A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE THIS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE THIS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
POP'S BACKYARD BBQ KTOWN
POP'S BACKYARD BBQ KTOWN is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 26th of 58 at the Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge (2013). They finished #1970 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest May 8, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.80 · weakest Brisket (151.20)
Road miles
30
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
633.44 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5714 | 153.6800 | 163.03 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 136.4800 | 155.40 | top 61% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5714 | 160.5716 | 163.80 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0972 | 149.7140 | 151.20 | top 83% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 54% | May 8, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
149
finished ahead 61 times, behind 140
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Sep 20, 2013 → May 8, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First call Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5712 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score648.5712 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5714 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1502) Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2015 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 47 / 74 (647.9084) | 39 (166.8456) | 28 (168) | 51 (162.2628) | 62 (150.8000) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 70 / 72 (603.8288) | 64 (153.6800) | 72 (136.4800) | 57 (160.5716) | 60 (153.0972) |
| May 10, 2013 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 26 / 58 (648.5712) | 9 (168.5714) | 27 (161.7144) | 17 (168.5714) | 47 (149.7140) |