Head-to-head
20 head-to-head wins
Met
47 times in the data
27 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| SmokinGhost BBQ | iBQ'n | |
|---|---|---|
| 212 | Contests | 120 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 32 | Category wins | 21 |
| 13 | Perfect 180s | 9 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 35% | Avg finish | top 25% |
| ±2.68% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.77% |
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 | iBQ'n | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Chicken (48 meetings) | 33 |
| 39 | Pork Ribs (54 meetings) | 15 |
| 26 | Pork (47 meetings) | 21 |
| 12 | Brisket (46 meetings) | 34 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 3 times — iBQ'n leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 2 times — iBQ'n leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 2 times — iBQ'n leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 181.22 points at Grizzly BBQ Brawl (2024-09-06)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) (2022-06-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SmokinGhost BBQ | iBQ'n | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 11 / 35 (689.6916) | 6 / 35 (693.0856) | iBQ'n |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 6 / 125 (706.2516) | 76 / 125 (680.4224) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl | 13 / 42 (686.2288) | 6 / 42 (694.2172) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 19 / 34 (678.7772) | 10 / 34 (686.2288) | iBQ'n |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 40 / 100 (687.3604) | 36 / 100 (688.4912) | iBQ'n |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 33 / 444 (696.5256) | 195 / 444 (678.7772) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 147 / 169 (670.1372) | 6 / 169 (702.8460) | iBQ'n |
| 2024-09-06 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl | 7 / 30 (690.2860) | 30 / 30 (509.0628) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 13 / 32 (684.4688) | 15 / 32 (683.3028) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 17 / 93 (693.6572) | 4 / 93 (698.2516) | iBQ'n |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 89 / 211 (685.6916) | 87 / 211 (686.1712) | iBQ'n |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 42 / 487 (693.1088) | 59 / 487 (690.7424) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-06-10 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 | 2 / 28 (693.1200) | 8 / 28 (686.1940) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 | 4 / 38 (695.9660) | 7 / 38 (687.9200) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | 1 / 35 (695.9200) | 29 / 35 (655.2800) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 24 / 61 (694.7656) | 26 / 61 (693.6340) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 12 / 91 (691.9428) | 20 / 91 (687.9656) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 1 / 46 (702.8344) | 12 / 46 (690.7884) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 16 / 45 (683.3028) | 18 / 45 (681.0288) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 12 / 50 (683.9316) | 5 / 50 (694.2172) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 3 / 32 (694.2056) | 4 / 32 (694.1940) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 18 / 36 (674.1484) | 3 / 36 (697.6456) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-06-10 | Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational | 4 / 17 (689.0972) | 9 / 17 (682.2060) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 15 / 33 (672.4800) | 9 / 33 (678.7316) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST | 6 / 42 (695.3716) | 17 / 42 (680.4456) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 27 / 44 (660.4684) | 24 / 44 (664.4228) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 30 / 38 (653.5772) | 21 / 38 (662.6852) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 5 / 43 (684.5028) | 23 / 43 (672.4688) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 23 / 49 (668.4684) | 4 / 49 (684.5144) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 6 / 44 (681.0744) | 14 / 44 (674.8116) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship | 21 / 57 (680.4800) | 27 / 57 (679.2912) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 35 / 94 (689.0856) | 12 / 94 (695.3944) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 14 / 50 (671.9084) | 8 / 50 (682.8112) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 25 / 66 (671.3488) | 5 / 66 (685.1772) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs | 15 / 28 (655.3948) | 3 / 28 (682.7884) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 13 / 50 (681.6916) | 12 / 50 (682.8228) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 24 / 42 (657.7144) | 5 / 42 (678.7540) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 3 / 53 (687.9888) | 10 / 53 (683.3256) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 49 / 63 (659.8856) | 6 / 63 (683.9316) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 34 / 69 (668.4916) | 8 / 69 (682.1944) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 61 / 66 (623.8284) | 4 / 66 (686.2516) | iBQ'n |
| 2019-08-30 | Smokin in the Bogs | 1 / 38 (697.6684) | 8 / 38 (687.4400) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 17 / 31 (668.4456) | 8 / 31 (674.1828) | iBQ'n |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 19 / 42 (668.4800) | 11 / 42 (679.3940) | iBQ'n |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 10 / 36 (671.9084) | 2 / 36 (682.7540) | iBQ'n |
| 2019-05-17 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition | 12 / 20 (651.8740) | 5 / 20 (675.8628) | iBQ'n |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 7 / 33 (680.4800) | 2 / 33 (688.5028) | iBQ'n |