Head-to-head
Take It Easy BBQ vs THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE
10 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Take It Easy BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Take It Easy BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 100 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 8 | Category wins | 11 |
| 6 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 95.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.2% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±1.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.59% |
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 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 9 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 13 |
| 9 | Pork (20 meetings) | 11 |
| 10 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 2 times — Take It Easy BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Trekking for CDH 2 times — THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) 2 times — Take It Easy BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 23.52 points at 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) (2026-05-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6060 points at Trekking for CDH (2024-09-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Take It Easy BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | 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) | 75 / 82 (677.5656) | 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) | 71 / 117 (682.1368) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 19 / 101 (695.3716) | 13 / 101 (698.2400) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 38 / 125 (689.6460) | 94 / 125 (670.7312) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub | 26 / 38 (666.6852) | 7 / 38 (689.6456) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 54 / 401 (694.7656) | 232 / 401 (673.6228) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 23 / 39 (687.8856) | 8 / 39 (696.5260) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 21 / 56 (694.2400) | 7 / 56 (701.6804) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH | 21 / 27 (680.4224) | 8 / 27 (693.6460) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids | 1 / 32 (708.5600) | 15 / 32 (692.4800) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 3 / 26 (696.4912) | 17 / 26 (681.0172) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 47 / 106 (688.4800) | 15 / 106 (699.3832) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 15 / 92 (694.7772) | 17 / 92 (693.0744) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-03-29 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) | 12 / 25 (688.4684) | 15 / 25 (686.7428) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-03-28 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) | 7 / 27 (701.6684) | 20 / 27 (679.9316) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 45 / 100 (685.5884) | 53 / 100 (682.1944) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 13 / 56 (686.7660) | 12 / 56 (688.4800) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH | 11 / 35 (692.4800) | 9 / 35 (693.0860) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) | 24 / 34 (681.5884) | 10 / 34 (700.4912) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2024-03-22 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) | 28 / 35 (663.8628) | 20 / 35 (674.7428) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |