Head-to-head
Risky Brisket vs Shiggin aint easy
8 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Shiggin aint easy has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Risky Brisket | Shiggin aint easy | |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Contests | 158 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 9 | Category wins | 31 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 14 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.2% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 34% |
| ±3.32% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.55% |
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)
| Risky Brisket | Shiggin aint easy | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 9 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 11 |
| 11 | Pork (20 meetings) | 9 |
| 10 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 2 times — Shiggin aint easy leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 164.53 points at Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) (2026-08-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5832 points at Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) (2026-08-15)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Risky Brisket | Shiggin aint easy | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 16 / 32 (695.3600) | 15 / 32 (695.9432) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2026-08-14 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) | 26 / 26 (525.0972) | 7 / 26 (689.6228) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 6 / 48 (701.0972) | 24 / 48 (681.6344) | Risky Brisket |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 18 / 26 (681.0056) | 9 / 26 (687.8972) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 7 / 30 (690.8344) | 4 / 30 (695.9544) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 16 / 34 (681.6228) | 6 / 34 (689.6112) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 7 / 62 (693.6572) | 28 / 62 (681.6000) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 20 / 50 (675.8856) | 25 / 50 (669.5772) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-06-17 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 29 / 42 (665.0400) | 6 / 42 (690.8116) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 5 / 36 (687.3600) | 22 / 36 (674.7428) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST | 4 / 42 (696.5028) | 25 / 42 (674.1372) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 63 / 92 (682.7768) | 57 / 92 (684.5028) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 53 / 111 (679.3600) | 58 / 111 (677.6228) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 3 / 44 (689.0744) | 13 / 44 (674.7888) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-10-15 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | 13 / 27 (691.9200) | 3 / 27 (703.9544) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2021-09-17 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ | 7 / 31 (699.3828) | 4 / 31 (703.9888) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 21 / 50 (660.4112) | 1 / 50 (692.5600) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs | 21 / 28 (634.7316) | 6 / 28 (674.2172) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 20 / 63 (677.6456) | 52 / 63 (659.2684) | Risky Brisket |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 49 / 69 (658.2060) | 31 / 69 (669.5656) | Shiggin aint easy |