POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ

POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 62 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 8th of 38 at the Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) (2019). They are ranked #4265 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,265

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1478

peak 1521 · rated over 62 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 25, 2016

latest Aug 7, 2020 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#377

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% of 62 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

689.6572 / 720

Master · Grand Lake BBQ & Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.33 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 649.33 (+10.00)

Walk rate

39%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±25.16

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.87 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.22)

Road miles

12,839

across 62 mapped stops · furthest 899 mi

Schedule strength

80%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)

Purse competed for

$197K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.33 / 720

62 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

689.6572 career-best overall

95.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.6572 at Grand Lake BBQ & Festival — 95.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 18, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

MOVIN' THE CHAINS has finished one call ahead of POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

45–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 45 of their 45 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BURNIN' SANDS BBQ in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

36 of 43 shared pork entries lost

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead 84% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUFFALO'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 36 of 43 shared pork entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1604 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 80% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1604 power rating — a tougher draw than 80% of every rated contest in the data.

62 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

MOOCHEWSOOEY has landed one call behind them 3 times.

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An August team

Top 54% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 54% across 5 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.

5 August contests
top 65% the rest of the year

The long haul

12,839 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 12,839 miles across 62 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 899 miles to Arizona National BBQ Stampede.

62 mapped stops
furthest 899 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020 ↗	Master	#555 (175 pts)	#601 (165 pts)	#560 (185 pts)	#532 (195 pts)	#541 (195 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#387 (839 pts)	#349 (907 pts)	#271 (1,062 pts)	#381 (891 pts)	#220 (1,229 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#391 (875 pts)	#225 (1,260 pts)	#456 (815 pts)	#353 (976 pts)	#255 (1,206 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#377 (970 pts)	#284 (1,180 pts)	#418 (923 pts)	#351 (1,046 pts)	#296 (1,200 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#509 (779 pts)	#510 (797 pts)	#498 (825 pts)	#428 (955 pts)	#348 (1,083 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

THE JOY OF BBQ

#4,261 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1478

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Rub'N & Squeal'N

#4,283 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ has cooked, 5 to 62, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

Aces & Eights

#4,289 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ)

Level with POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 5, 2019

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WILD BILL'S BBQ

#4,270 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE

#4,253 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1513

They've been 1513 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2025

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COOKS N HOOKS

#4,281 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1477

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Three Hog Night Smokers	46	2	44	4%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	45	0	45	0%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	42	1	41	2%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	36	1	35	3%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	34	1	33	3%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	33	1	32	3%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	33	1	32	3%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DAN	31	12	19	39%	⚔ compare
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	30	3	27	10%	⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS	30	2	28	7%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	27	0	27	0%	⚔ compare
Texas-car-b-que	27	0	27	0%	⚔ compare
THE GRISWOLDS	24	3	21	13%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	23	1	22	4%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	62	9	1	1	177.7144	148.5140	163.78	top 61%
Pork Ribs	62	7	0	0	174.8800	146.2288	161.22	top 66%
Pork	60	4	0	0	174.2628	148.5028	163.87	top 59%
Brisket	61	11	2	4	179.4400	142.2060	163.11	top 54%

“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.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 67%
Medium (20–39)	35	top 65%
Large (40+)	26	top 65%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OK	37	top 68%
TX	8	top 56%
KS	8	top 58%
AR	6	top 71%
AZ	1	top 77%
MO	1	top 69%
CO	1	top 41%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	3	11	top 56%	May 18, 2018
Harper County Bullseye BBQ	2	18	top 73%	Oct 18, 2019
Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)	2	8	top 53%	May 11, 2019
Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off	2	18	top 66%	Sep 21, 2018
Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	2	15	top 63%	Jun 1, 2018
Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival	2	32	top 47%	May 4, 2018
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	63	top 78%	Mar 25, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 20 contests

Contests a season 12.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 37 of 62 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 54 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,703 finished ahead 1,364 times, behind 2,229

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20201 milestone

Aug 7 Most recent contest 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

20191 milestone

Apr 5 50th tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

20183 milestones

May 18 Career-best overall score689.6572 Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
Jun 1 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 1 Peak power rating (1521) Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

20173 milestones

Jun 16 25th tracked contest Carlton Landing's 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Comptition
Aug 11 First category win (Chicken) Q'ing to Cure Childhood Cancer BBQ Cookoff
Aug 11 First overall top-10 Q'ing to Cure Childhood Cancer BBQ Cookoff

20164 milestones

Mar 25 First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off
May 13 First call Boots and BBQ Festival
May 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.9940 Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
Jul 2 10th tracked contest Hot Pursuit BBQ

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.1	Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ	Sep 29, 2017
+9.6	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	May 18, 2018
+9.3	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	May 19, 2017
+8.6	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)	May 10, 2019
+7.8	Q'ing to Cure Childhood Cancer BBQ Cookoff	Aug 11, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.1	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 5, 2019
-10.7	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	Mar 25, 2016
-10.1	17th Annual Bordertown Bash	Jul 13, 2018
-7.5	15th Annual Bordertown Bash	Jul 8, 2016
-7.4	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Aug 7, 2020

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 89%	87.8%	87.8%
2019	15	2	0	47%	top 66%	93.8%	89.7%
2018	15	0	1	47%	top 65%	95.8%	90.9%
2017	11	2	2	73%	top 57%	94.5%	91.7%
2016	20	0	0	10%	top 67%	91.7%	89.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 7, 2020	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	48 / 54 (632.4112)	50 (148.5140)	37 (163.4172)	—	32 (163.9772)
Nov 1, 2019	Viking Grillfestivalen 🏅 Waco, TX	10 / 15 (670.7888)	12 (161.0972)	9 (167.9772)	8 (171.4172)	8 (170.2972)
Oct 18, 2019	Harper County Bullseye BBQ 🏅 Harper, KS	18 / 25 (660.4688)	23 (158.8116)	19 (164)	16 (167.3944)	10 (170.2628)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	140 / 468 (673.0856)	49 (174.2628)	213 (166.2628)	75 (172)	280 (160.5600)
Jul 26, 2019	Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition 🏅 Dodge City, KS	26 / 39 (659.9200)	26 (165.7372)	29 (162.8228)	34 (154.7772)	2 (176.5828)
Jul 12, 2019	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	31 / 59 (669.0856)	47 (164)	38 (163.9428)	27 (169.7028)	12 (171.4400)
Jun 22, 2019	Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship 🏅 Oklahoma City, OK	19 / 27 (658.2396)	23 (160.5484)	12 (168)	21 (158.2628)	6 (171.4284)
Jun 7, 2019	Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK	18 / 21 (646.1256)	20 (155.9540)	20 (155.9428)	—	16 (164.5372)
May 11, 2019	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX	18 / 21 (660.4456)	15 (166.2628)	15 (167.9656)	17 (163.9656)	17 (162.2516)
May 10, 2019	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX	8 / 38 (675.3252)	14 (166.2628)	6 (171.9656)	12 (170.2512)	13 (166.8456)
Apr 26, 2019	14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	30 / 39 (629.5776)	32 (156.5372)	21 (164.5716)	28 (162.8228)	33 (145.6460)
Apr 19, 2019	Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK	25 / 33 (632.9948)	22 (160.5488)	6 (174.8800)	29 (153.6688)	28 (143.8972)
Apr 5, 2019	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	61 / 61 (493.0056)	5 (175.4056)	43 (158.2400)	34 (159.3600)	—
Mar 23, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	50 / 62 (654.7316)	61 (157.1200)	20 (171.4172)	41 (166.2400)	54 (159.9544)
Mar 22, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	52 / 74 (656.4800)	51 (164.5372)	33 (167.4056)	64 (157.6572)	33 (166.8800)
Feb 1, 2019	Humble Rodeo and BBQ 🏅 Humble, TX	43 / 126 (642.6972)	78 (154.7656)	90 (152.5144)	17 (170.2744)	33 (165.1428)
Dec 28, 2018	Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ	36 / 47 (651.8628)	21 (171.9656)	36 (161.1200)	37 (162.2744)	39 (156.5028)
Oct 26, 2018	10th Annual Smokin the Fort BBQ & Music Festival Fort Gibson, OK	19 / 27 (620.4004)	20 (157.6688)	18 (153.6572)	18 (154.8228)	17 (154.2516)
Oct 13, 2018	Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que Muskogee, OK	17 / 26 (659.9888)	16 (165.1316)	18 (161.7716)	5 (171.4172)	21 (161.6684)
Sep 28, 2018	Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	25 / 49 (661.0628)	14 (171.4172)	33 (158.2628)	15 (170.8572)	29 (160.5256)
Sep 21, 2018	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	18 / 29 (642.2628)	7 (170.2856)	11 (166.2972)	24 (156)	24 (149.6800)
Jul 27, 2018	Canadian County CASA's All Fired Up for Kids BBQ El Reno, OK	17 / 23 (647.8856)	8 (170.2972)	21 (147.3828)	15 (165.0856)	11 (165.1200)
Jul 13, 2018	17th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	32 / 32 (622.6628)	27 (160.5256)	30 (161.0972)	31 (148.5028)	29 (152.5372)
Jun 29, 2018	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	36 / 52 (659.3256)	40 (162.2628)	39 (162.2400)	25 (168.5600)	21 (166.2628)
Jun 1, 2018	Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Claremore, OK	15 / 30 (667.8628)	12 (170.8112)	26 (146.7660)	11 (170.8456)	1 (179.4400)
May 25, 2018	Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship Oklahoma City, OK	14 / 24 (659.9084)	4 (174.2628)	17 (160.5828)	21 (153.0972)	9 (171.9656)
May 18, 2018	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	11 / 26 (689.6572)	11 (173.7144)	18 (166.8344)	16 (171.4056)	2 (177.7028)
May 4, 2018	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK	32 / 68 (657.0632)	20 (170.8572)	54 (154.7888)	18 (171.4172)	38 (160)
Apr 20, 2018	13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	22 / 49 (673.6344)	9 (174.2744)	18 (170.2628)	35 (164)	28 (165.0972)
Mar 24, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	70 / 79 (655.9200)	54 (168)	66 (163.9772)	67 (163.9312)	68 (160.0116)
Mar 23, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	67 / 84 (649.6572)	50 (166.8344)	76 (155.4284)	63 (163.4172)	56 (163.9772)
Sep 29, 2017	Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ Sapulpa, OK	10 / 30 (676.6056)	9 (170.8344)	20 (158.8684)	16 (168.0228)	1 (178.8800)
Sep 8, 2017	Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK	23 / 27 (642.7088)	14 (167.9656)	26 (146.2288)	12 (169.1084)	23 (159.4060)
Aug 11, 2017	Q'ing to Cure Childhood Cancer BBQ Cookoff Conroe, TX	8 / 26 (658.7544)	1 (177.7144)	8 (166.2972)	14 (154.2056)	14 (160.5372)
Aug 4, 2017	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	18 / 44 (670.7544)	25 (166.2628)	37 (158.2400)	5 (173.1316)	5 (173.1200)
Jul 14, 2017	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	13 / 26 (649.5428)	22 (158.7884)	8 (166.8572)	20 (159.9544)	9 (163.9428)
Jul 7, 2017	16th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	22 / 31 (664.4572)	6 (174.8572)	27 (157.7032)	19 (166.8112)	16 (165.0856)
