Head-to-head
Squeals like the First Time vs Rough Cut Q
2 head-to-head wins
Met
10 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Squeals like the First Time | Rough Cut Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Contests | 65 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 7 |
| 0 | Category wins | 9 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 94.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 195.5% |
| 89.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.3% |
| top 74% | Avg finish | top 27% |
| ±3.64% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±15.09% |
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)
| Squeals like the First Time | Rough Cut Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (10 meetings) | 8 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 3 times — Rough Cut Q leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Rough Cut Q leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 49.81 points at York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2024-06-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 4.5944 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2026-07-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Squeals like the First Time | Rough Cut Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 13 / 39 (341.1088) | 1 / 39 (347.3828) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 14 / 43 (339.9544) | 19 / 43 (335.3600) | Squeals like the First Time |
| 2025-09-28 | First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 14 (322.7772) | 7 / 14 (338.8000) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash | 14 / 25 (314.1828) | 2 / 25 (348.5256) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 18 / 27 (329.6688) | 15 / 27 (335.3600) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 16 / 30 (338.8344) | 21 / 30 (333.6456) | Squeals like the First Time |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 18 / 10 (317.0520) | 8 / 10 (340.5256) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 16 / 26 (326.2060) | 7 / 26 (337.0972) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash | 13 / 26 (313.7032) | 1 / 26 (350.2628) | Rough Cut Q |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 29 / 29 (296.4688) | 1 / 29 (346.2744) | Rough Cut Q |