Head-to-head
1 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
LOVE 2 Q has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| SMOKEY JOKERS | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Contests | 152 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 1 | Category wins | 29 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 93.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 195.9% |
| 90.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 59% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±2.13% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±8.9% |
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 | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 6 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 4 |
| 0 | Pork (6 meetings) | 6 |
| 1 | Brisket (6 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 2 times — LOVE 2 Q leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 71.58 points at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2025-06-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 5.1544 points at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019-09-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKEY JOKERS | LOVE 2 Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 143 / 159 (622.6748) | 13 / 159 (694.2512) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks | 38 / 46 (648.4456) | 23 / 46 (674.1140) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 79 / 167 (653.0972) | 4 / 167 (694.2400) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 34 / 164 (669.1200) | 1 / 164 (700.0000) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-06-04 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) | 28 / 55 (645.2116) | 7 / 55 (691.9888) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 139 / 468 (673.6228) | 173 / 468 (668.4684) | SMOKEY JOKERS |