052 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1044 (313 pts)	#1025 (363 pts)	#1160 (288 pts)	#1078 (328 pts)	#1083 (313 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SOUTHSIDE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

RIVER RATS

#5,008 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1500

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SOUTHSIDE BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SOUTHSIDE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

* Swinefellows

#5,005 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1463

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SOUTHSIDE BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before SOUTHSIDE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SOME-R SWINE

#4,981 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1505

They've been 1505 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Nov 1, 2019

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SMOKEY THE BOAR

#4,989 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1463

Careers of much the same size, 24 contests to 33, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 24 contests
last seen May 14, 2022

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ALWAYS SMOK'D

#4,995 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1507

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 10, 2018

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BADASS BBQ TEAM

#4,990 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1463

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Smokin N The Bandits	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
BEER-B-QUE BOYS	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
JordyQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
THE GRILL DOCTORS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
South Pork	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
COCHON 225	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Vallee AC Cold Smoke	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	31	9	0	1	175.4172	149.0740	166.03	top 55%
Pork Ribs	31	9	1	2	177.1544	154.2172	165.04	top 57%
Pork	31	7	1	2	174.2628	154.2172	163.72	top 62%
Brisket	32	7	0	1	173.7144	148.4916	161.07	top 63%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	5	0	top 53%
Medium (20–39)	22	1	top 67%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 75%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MS	21	1	top 61%
AL	3	0	top 81%
AR	3	0	top 64%
OH	2	0	top 69%
FL	1	0	top 91%
TN	1	0	top 80%
LA	1	0	top 79%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)	3	20	top 79%	Aug 24, 2019
Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off	3	20	top 81%	Jul 26, 2019
Downtown BBQ Showdown	3	8	top 55%	Jul 19, 2019
Smokin in The Hills	2	21	top 85%	Sep 20, 2019
Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	2	26	top 64%	Jun 15, 2018
Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL)	2	16	top 86%	Sep 16, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 15 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 6.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 21 of 33 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 24 6 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Brisket 32 entries · 0 wins · 7 calls

First title Mar 2, 2018 Jack Town Throw Down

Opponents faced 650 finished ahead 361 times, behind 819

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Oct 9, 2020 → Apr 29, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Apr 29 Most recent contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival

20191 milestone

Mar 15 25th tracked contest Smokin In the Square

20188 milestones

Feb 23 First category win (Pork) D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Mar 2 First overall podium Jack Town Throw Down
Mar 2 First Grand Championship Jack Town Throw Down
Mar 2 Biggest field won (31 teams) Jack Town Throw Down
Mar 2 Career-best overall score692.5716 Jack Town Throw Down
Mar 2 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 Jack Town Throw Down
Mar 16 10th tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Contest
May 25 Peak power rating (1515) 10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off

20174 milestones

Apr 28 First tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
Jun 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.4916 Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
Sep 22 First call Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams)
Oct 20 First overall top-10 Downtown BBQ Showdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19.2	Jack Town Throw Down	Mar 2, 2018
+13	Southaven Springfest	Apr 27, 2018
+10.9	D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Feb 23, 2018
+10.3	10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off	May 25, 2018
+8.3	Roast-N-Boast	Oct 9, 2020

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	Smokin in The Hills	Sep 20, 2019
-11.9	Hog Wild BBQ Contest	Mar 16, 2018
-11.3	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL)	Sep 16, 2017
-11.1	Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival	Jun 26, 2020
-10	Smokin In the Square	Mar 15, 2019

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	0	0%	top 64%	90.8%	90.8%
2020	2	0	0	0	100%	top 68%	95.6%	82.9%
2019	8	0	2	0	50%	top 74%	91.2%	86.6%
2018	15	1	5	2	60%	top 60%	96.2%	90.2%
2017	7	0	1	0	29%	top 74%	93.2%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 29, 2022	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS	16 / 25 (653.5772)	13 (169.6684)	15 (163.9544)	21 (160.5372)	16 (159.4172)
Oct 9, 2020	Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	13 / 36 (687.9772)	16 (170.8572)	3 (176.5716)	18 (169.7028)	18 (170.8456)
Jun 26, 2020	Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival 🏅 Byram, MS	31 / 31 (505.0856)	4 (171.9772)	18 (163.4056)	—	8 (169.7028)
Sep 20, 2019	Smokin in The Hills 🏅	38 / 38 (479.3828)	—	25 (164.5600)	34 (157.6800)	29 (157.1428)
Aug 24, 2019	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) 🏅 Brandon, MS	21 / 28 (647.2232)	24 (155.9200)	9 (167.3944)	12 (166.2632)	25 (157.6456)
Jul 26, 2019	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL	20 / 27 (654.1832)	25 (158.2400)	14 (165.7144)	23 (156.5144)	5 (173.7144)
Jul 19, 2019	Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Hattiesburg, MS	18 / 28 (656.4340)	10 (170.2972)	20 (163.3712)	23 (159.9312)	20 (162.8344)
May 24, 2019	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS	10 / 26 (153.1428)	—	—	—	—
Mar 15, 2019	Smokin In the Square 🏅 Pensacola, FL	32 / 35 (642.1140)	22 (166.8228)	28 (162.2628)	27 (161.0856)	31 (151.9428)
Feb 22, 2019	D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival 🏅 Diberville, MS	8 / 16 (651.8516)	4 (170.2744)	11 (154.2172)	13 (156.5028)	3 (170.8572)
Feb 8, 2019	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	91 / 92 (642.0224)	33 (172.5600)	84 (161.6340)	91 (154.2172)	91 (153.6112)
Oct 26, 2018	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	82 / 102 (650.2172)	87 (159.4400)	53 (169.1200)	47 (167.9772)	92 (153.6800)
Sep 21, 2018	Smokin in The Hills Hillsboro, OH	21 / 30 (639.8856)	12 (165.6800)	13 (166.8456)	25 (155.3828)	24 (151.9772)
Aug 25, 2018	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) Brandon, MS	25 / 28 (642.6628)	13 (170.2512)	28 (155.3716)	21 (161.6572)	25 (155.3828)
Aug 24, 2018	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) Brandon, MS	20 / 28 (657.6000)	23 (163.4172)	9 (168.5600)	12 (167.4056)	22 (158.2172)
Aug 17, 2018	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	18 / 30 (654.7200)	24 (160.5144)	9 (167.3828)	22 (163.3828)	17 (163.4400)
Jul 27, 2018	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	23 / 27 (642.0684)	22 (164.5372)	17 (166.8344)	23 (158.2056)	24 (152.4912)
Jun 15, 2018	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS	29 / 45 (661.5428)	10 (173.1200)	40 (155.9544)	40 (159.3484)	10 (173.1200)
Jun 8, 2018	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	29 / 44 (663.8628)	15 (174.2628)	29 (166.2400)	25 (167.4172)	39 (155.9428)
May 25, 2018	10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off Gillett, AR	5 / 18 (670.1940)	2 (171.4284)	7 (168.5600)	3 (172.5600)	13 (157.6456)
May 4, 2018	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	9 / 19 (665.0516)	12 (163.9428)	5 (170.8344)	9 (165.1316)	8 (165.1428)
Apr 27, 2018	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	8 / 34 (682.2740)	7 (175.4172)	10 (170.8456)	19 (165.6684)	11 (170.3428)
Mar 23, 2018	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	38 / 48 (651.2912)	37 (162.2628)	40 (158.8000)	38 (162.2628)	20 (167.9656)
Mar 16, 2018	Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS	35 / 36 (498.1712)	25 (163.9428)	—	8 (170.8456)	26 (163.3828)
Mar 2, 2018	Jack Town Throw Down Ridgeland, MS	1 / 31 (692.5716)	4 (174.8572)	1 (177.1544)	7 (171.4400)	9 (169.1200)
Feb 23, 2018	D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL) D'Iberville, MS	8 / 27 (669.0400)	9 (168.5372)	8 (168.5716)	1 (174.2628)	11 (157.6684)
Oct 20, 2017	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	8 / 19 (670.7316)	4 (173.1200)	11 (159.9544)	7 (170.2744)	8 (167.3828)
Sep 22, 2017	Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams) Hillsboro, OH	17 / 25 (640.4804)	21 (155.4056)	18 (161.7144)	7 (173.1316)	22 (150.2288)
Sep 16, 2017	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS	17 / 17 (627.1884)	17 (154.7884)	14 (165.1200)	16 (158.7884)	17 (148.4916)
Sep 15, 2017	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS	16 / 22 (644.3656)	17 (162.2400)	19 (158.8116)	16 (163.3828)	16 (159.9312)
Jul 28, 2017	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	23 / 27 (642.0684)	22 (164.5372)	17 (166.8344)	23 (158.2056)	24 (152.4912)
Jun 16, 2017	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS	26 / 41 (668.4916)	20 (169.6800)	30 (163.3944)	17 (170.2972)	23 (165.1200)
Apr 28, 2017	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	23 / 27 (638.7084)	25 (149.0740)	14 (166.2400)	22 (155.9656)	12 (167.4288)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SOUTHSIDE BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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 (14 found in their record)

Against the odds

Giant slayer

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A big fish in small ponds

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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)