Head-to-head
SMOKEY JOKERS vs PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY
2 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| SMOKEY JOKERS | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Contests | 66 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 1 | Category wins | 4 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 93.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 90.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 59% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±2.13% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.98% |
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 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 3 | Pork (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 2 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 3 times — PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 59.57 points at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2025-06-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 5.2116 points at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2019-06-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKEY JOKERS | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 143 / 159 (622.6748) | 27 / 159 (682.2400) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 79 / 167 (653.0972) | 43 / 167 (668.5256) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 34 / 164 (669.1200) | 2 / 164 (694.2284) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 139 / 468 (673.6228) | 369 / 468 (633.6916) | SMOKEY JOKERS |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 90 / 183 (642.1828) | 109 / 183 (636.9712) | SMOKEY JOKERS |