Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Barking Hogs BBQ | Shark Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Contests | 47 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 4 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 94.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.8% |
| 91.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94% |
| top 60% | Avg finish | top 52% |
| ±2.09% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.3% |
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)
| Barking Hogs BBQ | Shark Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 6 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 7 |
| 1 | Pork (9 meetings) | 8 |
| 3 | Brisket (9 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Trails 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 49.26 points at 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails (2023-09-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.8224 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Barking Hogs BBQ | Shark Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 194 / 401 (678.7540) | 216 / 401 (675.9316) | Barking Hogs BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | Meat Inferno | 14 / 21 (673.0516) | 7 / 21 (689.0400) | Shark Q |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 316 / 444 (659.3140) | 131 / 444 (685.0284) | Shark Q |
| 2023-09-09 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails | 29 / 38 (645.5200) | 6 / 38 (694.7772) | Shark Q |
| 2022-09-09 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails | 22 / 37 (659.3028) | 19 / 37 (670.1256) | Shark Q |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 85 / 164 (649.7600) | 27 / 164 (675.4056) | Shark Q |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails | 30 / 53 (663.8400) | 21 / 53 (685.0168) | Shark Q |
| 2020-09-11 | Smoke on the Trails | 41 / 48 (627.2916) | 28 / 48 (670.2056) | Shark Q |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke on the Trails | 34 / 53 (631.2800) | 41 / 53 (617.5884) | Barking Hogs BBQ |