Head-to-head
Say My Name BBQ vs NORALA BBQ TEAM
12 head-to-head wins
Met
33 times in the data
21 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Say My Name BBQ | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Contests | 105 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 7 | Category wins | 23 |
| 6 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 135.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 145.5% |
| 95.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 102.7% |
| top 42% | Avg finish | top 24% |
| ±6.79% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.51% |
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)
| Say My Name BBQ | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chicken (37 meetings) | 25 |
| 15 | Pork Ribs (37 meetings) | 22 |
| 1 | Pork (12 meetings) | 11 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 4 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 3 times — Say My Name BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Say My Name BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 35.51 points at Poosa Q (2023-10-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1428 points at Poosa Q (2025-06-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Say My Name BBQ | NORALA BBQ TEAM | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 21 / 82 (345.7028) | 24 / 82 (343.9428) | Say My Name BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 73 / 125 (681.0400 · Master) | 1 / 125 (358.8572 · Backyard) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 30 (347.3828) | 15 / 30 (334.7656) | Say My Name BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 15 (349.6800) | 7 / 15 (346.8344) | Say My Name BBQ |
| 2025-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) | 3 / 22 (345.6684) | 12 / 22 (338.2172) | Say My Name BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 6 / 30 (348.5484) | 10 / 30 (345.6800) | Say My Name BBQ |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 29 (342.8228) | 5 / 29 (346.2516) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-08-01 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 23 (346.2516) | 5 / 23 (348.5372) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 5 / 42 (347.3828) | 12 / 42 (346.2400) | Say My Name BBQ |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 35 (347.3712) | 10 / 35 (345.1088) | Say My Name BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 37 / 70 (336.5028) | 4 / 70 (353.1200) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 100 / 106 (662.6744) | 71 / 106 (679.8744) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 32 (349.1084) | 13 / 32 (343.9312) | Say My Name BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 43 (343.9428) | 8 / 43 (346.2400) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 15 / 100 (345.6800) | 12 / 100 (347.3944) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-03-07 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 30 (351.9656) | 6 / 30 (345.0968) | Say My Name BBQ |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 10 / 58 (341.0972) | 6 / 58 (345.0856) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 5 / 38 (348.5256) | 14 / 38 (340.5028) | Say My Name BBQ |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 22 / 59 (343.4056) | 24 / 59 (342.2284) | Say My Name BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 15 / 18 (333.6228) | 3 / 18 (345.6800) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 27 (355.4172) | 3 / 27 (350.8456) | Say My Name BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 20 / 35 (333.0512) | 1 / 35 (353.1428) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 25 / 39 (333.0628) | 7 / 39 (346.2400) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 16 (334.2056) | 4 / 16 (344.5256) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 38 (340.5372) | 9 / 38 (342.7768) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 38 / 93 (319.3372) | 5 / 93 (343.9772) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 57 / 73 (310.7656) | 10 / 73 (346.2744) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 19 (326.8228) | 4 / 19 (339.3716) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 31 / 35 (486.7084) | 5 / 35 (514.2172) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | 35 / 58 (333.0396) | 3 / 58 (350.2628) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-06-09 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 26 (332.5144) | 1 / 26 (346.2632) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls | 31 / 39 (638.1144 · Master) | 11 / 39 (342.2284 · Backyard) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 54 / 80 (669.6572 · Master) | 20 / 80 (335.3600 · Backyard) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |