Head-to-head
1 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| POP POP'S RIBS | SMOKIN TIME | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Contests | 7 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 87.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 92% |
| 84.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 88.9% |
| top 82% | Avg finish | top 55% |
| ±2.74% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.92% |
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 POP'S RIBS | SMOKIN TIME | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 7 |
| 0 | Pork Ribs (7 meetings) | 7 |
| 4 | Pork (7 meetings) | 3 |
| 2 | Brisket (7 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 6 times — SMOKIN TIME leads there 5–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 65.12 points at New Jersey State BBQ Championship (2021-07-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2968 points at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2026-07-11)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | POP POP'S RIBS | SMOKIN TIME | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 47 / 62 (631.2576) | 43 / 62 (633.5544) | SMOKIN TIME |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 46 / 63 (623.2572) | 49 / 63 (616.4344) | POP POP'S RIBS |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 57 / 62 (603.7944) | 41 / 62 (639.2688) | SMOKIN TIME |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 44 / 64 (630.0912) | 19 / 64 (662.2172) | SMOKIN TIME |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 54 / 61 (599.2684) | 26 / 61 (652.4228) | SMOKIN TIME |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship | 51 / 59 (579.3256) | 21 / 59 (644.4456) | SMOKIN TIME |
| 2019-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 44 / 64 (624.4344) | 40 / 64 (631.2456) | SMOKIN TIME |