High-water mark
676.4572
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.4572 at *BBQ & Blues on the Levee — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-10-06
POP SMOKE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1505
peak 1511 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2017-04-28
latest 2018-05-25
Best ToY finish
#687
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.35 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 662.66 (-2.30)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.43
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.30)
Road miles
895
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 288 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Master avg
662.66 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW ahead in 100% of their meetings
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.44 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 67%.
- Pork Ribs avg 161.30
- Brisket avg 168.74
- 1 calls in 6 entries
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
109 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3017 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Level with POP SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3008 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3004 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before POP SMOKE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3026 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 5 years before POP SMOKE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 159.9428 | 164.92 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 152.5604 | 161.30 | top 69% |
| Pork | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 152.5372 | 167.69 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 176.0000 | 161.0972 | 168.74 | top 32% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR | 5 | 0 | top 52% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 62% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 51% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2017-04-28 → 2018-05-25
Busiest season
2017
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AR
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 168.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.30)
Walk rate
83%
a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
3 of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
662.66
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
110
64–74 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
895
6 mapped stops · furthest 288 mi
Schedule strength
1558
average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests
Power rating
1505
peak 1511 · #3012 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- First call *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- First category win (Brisket) *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.1596 *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0000 *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- First overall top-10 *Smokin on the White
- Career-best overall score676.4572 *BBQ & Blues on the Levee
- Peak power rating (1511) *BBQ & Blues on the Levee
- 2018
- Most recent contest *10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.8 | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee | 2017-10-06 |
| +2.7 | *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | 2017-04-28 |
| +2.4 | *Smokin on the White | 2017-09-15 |
| +1 | *10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off | 2018-05-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | *Downtown BBQ Showdown | 2017-10-20 |
| -5.8 | *16th Annual Bordertown Bash | 2017-07-07 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 92% | 92% |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 80% | top 57% | 94% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-25 | *10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off Gillett, AR | 10 / 18 (662.7544) | 12 (165.0972) | 13 (161.1088) | 7 (169.7028) | 6 (166.8456) |
| 2017-10-20 | *Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS | 15 / 19 (648.4576) | 16 (159.9428) | 17 (152.5604) | 3 (174.8572) | 13 (161.0972) |
| 2017-10-06 | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR | 6 / 30 (676.4572) | 14 (168.5372) | 21 (158.8000) | 4 (173.7144) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2017-09-15 | *Smokin on the White Batesville, AR | 9 / 17 (662.7768) | 11 (163.4056) | 4 (170.2856) | 12 (162.2284) | 7 (166.8572) |
| 2017-07-07 | *16th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 26 / 31 (651.3256) | 24 (165.7028) | 20 (166.8228) | 30 (152.5372) | 12 (166.2628) |
| 2017-04-28 | *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR | 14 / 29 (674.1596) | 21 (166.8112) | 27 (158.2400) | 6 (173.1084) | 1 (176.0000) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1677 (118 pts) | #1793 (108 pts) | #1815 (103 pts) | #1486 (148 pts) | #1456 (158 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #687 (556 pts) | #874 (446 pts) | #817 (486 pts) | #519 (756 pts) | #436 (906 pts) |