Head-to-head
RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE vs Ham Squad
12 head-to-head wins
Met
27 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
Ham Squad has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | Ham Squad | |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Contests | 100 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 13 |
| 11 | Category wins | 24 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 143.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 190.8% |
| 104.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 103.3% |
| top 33% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±19.41% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±19.48% |
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 | Ham Squad | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 18 |
| 15 | Pork Ribs (27 meetings) | 12 |
| 6 | Pork (15 meetings) | 9 |
| 0 | Brisket (2 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 6 times — RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — Ham Squad leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 2 times — RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.09 points at Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-09-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0004 points at 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard (2021-11-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | Ham Squad | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 22 / 25 (671.9200) | 13 / 25 (682.7656) | Ham Squad |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 14 / 25 (336.5484 · Backyard) | 5 / 25 (689.6460 · Master) | Ham Squad |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 3 / 43 (351.9656 · Backyard) | 13 / 43 (691.3488 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 1 / 45 (347.4056 · Backyard) | 28 / 45 (676.4228 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-11-08 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ | 11 / 16 (672.9828) | 6 / 16 (690.1944) | Ham Squad |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 4 / 28 (341.1088 · Backyard) | 11 / 28 (689.0516 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | 9 / 27 (341.6456 · Backyard) | 13 / 27 (685.0860 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 4 / 35 (340.4912 · Backyard) | 6 / 35 (696.5144 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 9 / 45 (338.7884 · Backyard) | 6 / 45 (697.6572 · Master) | Ham Squad |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 7 / 42 (341.6456 · Backyard) | 2 / 42 (702.8000 · Master) | Ham Squad |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 / 45 (350.8228 · Backyard) | 11 / 45 (687.3716 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 2 / 27 (514.2400 · Backyard) | 15 / 27 (669.5656 · Master) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2022-09-24 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 18 (492.4456) | 2 / 18 (524.5372) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 20 (505.0628) | 2 / 20 (522.8572) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 | 4 / 13 (343.9428) | 1 / 13 (347.3944) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-05-20 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 | 4 / 14 (339.3600) | 1 / 14 (351.4172) | Ham Squad |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 14 / 53 (487.8632) | 15 / 53 (486.6744) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard | 26 / 33 (329.0632) | 27 / 33 (329.0628) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2021-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 18 (489.5888) | 10 / 18 (505.0628) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 11 / 54 (163.3828 · Open Comp) | 3 / 54 (343.4172 · Backyard) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 12 / 34 (334.2056) | 2 / 34 (341.6800) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 15 / 47 (326.2172) | 6 / 47 (341.0972) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 16 / 40 (490.1944) | 4 / 40 (505.6228) | Ham Squad |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 9 / 46 (499.3716) | 17 / 46 (487.8512) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 12 / 94 (338.8000) | 13 / 94 (338.2516) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2020-08-07 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 | 12 / 19 (314.1256) | 6 / 19 (330.1944) | Ham Squad |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 3 / 59 (336.5372) | 7 / 59 (330.2744) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |