Head-to-head
Backwooder BBQ vs UP IN SMOKERS
15 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data · 1 dead level
5 head-to-head wins
Backwooder BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Backwooder BBQ | UP IN SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Contests | 37 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 3 | Category wins | 2 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 96.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 94.8% |
| 92.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.6% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 62% |
| ±2.48% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.11% |
Overall scores show as a share of a perfect total (Master /720, Backyard /360) so the two series compare fairly.
Meat by meat (who finishes ahead when both enter the category)
| Backwooder BBQ | UP IN SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (22 meetings) | 9 |
| 14 | Pork Ribs (21 meetings) | 5 |
| 1 | Pork (2 meetings) | 1 |
| 2 | Brisket (2 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 6 times — Backwooder BBQ leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 6 times — Backwooder BBQ leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 2 times — Backwooder BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Rekindled Ironman 2 times — Backwooder BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 2 times — UP IN SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.17 points at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2025-07-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1312 points at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2026-07-11)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Backwooder BBQ | UP IN SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 11 / 39 (342.2284 · Backyard) | 37 / 39 (651.2800 · Master) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 9 / 43 (342.2400 · Backyard) | 37 / 43 (658.6968 · Master) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2026-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 15 / 62 (682.7312) | 16 / 62 (681.6000) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 7 / 17 (341.6804 · Backyard) | 11 / 17 (677.6000 · Master) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 7 / 25 (342.2516 · Backyard) | 6 / 25 (682.2060 · Master) | UP IN SMOKERS |
| 2026-04-03 | Rekindled Ironman | 6 / 14 (338.2172 · Backyard) | 9 / 14 (664.4116 · Master) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 4 / 31 (343.9428 · Backyard) | 24 / 31 (661.5540 · Master) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash | 8 / 25 (337.6572 · Backyard) | 13 / 25 (681.6456 · Master) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 22 / 27 (320.5028 · Backyard) | 22 / 27 (648.4572 · Master) | Dead level |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 23 / 30 (330.7884 · Backyard) | 21 / 30 (665.6228 · Master) | UP IN SMOKERS |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 8 / 63 (681.0744) | 26 / 63 (651.9084) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 9 / 21 (329.0744 · Backyard) | 16 / 21 (664.4344 · Master) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 16 / 28 (325.0516 · Backyard) | 15 / 28 (674.2060 · Master) | UP IN SMOKERS |
| 2025-04-04 | Rekindled Ironman | 4 / 23 (338.8116 · Backyard) | 15 / 23 (665.6000 · Master) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest | 11 / 38 (322.1944 · Backyard) | 18 / 38 (672.9944 · Master) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 1 / 32 (347.9772 · Backyard) | 16 / 32 (681.6000 · Master) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 20 / 35 (332.4912 · Backyard) | 23 / 35 (659.8976 · Master) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 18 / 19 (330.7768 · Backyard) | 14 / 19 (660.3768 · Master) | UP IN SMOKERS |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 22 / 29 (322.8456 · Backyard) | 20 / 29 (666.1948 · Master) | UP IN SMOKERS |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 11 / 26 (335.3600 · Backyard) | 24 / 26 (642.6744 · Master) | Backwooder BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 14 / 37 (335.9200 · Backyard) | 29 / 37 (651.3372 · Master) | Backwooder BBQ |