Head-to-head
11 head-to-head wins
Met
24 times in the data
13 head-to-head wins
Risky Brisket has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Risky Brisket | iBQ'n | |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Contests | 120 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 9 | Category wins | 21 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 9 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 25% |
| ±3.32% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.77% |
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 | iBQ'n | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (24 meetings) | 13 |
| 20 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 8 |
| 16 | Pork (24 meetings) | 8 |
| 4 | Brisket (24 meetings) | 20 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 3 times — iBQ'n leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — iBQ'n leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 2 times — Risky Brisket leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 48.06 points at Smokin in the Bogs (2020-09-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0112 points at Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard (2022-09-23)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Risky Brisket | iBQ'n | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 6 / 48 (701.0972) | 11 / 48 (692.5028) | Risky Brisket |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 7 / 30 (690.8344) | 16 / 30 (677.0744) | Risky Brisket |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 16 / 34 (681.6228) | 10 / 34 (686.2288) | iBQ'n |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 7 / 62 (693.6572) | 17 / 62 (689.0744) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 12 / 36 (682.7540) | 1 / 36 (697.6456) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 13 / 46 (690.7772) | 12 / 46 (690.7884) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 20 / 50 (675.8856) | 5 / 50 (694.2172) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 18 / 32 (673.0860) | 4 / 32 (694.1940) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 20 / 36 (673.0056) | 3 / 36 (697.6456) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 8 / 25 (688.4800) | 2 / 25 (695.9888) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 5 / 36 (687.3600) | 14 / 36 (682.1596) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 6 / 33 (687.3828) | 9 / 33 (678.7316) | Risky Brisket |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST | 4 / 42 (696.5028) | 17 / 42 (680.4456) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 3 / 44 (689.0744) | 24 / 44 (664.4228) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 13 / 38 (675.3488) | 21 / 38 (662.6852) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 20 / 43 (674.7200) | 23 / 43 (672.4688) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 32 / 49 (660.3996) | 4 / 49 (684.5144) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 | 7 / 37 (685.0628) | 12 / 37 (679.8624) | Risky Brisket |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 31 / 51 (668.9824) | 16 / 51 (677.5884) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 10 / 44 (678.2628) | 14 / 44 (674.8116) | Risky Brisket |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 21 / 50 (660.4112) | 8 / 50 (682.8112) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs | 21 / 28 (634.7316) | 3 / 28 (682.7884) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 20 / 63 (677.6456) | 6 / 63 (683.9316) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 49 / 69 (658.2060) | 8 / 69 (682.1944) | iBQ'n |