On the rise
+39
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 39 points across 7 contests since 2013-08-23 — from 1535 up to 1574.
- 7 contests since 2013-08-23
- now 1574
POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1574
peak 1574 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2014-08-22
Best ToY finish
#238
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
4
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.96 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 650.95 (-4.98)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.52 · weakest Pork (161.90)
Road miles
1,584
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 314 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
650.95 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A multi-meat day
1
contests with 2+ category wins
They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Pickin' in the Panhandle (2013-09-06).
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
They almost always walk
73%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 8 of 11 contests
A top-10 category call in 73% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
671.9316
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.9316 at Pickin' in the Panhandle — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-09-06
A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
A strong matchup
5–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
7 of 7
shared chicken entries lost
DEGUELLO BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, DEGUELLO BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±1.33%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.33% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.4% of a perfect score
- 11 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
30 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1351 of the rated field
- Contests
- 76
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1616
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1574
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1355 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1574
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 22 contests to 11.
⚔ Head-to-head#1359 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1573
No shared contest yet.
17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1352 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1594
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#1357 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1586
No shared contest yet.
Level with POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEGUELLO BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG PEN BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| HOG-IT-UP BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| GRAND SLAM BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 154.2628 | 163.52 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 178.2972 | 150.3316 | 162.22 | top 41% |
| Pork | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 172.5716 | 150.2172 | 161.90 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 172.0000 | 152.5600 | 163.31 | top 33% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 6 | 0 | top 25% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 30% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.3 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2014-08-22
Busiest season
2013
8 contests
Contests a season
5.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
6 of 11 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
11 entries · 1 win · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.52 · weakest Pork (161.90)
Walk rate
73%
a top-10 call in 8 of 11 contests
Overall top-10 rate
64%
7 of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight contests
Master average
650.95
out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
262
280–104 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,584
11 mapped stops · furthest 314 mi
Schedule strength
1519
average field rating faced — tougher than 13% of rated contests
Power rating
1574
peak 1574 · #1356 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5710 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- First call Hogging Up Virginia Bluegrass BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall top-10 Hogging Up Virginia Bluegrass BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- First category win (Chicken) Pickin' in the Panhandle
- First overall podium Pickin' in the Panhandle
- First multi-meat day Pickin' in the Panhandle
- Career-best overall score671.9316 Pickin' in the Panhandle
- 2014
- 10th tracked contest Hogging Up BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Hogging Up BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1574) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Most recent contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.5 | Pickin' in the Panhandle | 2013-09-06 |
| +11.2 | Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival | 2013-06-14 |
| +11.2 | Hogging Up Virginia Bluegrass BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | 2013-06-28 |
| +11.1 | Hogging Up BBQ Festival | 2014-06-27 |
| +9.2 | Smokin' on the Track BBQ | 2013-09-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-06-13 |
| -3.5 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off | 2013-04-19 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 67% | top 37% | 91.3% | 90% |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 75% | top 26% | 93.3% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-22 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA | 6 / 16 (642.2172) | 11 (154.2628) | 3 (166.8344) | 1 (168.5600) | 11 (152.5600) |
| 2014-06-27 | Hogging Up BBQ Festival Winchester, VA | 6 / 46 (657.6344) | 23 (160.5600) | 1 (178.2972) | 40 (150.2172) | 3 (168.5600) |
| 2014-06-13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 18 / 30 (644.9828) | 14 (165.6916) | 23 (155.3828) | 17 (160.4912) | 14 (163.4172) |
| 2013-10-18 | Autumnfest Woodstock, VA | 11 / 40 (637.6916) | 25 (156.5372) | 28 (150.3316) | 9 (165.1200) | 6 (165.7028) |
| 2013-09-20 | Smokin' on the Track BBQ Shenandoah, VA | 5 / 26 (647.2796) | 13 (159.9540) | 5 (165.6916) | 9 (160.5484) | 8 (161.0856) |
| 2013-09-06 | Pickin' in the Panhandle Inwood, WV | 3 / 37 (671.9316) | 1 (176.5600) | 34 (150.8000) | 1 (172.5716) | 3 (172.0000) |
| 2013-08-23 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Richmond, VA | 9 / 29 (649.6456) | 17 (161.1428) | 8 (163.4172) | 18 (156.5256) | 4 (168.5600) |
| 2013-07-12 | The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South Gettysburg, PA | 7 / 29 (643.3028) | 9 (165.1428) | 10 (159.9428) | 3 (165.1200) | 20 (153.0972) |
| 2013-06-28 | Hogging Up Virginia Bluegrass BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Winchester, VA | 5 / 26 (663.4288) | 5 (172.0002) | 2 (173.1428) | 21 (153.1428) | 5 (165.1430) |
| 2013-06-14 | Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD | 11 / 63 (653.7140) | 21 (163.9998) | 30 (158.2858) | 14 (166.2858) | 14 (165.1426) |
| 2013-04-19 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC | 34 / 55 (648.5710) | 35 (162.8568) | 31 (162.2858) | 34 (162.2856) | 34 (161.1428) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #788 (432 pts) | #1098 (302 pts) | #660 (577 pts) | #850 (432 pts) | #770 (467 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #238 (1242 pts) | #272 (1042 pts) | #308 (982 pts) | #237 (1167 pts) | #226 (1227 pts) |