Head-to-head
BBQ Symphony vs Insomnia BBQ Team
6 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BBQ Symphony | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Contests | 36 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 5 | Category wins | 20 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.6% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±2.52% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.61% |
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)
| BBQ Symphony | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 4 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 4 |
| 5 | Pork (9 meetings) | 4 |
| 4 | Brisket (9 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Festival 2 times — BBQ Symphony leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.23 points at BBQ Festival 2019 (2019-08-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0628 points at BBQ Festival Vanamoisa (2023-08-18)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BBQ Symphony | Insomnia BBQ Team | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia | 4 / 11 (675.8968) | 2 / 11 (683.9656) | Insomnia BBQ Team |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 42 / 87 (680.4912) | 54 / 87 (674.1940) | BBQ Symphony |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Smoke | 3 / 18 (663.3712) | 8 / 18 (634.2628) | BBQ Symphony |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa | 2 / 15 (670.3656) | 1 / 15 (671.4284) | Insomnia BBQ Team |
| 2022-09-17 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 | 17 / 25 (636.4000) | 15 / 25 (641.5656) | Insomnia BBQ Team |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ Festival | 3 / 10 (684.5372) | 7 / 10 (673.7028) | BBQ Symphony |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ Festival 2021 | 4 / 13 (651.4052) | 6 / 13 (643.3256) | BBQ Symphony |
| 2020-08-21 | BBQ Festival 2020 | 2 / 13 (681.0972) | 3 / 13 (672.4572) | BBQ Symphony |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ Festival 2019 | 2 / 18 (680.5256) | 11 / 18 (651.2916) | BBQ Symphony |