Head-to-head
Take It Easy BBQ vs SMOKE THIS BBQ MO
10 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Take It Easy BBQ has taken the last 6 meetings.
Career comparison
| Take It Easy BBQ | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 107 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 8 | Category wins | 11 |
| 6 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 95.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.1% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±1.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.3% |
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)
| Take It Easy BBQ | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 2 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 13 |
| 9 | Pork (17 meetings) | 8 |
| 6 | Brisket (17 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 2 times — Take It Easy BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 2 times — Take It Easy BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — SMOKE THIS BBQ MO leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 13.22 points at Trekking for CDH (2025-09-13)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1772 points at Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) (2025-03-28)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Take It Easy BBQ | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 19 / 82 (701.0856) | 33 / 82 (696.5376) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 41 / 117 (691.3372) | 58 / 117 (685.0396) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 19 / 101 (695.3716) | 38 / 101 (690.1940) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge | 15 / 26 (693.6112) | 18 / 26 (687.9088) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 54 / 401 (694.7656) | 100 / 401 (689.0856) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 22 / 158 (696.5028) | 64 / 158 (689.0400) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 23 / 39 (687.8856) | 5 / 39 (699.3368) | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH | 21 / 27 (680.4224) | 9 / 27 (693.6460) | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 36 / 62 (682.2172) | 22 / 62 (689.6228) | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 4 / 32 (698.8116) | 1 / 32 (705.0856) | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off | 21 / 36 (679.8860) | 12 / 36 (691.3372) | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 3 / 26 (696.4912) | 13 / 26 (684.4572) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 15 / 92 (694.7772) | 25 / 92 (689.6228) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-03-28 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) | 7 / 27 (701.6684) | 9 / 27 (700.4912) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids | 15 / 27 (678.7656) | 17 / 27 (677.0288) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) | 24 / 34 (681.5884) | 21 / 34 (687.3372) | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO |
| 2024-03-22 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) | 28 / 35 (663.8628) | 23 / 35 (670.6968) | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO |