Head-to-head
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS vs RIBLIFE
15 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | RIBLIFE | |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | Contests | 89 |
| 10 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 17 | Category wins | 13 |
| 11 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 190.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 190.8% |
| 103.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 107.1% |
| top 22% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±18.87% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±22.91% |
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)
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | RIBLIFE | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 10 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (21 meetings) | 9 |
| 5 | Pork (9 meetings) | 4 |
| 1 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Roast N Boast 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) 3 times — Smokey Bees BBQ - MS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 3 times — Smokey Bees BBQ - MS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — Smokey Bees BBQ - MS leads there 3–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 31.53 points at Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-03-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) (2025-12-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | RIBLIFE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) | 4 / 21 (686.1712) | 2 / 21 (686.7312) | RIBLIFE |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 29 (345.0972) | 14 / 29 (341.6688) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 2 / 42 (351.9656) | 7 / 42 (347.3828) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition | 7 / 31 (348.5372) | 13 / 31 (343.3828) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-12-06 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | 4 / 11 (349.6800) | 6 / 11 (346.2516) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 6 / 59 (353.7028) | 14 / 59 (346.2284) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 17 / 47 (345.0856) | 37 / 47 (337.6572) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls | 1 / 31 (356.5716) | 4 / 31 (346.2284) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-03-09 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 28 (349.1200) | 2 / 28 (348.5256) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2023-12-01 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | 5 / 17 (341.6456) | 6 / 17 (335.9084) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2023-10-20 | Roast N Boast | 1 / 12 (528.5256) | 2 / 12 (525.0972) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 11 / 73 (345.6800) | 9 / 73 (346.8344) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | 6 / 58 (349.6684) | 2 / 58 (351.4288) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-03-10 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 31 (521.6800) | 10 / 31 (490.1484) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2022-10-28 | Roast N Boast | 6 / 8 (508.4684) | 3 / 8 (515.3368) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-10-21 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 28 (344.5372) | 10 / 28 (339.3828) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2022-04-22 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) | 5 / 34 (520.5028) | 12 / 34 (503.3140) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2022-03-12 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 26 (507.3828) | 5 / 26 (506.2056) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2021-08-27 | Roast-N-Boast | 2 / 19 (521.0856) | 5 / 19 (508.4912) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2021-05-21 | Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 22 (329.6344) | 8 / 22 (339.3600) | RIBLIFE |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast | 18 / 36 (471.3488) | 9 / 36 (492.4916) | RIBLIFE |