Head-to-head
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS vs NORALA BBQ TEAM
22 head-to-head wins
Met
47 times in the data
25 head-to-head wins
NORALA BBQ TEAM is the team Smokey Bees BBQ - MS sees one call ahead more than anyone (5 times).
Career comparison
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | Contests | 105 |
| 10 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 17 | Category wins | 23 |
| 11 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 190.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 145.5% |
| 103.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 102.7% |
| top 22% | Avg finish | top 24% |
| ±18.87% | 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)
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chicken (51 meetings) | 27 |
| 28 | Pork Ribs (53 meetings) | 25 |
| 10 | Pork (15 meetings) | 5 |
| 1 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 3 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 3 times — Smokey Bees BBQ - MS 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 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — Smokey Bees BBQ - MS leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 18.91 points at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2026-03-20)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-09-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | NORALA BBQ TEAM | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 10 / 82 (350.2628) | 24 / 82 (343.9428) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 29 / 125 (339.9428) | 1 / 125 (358.8572) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-10-25 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) | 12 / 16 (343.9312) | 2 / 16 (354.2628) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 28 (347.3712) | 8 / 28 (347.3828) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 29 (345.0972) | 5 / 29 (346.2516) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 7 / 37 (687.9200 · Master) | 1 / 37 (354.2628 · Backyard) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 2 / 42 (351.9656) | 12 / 42 (346.2400) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 35 (349.6800) | 10 / 35 (345.1088) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 17 / 70 (345.0972) | 4 / 70 (353.1200) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 38 / 106 (690.7540) | 71 / 106 (679.8744) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 20 / 32 (337.0512) | 13 / 32 (343.9312) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 2 / 23 (357.7144) | 1 / 23 (358.8572) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 6 / 28 (345.0856) | 1 / 28 (355.4288) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 43 (351.4172) | 8 / 43 (346.2400) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 24 / 100 (341.6456) | 12 / 100 (347.3944) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-03-07 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 30 (358.8572) | 6 / 30 (345.0968) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-12-06 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | 4 / 11 (349.6800) | 1 / 11 (358.8572) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2 / 58 (351.4172) | 6 / 58 (345.0856) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 9 / 38 (343.9428) | 14 / 38 (340.5028) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 6 / 59 (353.7028) | 24 / 59 (342.2284) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-09-27 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 18 (349.6684) | 2 / 18 (351.9772) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 33 (353.1200) | 4 / 33 (347.9772) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 27 (349.6684) | 3 / 27 (350.8456) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-07-12 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 17 (355.4172) | 4 / 17 (348.5372) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 35 (348.5256) | 1 / 35 (353.1428) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 17 / 47 (345.0856) | 44 / 47 (334.1940) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 39 (352.0000) | 7 / 39 (346.2400) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 4 / 20 (351.9772) | 2 / 20 (355.4056) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 11 / 27 (340.5028) | 5 / 27 (344.5372) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls | 1 / 31 (356.5716) | 10 / 31 (338.2172) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 16 (346.2284) | 4 / 16 (344.5256) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 38 (354.2628) | 9 / 38 (342.7768) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 15 / 93 (337.1088) | 5 / 93 (343.9772) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-03-09 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 28 (349.1200) | 4 / 28 (342.7884) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2023-12-01 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | 5 / 17 (341.6456) | 3 / 17 (345.0856) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 4 / 60 (347.9772) | 3 / 60 (349.6800) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 | 8 / 14 (342.2628) | 3 / 14 (349.1200) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 11 / 73 (345.6800) | 10 / 73 (346.2744) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 | 4 / 18 (341.6456) | 2 / 18 (351.9772) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #2 | 2 / 11 (339.3716) | 4 / 11 (337.0628) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 19 (355.4172) | 4 / 19 (339.3716) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | 6 / 58 (349.6684) | 3 / 58 (350.2628) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-06-09 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 26 (342.8000) | 1 / 26 (346.2632) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-04-14 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 17 (521.6572) | 4 / 17 (506.7772) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2022-10-21 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 28 (344.5372) | 2 / 28 (346.8344) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2022-04-22 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) | 5 / 34 (520.5028) | 8 / 34 (510.7884) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2022-03-12 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 26 (507.3828) | 13 / 26 (493.6228) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |