The Popes White Smoke
Rating
1486
peak 1508
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2019-04-13
latest 2023-09-10
Best ToY finish
#417
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.36 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 643.07 (-2.71)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±15.40
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.80 · weakest Chicken (160.39)
Road miles
1328
mi across 17 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Osdorp Grillers (NL) has finished one call ahead of The Popes White Smoke 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
RIVERLAND SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
IQ - NETHERLANDS has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 48% across 4 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 144.0116 | 160.39 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 173.7372 | 141.6688 | 160.40 | top 50% |
| Pork | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 172.6056 | 141.2000 | 161.80 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 149.0400 | 160.48 | top 53% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (17 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 643.07
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 653.5888 | 637.78 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 656.4460 | 651.17 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 672.0000 | 645.55 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 664.6060 | 638.83 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 15 / 23 (632.5604) | 15 (159.9656) | 23 (141.6688) | 9 (169.1772) | 11 (161.7488) |
| 2023-06-24 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 MH Dodewaard, | 23 / 26 (626.8460) | 26 (144.0116) | 17 (158.3088) | 22 (161.6800) | 13 (162.8456) |
| 2023-05-06 | 3rd De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest Terneuzen, 4538AP | 8 / 15 (653.5888) | 14 (159.4172) | 3 (166.2516) | 3 (167.3944) | 9 (160.5256) |
| 2023-04-29 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter, 9880 | 17 / 20 (638.1144) | 15 (161.1088) | 16 (158.2400) | 16 (161.0856) | 15 (157.6800) |
| 2022-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 13 / 28 (650.6968) | 12 (167.3940) | 23 (155.3600) | 18 (161.1084) | 7 (166.8344) |
| 2022-06-25 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 MH Dodewaard, | 16 / 22 (641.4856) | 20 (150.7656) | 5 (169.1316) | 4 (172.5484) | 18 (149.0400) |
| 2022-05-21 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II Terneuzen, 4538AP | 9 / 18 (656.0688) | 8 (167.4744) | 7 (161.1544) | 15 (160.5600) | 7 (166.8800) |
| 2022-05-14 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter, 9880 | 9 / 19 (656.4460) | 7 (169.6800) | 4 (170.2744) | 5 (167.3944) | 18 (149.0972) |
| 2021-10-23 | KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees Liesselseweg, Deurne, 5752 SC | 7 / 30 (672.0000) | 13 (167.9656) | 3 (170.2972) | 6 (172.6056) | 18 (161.1316) |
| 2021-09-25 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Terneuzen, 4538AP | 9 / 21 (655.9540) | 14 (163.4628) | 12 (162.8228) | 13 (161.6912) | 5 (167.9772) |
| 2021-09-11 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 23 / 29 (617.6800) | 26 (151.3828) | 23 (151.4400) | 25 (148.5600) | 9 (166.2972) |
| 2021-08-14 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 18 / 26 (636.5828) | 15 (165.7372) | 14 (159.4516) | 18 (156.5712) | 18 (154.8228) |
| 2019-11-30 | Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition Helshoven, 3800 | 22 / 31 (622.1832) | 30 (149.6800) | 16 (154.8572) | 18 (160.5372) | 19 (157.1088) |
| 2019-07-06 | BBQ an der Burg 2019 Geestland, 27624 | 25 / 36 (621.2800) | 20 (159.4400) | 15 (157.1656) | 36 (141.2000) | 9 (163.4744) |
| 2019-06-29 | KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5753 PN | 5 / 22 (664.6060) | 9 (164.5600) | 11 (162.3088) | 5 (172.0228) | 7 (165.7144) |
| 2019-05-11 | Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark,Hasselt, 3800 | 20 / 49 (647.9196) | 27 (164.5484) | 34 (154.2628) | 12 (168.5828) | 23 (160.5256) |
| 2019-04-13 | Meat the East Hengelo, 7534 MK | 28 / 41 (638.1484) | 34 (159.9656) | 4 (173.7372) | 40 (147.9428) | 29 (156.5028) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #417 (441 pts) | #508 (371 pts) | #402 (511 pts) | #453 (416 pts) | #414 (486 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #832 (71 pts) | #1102 (56 pts) | #800 (101 pts) | #821 (91 pts) | #817 (86 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #706 (448 pts) | #830 (393 pts) | #584 (598 pts) | #664 (508 pts) | #663 (513 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #851 (365 pts) | #596 (625 pts) | #817 (430 pts) | #779 (450 pts) | #681 (535 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1005 (330 pts) | #1026 (360 pts) | #857 (455 pts) | #805 (500 pts) | #747 (525 pts) |