POP'S HOBO BBQ KS
Rating
1513
peak 1513
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2021-06-11
latest 2025-06-13
Best ToY finish
#200
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
330.45
last 5 vs career avg 330.45 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.11
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.27)
Road miles
8
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Compete BBQ Team has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ALWAYS SAUCED in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 29% across 4 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 168.5256 | 171.18 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 150.7772 | 159.27 | top 46% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 330.45
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 | 331.9200 | 331.92 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 341.1200 | 334.22 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 322.7428 | 322.74 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 329.1428 | 329.14 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 13 / 36 (331.9200) | 13 (168.5256) | 15 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 8 / 43 (341.1200) | 2 (177.1428) | 13 (163.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD) Derby, KS | 12 / 14 (327.3256) | 8 (169.1084) | 12 (158.2172) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 11 / 32 (322.7428) | 5 (171.9656) | 14 (150.7772) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 8 / 28 (329.1428) | 4 (169.1428) | 8 (160.0000) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #200 (239 pts) | #160 (374 pts) | #233 (204 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #146 (192 pts) | #172 (137 pts) | — | — |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1344 (171 pts) | #1760 (114 pts) | #1353 (181 pts) | #1184 (236 pts) | #1420 (166 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1351 (189 pts) | #1278 (244 pts) | #1123 (304 pts) | #1193 (274 pts) | #1450 (189 pts) |