Head-to-head
Rub Me Tender BBQ Team vs POP POP'S RIBS
5 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
1 head-to-head wins
Rub Me Tender BBQ Team has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Rub Me Tender BBQ Team | POP POP'S RIBS | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Contests | 8 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 90.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 87.7% |
| 86.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 84.6% |
| top 69% | Avg finish | top 82% |
| ±2.32% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.74% |
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)
| Rub Me Tender BBQ Team | POP POP'S RIBS | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 1 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 3 |
| 1 | Pork (6 meetings) | 5 |
| 6 | Brisket (6 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 5 times — Rub Me Tender BBQ Team leads there 4–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 46.90 points at New Jersey State BBQ Championship (2021-07-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 4.6172 points at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2024-07-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Rub Me Tender BBQ Team | POP POP'S RIBS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 36 / 62 (654.7660) | 47 / 62 (631.2576) | Rub Me Tender BBQ Team |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 34 / 63 (638.0684) | 46 / 63 (623.2572) | Rub Me Tender BBQ Team |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 54 / 62 (608.4116) | 57 / 62 (603.7944) | Rub Me Tender BBQ Team |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 49 / 64 (621.5200) | 44 / 64 (630.0912) | POP POP'S RIBS |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 51 / 61 (606.6744) | 54 / 61 (599.2684) | Rub Me Tender BBQ Team |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship | 34 / 59 (626.2288) | 51 / 59 (579.3256) | Rub Me Tender BBQ Team |