POP'S HOBO BBQ KS
Rating
1508
peak 1508 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2021-04-09
latest 2025-06-13
Best ToY finish
#200
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
330.45 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 326.06 (+4.39)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.30
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.47 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.59)
Road miles
12
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Purse competed for
$59K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
326.06 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Compete BBQ Team has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BEER DART BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 29% across 4 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (2023-06-09).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALWAYS SAUCED | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| MUNNY'S STOVE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Compete BBQ Team | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 154.9372 | 168.47 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 149.1544 | 157.59 | top 52% |
| 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) | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 27% | 2025-06-13 |
| Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 31% | 2023-06-09 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 326.06 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-04-09 — First tracked contest · Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 2021-04-09 — First call · Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2024-06-07 — Career-best overall score (341.1200) · Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
- 📈 2025-06-13 — Peak power rating (1508) · Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2024-06-07 |
| +6.5 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2021-06-11 |
| +4.1 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2025-06-13 |
| +2.5 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2023-06-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD) | 2024-05-17 |
| -5.2 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2021-04-09 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 36% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 94.8% | 92.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 91.4% | 87.9% |
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) | — | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Derby, KS | 9 / 13 (304.0916) | 7 (154.9372) | 11 (149.1544) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |