Pops BBQ 22

Pops BBQ 22 is a competition barbecue team with 58 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 38 at the San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition (2016). They are ranked #2312 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,312

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1527

peak 1556 · rated over 57 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 3, 2016

latest Aug 8, 2026 · 10.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#338

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

17 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 58 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

695.9312 / 720

Master · Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

686.25 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.45 (+23.80)

Walk rate

59%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · 2024 Icebox Cookoff

Consistency

±19.24

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.28 · weakest Brisket (162.07)

Road miles

11,487

across 58 mapped stops · furthest 558 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Purse competed for

$358K

listed at 34 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 39 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.45 / 720

58 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×2

High-water mark

695.9312 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.9312 at Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 8, 2026

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

PRISON BREAK BBQ has finished one call ahead of Pops BBQ 22 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 35%.

8 contests
4 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 35%

A tough matchup

37–7 behind in the head-to-head

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 84% of their meetings

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 37 of their 44 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.21 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 16% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 162.07
Chicken avg 170.28
9 calls in 58 entries

A strong matchup

16–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Lord Of The Ribs BBQ in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

29 of 44 shared chicken entries lost

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead 66% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has out-cooked them in 29 of 44 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

BAR-B-CUDA BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

An October team

Top 30% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 30% across 5 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

5 October contests
top 58% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,487 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,487 miles across 58 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 558 miles to 2024 Icebox Cookoff.

58 mapped stops
furthest 558 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
2026 ↗	Master	#340 (589 pts)	#367 (604 pts)	#449 (519 pts)	#402 (504 pts)	#301 (699 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#348 (621 pts)	#237 (941 pts)	#315 (831 pts)	#359 (631 pts)	#348 (656 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#338 (643 pts)	#206 (1,053 pts)	#236 (1,013 pts)	#360 (608 pts)	#432 (503 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#679 (229 pts)	#537 (364 pts)	#890 (189 pts)	#816 (179 pts)	#749 (219 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#914 (300 pts)	#484 (700 pts)	#931 (325 pts)	#969 (300 pts)	#970 (300 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Pops BBQ 22, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Smokin Colt

#2,317 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1526

4–4 in 8 shared contests (50% to Pops BBQ 22)

These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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Big shot BBQ

#2,318 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1526

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Pops BBQ 22)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 24, 2024

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MOTLEY QUE CREW

#2,307 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1608

Careers of much the same size, 41 contests to 58, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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BUTSY-Q

#2,304 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1549

32 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 16% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024

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MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ

#2,310 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1579

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Pops BBQ 22's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 24 contests

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3BBQ

#2,302 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1544

They turned up 5 years after Pops BBQ 22 did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	44	7	37	16%	⚔ compare
BULL MARKET BBQ	35	3	32	9%	⚔ compare
BONE RUBBIN BBQ	34	6	28	18%	⚔ compare
Cynical BBQ	34	3	31	9%	⚔ compare
RBQ	33	17	16	52%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	31	13	18	42%	⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ	30	12	18	40%	⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	29	7	22	24%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	29	3	26	10%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	28	15	13	54%	⚔ compare
Old Town Franklin BBQ	27	6	21	22%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	27	5	22	19%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	27	1	26	4%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Bliss BBQ	23	4	19	17%	⚔ compare
SLO DOG Q	22	12	10	55%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	58	22	3	10	180 🔥	151.9656	170.28	top 42%
Pork Ribs	58	19	1	4	178.8572	151.3600	166.38	top 51%
Pork	53	7	1	1	176	145.0740	163.14	top 61%
Brisket	58	9	0	2	176	143.8972	162.07	top 60%

“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)	3	top 54%
Medium (20–39)	29	top 58%
Large (40+)	25	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CA	51	top 59%
AZ	5	top 49%
OR	1	top 16%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	4	5	top 51%	Aug 8, 2026
Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship	3	16	top 65%	Apr 24, 2026
Silicon Valley BBQ Championship	3	36	top 76%	Jun 21, 2019
Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest	2	6	top 34%	Mar 20, 2026
3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	17	top 80%	Aug 9, 2025
The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2)	2	18	top 78%	Jan 25, 2025
Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	2	26	top 58%	Jun 2, 2023
Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge	2	14	top 70%	Jul 26, 2019
Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship	2	16	top 56%	Apr 26, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 8 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 51 of 58 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 45 9 of them more than once

Opponents faced 680 finished ahead 967 times, behind 1,327

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Jan 24, 2020 → Apr 16, 2021

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

20262 milestones

Aug 8 Career-best overall score695.9312 Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
Aug 8 Most recent contest Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)

20251 milestone

Apr 25 50th tracked contest Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship

20211 milestone

Apr 17 First perfect 180 (Chicken) The Golden State Battle III - Day 2

20191 milestone

Sep 20 25th tracked contest 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship

20171 milestone

Mar 31 10th tracked contest 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship

20167 milestones

Jun 3 First tracked contest Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
Jun 3 First call Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
Jun 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7660 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
Aug 19 First overall top-10 Oaktown Throwdown BBQ
Oct 14 First category win (Pork) Smoke on the River
Oct 14 First overall podium Smoke on the River
Oct 21 Peak power rating (1556) San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.8	The Golden State Battle III - Day 2	Apr 17, 2021
+14.1	San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition	Oct 21, 2016
+14.1	Smoke on the River	Oct 14, 2016
+13.9	2024 Icebox Cookoff	Jul 6, 2024
+13.5	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 7, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2	Mar 30, 2019
-9	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 31, 2017
-8.9	The Golden State Battle VI	Mar 1, 2024
-8.7	The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1)	Jan 24, 2025
-8.7	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1	Mar 29, 2019

