Pop N Chubby's BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5715

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1444

peak 1444 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-03-03

latest 2026-03-06

Best ToY finish

#845

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

673.0056 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.97 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 651.62 (-9.64)

Walk rate

18%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Chicken · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±19.75

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.97)

Road miles

225

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 59 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

Purse competed for

$48K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.62 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

High-water mark

673.0056 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.0056 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-05-19

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.89 points below their pork, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 157.97
Pork avg 164.85
1 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE SLINGERS - GA in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2022-03-04).

last seen 2018-03-02
back 2022-03-04

Pork nemesis

5 of 6 shared pork entries lost

SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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

Pig Boss Man

#5725 of the rated field

1444 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1444

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-05-20

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ARKANSAW HOG SAUCE

#5718 of the rated field

1444 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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Damn It's Good BBQ

#5705 of the rated field

1445 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after Pop N Chubby's BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-10-31

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B&C BBQ

#5713 of the rated field

1444 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1444

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Pop N Chubby's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Junkyard BBQ

#5723 of the rated field

1444 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1444

No shared contest yet.

Level with Pop N Chubby's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

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Monkey Karl'z Party Q

#5721 of the rated field

1444 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1444

No shared contest yet.

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 2020-10-16

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Wiggle Butts BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Willingham's	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKE SLINGERS - GA	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Pot's BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CRIMSON Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	174.2628	154.2744	164.49	top 71%
Pork Ribs	11	1	171.4172	128.9372	157.97	top 77%
Pork	11	0	171.9772	149.0856	164.85	top 59%
Brisket	11	0	170.8344	154.2056	164.31	top 59%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 75%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 78%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	4	41	0	top 82%	2026-03-06
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	44	0	top 81%	2018-03-02

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9 yrs 2017-03-03 → 2026-03-06

Busiest season 2017 6 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 11 of 11 contests

Contests visited 7 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 164.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.97)

Walk rate 18% a top-10 call in 2 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 11 contests

Master average 651.62 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 384 123–565 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 225 11 mapped stops · furthest 59 mi

Schedule strength 1585 average field rating faced — tougher than 68% of rated contests

Purse competed for $48,400 listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 4 yrs 2018-03-02 → 2022-03-04

Power rating 1444 peak 1444 · #5715 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Mar 3 First tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Mar 3 Peak power rating (1492) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Apr 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.9484 Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition
May 19 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 19 Career-best overall score673.0056 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 19 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2024
Mar 1 10th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
2026
Mar 6 Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.9	The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig	2017-07-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2024-03-01
-10.7	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2026-03-06
-8.3	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2017-03-03
-8.2	Roman Roast on the River	2017-05-12
-6.2	Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition	2017-04-21

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 100%	86.4%	86.4%
2024	1	0%	top 98%	84.5%	84.5%
2023	1	0%	top 63%	93%	93%
2022	1	0%	top 66%	91.6%	91.6%
2018	1	100%	top 75%	90.3%	90.3%
2017	6	17%	top 75%	93.5%	91.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-03-06	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	44 / 44 (622.0224)	44 (154.2744)	43 (152.5144)	38 (160.4912)	41 (154.7424)
2024-03-01	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	58 / 59 (608.2400)	45 (166.2516)	59 (128.9372)	57 (149.0856)	43 (163.9656)
2023-03-03	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	41 / 65 (669.5656)	14 (173.1084)	49 (163.9428)	52 (163.3944)	29 (169.1200)
2022-03-04	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	48 / 73 (659.8744)	53 (162.8572)	60 (159.9544)	24 (171.9772)	45 (165.0856)
2018-03-02	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	44 / 59 (650.1600)	43 (161.1200)	9 (171.4172)	36 (163.4172)	51 (154.2056)
2017-11-18	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) Cumming, GA	51 / 58 (664.4228)	49 (167.3944)	57 (154.2400)	17 (171.9772)	23 (170.8112)
2017-07-14	The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig Cummings, GA	19 / 41 (671.3260)	27 (166.8344)	30 (162.8344)	11 (170.8228)	11 (170.8344)
2017-05-19	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	16 / 26 (673.0056)	8 (174.2628)	14 (169.6800)	22 (162.8228)	15 (166.2400)
2017-05-12	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	31 / 37 (650.6740)	27 (166.2400)	32 (157.6456)	12 (170.2972)	27 (156.4912)
2017-04-21	Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition Cornelia, GA	21 / 26 (656.9484)	26 (154.7772)	19 (163.9428)	12 (169.1200)	12 (169.1084)
2017-03-03	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	55 / 63 (641.5432)	51 (162.2516)	58 (152.5144)	49 (159.9544)	29 (166.8228)

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	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1498 (145 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#845 (437 pts)	#890 (437 pts)	#916 (427 pts)	#695 (597 pts)	#732 (537 pts)