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
- May 19, 2017
Pop N Chubby's BBQ
Pop N Chubby's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 26 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017). They are ranked #5759 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “POP 'N' CHUBBY'S BBQ”, “POP 'N CHUBBY'S BBQ” and “POP N' CHUBBY'S BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1444
peak 1444 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
Mar 3, 2017
latest Mar 6, 2026 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.97 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 651.62 (-9.64)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.75
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.97)
Road miles
286
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$48K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
651.62 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Pop N Chubby's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
86 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,758 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1444
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,763 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
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.
⚔ Compare careers#5,754 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 78%
- Peak
- 1444
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,742 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1445
They turned up 5 years after Pop N Chubby's BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,761 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
Level with Pop N Chubby's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,746 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
They've been 1508 at their best, 64 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 154.2744 | 164.49 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 128.9372 | 157.97 | top 77% |
| Pork | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 149.0856 | 164.85 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 11 | 0 | 0 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 78% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 4 | 41 | 0 | top 82% | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 44 | 0 | top 81% | Mar 2, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
6 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
12 of 12 contests
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
383
finished ahead 123 times, behind 565
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Mar 2, 2018 → Mar 4, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20175 milestones
- Peak power rating (1492) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.9484 Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score673.0056 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.9 | The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig | Jul 14, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 1, 2024 |
| -10.7 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 6, 2026 |
| -8.3 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 3, 2017 |
| -8.2 | Roman Roast on the River | May 12, 2017 |
| -6.2 | Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition | Apr 21, 2017 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 93% | 93% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% | top 75% | 93.5% | 91.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 44 / 44 (622.0224) | 44 (154.2744) | 43 (152.5144) | 38 (160.4912) | 41 (154.7424) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 58 / 59 (608.2400) | 45 (166.2516) | 59 (128.9372) | 57 (149.0856) | 43 (163.9656) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 41 / 65 (669.5656) | 14 (173.1084) | 49 (163.9428) | 52 (163.3944) | 29 (169.1200) |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 48 / 73 (659.8744) | 53 (162.8572) | 60 (159.9544) | 24 (171.9772) | 45 (165.0856) |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 44 / 59 (650.1600) | 43 (161.1200) | 9 (171.4172) | 36 (163.4172) | 51 (154.2056) |
| Nov 18, 2017 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) Cumming, GA | 51 / 58 (664.4228) | 49 (167.3944) | 57 (154.2400) | 17 (171.9772) | 23 (170.8112) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig Cummings, GA | 19 / 41 (671.3260) | 27 (166.8344) | 30 (162.8344) | 11 (170.8228) | 11 (170.8344) |
| May 19, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 16 / 26 (673.0056) | 8 (174.2628) | 14 (169.6800) | 22 (162.8228) | 15 (166.2400) |
| May 12, 2017 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | 31 / 37 (650.6740) | 27 (166.2400) | 32 (157.6456) | 12 (170.2972) | 27 (156.4912) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition Cornelia, GA | 21 / 26 (656.9484) | 26 (154.7772) | 19 (163.9428) | 12 (169.1200) | 12 (169.1084) |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 55 / 63 (641.5432) | 51 (162.2516) | 58 (152.5144) | 49 (159.9544) | 29 (166.8228) |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA | — | — | — | — | — |