Head-to-head
Kick Back BBQ vs Popping Smoke Barbecue
1 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Popping Smoke Barbecue has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Kick Back BBQ | Popping Smoke Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Contests | 8 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 91.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 93.5% |
| 80.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 90.4% |
| top 82% | Avg finish | top 59% |
| ±20.78% | 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)
| Kick Back BBQ | Popping Smoke Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 4 |
| 0 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 6 |
| 3 | Pork (6 meetings) | 3 |
| 2 | Brisket (6 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Montana Pitmaster Classic 3 times — Popping Smoke Barbecue leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked East Helena Smoke Show 2 times — Popping Smoke Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 50.55 points at Montana Pitmaster Classic (2021-08-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.8572 points at Montana Pitmaster Classic (2023-08-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Kick Back BBQ | Popping Smoke Barbecue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 37 / 39 (635.3144) | 25 / 39 (664.4800) | Popping Smoke Barbecue |
| 2024-08-09 | East Helena Smoke Show | 15 / 18 (631.8632) | 13 / 18 (638.6628) | Popping Smoke Barbecue |
| 2023-08-25 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 25 / 44 (659.9200) | 26 / 44 (657.0628) | Kick Back BBQ |
| 2023-08-05 | East Helena Smoke Show | 17 / 24 (642.6400) | 15 / 24 (658.7424) | Popping Smoke Barbecue |
| 2022-08-26 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 30 / 37 (640.4456) | 17 / 37 (673.1316) | Popping Smoke Barbecue |
| 2021-08-27 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 28 / 31 (595.7712) | 12 / 31 (646.3204) | Popping Smoke Barbecue |