POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ OK
Rating
1436
peak 1436
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2018-12-28
latest 2020-08-07
Best ToY finish
#377
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.33 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 645.13 (+14.20)
Walk rate
47%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±40.40
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.85 · weakest Chicken (162.49)
Road miles
4705
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 855 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BOOMERANG BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BURNIN' SANDS BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 148.5140 | 162.49 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8800 | 152.5144 | 164.85 | top 58% |
| Pork | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 153.6688 | 163.90 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5828 | 143.8972 | 163.51 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 7 | 0 | top 78% |
| TX | 5 | 0 | top 62% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 67% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OK (7 of 17 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (17 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 645.13
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 632.4112 | 632.41 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 675.3252 | 645.53 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 651.8628 | 651.86 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-07 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 48 / 54 (632.4112) | 50 (148.5140) | 37 (163.4172) | 47 (156.5028) | 32 (163.9772) |
| 2019-11-01 | Viking Grillfestivalen Waco, TX | 10 / 15 (670.7888) | 12 (161.0972) | 9 (167.9772) | 8 (171.4172) | 8 (170.2972) |
| 2019-10-18 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 18 / 25 (660.4688) | 23 (158.8116) | 19 (164.0000) | 16 (167.3944) | 10 (170.2628) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 140 / 468 (673.0856) | 49 (174.2628) | 213 (166.2628) | 75 (172.0000) | 280 (160.5600) |
| 2019-07-26 | 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) |
| 2019-07-12 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 31 / 59 (669.0856) | 47 (164.0000) | 38 (163.9428) | 27 (169.7028) | 12 (171.4400) |
| 2019-06-22 | Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship Oklahoma City, OK | 19 / 27 (658.2396) | 23 (160.5484) | 12 (168.0000) | 21 (158.2628) | 6 (171.4284) |
| 2019-06-07 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 18 / 21 (646.1256) | 20 (155.9540) | 20 (155.9428) | 9 (169.6916) | 16 (164.5372) |
| 2019-05-11 | 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) |
| 2019-05-10 | 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) |
| 2019-04-26 | 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) |
| 2019-04-19 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 25 / 33 (632.9948) | 22 (160.5488) | 6 (174.8800) | 29 (153.6688) | 28 (143.8972) |
| 2019-04-05 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 61 / 61 (493.0056) | 5 (175.4056) | 43 (158.2400) | 34 (159.3600) | — |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 50 / 62 (654.7316) | 61 (157.1200) | 20 (171.4172) | 41 (166.2400) | 54 (159.9544) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 52 / 74 (656.4800) | 51 (164.5372) | 33 (167.4056) | 64 (157.6572) | 33 (166.8800) |
| 2019-02-01 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX | 43 / 126 (642.6972) | 78 (154.7656) | 90 (152.5144) | 17 (170.2744) | 33 (165.1428) |
| 2018-12-28 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 36 / 47 (651.8628) | 21 (171.9656) | 36 (161.1200) | 37 (162.2744) | 39 (156.5028) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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 | #391 (839 pts) | #351 (907 pts) | #273 (1062 pts) | #384 (891 pts) | #220 (1229 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #391 (875 pts) | #225 (1260 pts) | #456 (815 pts) | #353 (976 pts) | #255 (1206 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #377 (970 pts) | #284 (1180 pts) | #418 (923 pts) | #351 (1046 pts) | #296 (1200 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #509 (779 pts) | #510 (797 pts) | #498 (825 pts) | #428 (955 pts) | #348 (1083 pts) |