Head-to-head
7 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | Q Cartel | |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Contests | 26 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 11 | Category wins | 9 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 98.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 94.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.2% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 24% |
| ±2.23% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.71% |
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)
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | Q Cartel | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 7 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 8 |
| 9 | Pork (13 meetings) | 4 |
| 8 | Brisket (13 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokey Skies BBQ Competition 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Small Town Smoke Down 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship 2 times — SMOKIN' OUTLAWS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Barbeque on the Bow Festival 2 times — Q Cartel leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.21 points at Barbeque on the Bow Festival (2025-08-30)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5828 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2025-11-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | Q Cartel | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | 3 / 24 (680.4796) | 9 / 24 (673.0740) | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |
| 2026-05-30 | Small Town Smoke Down | 3 / 24 (695.9428) | 1 / 24 (706.2856) | Q Cartel |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 3 / 23 (695.3944) | 4 / 23 (690.2056) | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 15 / 71 (684.5828) | 29 / 71 (678.2516) | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 229 / 401 (674.1368) | 51 / 401 (694.8000) | Q Cartel |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 20 / 158 (696.5144) | 18 / 158 (697.0972) | Q Cartel |
| 2025-08-30 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 19 / 38 (667.3252) | 2 / 38 (696.5372) | Q Cartel |
| 2025-06-21 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | 6 / 27 (690.2400) | 4 / 27 (695.4172) | Q Cartel |
| 2024-09-21 | Smoke 'N the Valley | 2 / 21 (695.9656) | 8 / 21 (678.1940) | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 11 / 35 (681.1084) | 7 / 35 (687.4288) | Q Cartel |
| 2024-06-08 | Small Town Smoke Down | 3 / 27 (685.1316) | 14 / 27 (663.3484) | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |
| 2024-05-25 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 1 / 39 (710.2972) | 2 / 39 (697.7144) | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |
| 2023-09-23 | Smoke 'N the Valley | 11 / 26 (675.9884) | 19 / 26 (657.1316) | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |