Poppell Insurance BBQ Team FL
Rating
1436
peak 1436
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-11-22
latest 2025-11-21
Best ToY finish
#856
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.74 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 647.08 (+0.65)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.79
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.92 · weakest Brisket (158.53)
Road miles
15
mi across 6 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
K & E's Little Smokers has finished one call ahead of Poppell Insurance BBQ Team 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smokin' Ain't EZ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Tarheel Cookers in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 159.3712 | 166.92 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 154.7884 | 163.10 | top 65% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4284 | 151.4056 | 158.54 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 148.4800 | 158.53 | top 70% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in FL (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 647.08
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 639.8624 | 639.86 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 661.5084 | 661.51 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 645.5772 | 645.58 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 646.1372 | 646.14 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 645.6000 | 645.60 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 643.8164 | 643.82 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 28 / 31 (639.8624) | 13 (170.8456) | 18 (169.1312) | 30 (151.4056) | 30 (148.4800) |
| 2024-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 17 / 26 (661.5084) | 5 (173.1200) | 9 (170.8228) | 23 (159.3484) | 17 (158.2172) |
| 2023-11-17 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 22 / 25 (645.5772) | 14 (165.0856) | 18 (161.6800) | 25 (154.8456) | 13 (163.9660) |
| 2022-11-18 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 24 / 25 (646.1372) | 13 (170.2744) | 24 (154.7884) | 25 (161.0856) | 22 (159.9888) |
| 2021-11-19 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 31 / 37 (645.6000) | 32 (162.8000) | 16 (166.8344) | 29 (163.4284) | 33 (152.5372) |
| 2019-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 30 / 39 (643.8164) | 29 (159.3712) | 34 (155.3712) | 29 (161.1084) | 12 (167.9656) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1012 (56 pts) | #737 (116 pts) | #833 (91 pts) | #1016 (56 pts) | #1014 (56 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #670 (125 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #1519 (125 pts) |