Head-to-head
Salted Anchor vs THE REAL SMOKIN ACES
3 head-to-head wins
Met
11 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Salted Anchor | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Contests | 92 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 5 | Category wins | 14 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 97.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 44% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±1.46% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.53% |
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)
| Salted Anchor | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (11 meetings) | 9 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (11 meetings) | 7 |
| 4 | Pork (11 meetings) | 7 |
| 7 | Brisket (11 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked GLBBQA Spring Fling 2 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.03 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0344 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST (2022-09-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Salted Anchor | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 23 / 35 (672.5832) | 14 / 35 (685.6684) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 3 / 48 (703.4060) | 17 / 48 (688.5484) | Salted Anchor |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 198 / 401 (678.1828) | 162 / 401 (682.7428) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 17 / 34 (679.9316) | 14 / 34 (683.9316) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 8 / 56 (696.5028) | 5 / 56 (700.5372) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 247 / 444 (672.9940) | 207 / 444 (677.6568) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 14 / 32 (684.4224) | 20 / 32 (675.9204) | Salted Anchor |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 33 / 62 (676.9940) | 8 / 62 (692.5256) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 174 / 487 (679.9200) | 8 / 487 (700.5484) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 84 / 505 (686.2284) | 86 / 505 (686.1940) | Salted Anchor |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 158 / 467 (670.2516) | 5 / 467 (698.2856) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |