Pop's Smoke on the Hill GA
Rating
1533
peak 1533
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2019-10-11
latest 2026-04-17
Best ToY finish
#904
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
686.67 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 630.28 (+56.40)
Walk rate
69%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±125.37
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.46 · weakest Chicken (167.75)
Road miles
1925
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 283 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA has finished one call ahead of Pop's Smoke on the Hill 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Mad Dog BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 8 of their 10 shared contests.
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 33% across 5 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 27 at their very first tracked contest, The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (2019-10-11).
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 177.7144 | 151.4172 | 167.75 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 175.4288 | 142.8572 | 168.01 | top 44% |
| Pork | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.3828 | 171.46 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 157.6800 | 168.59 | top 48% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 9 | 0 | top 39% |
| FL | 6 | 0 | top 51% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 44% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (9 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (16 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 630.28
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 698.2400 | 698.24 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 694.2172 | 693.65 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 675.3716 | 673.91 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 682.7660 | 675.46 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 685.6000 | 675.91 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 666.6856 | 666.69 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 330.2396 | 330.24 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 294.2744 | 294.27 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown Lake City, FL | 8 / 41 (698.2400) | 3 (177.7144) | 18 (171.4172) | 9 (176.0000) | 14 (173.1084) |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lake City, FL | — | — | 16 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-10-03 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 10 / 32 (693.0744) | 24 (168.5256) | 6 (175.4288) | 4 (177.7028) | 18 (171.4172) |
| 2025-03-21 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) Waycross, GA | 5 / 26 (694.2172) | 3 (177.7144) | 19 (168.5372) | 14 (171.4056) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2024-02-09 | Grills Gone Wild Davenport, FL | 24 / 28 (672.4572) | 21 (168.5372) | 14 (173.1200) | 26 (163.3828) | 19 (167.4172) |
| 2024-01-04 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show Elkton, FL | 22 / 43 (675.3716) | 36 (162.2516) | 16 (173.7144) | 20 (170.8456) | 18 (168.5600) |
| 2023-10-06 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 11 / 29 (682.7660) | 20 (165.1088) | 13 (171.4172) | 8 (174.2744) | 12 (171.9656) |
| 2023-09-15 | Smoketember Fest Baxley, GA | 17 / 25 (677.0172) | 22 (165.0972) | 7 (173.1200) | 17 (167.9656) | 9 (170.8344) |
| 2023-04-14 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown Lake City, FL | 24 / 32 (664.4228) | 19 (170.8344) | 20 (166.2516) | 26 (164.5484) | 24 (162.7884) |
| 2023-02-03 | Budweiser Smoke on the Water Winter Haven, FL | 26 / 47 (677.6456) | 15 (174.2744) | 15 (173.1084) | 15 (172.5828) | 40 (157.6800) |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoketember Fest Baxley, GA | 15 / 30 (685.6000) | 14 (170.8228) | 7 (173.1316) | 2 (180.0000) | 22 (161.6456) |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA | 24 / 49 (683.9200) | 32 (168.5600) | 31 (170.2744) | 32 (167.3828) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2022-01-07 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest Lake Wales, FL | 5 / 29 (658.2056) | 8 (162.2400) | 7 (158.8116) | 2 (169.7256) | 4 (167.4284) |
| 2021-10-08 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 20 / 26 (666.6856) | 14 (169.6800) | 24 (159.3600) | 7 (173.1200) | 19 (164.5256) |
| 2020-10-09 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 3 / 37 (330.2396) | 4 (163.4056) | 3 (166.8340) | — | — |
| 2019-10-11 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 3 / 27 (294.2744) | 3 (151.4172) | 6 (142.8572) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1170 (76 pts) | #1104 (106 pts) | #1577 (56 pts) | #848 (156 pts) | #1165 (81 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #904 (362 pts) | #882 (407 pts) | #774 (472 pts) | #932 (382 pts) | #873 (392 pts) |