Head-to-head
Poor Richard's BBQ vs Popping Smoke Barbecue
1 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Popping Smoke Barbecue has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Poor Richard's BBQ | Popping Smoke Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Contests | 8 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 93.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 93.5% |
| 88.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 90.4% |
| top 75% | Avg finish | top 59% |
| ±3.34% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.86% |
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)
| Poor Richard's BBQ | Popping Smoke Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 4 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 3 |
| 3 | Pork (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 1 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Montana Pitmaster Classic 2 times — Popping Smoke Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 30.93 points at Montana Pitmaster Classic (2023-08-25)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2860 points at Montana Pitmaster Classic (2024-08-23)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Poor Richard's BBQ | Popping Smoke Barbecue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 28 / 39 (662.1940) | 25 / 39 (664.4800) | Popping Smoke Barbecue |
| 2024-08-09 | East Helena Smoke Show | 16 / 18 (621.0512) | 13 / 18 (638.6628) | Popping Smoke Barbecue |
| 2024-07-27 | Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off | 6 / 11 (641.0860) | 7 / 11 (636.4688) | Poor Richard's BBQ |
| 2023-08-25 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 39 / 44 (626.1372) | 26 / 44 (657.0628) | Popping Smoke Barbecue |
| 2021-08-27 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 16 / 31 (643.9660) | 12 / 31 (646.3204) | Popping Smoke Barbecue |