Head-to-head
Pop's Smoke on the Hill vs ELITE BBQ SMOKERS
4 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Pop's Smoke on the Hill | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Contests | 158 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 0 | Category wins | 15 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 182.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.9% |
| 99.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 44% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±22.56% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.57% |
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 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 3 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (7 meetings) | 2 |
| 1 | Pork (5 meetings) | 4 |
| 2 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 2 times — Pop's Smoke on the Hill leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.61 points at 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show (2024-01-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.8572 points at Swine At the Shrine (2022-08-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 8 / 41 (698.2400) | 18 / 41 (690.1944) | Pop's Smoke on the Hill |
| 2025-03-21 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) | 5 / 26 (694.2172) | 2 / 26 (700.5028) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2024-01-04 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show | 22 / 43 (675.3716) | 2 / 43 (711.9772) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-09-15 | Smoketember Fest | 17 / 25 (677.0172) | 12 / 25 (683.8856) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine | 24 / 49 (683.9200) | 28 / 49 (681.0628) | Pop's Smoke on the Hill |
| 2020-10-09 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 3 / 37 (330.2396 · Backyard) | 19 / 37 (682.7772 · Master) | Pop's Smoke on the Hill |
| 2019-10-11 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 3 / 27 (294.2744 · Backyard) | 18 / 27 (668.9828 · Master) | Pop's Smoke on the Hill |