Head-to-head
Pop's Smoke on the Hill vs YES, DEAR BBQ
3 head-to-head wins
Met
10 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Pop's Smoke on the Hill | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Contests | 78 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 0 | Category wins | 14 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 182.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 99.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 44% | Avg finish | top 30% |
| ±22.56% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.43% |
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 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (10 meetings) | 5 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 7 |
| 3 | Pork (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 3 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 5 times — YES, DEAR BBQ leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoketember Fest 2 times — YES, DEAR BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.23 points at Smoketember Fest (2023-09-15)
- 🤏 Closest call: 6.2744 points at Swine At the Shrine (2022-08-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | YES, DEAR BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 10 / 32 (693.0744) | 4 / 32 (699.3600) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) | 5 / 26 (694.2172) | 15 / 26 (687.3140) | Pop's Smoke on the Hill |
| 2023-10-06 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 11 / 29 (682.7660) | 1 / 29 (708.5488) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Smoketember Fest | 17 / 25 (677.0172) | 1 / 25 (706.2516) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2023-04-14 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 24 / 32 (664.4228) | 10 / 32 (689.6228) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoketember Fest | 15 / 30 (685.6000) | 3 / 30 (695.9316) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine | 24 / 49 (683.9200) | 17 / 49 (690.1944) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2021-10-08 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 20 / 26 (666.6856) | 6 / 26 (683.8740) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2020-10-09 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 3 / 37 (330.2396 · Backyard) | 21 / 37 (681.0284 · Master) | Pop's Smoke on the Hill |
| 2019-10-11 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 3 / 27 (294.2744 · Backyard) | 4 / 27 (686.7656 · Master) | Pop's Smoke on the Hill |