Head-to-head
12 head-to-head wins
Met
25 times in the data
13 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | Zoni-Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Contests | 64 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 11 | Category wins | 4 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 143.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 144.3% |
| 104.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 99.5% |
| top 33% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±19.41% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±17.59% |
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)
| RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | Zoni-Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (24 meetings) | 13 |
| 14 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 11 |
| 4 | Pork (11 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 3 times — RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival 3 times — RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Zoni-Q leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 170.22 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (2021-03-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0228 points at York County BBQ Festival (2021-06-18)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | Zoni-Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 10 / 16 (678.1944 · Master) | 5 / 16 (340.4912 · Backyard) | Zoni-Q |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 4 / 30 (346.8228) | 20 / 30 (335.4060) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 23 / 35 (329.6456) | 5 / 35 (341.6684) | Zoni-Q |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 / 45 (350.8228) | 14 / 45 (332.4916) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2023-09-22 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 24 (507.9084) | 4 / 24 (519.3712) | Zoni-Q |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 22 / 51 (329.6224) | 6 / 51 (341.1084) | Zoni-Q |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival | 5 / 29 (339.3828) | 14 / 29 (330.7888) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 1 / 37 (349.1200) | 10 / 37 (333.0740) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2022-09-24 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 18 (492.4456) | 12 / 18 (508.5944) | Zoni-Q |
| 2022-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 20 (505.0628) | 8 / 20 (515.4172) | Zoni-Q |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival | 6 / 34 (336.5144) | 8 / 34 (332.5144) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 9 / 50 (506.8232) | 15 / 50 (487.3600) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 14 / 53 (487.8632) | 4 / 53 (514.8456) | Zoni-Q |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard | 26 / 33 (329.0632) | 24 / 33 (330.2284) | Zoni-Q |
| 2021-09-24 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 19 (501.0400) | 13 / 19 (489.6800) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 11 / 54 (163.3828 · Open Comp) | 19 / 54 (327.9772 · Backyard) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival | 9 / 41 (333.6228) | 8 / 41 (333.6456) | Zoni-Q |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 12 / 34 (334.2056) | 14 / 34 (332.5484) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 15 / 47 (326.2172) | 12 / 47 (329.6572) | Zoni-Q |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 16 / 40 (490.1944) | 22 / 40 (319.9772) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 9 / 46 (499.3716) | 16 / 46 (489.0856) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 12 / 94 (338.8000) | 5 / 94 (344.0228) | Zoni-Q |
| 2020-08-07 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 | 12 / 19 (314.1256) | 10 / 19 (323.3372) | Zoni-Q |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 3 / 59 (336.5372) | 10 / 59 (327.9656) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 23 (299.8512) | 4 / 23 (318.2628) | Zoni-Q |