Jun 16, 2017	Carlton Landing's 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Comptition Carlton Landing, OK	15 / 26 (654.1600)	16 (163.9772)	18 (159.4172)	10 (168.5256)	18 (162.2400)
Jun 9, 2017	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship-Day 1 Okmulgee, OK	18 / 29 (658.8004)	22 (165.1316)	7 (169.1316)	26 (157.1200)	12 (167.4172)
May 19, 2017	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	16 / 36 (680.4684)	10 (173.1428)	23 (168.5372)	11 (171.9656)	24 (166.8228)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	65 / 77 (653.6000)	65 (161.6800)	50 (166.8344)	64 (161.1200)	46 (163.9656)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	63 / 87 (653.6228)	63 (162.2628)	40 (167.4172)	65 (161.6800)	64 (162.2628)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	307 / 557 (651.2800)	397 (158.8456)	479 (151.9200)	47 (174.2628)	197 (166.2516)
Oct 21, 2016	Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival FortGibson, OK	19 / 28 (652.9940)	22 (157.6684)	18 (163.3828)	14 (166.2628)	13 (165.6800)
Oct 14, 2016	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	28 / 38 (658.2400)	27 (167.4400)	37 (153.6572)	13 (170.2856)	18 (166.8572)
Sep 30, 2016	3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK	22 / 37 (644.4228)	25 (158.2400)	33 (150.2400)	18 (168.5600)	12 (167.3828)
Sep 23, 2016	Bikes Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	29 / 43 (644.4232)	24 (165.6912)	29 (156.5260)	13 (169.7144)	35 (152.4916)
Sep 16, 2016	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	30 / 43 (650.1600)	12 (171.4056)	25 (164.5600)	25 (162.2400)	35 (151.9544)
Sep 9, 2016	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	25 / 38 (654.2056)	30 (158.8572)	31 (158.2628)	23 (164.5256)	14 (172.5600)
Aug 26, 2016	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	47 / 72 (640.4688)	55 (153.7028)	51 (158.8000)	17 (169.7028)	46 (158.2632)
Aug 13, 2016	Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff Russellville, AR	13 / 28 (660.4692)	15 (168.5256)	9 (168.5716)	15 (165.1316)	20 (158.2404)
Jul 8, 2016	15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	35 / 39 (614.5828)	34 (161.1084)	30 (161.0972)	37 (150.1712)	37 (142.2060)
Jul 2, 2016	Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK	23 / 27 (628.3424)	27 (151.3484)	20 (160.5372)	16 (163.9656)	21 (152.4912)
Jun 24, 2016	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Chandler, OK	18 / 26 (648.9252)	20 (160.5600)	15 (167.3712)	21 (158.2056)	13 (162.7884)
Jun 17, 2016	Smoke on the water-Annual Carlton Landing BBQ Competition Carlton Landing, OK	16 / 31 (652.4340)	18 (163.9656)	12 (166.8456)	22 (154.8000)	12 (166.8228)
May 20, 2016	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	37 / 46 (648.9940)	38 (162.8456)	37 (164.5372)	43 (158.7884)	34 (162.8228)
May 13, 2016	Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	21 / 28 (632.3428)	23 (154.2056)	25 (153.6572)	26 (153.6456)	10 (170.8344)
May 6, 2016	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	39 / 83 (636.4684)	59 (151.3944)	36 (162.8340)	34 (164.5600)	37 (157.6800)
Apr 22, 2016	Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition Morris, OK	23 / 31 (646.7432)	19 (167.4288)	27 (157.0972)	24 (163.9656)	23 (158.2516)
Apr 15, 2016	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	41 / 63 (644.4572)	52 (154.8228)	49 (154.2172)	25 (167.4172)	24 (168)
Apr 1, 2016	Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX	30 / 67 (633.0056)	38 (154.2628)	38 (154.2288)	35 (157.1084)	12 (167.4056)
Mar 25, 2016	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	62 / 66 (617.6116)	65 (150.8228)	61 (150.2744)	45 (164.0344)	57 (152.4800)

POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)