Head-to-head
Risky Brisket vs Heavy Smoke BBQ
5 head-to-head wins
Met
27 times in the data
22 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Risky Brisket | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Contests | 201 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 27 |
| 9 | Category wins | 52 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.9% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±3.32% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.37% |
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 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 17 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (31 meetings) | 18 |
| 10 | Pork (27 meetings) | 17 |
| 8 | Brisket (27 meetings) | 19 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked EffingHAM-JAM 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — Heavy Smoke BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 2 times — Heavy Smoke BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — Heavy Smoke BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) 2 times — Heavy Smoke BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 162.79 points at Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) (2026-08-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1544 points at Boo-B-Que - Day 1 (2021-10-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Risky Brisket | Heavy Smoke BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) | 26 / 26 (525.0972) | 9 / 26 (687.8856) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 13 / 46 (690.7772) | 18 / 46 (687.9200) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM | 11 / 25 (677.6112) | 20 / 25 (662.7084) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery | 19 / 28 (674.1828) | 12 / 28 (683.8972) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 18 / 32 (673.0860) | 1 / 32 (706.2400) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 20 / 36 (673.0056) | 9 / 36 (685.0284) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 6 / 33 (687.3828) | 4 / 33 (693.0976) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST | 4 / 42 (696.5028) | 20 / 42 (676.4572) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 63 / 92 (682.7768) | 20 / 92 (694.7772) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 53 / 111 (679.3600) | 1 / 111 (705.1428) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-10-30 | Boo-B-Que - Day 2 | 6 / 33 (694.8000) | 1 / 33 (703.4056) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 | 15 / 41 (690.1940) | 12 / 41 (691.3484) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off | 14 / 39 (681.6456) | 4 / 39 (692.5372) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 18 / 29 (667.2684) | 8 / 29 (677.6116) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-07-17 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 | 1 / 19 (698.2400) | 9 / 19 (674.7200) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 8 / 25 (679.8972) | 3 / 25 (694.2400) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 13 / 38 (675.3488) | 1 / 38 (693.6800) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 20 / 43 (674.7200) | 1 / 43 (687.9200) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 32 / 49 (660.3996) | 8 / 49 (681.0744) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 | 7 / 37 (685.0628) | 29 / 37 (667.8396) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 31 / 51 (668.9824) | 2 / 51 (693.6344) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 10 / 44 (678.2628) | 7 / 44 (680.5028) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 16 / 25 (671.8968) | 1 / 25 (690.1712) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 6 / 30 (683.9656) | 1 / 30 (689.1084) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 20 / 63 (677.6456) | 15 / 63 (679.3484) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 49 / 69 (658.2060) | 9 / 69 (681.6572) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 31 / 40 (644.9720) | 1 / 40 (704.5372) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |