Head-to-head
Risky Brisket vs SmokinGhost BBQ
13 head-to-head wins
Met
31 times in the data
18 head-to-head wins
Risky Brisket has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Risky Brisket | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Contests | 212 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 9 | Category wins | 32 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±3.32% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.68% |
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 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Chicken (31 meetings) | 16 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (39 meetings) | 23 |
| 16 | Pork (30 meetings) | 14 |
| 14 | Brisket (31 meetings) | 17 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 2 times — Risky Brisket leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked EffingHAM-JAM 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 159.31 points at Effingham -Jam (2021-07-23)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1312 points at Puckaway Pigfest (2022-09-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Risky Brisket | SmokinGhost BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 18 / 26 (681.0056) | 19 / 26 (677.6000) | Risky Brisket |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 16 / 34 (681.6228) | 19 / 34 (678.7772) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 13 / 46 (690.7772) | 1 / 46 (702.8344) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Smokin' For Garrett | 12 / 27 (683.9432) | 8 / 27 (687.9204) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest | 14 / 38 (680.5256) | 13 / 38 (681.6568) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 20 / 50 (675.8856) | 12 / 50 (683.9316) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM | 11 / 25 (677.6112) | 6 / 25 (679.3484) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 7 / 25 (686.1940) | 14 / 25 (671.8972) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 18 / 32 (673.0860) | 3 / 32 (694.2056) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 20 / 36 (673.0056) | 18 / 36 (674.1484) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 6 / 33 (687.3828) | 15 / 33 (672.4800) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST | 4 / 42 (696.5028) | 6 / 42 (695.3716) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 3 / 44 (689.0744) | 27 / 44 (660.4684) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-10-15 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | 13 / 27 (691.9200) | 4 / 27 (703.4400) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off | 14 / 39 (681.6456) | 18 / 39 (676.5028) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 18 / 29 (667.2684) | 29 / 29 (507.9544) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-07-17 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 | 1 / 19 (698.2400) | 12 / 19 (670.1600) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 8 / 25 (679.8972) | 11 / 25 (674.2172) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 13 / 38 (675.3488) | 30 / 38 (653.5772) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 20 / 43 (674.7200) | 5 / 43 (684.5028) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 32 / 49 (660.3996) | 23 / 49 (668.4684) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 10 / 44 (678.2628) | 6 / 44 (681.0744) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 21 / 50 (660.4112) | 14 / 50 (671.9084) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs | 21 / 28 (634.7316) | 15 / 28 (655.3948) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 16 / 25 (671.8968) | 11 / 25 (673.6000) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 6 / 30 (683.9656) | 9 / 30 (677.6688) | Risky Brisket |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 20 / 63 (677.6456) | 49 / 63 (659.8856) | Risky Brisket |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 49 / 69 (658.2060) | 34 / 69 (668.4916) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 31 / 40 (644.9720) | 18 / 40 (666.7660) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 | 14 / 45 (674.8344) | 8 / 45 (678.2632) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 34 / 50 (645.5200) | 16 / 50 (667.8972) | SmokinGhost BBQ |