Head-to-head
Sailor Nicks BBQ vs WE WILL ROCK QUE
15 head-to-head wins
Met
22 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Sailor Nicks BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Sailor Nicks BBQ | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Contests | 137 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 8 | Category wins | 12 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.2% |
| 95.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94% |
| top 31% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±1.52% | 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)
| Sailor Nicks BBQ | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (25 meetings) | 15 |
| 21 | Pork Ribs (29 meetings) | 8 |
| 13 | Pork (22 meetings) | 9 |
| 15 | Brisket (22 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 3 times — Sailor Nicks BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Mitten 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 2 times — Sailor Nicks BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ 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 — Sailor Nicks BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 24.02 points at All American BBQ Throwdown (2026-07-31)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0004 points at GLBBQA Spring Fling (2025-04-18)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Sailor Nicks BBQ | WE WILL ROCK QUE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 9 / 45 (693.0628) | 33 / 45 (669.0400) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 7 / 82 (706.2284) | 65 / 82 (686.1944) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 16 / 117 (697.6800) | 38 / 117 (691.9316) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 9 / 35 (690.2168) | 2 / 35 (706.9028) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 6 / 34 (684.0456) | 2 / 34 (693.6800) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 20 / 48 (684.4684) | 9 / 48 (694.8572) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 52 / 125 (687.3372) | 54 / 125 (686.7428) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 257 / 401 (668.5144) | 192 / 401 (678.7656) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 12 / 56 (698.2172) | 30 / 56 (689.6344) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2025-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest | 10 / 45 (693.0856) | 17 / 45 (685.6344) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 10 / 43 (688.4912) | 23 / 43 (675.9084) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic | 12 / 40 (686.2400) | 14 / 40 (683.9084) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 10 / 70 (700.5144) | 62 / 70 (678.1484) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 32 / 106 (692.4568) | 43 / 106 (689.6112) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten | 4 / 26 (688.4916) | 7 / 26 (686.1828) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 12 / 56 (688.5144) | 13 / 56 (688.5140) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 15 / 100 (696.5488) | 51 / 100 (683.3372) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 22 / 444 (697.7600) | 198 / 444 (678.7312) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2024-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues | 24 / 49 (678.7544) | 13 / 49 (687.8856) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 18 / 40 (671.3828) | 10 / 40 (687.3944) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 6 / 26 (683.3372) | 4 / 26 (686.2056) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | 14 / 35 (679.3712) | 15 / 35 (678.1712) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |