Head-to-head
SMOKEY JOKERS vs SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ
4 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
1 head-to-head wins
SMOKEY JOKERS has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| SMOKEY JOKERS | SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Contests | 9 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 93.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 90.7% |
| 90.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 85.9% |
| top 59% | Avg finish | top 80% |
| ±2.13% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.36% |
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 JOKERS | SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 1 |
| 2 | Pork (5 meetings) | 3 |
| 3 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 3 times — SMOKEY JOKERS leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 69.81 points at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2022-06-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 9.7832 points at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2025-06-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKEY JOKERS | SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 143 / 159 (622.6748) | 151 / 159 (612.8916) | SMOKEY JOKERS |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 79 / 167 (653.0972) | 128 / 167 (627.8856) | SMOKEY JOKERS |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 34 / 164 (669.1200) | 153 / 164 (599.3140) | SMOKEY JOKERS |
| 2021-06-04 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) | 28 / 55 (645.2116) | 42 / 55 (619.2112) | SMOKEY JOKERS |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 90 / 183 (642.1828) | 60 / 183 (652.9712) | SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ |