Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
POP POP'S RIBS has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bar B Q Dat | POP POP'S RIBS | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Contests | 8 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 88.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 87.7% |
| 86% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 84.6% |
| top 77% | Avg finish | top 82% |
| ±1.18% | 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)
| Bar B Q Dat | POP POP'S RIBS | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 1 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 4 |
| 1 | Pork (6 meetings) | 5 |
| 5 | Brisket (6 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 6 times — POP POP'S RIBS leads there 4–2
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 34.91 points at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2022-07-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.9028 points at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2019-07-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bar B Q Dat | POP POP'S RIBS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 54 / 62 (614.6628) | 47 / 62 (631.2576) | POP POP'S RIBS |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 52 / 63 (611.8060) | 46 / 63 (623.2572) | POP POP'S RIBS |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 55 / 62 (608.2740) | 57 / 62 (603.7944) | Bar B Q Dat |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 47 / 64 (622.6632) | 44 / 64 (630.0912) | POP POP'S RIBS |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 38 / 61 (634.1828) | 54 / 61 (599.2684) | Bar B Q Dat |
| 2019-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 45 / 64 (621.5316) | 44 / 64 (624.4344) | POP POP'S RIBS |