Head-to-head
Take It Easy BBQ vs SmokinGhost BBQ
6 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
Take It Easy BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Take It Easy BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 212 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 8 | Category wins | 32 |
| 6 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 95.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±1.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.68% |
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 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 6 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 12 |
| 6 | Pork (17 meetings) | 11 |
| 9 | Brisket (17 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 2 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Trekking for CDH 2 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke N for the Kids 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.35 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2025-11-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0112 points at Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main (2025-07-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Take It Easy BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 41 / 117 (691.3372) | 46 / 117 (689.0516) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 19 / 101 (695.3716) | 73 / 101 (674.1600) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 38 / 125 (689.6460) | 6 / 125 (706.2516) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub | 26 / 38 (666.6852) | 4 / 38 (691.9200) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 54 / 401 (694.7656) | 80 / 401 (690.8000) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 22 / 158 (696.5028) | 136 / 158 (670.1488) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 23 / 39 (687.8856) | 3 / 39 (702.2516) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 21 / 56 (694.2400) | 18 / 56 (695.3716) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH | 21 / 27 (680.4224) | 12 / 27 (691.9660) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids | 1 / 32 (708.5600) | 24 / 32 (682.7312) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 4 / 32 (698.8116) | 3 / 32 (698.8228) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 3 / 26 (696.4912) | 19 / 26 (677.6000) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 47 / 106 (688.4800) | 2 / 106 (705.6800) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 45 / 100 (685.5884) | 40 / 100 (687.3604) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 13 / 56 (686.7660) | 11 / 56 (689.0284) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH | 11 / 35 (692.4800) | 5 / 35 (702.2400) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids | 15 / 27 (678.7656) | 5 / 27 (698.8000) | SmokinGhost BBQ |