Head-to-head
Take It Easy BBQ vs WE WILL ROCK QUE
11 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Take It Easy BBQ | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 137 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 8 | Category wins | 12 |
| 6 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.2% |
| 95.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±1.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.89% |
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 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 9 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (21 meetings) | 11 |
| 10 | Pork (17 meetings) | 7 |
| 11 | Brisket (17 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 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 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 — WE WILL ROCK QUE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.38 points at Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (2025-06-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5944 points at 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) (2026-05-23)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Take It Easy BBQ | WE WILL ROCK QUE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 25 / 32 (687.3372) | 18 / 32 (693.6112) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2026-08-14 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) | 11 / 26 (687.3372) | 16 / 26 (678.7888) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 19 / 82 (701.0856) | 65 / 82 (686.1944) | 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) | 38 / 117 (691.9316) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 5 / 34 (684.5256) | 2 / 34 (693.6800) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 38 / 125 (689.6460) | 54 / 125 (686.7428) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 54 / 401 (694.7656) | 192 / 401 (678.7656) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 22 / 158 (696.5028) | 55 / 158 (690.7888) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 21 / 56 (694.2400) | 30 / 56 (689.6344) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 3 / 26 (696.4912) | 21 / 26 (670.1136) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 11 / 30 (682.2056) | 17 / 30 (677.0396) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 47 / 106 (688.4800) | 43 / 106 (689.6112) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2025-03-29 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) | 12 / 25 (688.4684) | 16 / 25 (680.4456) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-03-28 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) | 7 / 27 (701.6684) | 21 / 27 (679.3368) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 45 / 100 (685.5884) | 51 / 100 (683.3372) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) | 24 / 34 (681.5884) | 22 / 34 (683.8972) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2024-03-22 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) | 28 / 35 (663.8628) | 14 / 35 (680.4568) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |