Head-to-head
Risky Brisket vs THE REAL SMOKIN ACES
6 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Risky Brisket | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Contests | 92 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 9 | Category wins | 14 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±3.32% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.53% |
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 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 15 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (21 meetings) | 8 |
| 8 | Pork (21 meetings) | 13 |
| 11 | Brisket (21 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 27.45 points at Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) (2020-06-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1312 points at 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) (2022-05-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Risky Brisket | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 6 / 48 (701.0972) | 17 / 48 (688.5484) | Risky Brisket |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 16 / 34 (681.6228) | 14 / 34 (683.9316) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 7 / 62 (693.6572) | 8 / 62 (692.5256) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 20 / 50 (675.8856) | 17 / 50 (679.3256) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 18 / 32 (673.0860) | 8 / 32 (689.0744) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 20 / 36 (673.0056) | 8 / 36 (685.6344) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 8 / 25 (688.4800) | 3 / 25 (694.8000) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 5 / 36 (687.3600) | 3 / 36 (688.4912) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 6 / 33 (687.3828) | 2 / 33 (701.1200) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-04-29 | Masters in May | 14 / 43 (671.3484) | 8 / 43 (675.2796) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST | 4 / 42 (696.5028) | 12 / 42 (687.9088) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue | 4 / 30 (696.5372) | 1 / 30 (698.2628) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 13 / 38 (675.3488) | 5 / 38 (685.0744) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 20 / 43 (674.7200) | 35 / 43 (661.5888) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 32 / 49 (660.3996) | 6 / 49 (682.2172) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 | 7 / 37 (685.0628) | 26 / 37 (670.2404) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 31 / 51 (668.9824) | 10 / 51 (685.0628) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 21 / 50 (660.4112) | 16 / 50 (671.3720) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 20 / 63 (677.6456) | 31 / 63 (670.2288) | Risky Brisket |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 49 / 69 (658.2060) | 4 / 69 (685.6572) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-10-04 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | 7 / 42 (683.3028) | 6 / 42 (684.4456) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |