The comeback
4.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.2 years, then back at Smokin in the Hills (Sep 18, 2020).
- last seen Jun 24, 2016
- back Sep 18, 2020
Poppys BBQ
Poppys BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 19th of 26 at the Smokin' in the Hills (2021). They finished #856 in the 2020 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Poppy's BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 24, 2016
latest Sep 24, 2021 · 5.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.47
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.49 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.48)
Road miles
3,723
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,788 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
609.74 / 720
3 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 Poppys BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Poppys BBQ has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 148 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,276 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
They turned up 6 years after Poppys BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,282 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with Poppys BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,283 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 149.0972 | 157.49 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5488 | 133.0628 | 149.48 | top 89% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 140.5028 | 151.75 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4288 | 147.9428 | 151.02 | top 84% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' in the Hills | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 87% | Sep 24, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
85
finished ahead 12 times, behind 85
Longest layoff
4.2 yrs
Jun 24, 2016 → Sep 18, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin' in the Hills
20163 milestones
- Career-best overall score637.5888 Newport Beach Barbecue Competition
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.6800 Newport Beach Barbecue Competition
- Peak power rating (1493) Newport Beach Barbecue Competition
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Smokin in the Hills | Sep 18, 2020 |
| -7.4 | Newport Beach Barbecue Competition | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -4 | Smokin' in the Hills | Sep 24, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 81.8% | 81.8% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2021 | Smokin' in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 19 / 26 (588.9488) | 21 (149.0972) | 24 (133.0628) | 17 (151.3600) | 16 (155.4288) |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Smokin in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 41 / 41 (602.6972) | 39 (153.7028) | 32 (160.5488) | 41 (140.5028) | 39 (147.9428) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Newport Beach Barbecue Competition Newport, CA | 28 / 33 (637.5888) | 16 (169.6800) | 32 (154.8344) | 25 (163.3828) | 31 (149.6916) |
| May 6, 2016 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 1, 2015 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |