Head-to-head
Sailor Nicks BBQ vs SmokinGhost BBQ
10 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Sailor Nicks BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Sailor Nicks BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Contests | 212 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 8 | Category wins | 32 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 95.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 31% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±1.52% | 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)
| Sailor Nicks BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (22 meetings) | 12 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (24 meetings) | 16 |
| 7 | Pork (20 meetings) | 13 |
| 12 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Buckeye BBQ Classic 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.29 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5252 points at Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (2026-05-15)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Sailor Nicks BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 16 / 117 (697.6800) | 46 / 117 (689.0516) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 9 / 35 (690.2168) | 11 / 35 (689.6916) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 52 / 125 (687.3372) | 6 / 125 (706.2516) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 257 / 401 (668.5144) | 80 / 401 (690.8000) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 12 / 56 (698.2172) | 18 / 56 (695.3716) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl | 9 / 42 (691.3716) | 13 / 42 (686.2288) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic | 12 / 40 (686.2400) | 10 / 40 (687.9428) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 10 / 70 (700.5144) | 30 / 70 (693.6344) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 32 / 106 (692.4568) | 2 / 106 (705.6800) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 7 / 34 (687.8972) | 19 / 34 (678.7772) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 15 / 100 (696.5488) | 40 / 100 (687.3604) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 33 / 58 (682.1252) | 12 / 58 (693.6344) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 22 / 444 (697.7600) | 33 / 444 (696.5256) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2024-09-06 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl | 18 / 30 (668.5256) | 7 / 30 (690.2860) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic | 17 / 33 (674.2060) | 5 / 33 (688.5028) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 5 / 32 (693.1200) | 13 / 32 (684.4688) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 | BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport | 3 / 20 (690.8460) | 1 / 20 (703.4400) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic | 2 / 32 (694.8228) | 7 / 32 (684.4688) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | 14 / 35 (679.3712) | 1 / 35 (695.9200) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ | 21 / 42 (657.5884) | 9 / 42 (677.0860) | SmokinGhost BBQ |