Pops BBQ -N- Spirits TN
Rating
1486
peak 1500 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2025-03-14
latest 2025-06-13
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Best overall
470.6400
Competitor Series · Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
165.0972
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.60)
Road miles
41
mi across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
306.21 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 162.8800 | 163.99 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 143.3256 | 154.60 | top 69% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2284 | 149.6112 | 155.92 | top 69% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (3 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 306.21 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-03-14 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- ⭐ 2025-06-13 — Career-best overall score (470.6400) · Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-13 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) Springfield, TN | 34 / 36 (470.6400) | 23 (165.0972) | 32 (155.9316) | 36 (149.6112) | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 46 / 100 (306.2056) | 40 (162.8800) | 48 (143.3256) | 38 (162.2284) | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 50 (164.5372) | — | — |