Team of the Year

Team profile

Poppin Smoke BBQ

  • KCBS
  • 2024–2026
Contests
26
Grand Championships GC
2
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
0
Overall top 10s
15
Average overall score
413.963
Best overall score
705.109
Seasons active
2024–2026
Sanctioning bodies
KCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 49%

Entries
24
Firsts
1
Top 10s
14

Ribs

Typical finishTop 41%

Entries
29
Firsts
3
Top 10s
20

Pork

Typical finishTop 65%

Entries
6
Firsts
0
Top 10s
1

Brisket

Typical finishTop 45%

Entries
6
Firsts
0
Top 10s
1

Sausage

Typical finishTop 16%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for Poppin Smoke BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2024 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2026 with 14 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 051015 2024: 4 contests, 1 top 10 4 2024 2025: 7 contests, 4 top 10s 7 2025 2026: 14 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 10 top 10s 14 2026
Overall contests by year for Poppin Smoke BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2024401409.94
2025704311.954
202614210466.116
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for Poppin Smoke BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 466.116 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 250300350400450500 2024: average overall score 409.94409.9 2024 2025: average overall score 311.954312.0 2025 2026: average overall score 466.116466.1 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 1stGC

    The United Rentals Big Blue BBQ at Union Station

    Oct 9, 2026KCBS Union Station 30 W. Pershing Rd. Kansas City, MO 20 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 12).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 12).
    705.109
  2. 291st

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 360 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    658.16
  3. 19th

    Meat Inferno

    Sep 11, 2026KCBS Edgerton, KS 33 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    681.017
  4. 13th

    East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival

    Aug 28, 2026KCBS City Square Paola, KS 31 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    686.194
  5. 3rd

    Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2)

    Jul 18, 2026KCBS Osceola, MO 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    347.977
  6. 5th

    Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1)

    Jul 17, 2026KCBS Osceola, MO 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    345.097
  7. 3rd

    Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2)

    Jul 10, 2026KCBS 69 Cameron, MO 16 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    348
  8. 1stGC

    Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1)

    Jul 10, 2026KCBS 69 Cameron, MO 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    353.12
  9. 62nd

    The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

    Jun 26, 2026KCBS Lenexa, KS 157 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    662.766
  10. 6th

    Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest

    Jun 12, 2026KCBS KS 18 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    350.274
  11. 8th

    West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY)

    May 15, 2026KCBS Liberty Street Kansas City, MO 16 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    341.692
  12. 4th

    Iowa State BBQ Championship

    Apr 3, 2026KCBS Altoona, IA 36 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    348.549

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