Head-to-head
9 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Sailor Nicks BBQ | iBQ'n | |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Contests | 120 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 8 | Category wins | 21 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 9 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 95.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 31% | Avg finish | top 25% |
| ±1.52% | 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)
| Sailor Nicks BBQ | iBQ'n | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 18 |
| 17 | Pork Ribs (27 meetings) | 10 |
| 10 | Pork (20 meetings) | 10 |
| 8 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 3 times — iBQ'n 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 GLBBQA Spring Fling 2 times — iBQ'n leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 159.46 points at Grizzly BBQ Brawl (2024-09-06)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1428 points at Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition (2024-05-03)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Sailor Nicks BBQ | iBQ'n | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 9 / 35 (690.2168) | 6 / 35 (693.0856) | iBQ'n |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 6 / 34 (684.0456) | 8 / 34 (680.4912) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 20 / 48 (684.4684) | 11 / 48 (692.5028) | iBQ'n |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 52 / 125 (687.3372) | 76 / 125 (680.4224) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 35 / 56 (682.7312) | 15 / 56 (694.7772) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl | 9 / 42 (691.3716) | 6 / 42 (694.2172) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 10 / 43 (688.4912) | 1 / 43 (709.1428) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 7 / 34 (687.8972) | 10 / 34 (686.2288) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten | 4 / 26 (688.4916) | 1 / 26 (700.5256) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 12 / 56 (688.5144) | 4 / 56 (702.2400) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 15 / 100 (696.5488) | 36 / 100 (688.4912) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 22 / 444 (697.7600) | 195 / 444 (678.7772) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2024-09-06 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl | 18 / 30 (668.5256) | 30 / 30 (509.0628) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 18 / 40 (671.3828) | 22 / 40 (669.6000) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 5 / 32 (693.1200) | 15 / 32 (683.3028) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 6 / 26 (683.3372) | 5 / 26 (684.4800) | iBQ'n |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 38 / 62 (673.5884) | 17 / 62 (689.0744) | iBQ'n |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 | 11 / 23 (683.3144) | 4 / 23 (697.0860) | iBQ'n |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 16 / 44 (674.1712) | 5 / 44 (685.6572) | iBQ'n |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | 14 / 35 (679.3712) | 29 / 35 (655.2800) | Sailor Nicks BBQ |