Head-to-head
4 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Salted Anchor | iBQ'n | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Contests | 120 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 5 | Category wins | 21 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 9 |
| 97.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 44% | Avg finish | top 25% |
| ±1.46% | 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)
| Salted Anchor | iBQ'n | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 8 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 11 |
| 4 | Pork (13 meetings) | 9 |
| 4 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 3 times — iBQ'n leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked GLBBQA Spring Fling 2 times — iBQ'n leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 162.83 points at Grizzly BBQ Brawl (2024-09-06)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1196 points at Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (2024-05-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Salted Anchor | iBQ'n | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 23 / 35 (672.5832) | 6 / 35 (693.0856) | iBQ'n |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 3 / 48 (703.4060) | 11 / 48 (692.5028) | Salted Anchor |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 90 / 125 (673.5884) | 76 / 125 (680.4224) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl | 25 / 42 (674.7544) | 6 / 42 (694.2172) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 17 / 34 (679.9316) | 10 / 34 (686.2288) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 8 / 56 (696.5028) | 4 / 56 (702.2400) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 30 / 100 (690.2056) | 36 / 100 (688.4912) | Salted Anchor |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 247 / 444 (672.9940) | 195 / 444 (678.7772) | iBQ'n |
| 2024-09-06 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl | 15 / 30 (671.8972) | 30 / 30 (509.0628) | Salted Anchor |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 14 / 32 (684.4224) | 15 / 32 (683.3028) | Salted Anchor |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 33 / 62 (676.9940) | 17 / 62 (689.0744) | iBQ'n |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 73 / 93 (667.3028) | 4 / 93 (698.2516) | iBQ'n |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 174 / 487 (679.9200) | 59 / 487 (690.7424) | iBQ'n |