Head-to-head
Pop's Smoke on the Hill vs Smoke Central BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Pop's Smoke on the Hill has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Pop's Smoke on the Hill | Smoke Central BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Contests | 131 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 11 |
| 0 | Category wins | 33 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 182.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.7% |
| 99.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.7% |
| top 44% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±22.56% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.46% |
Overall scores show as a share of a perfect total (Master /720, Backyard /360) so the two series compare fairly.
Meat by meat (who finishes ahead when both enter the category)
| Pop's Smoke on the Hill | Smoke Central BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 6 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (7 meetings) | 5 |
| 3 | Pork (7 meetings) | 4 |
| 4 | Brisket (7 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoketember Fest 2 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 30.31 points at 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show (2024-01-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1312 points at Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) (2025-03-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | Smoke Central BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 10 / 32 (693.0744) | 16 / 32 (689.6112) | Pop's Smoke on the Hill |
| 2025-03-21 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) | 5 / 26 (694.2172) | 8 / 26 (693.0860) | Pop's Smoke on the Hill |
| 2024-01-04 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show | 22 / 43 (675.3716) | 4 / 43 (705.6800) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Smoketember Fest | 17 / 25 (677.0172) | 15 / 25 (680.9940) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoketember Fest | 15 / 30 (685.6000) | 1 / 30 (701.6456) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine | 24 / 49 (683.9200) | 16 / 49 (691.3256) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-10-08 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 20 / 26 (666.6856) | 5 / 26 (687.8856) | Smoke Central BBQ |