Head-to-head
Smokey Bey's Barbecue vs Ambition Que
12 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Smokey Bey's Barbecue has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Smokey Bey's Barbecue | Ambition Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Contests | 120 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 5 | Category wins | 6 |
| 5 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 144.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 100% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 24% | Avg finish | top 53% |
| ±13.35% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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 Bey's Barbecue | Ambition Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 6 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 9 |
| 11 | Pork (16 meetings) | 5 |
| 7 | Brisket (15 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ & Fly-In on the River 3 times — Smokey Bey's Barbecue leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 3 times — Smokey Bey's Barbecue leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 3 times — Smokey Bey's Barbecue leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 2 times — Ambition Que leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 2 times — Smokey Bey's Barbecue leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.69 points at BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2026-08-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5488 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2024-10-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | Ambition Que | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 3 / 83 (704.5604) | 60 / 83 (675.8740) | Smokey Bey's Barbecue |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 36 / 101 (690.8116) | 71 / 101 (674.2056) | Smokey Bey's Barbecue |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 34 / 42 (671.3028) | 26 / 42 (674.7544) | Ambition Que |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 8 / 68 (696.5256) | 6 / 68 (698.2056) | Ambition Que |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 21 / 62 (690.8232) | 32 / 62 (683.8740) | Smokey Bey's Barbecue |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks | 23 / 53 (689.6112) | 14 / 53 (697.6688) | Ambition Que |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 3 / 92 (703.3712) | 54 / 92 (678.1940) | Smokey Bey's Barbecue |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 4 / 70 (699.3944) | 12 / 70 (695.4172) | Smokey Bey's Barbecue |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 144 / 444 (683.9656) | 138 / 444 (684.5144) | Ambition Que |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 6 / 65 (701.6800) | 2 / 65 (702.8228) | Ambition Que |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 17 / 33 (695.9772) | 27 / 33 (679.8972) | Smokey Bey's Barbecue |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 12 / 37 (694.7884) | 17 / 37 (690.1940) | Smokey Bey's Barbecue |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 12 / 28 (682.7656) | 9 / 28 (684.5028) | Ambition Que |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 7 / 97 (697.0860) | 28 / 97 (690.1828) | Smokey Bey's Barbecue |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 19 / 58 (686.7888) | 8 / 58 (695.9428) | Ambition Que |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 5 / 40 (347.9772 · Backyard) | 6 / 40 (697.6916 · Master) | Smokey Bey's Barbecue |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 18 / 47 (327.9088 · Backyard) | 30 / 47 (681.6456 · Master) | Smokey Bey's Barbecue |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause | 10 / 36 (345.6800 · Backyard) | 14 / 36 (689.0512 · Master) | Smokey Bey's Barbecue |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 6 / 31 (511.9316 · Backyard) | 17 / 31 (680.4340 · Master) | Smokey Bey's Barbecue |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 13 / 30 (336.5144 · Backyard) | 11 / 30 (685.5996 · Master) | Ambition Que |