Head-to-head
SmokinGhost BBQ vs The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company
24 head-to-head wins
Met
46 times in the data
22 head-to-head wins
The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| SmokinGhost BBQ | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
|---|---|---|
| 212 | Contests | 97 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 32 | Category wins | 6 |
| 13 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.8% |
| top 35% | Avg finish | top 46% |
| ±2.68% | 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)
| SmokinGhost BBQ | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Chicken (46 meetings) | 21 |
| 31 | Pork Ribs (49 meetings) | 18 |
| 33 | Pork (45 meetings) | 12 |
| 21 | Brisket (46 meetings) | 25 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 4 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Buckeye BBQ Classic 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 157.65 points at Effingham -Jam (2021-07-23)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0348 points at CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 (2020-07-18)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SmokinGhost BBQ | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic | 10 / 40 (687.9428) | 8 / 40 (690.8116) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 30 / 70 (693.6344) | 17 / 70 (697.0744) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 2 / 106 (705.6800) | 30 / 106 (692.4800) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 40 / 100 (687.3604) | 14 / 100 (697.0512) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 12 / 58 (693.6344) | 20 / 58 (687.3256) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic | 5 / 33 (688.5028) | 2 / 33 (694.8116) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2024-06-07 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 15 / 38 (682.7888) | 9 / 38 (692.4912) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 17 / 93 (693.6572) | 23 / 93 (690.7884) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic | 7 / 32 (684.4688) | 13 / 32 (676.4224) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-06-10 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 | 2 / 28 (693.1200) | 11 / 28 (683.3256) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 | 4 / 38 (695.9660) | 23 / 38 (666.1828) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 3 / 80 (696.5144) | 59 / 80 (665.0056) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 42 / 505 (693.0740) | 260 / 505 (666.6736) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 47 / 249 (691.3372) | 140 / 249 (679.3256) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 1 / 46 (702.8344) | 28 / 46 (678.6968) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 12 / 50 (683.9316) | 7 / 50 (689.0168) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 14 / 25 (671.8972) | 13 / 25 (672.4112) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 3 / 32 (694.2056) | 20 / 32 (672.4344) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 18 / 36 (674.1484) | 7 / 36 (686.1828) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2022-06-10 | Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational | 4 / 17 (689.0972) | 12 / 17 (678.7196) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 15 / 33 (672.4800) | 5 / 33 (687.8856) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST | 6 / 42 (695.3716) | 3 / 42 (698.2288) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores | 15 / 63 (687.3256) | 35 / 63 (671.2800) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 1 / 73 (706.2284) | 34 / 73 (683.3024) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 79 / 467 (678.7540) | 77 / 467 (678.8456) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 166 / 185 (660.4800) | 97 / 185 (680.4340) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2021-09-10 | Honor-Q | 4 / 17 (690.7656) | 3 / 17 (693.6456) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville | 30 / 50 (679.9084) | 19 / 50 (686.7656) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 29 / 29 (507.9544) | 20 / 29 (665.6000) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 30 / 38 (653.5772) | 29 / 38 (655.2456) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 5 / 43 (684.5028) | 25 / 43 (668.4228) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 23 / 49 (668.4684) | 11 / 49 (676.4916) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship | 21 / 57 (680.4800) | 33 / 57 (672.4344) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett | 7 / 41 (681.6572) | 17 / 41 (670.1024) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 14 / 50 (671.9084) | 13 / 50 (674.1828) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills | 3 / 41 (687.9884) | 27 / 41 (657.5308) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 13 / 50 (681.6916) | 14 / 50 (681.6460) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 24 / 42 (657.7144) | 7 / 42 (677.6800) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 11 / 25 (673.6000) | 12 / 25 (673.5652) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 9 / 30 (677.6688) | 27 / 30 (656.3884) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 3 / 53 (687.9888) | 34 / 53 (662.1600) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 49 / 63 (659.8856) | 44 / 63 (661.5884) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 34 / 69 (668.4916) | 3 / 69 (686.2056) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 61 / 66 (623.8284) | 32 / 66 (655.8856) | The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 24 / 43 (664.4228) | 26 / 43 (663.2912) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-09-27 | New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival | 2 / 23 (687.4060) | 10 / 23 (672.4344) | SmokinGhost BBQ |