Head-to-head
Shiggin aint easy vs THE REAL SMOKIN ACES
19 head-to-head wins
Met
42 times in the data
23 head-to-head wins
Shiggin aint easy has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Shiggin aint easy | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
|---|---|---|
| 158 | Contests | 92 |
| 8 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 31 | Category wins | 14 |
| 14 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 95.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 34% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±1.55% | 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)
| Shiggin aint easy | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (42 meetings) | 31 |
| 22 | Pork Ribs (44 meetings) | 22 |
| 19 | Pork (42 meetings) | 23 |
| 26 | Brisket (42 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 7 times — Shiggin aint easy leads there 4–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bordertown BBQ Brawl 3 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Mitten 2 times — Shiggin aint easy leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked GLBBQA Spring Fling 2 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 30.31 points at Big Blue Barbecue (2020-08-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6748 points at Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 (2021-05-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Shiggin aint easy | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 23 / 45 (681.6228) | 29 / 45 (675.3028) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 7 / 35 (692.5028) | 14 / 35 (685.6684) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 1 / 34 (697.0740) | 18 / 34 (671.9196) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 24 / 48 (681.6344) | 17 / 48 (688.5484) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 24 / 401 (698.8000) | 162 / 401 (682.7428) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 2 / 43 (699.9656) | 24 / 43 (672.5032) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 6 / 34 (689.6112) | 14 / 34 (683.9316) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten | 5 / 26 (687.8740) | 12 / 26 (681.0168) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 10 / 56 (694.2284) | 5 / 56 (700.5372) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 11 / 40 (686.7428) | 12 / 40 (682.2176) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 4 / 32 (694.7772) | 20 / 32 (675.9204) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 7 / 26 (681.6456) | 11 / 26 (674.7540) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 28 / 62 (681.6000) | 8 / 62 (692.5256) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 32 / 211 (693.1320) | 99 / 211 (684.5028) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 20 / 487 (697.0628) | 8 / 487 (700.5484) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 6 / 44 (684.4912) | 8 / 44 (680.5256) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 | 8 / 38 (685.6228) | 11 / 38 (682.2636) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | 19 / 35 (673.5656) | 12 / 35 (679.9428) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 18 / 25 (670.1600) | 17 / 25 (673.0400) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 259 / 505 (666.7080) | 86 / 505 (686.1940) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 176 / 249 (674.1484) | 121 / 249 (681.6112) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 25 / 50 (669.5772) | 17 / 50 (679.3256) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 11 / 30 (680.4800) | 4 / 30 (696.5600) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-06-10 | Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational | 15 / 17 (670.1484) | 3 / 17 (691.3716) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 22 / 36 (674.7428) | 3 / 36 (688.4912) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST | 25 / 42 (674.1372) | 12 / 42 (687.9088) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-09-10 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition | 1 / 25 (695.3828) | 6 / 25 (684.5032) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2021-08-06 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 8 / 32 (678.2284) | 2 / 32 (689.6456) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 4 / 27 (685.0628) | 2 / 27 (691.3600) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 14 / 41 (678.8232) | 16 / 41 (678.1484) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 80 / 94 (668.4572) | 38 / 94 (687.3712) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 1 / 50 (692.5600) | 16 / 50 (671.3720) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 40 / 66 (663.3716) | 10 / 66 (681.6800) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-09-12 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 | 13 / 26 (676.4912) | 22 / 26 (664.4336) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 | 9 / 36 (675.8968) | 5 / 36 (685.6456) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 18 / 50 (677.1316) | 1 / 50 (707.4400) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 14 / 42 (669.0744) | 9 / 42 (674.2168) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-07-17 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 9 / 31 (666.8232) | 17 / 31 (657.6228) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 20 / 53 (674.1600) | 18 / 53 (675.3484) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 52 / 63 (659.2684) | 31 / 63 (670.2288) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 31 / 69 (669.5656) | 4 / 69 (685.6572) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 1 / 66 (698.3088) | 5 / 66 (685.1200) | Shiggin aint easy |