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)
2026	6	0	0	83%	top 45%	96.7%	95.3%
2025	7	1	1	57%	top 65%	95.7%	93.2%
2024	6	2	2	67%	top 57%	95.6%	93.4%
2023	3	1	0	100%	top 53%	94.7%	94.2%
2022	5	0	0	60%	top 68%	93.8%	92.7%
2021	5	2	1	60%	top 53%	96.6%	92.4%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 83%	89.5%	89.5%
2019	6	0	0	33%	top 80%	90.9%	88.4%
2018	6	0	0	33%	top 64%	92.1%	89.6%
2017	5	0	0	20%	top 64%	93.2%	90.1%
2016	8	4	1	88%	top 35%	94.6%	91.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 8, 2026	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Felton, CA	12 / 17 (695.9312)	4 (177.7028)	6 (178.8572)	16 (164.5256)	7 (174.8456)
Aug 7, 2026	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Felton, CA	11 / 25 (684.5260)	17 (166.8344)	15 (170.2744)	12 (171.4172)	6 (176)
Apr 24, 2026	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	16 / 29 (674.8116)	17 (169.1200)	21 (165.0972)	13 (169.7372)	10 (170.8572)
Mar 20, 2026	Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA	12 / 27 (682.8572)	15 (172.0344)	16 (168.5256)	14 (170.2856)	6 (172.0116)
Jan 30, 2026	The Golden State Battle VIII 🏅 Riverside, CA	11 / 41 (693.1088)	8 (176.5716)	20 (170.8572)	—	18 (170.2744)
Jan 16, 2026	11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	14 / 53 (686.7312)	24 (171.9772)	21 (171.9656)	32 (168.5256)	12 (174.2628)
Aug 9, 2025	3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Felton, CA	17 / 21 (655.9204)	1 (176)	9 (169.7144)	20 (155.9544)	18 (154.2516)
Aug 8, 2025	3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Felton, CA	20 / 25 (662.1376)	15 (169.6916)	23 (158.8232)	17 (163.9428)	12 (169.6800)
Apr 25, 2025	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	21 / 31 (666.7768)	17 (171.4056)	26 (162.2400)	18 (166.8456)	15 (166.2856)
Mar 14, 2025	Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA	6 / 26 (689.1544)	13 (170.8800)	5 (177.7144)	7 (174.8800)	19 (165.6800)
Jan 25, 2025	The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 🏅 Hollister, CA	18 / 27 (687.4400)	22 (169.7372)	9 (174.8572)	—	13 (170.8456)
Jan 24, 2025	The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) 🏅 Hollister, CA	28 / 31 (659.8508)	24 (165.6684)	15 (171.9656)	29 (156.5140)	16 (165.7028)
Jan 17, 2025	10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	22 / 48 (674.1944)	3 (177.7028)	7 (173.1200)	36 (160.5372)	31 (162.8344)
Jul 6, 2024	2024 Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	6 / 37 (688.5716)	1 (180)	6 (176.5600)	15 (172)	34 (160.0116)
Jun 14, 2024	CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS) 🏅 Clayton, CA	10 / 25 (679.9428)	2 (177.1428)	1 (176.5944)	16 (164.5256)	15 (161.6800)
May 24, 2024	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Felton, CA	13 / 21 (667.8856)	9 (173.1200)	6 (172.5600)	18 (158.8228)	13 (163.3828)
Apr 26, 2024	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	25 / 34 (670.2172)	4 (177.7028)	28 (163.9544)	10 (174.2856)	30 (154.2744)
Mar 1, 2024	The Golden State Battle VI 🏅 Hollister, CA	30 / 33 (656.4228)	32 (162.7884)	17 (167.4172)	24 (165.1200)	28 (161.0972)
Jan 12, 2024	9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	34 / 58 (673.0056)	33 (170.8228)	21 (171.4056)	25 (170.8344)	42 (159.9428)
Nov 17, 2023	Golden State Battle of Indio 🏅 Indio, CA	29 / 40 (682.1368)	35 (168.5256)	7 (176.5600)	—	33 (165.0856)
Jun 2, 2023	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA	26 / 43 (675.9316)	9 (175.4172)	37 (163.9772)	27 (169.1200)	21 (167.4172)
May 26, 2023	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Felton, CA	5 / 19 (677.6796)	3 (174.2628)	9 (167.4056)	10 (167.9884)	8 (168.0228)
Apr 2, 2022	9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA	23 / 27 (658.6856)	22 (166.2400)	22 (166.8228)	23 (163.9656)	23 (161.6572)
Apr 1, 2022	9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship 🏅 Arcadia, CA	26 / 37 (664.4228)	16 (170.8228)	26 (165.6800)	29 (162.2400)	20 (165.6800)
Jan 22, 2022	The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 🏅 Santa Barbara, CA	19 / 25 (675.3484)	5 (177.7144)	19 (166.8456)	15 (168.5484)	20 (162.2400)
Jan 21, 2022	The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 🏅 Santa Barbara, CA	20 / 30 (665.5996)	24 (163.9428)	2 (178.2972)	20 (167.4056)	25 (155.9540)
Jan 14, 2022	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	24 / 59 (672.4340)	27 (169.1084)	36 (165.1200)	34 (166.2284)	9 (171.9772)
Nov 5, 2021	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA	24 / 33 (652.9600)	24 (163.9428)	33 (151.3600)	18 (169.1200)	17 (168.5372)
Oct 15, 2021	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Susanville, CA	7 / 11 (657.0052)	6 (166.8456)	5 (166.2400)	10 (150.7768)	3 (173.1428)
Jun 4, 2021	2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards 🏅 Murphy, CA	14 / 29 (667.8284)	4 (176.5600)	22 (163.9544)	22 (159.3484)	11 (167.9656)
Apr 17, 2021	The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 🏅 Hollister, CA	5 / 26 (695.4172)	1 (180)	4 (176.5944)	—	18 (167.4172)
Apr 16, 2021	The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA	26 / 41 (651.8396)	17 (166.2284)	29 (159.9428)	—	22 (166.8228)
Jan 24, 2020	The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA	38 / 46 (644.4112)	26 (167.3828)	39 (155.3944)	37 (160.5256)	32 (161.1084)
Sep 20, 2019	5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship 🏅	32 / 44 (650.1600)	2 (179.4400)	35 (159.3828)	29 (161.6800)	38 (149.6572)
Jul 26, 2019	Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge 🏅 Gilroy, CA	25 / 36 (654.7200)	2 (177.1428)	20 (166.2744)	29 (155.9200)	30 (155.3828)
Jun 21, 2019	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship 🏅 unrated Santa Clara, CA	39 (620.4340)	13 (171.4516)	36 (154.8000)	46 (145.0740)	39 (149.1084)
Apr 26, 2019	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	38 / 48 (625.6116)	37 (158.2516)	35 (158.2628)	37 (152.5256)	30 (156.5716)
Mar 30, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA	45 / 47 (633.5204)	34 (167.3944)	45 (151.9316)	46 (152.5256)	38 (161.6688)
Mar 29, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA	59 / 70 (635.8288)	55 (159.9428)	50 (161.6800)	25 (170.2744)	67 (143.9316)
Sep 14, 2018	4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	28 / 43 (649.0744)	19 (168.5484)	8 (170.8344)	34 (156)	38 (153.6916)
Jul 28, 2018	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA	26 / 34 (635.2340)	15 (167.4172)	28 (157.0856)	29 (156.5140)	24 (154.2172)
Jun 22, 2018	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	36 / 49 (630.2400)	28 (164.6056)	43 (151.4172)	45 (148.5372)	17 (165.6800)
May 4, 2018	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	24 / 35 (634.1140)	19 (166.2284)	2 (172.5600)	31 (149.6684)	30 (145.6572)
Apr 20, 2018	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA	16 / 48 (663.4056)	14 (168.5944)	12 (168.5484)	38 (157.1428)	11 (169.1200)
Mar 23, 2018	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	50 / 78 (660.4460)	45 (166.8344)	63 (159.9544)	15 (170.2628)	41 (163.3944)
Oct 13, 2017	OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA	32 / 56 (659.9084)	21 (170.2628)	30 (166.2284)	17 (167.4172)	48 (156)
Sep 15, 2017	3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	15 / 48 (671.3028)	20 (167.4056)	7 (174.2628)	16 (168.5372)	30 (161.0972)
Jun 23, 2017	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	49 / 62 (613.5312)	52 (151.9656)	41 (154.2628)	37 (160.5144)	53 (146.7884)
Mar 31, 2017	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	61 / 77 (637.5544)	49 (166.8456)	40 (165.6800)	49 (161.1316)	72 (143.8972)
Jan 27, 2017	Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton Quartzsite, AZ	25 / 34 (662.1828)	11 (172)	20 (167.3828)	15 (168.5600)	33 (154.2400)
Oct 21, 2016	San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition San Francisco, CA	3 / 38 (677.6456)	8 (167.4056)	3 (174.2628)	6 (167.9772)	7 (168)
Oct 14, 2016	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	3 / 38 (673.7260)	8 (170.8800)	16 (163.9772)	1 (172.5716)	3 (166.2972)
Oct 7, 2016	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	10 / 75 (681.0976)	27 (168.5600)	8 (173.1316)	5 (176)	35 (163.4060)
Sep 16, 2016	2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	21 / 61 (658.8004)	7 (172.5600)	18 (165.7260)	35 (159.3600)	30 (161.1544)
Aug 19, 2016	Oaktown Throwdown BBQ Oakland, CA	9 / 21 (655.2572)	2 (174.8572)	9 (161.6456)	11 (159.9544)	11 (158.8000)
Jul 29, 2016	2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge Gilroy, CA	14 / 20 (639.8972)	5 (167.4400)	14 (159.9772)	12 (158.8344)	17 (153.6456)
Jun 24, 2016	Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA	24 / 54 (648.3772)	17 (166.8228)	21 (163.3944)	40 (154.7772)	19 (163.3828)
Jun 3, 2016	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	32 / 58 (658.7660)	2 (179.4400)	37 (160.5372)	40 (160.5372)	44 (158.2516)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Pops BBQ 22

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (11 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October 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)