Head-to-head
9 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
THE SMOKING HILLS has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| THE SMOKING HILLS | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Contests | 152 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 7 | Category wins | 29 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 96.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 195.9% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±4.36% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±8.9% |
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)
| THE SMOKING HILLS | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 9 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 6 |
| 6 | Pork (14 meetings) | 8 |
| 8 | Brisket (14 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Big Blue BBQ Championship 4 times — THE SMOKING HILLS leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — THE SMOKING HILLS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on The Harbor (JUDGING FULL) 2 times — LOVE 2 Q leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 150.87 points at Grasshopper '19 (2019-05-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6456 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST (2022-09-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | THE SMOKING HILLS | LOVE 2 Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ | 11 / 25 (687.3832) | 15 / 25 (684.4916) | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2 / 29 (694.2056) | 17 / 29 (679.8628) | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 24 / 444 (697.6916) | 264 / 444 (669.0744) | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| 2024-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 5 / 25 (686.2056) | 12 / 25 (678.1828) | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 25 / 487 (695.9656) | 124 / 487 (684.4684) | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| 2023-06-02 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 18 / 28 (670.7428) | 2 / 28 (693.0860) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 99 / 505 (684.4684) | 113 / 505 (682.8228) | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 66 / 249 (687.9428) | 126 / 249 (681.0396) | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| 2022-08-05 | Smokin on The Harbor (JUDGING FULL) | 10 / 25 (687.3944) | 9 / 25 (689.7028) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 149 / 467 (176.5600 · Open Comp) | 121 / 467 (674.2172 · Master) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-08-20 | Smokin on The Harbor | 2 / 19 (669.7944) | 1 / 19 (671.4856) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 61 / 468 (683.3480) | 173 / 468 (668.4684) | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| 2019-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 1 / 29 (696.5028) | 22 / 29 (655.2684) | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 | 53 / 53 (530.7540) | 18 / 53 (681.6228) | LOVE 2 Q |