Head-to-head
POP'S HOBO BBQ vs DR. LOVE'S BBQ
1 head-to-head wins
Met
4 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| POP'S HOBO BBQ | DR. LOVE'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Contests | 6 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 94.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| 90.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.2% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±3.14% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.34% |
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'S HOBO BBQ | DR. LOVE'S BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (4 meetings) | 0 |
| 1 | Pork Ribs (4 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 2 times — DR. LOVE'S BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 6.34 points at Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (2023-06-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest (2024-06-07)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | POP'S HOBO BBQ | DR. LOVE'S BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 13 / 36 (331.9200) | 16 / 36 (327.9200) | POP'S HOBO BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 8 / 43 (341.1200) | 7 / 43 (341.6800) | DR. LOVE'S BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 11 / 32 (322.7428) | 9 / 32 (329.0856) | DR. LOVE'S BBQ |
| 2021-06-11 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 8 / 28 (329.1428) | 6 / 28 (333.6916) | DR. LOVE'S BBQ |