Head-to-head
1 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| smoKINGBATKO BBQ | LG bbq | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Contests | 36 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 5 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 96.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.1% |
| 92% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.4% |
| top 69% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±2.92% | 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)
| smoKINGBATKO BBQ | LG bbq | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 7 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 8 |
| 4 | Pork (12 meetings) | 8 |
| 1 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 4 times — LG bbq leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 2 times — LG bbq leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 2 times — LG bbq leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 2 times — LG bbq leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 63.57 points at Massachusetts in May (Day 2) (2024-05-18)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2168 points at Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) (2025-09-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | LG bbq | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 11 / 29 (690.2744) | 16 / 29 (681.0400) | smoKINGBATKO BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 20 / 33 (671.9204) | 11 / 33 (683.8972) | LG bbq |
| 2025-09-13 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 11 / 16 (683.3600) | 10 / 16 (685.5768) | LG bbq |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) | 28 / 47 (682.8228) | 22 / 47 (685.6572) | LG bbq |
| 2025-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 8 / 30 (683.9312) | 4 / 30 (693.6456) | LG bbq |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 18 / 29 (667.9652) | 14 / 29 (676.5140) | LG bbq |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 28 / 35 (655.9548) | 11 / 35 (688.5144) | LG bbq |
| 2024-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 23 / 30 (644.4572) | 7 / 30 (689.6572) | LG bbq |
| 2024-06-22 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff | 19 / 21 (634.1712) | 3 / 21 (685.6228) | LG bbq |
| 2024-05-18 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 31 / 31 (632.4340) | 2 / 31 (696.0000) | LG bbq |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 31 / 37 (652.5144) | 3 / 37 (696.0116) | LG bbq |
| 2023-06-24 | Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff | 19 / 19 (621.0632) | 11 / 19 (670.8232) | LG bbq |