Head-to-head
Risky Brisket vs WE WILL ROCK QUE
16 head-to-head wins
Met
26 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Risky Brisket | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Contests | 137 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 9 | Category wins | 12 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.2% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±3.32% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.89% |
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 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chicken (26 meetings) | 9 |
| 14 | Pork Ribs (30 meetings) | 16 |
| 16 | Pork (26 meetings) | 10 |
| 12 | Brisket (26 meetings) | 14 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 3 times — Risky Brisket leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — WE WILL ROCK QUE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — Risky Brisket leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 153.69 points at Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) (2026-08-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5488 points at Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival (2021-08-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Risky Brisket | WE WILL ROCK QUE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 16 / 32 (695.3600) | 18 / 32 (693.6112) | Risky Brisket |
| 2026-08-14 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) | 26 / 26 (525.0972) | 16 / 26 (678.7888) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 6 / 48 (701.0972) | 9 / 48 (694.8572) | Risky Brisket |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 18 / 26 (681.0056) | 21 / 26 (670.1136) | Risky Brisket |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 7 / 30 (690.8344) | 17 / 30 (677.0396) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 12 / 36 (682.7540) | 11 / 36 (683.3484) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 13 / 46 (690.7772) | 24 / 46 (681.6224) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest | 14 / 38 (680.5256) | 4 / 38 (690.7656) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 20 / 50 (675.8856) | 9 / 50 (686.8344) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 7 / 25 (686.1940) | 4 / 25 (689.6344) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery | 19 / 28 (674.1828) | 21 / 28 (672.4456) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 18 / 32 (673.0860) | 7 / 32 (689.6456) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 20 / 36 (673.0056) | 14 / 36 (677.0400) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 8 / 25 (688.4800) | 15 / 25 (674.2280) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 5 / 36 (687.3600) | 23 / 36 (671.4168) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 6 / 33 (687.3828) | 12 / 33 (674.8004) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 3 / 44 (689.0744) | 5 / 44 (683.3944) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 9 / 43 (687.3372) | 10 / 43 (686.7884) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 13 / 38 (675.3488) | 27 / 38 (655.8624) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 10 / 44 (678.2628) | 30 / 44 (654.1832) | Risky Brisket |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 21 / 50 (660.4112) | 28 / 50 (652.4684) | Risky Brisket |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs | 21 / 28 (634.7316) | 12 / 28 (665.6912) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 20 / 63 (677.6456) | 48 / 63 (659.9316) | Risky Brisket |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 49 / 69 (658.2060) | 42 / 69 (662.7660) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 | 14 / 45 (674.8344) | 27 / 45 (659.3832) | Risky Brisket |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 34 / 50 (645.5200) | 28 / 50 (654.8004) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |