Head-to-head
19 head-to-head wins
Met
57 times in the data
38 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| SmokinGhost BBQ | QUE U | |
|---|---|---|
| 212 | Contests | 126 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 12 |
| 32 | Category wins | 31 |
| 13 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 98.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.9% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 35% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±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 | QUE U | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Chicken (57 meetings) | 34 |
| 31 | Pork Ribs (67 meetings) | 36 |
| 27 | Pork (56 meetings) | 29 |
| 10 | Brisket (57 meetings) | 47 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 3 times — QUE U leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 3 times — QUE U leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — QUE U leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 171.37 points at Effingham -Jam (2021-07-23)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) (2021-06-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SmokinGhost BBQ | QUE U | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 11 / 35 (689.6916) | 15 / 35 (685.0740) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-09-26 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash | 6 / 16 (682.1828) | 1 / 16 (699.3828) | QUE U |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 19 / 26 (677.6000) | 6 / 26 (690.7540) | QUE U |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 19 / 34 (678.7772) | 11 / 34 (685.5884) | QUE U |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 40 / 100 (687.3604) | 4 / 100 (702.2284) | QUE U |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 17 / 58 (691.9200) | 4 / 58 (700.5028) | QUE U |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 43 / 81 (691.3716) | 58 / 81 (686.7428) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 75 / 118 (680.4572) | 44 / 118 (687.9088) | QUE U |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 13 / 32 (684.4688) | 3 / 32 (697.6456) | QUE U |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 89 / 211 (685.6916) | 74 / 211 (687.3368) | QUE U |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 42 / 487 (693.1088) | 88 / 487 (687.3828) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 23 / 50 (678.1944) | 20 / 50 (682.2056) | QUE U |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) | 9 / 28 (687.3716) | 8 / 28 (689.0516) | QUE U |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) | 14 / 27 (677.5888) | 17 / 27 (670.1488) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 14 / 25 (668.4456) | 7 / 25 (682.1596) | QUE U |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | 1 / 35 (695.9200) | 9 / 35 (683.3488) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 3 / 80 (696.5144) | 11 / 80 (689.6228) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 24 / 61 (694.7656) | 45 / 61 (683.3372) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 12 / 91 (691.9428) | 39 / 91 (682.1944) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 42 / 505 (693.0740) | 1 / 505 (707.4056) | QUE U |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 47 / 249 (691.3372) | 1 / 249 (711.9656) | QUE U |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 1 / 46 (702.8344) | 10 / 46 (692.5372) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest | 13 / 38 (681.6568) | 1 / 38 (700.5256) | QUE U |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM | 6 / 25 (679.3484) | 4 / 25 (687.3256) | QUE U |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 14 / 25 (671.8972) | 1 / 25 (705.6916) | QUE U |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 3 / 32 (694.2056) | 6 / 32 (693.0512) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 18 / 36 (674.1484) | 22 / 36 (669.5772) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 15 / 33 (672.4800) | 1 / 33 (702.8000) | QUE U |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 27 / 44 (660.4684) | 18 / 44 (669.6000) | QUE U |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 29 / 29 (507.9544) | 5 / 29 (679.3256) | QUE U |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 5 / 43 (684.5028) | 4 / 43 (685.0628) | QUE U |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 23 / 49 (668.4684) | 15 / 49 (675.8972) | QUE U |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 35 / 94 (689.0856) | 7 / 94 (698.8112) | QUE U |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett | 7 / 41 (681.6572) | 1 / 41 (692.5256) | QUE U |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 14 / 50 (671.9084) | 11 / 50 (675.9200) | QUE U |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs | 15 / 28 (655.3948) | 10 / 28 (669.5884) | QUE U |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 20 / 45 (672.5144) | 5 / 45 (690.3316) | QUE U |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 13 / 50 (681.6916) | 21 / 50 (675.3028) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 11 / 25 (673.6000) | 6 / 25 (677.0632) | QUE U |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 9 / 30 (677.6688) | 2 / 30 (688.5028) | QUE U |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 3 / 53 (687.9888) | 6 / 53 (685.6456) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 49 / 63 (659.8856) | 55 / 63 (658.1484) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 34 / 69 (668.4916) | 6 / 69 (684.5832) | QUE U |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 61 / 66 (623.8284) | 9 / 66 (675.9656) | QUE U |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest | 7 / 52 (671.3028) | 12 / 52 (662.7544) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 24 / 43 (664.4228) | 1 / 43 (699.4172) | QUE U |
| 2019-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest | 4 / 39 (668.4684) | 8 / 39 (661.0056) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-08-30 | Smokin in the Bogs | 1 / 38 (697.6684) | 11 / 38 (681.6684) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 18 / 40 (666.7660) | 16 / 40 (669.0168) | QUE U |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 19 / 42 (668.4800) | 16 / 42 (671.8744) | QUE U |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 | 8 / 45 (678.2632) | 16 / 45 (673.6688) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 16 / 50 (667.8972) | 26 / 50 (658.1712) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge | 19 / 25 (631.7944) | 10 / 25 (664.9828) | QUE U |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 10 / 36 (671.9084) | 3 / 36 (682.7540) | QUE U |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 | 24 / 48 (656.4340) | 18 / 48 (664.5032) | QUE U |
| 2019-05-24 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 | 31 / 40 (629.5772) | 15 / 40 (662.7428) | QUE U |
| 2019-05-17 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition | 12 / 20 (651.8740) | 4 / 20 (676.5032) | QUE U |