High-water mark
340.5256
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 340.5256 at Poosa Q — 94.6% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Oct 5, 2023
POP'S FAMILY GRILL
POP'S FAMILY GRILL is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 18th of 73 at the Poosa Q (2023). Also listed in KCBS results as “Pops Family Grill”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 5, 2022
latest Oct 4, 2024 · 2.4 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Consistency
±6.93
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.75 · weakest Chicken (164.54)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$130K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
333.29 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 157.6572 | 164.54 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 166.2972 | 168.75 | top 36% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poosa Q | 3 | 18 | 0 | top 48% | Oct 4, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
234
finished ahead 182 times, behind 184
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
May 5, 2022 → Oct 5, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Poosa Q
20234 milestones
20221 milestone
- First tracked contest Poosa Q
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2024 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 36 / 59 (335.3944) | 40 (163.4172) | 19 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 18 / 73 (340.5256) | 13 (172.5600) | 31 (167.9656) | — | — |
| May 5, 2022 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 41 / 72 (323.9544) | 44 (157.6572) | 24 (166.2972) | — | — |