Head-to-head
16 head-to-head wins
Met
45 times in the data
29 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Shiggin aint easy | iBQ'n | |
|---|---|---|
| 158 | Contests | 120 |
| 8 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 31 | Category wins | 21 |
| 14 | Perfect 180s | 9 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 95.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 34% | Avg finish | top 25% |
| ±1.55% | 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)
| Shiggin aint easy | iBQ'n | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (44 meetings) | 31 |
| 25 | Pork Ribs (51 meetings) | 26 |
| 22 | Pork (45 meetings) | 23 |
| 17 | Brisket (45 meetings) | 28 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 6 times — iBQ'n leads there 5–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bordertown BBQ Brawl 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 — Shiggin aint easy leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked GLBBQA Spring Fling 2 times — iBQ'n leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 177.65 points at Bands and BBQ at the Point (2025-09-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5828 points at Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (2026-05-15)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Shiggin aint easy | iBQ'n | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 7 / 35 (692.5028) | 6 / 35 (693.0856) | iBQ'n |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 1 / 34 (697.0740) | 8 / 34 (680.4912) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 24 / 48 (681.6344) | 11 / 48 (692.5028) | iBQ'n |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 25 / 125 (694.7656) | 76 / 125 (680.4224) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 20 / 56 (690.1828) | 15 / 56 (694.7772) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-09-12 | Bands and BBQ at the Point | 14 / 29 (678.7312) | 29 / 29 (501.0860) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 2 / 43 (699.9656) | 1 / 43 (709.1428) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 4 / 30 (695.9544) | 16 / 30 (677.0744) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 6 / 34 (689.6112) | 10 / 34 (686.2288) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten | 5 / 26 (687.8740) | 1 / 26 (700.5256) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 10 / 56 (694.2284) | 4 / 56 (702.2400) | iBQ'n |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 11 / 40 (686.7428) | 22 / 40 (669.6000) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 4 / 32 (694.7772) | 15 / 32 (683.3028) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 7 / 26 (681.6456) | 5 / 26 (684.4800) | iBQ'n |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 28 / 62 (681.6000) | 17 / 62 (689.0744) | iBQ'n |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 32 / 211 (693.1320) | 87 / 211 (686.1712) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 20 / 487 (697.0628) | 59 / 487 (690.7424) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 6 / 44 (684.4912) | 5 / 44 (685.6572) | iBQ'n |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 | 8 / 38 (685.6228) | 7 / 38 (687.9200) | iBQ'n |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | 19 / 35 (673.5656) | 29 / 35 (655.2800) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 18 / 25 (670.1600) | 7 / 25 (687.8968) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 25 / 50 (669.5772) | 5 / 50 (694.2172) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 11 / 30 (680.4800) | 2 / 30 (701.7144) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-06-10 | Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational | 15 / 17 (670.1484) | 9 / 17 (682.2060) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 22 / 36 (674.7428) | 14 / 36 (682.1596) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST | 25 / 42 (674.1372) | 17 / 42 (680.4456) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 13 / 44 (674.7888) | 24 / 44 (664.4228) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2021-09-10 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition | 1 / 25 (695.3828) | 3 / 25 (688.5028) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2021-08-06 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 8 / 32 (678.2284) | 5 / 32 (681.7372) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 4 / 27 (685.0628) | 7 / 27 (677.6572) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 14 / 41 (678.8232) | 12 / 41 (681.0056) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship | 16 / 57 (683.9428) | 27 / 57 (679.2912) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 80 / 94 (668.4572) | 12 / 94 (695.3944) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 1 / 50 (692.5600) | 8 / 50 (682.8112) | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 40 / 66 (663.3716) | 5 / 66 (685.1772) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-09-12 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 | 13 / 26 (676.4912) | 11 / 26 (682.7656) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 | 9 / 36 (675.8968) | 1 / 36 (689.7144) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs | 6 / 28 (674.2172) | 3 / 28 (682.7884) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 18 / 50 (677.1316) | 12 / 50 (682.8228) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 14 / 42 (669.0744) | 5 / 42 (678.7540) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-07-17 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 9 / 31 (666.8232) | 6 / 31 (674.2168) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 20 / 53 (674.1600) | 10 / 53 (683.3256) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 52 / 63 (659.2684) | 6 / 63 (683.9316) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 31 / 69 (669.5656) | 8 / 69 (682.1944) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 1 / 66 (698.3088) | 4 / 66 (686.2516) | Shiggin aint easy |