Head-to-head
SWEET BELLY'S BBQ vs RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE
5 head-to-head wins
Met
18 times in the data
13 head-to-head wins
SWEET BELLY'S BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Contests | 67 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 5 | Category wins | 11 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 143.9% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 104.3% |
| top 47% | Avg finish | top 33% |
| ±4.08% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±19.41% |
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)
| SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 13 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (18 meetings) | 12 |
| 2 | Pork (8 meetings) | 6 |
| 2 | Brisket (2 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 6 times — dead level 3–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 6 times — RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE leads there 6–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 11.39 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) (2026-07-25)
- 🤏 Closest call: 4.0112 points at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2026-07-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 18 / 39 (685.6000) | 32 / 39 (674.2060) | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 26 / 43 (675.8740) | 31 / 43 (671.8628) | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 16 / 27 (669.0172 · Master) | 7 / 27 (343.9428 · Backyard) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 11 / 30 (688.4568 · Master) | 4 / 30 (346.8228 · Backyard) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 31 / 43 (674.7200 · Master) | 3 / 43 (351.9656 · Backyard) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 38 / 45 (666.7432 · Master) | 1 / 45 (347.4056 · Backyard) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 17 / 32 (679.8860 · Master) | 5 / 32 (340.5028 · Backyard) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 18 / 35 (667.2800 · Master) | 23 / 35 (329.6456 · Backyard) | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 19 / 42 (682.7544 · Master) | 7 / 42 (341.6456 · Backyard) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 7 / 45 (689.0744 · Master) | 2 / 45 (350.8228 · Backyard) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 2 / 40 (699.3600 · Master) | 4 / 40 (344.5256 · Backyard) | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 32 / 51 (664.4228 · Master) | 22 / 51 (329.6224 · Backyard) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 15 / 46 (689.0516 · Master) | 8 / 46 (504.5144 · Backyard) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 32 / 53 (673.0288 · Master) | 13 / 53 (489.0400 · Backyard) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 22 / 54 (664.4800 · Master) | 11 / 54 (163.3828 · Open Comp) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 32 / 47 (660.4228 · Master) | 15 / 47 (326.2172 · Backyard) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| 2019-04-26 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | 4 / 32 (686.8004 · Master) | 6 / 32 (325.0628 · Backyard) | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival | 29 / 54 (658.1940 · Master) | 7 / 54 (326.2172 · Backyard) | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |