Head-to-head
7 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
LOVE 2 Q is the team TOPEKA BBQ SHOP sees one call ahead more than anyone (2 times). LOVE 2 Q has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Contests | 152 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 1 | Category wins | 29 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 195.9% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 42% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1.36% | 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)
| TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 11 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 11 |
| 8 | Pork (19 meetings) | 11 |
| 8 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 6 times — LOVE 2 Q leads there 5–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Bricks 3 times — TOPEKA BBQ SHOP leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — LOVE 2 Q leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 27.45 points at Smoke in the Spring (2022-04-08)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Smoke on the Bricks (2025-08-08)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | LOVE 2 Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Smoke on the Bricks | 29 / 52 (678.1828) | 28 / 52 (678.7084) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 84 / 101 (669.5884) | 46 / 101 (687.3488) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 196 / 401 (678.2400) | 81 / 401 (690.7996) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks | 11 / 53 (698.2172) | 13 / 53 (698.2056) | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 66 / 92 (668.9944) | 65 / 92 (669.5888) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 189 / 444 (679.3368) | 264 / 444 (669.0744) | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks | 16 / 46 (687.3372) | 23 / 46 (674.1140) | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 272 / 487 (669.1544) | 124 / 487 (684.4684) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 57 / 62 (682.2172) | 62 / 62 (676.4228) | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 60 / 90 (679.8856) | 46 / 90 (685.0400) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 53 / 103 (678.7544) | 23 / 103 (690.7656) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 137 / 505 (680.5256) | 113 / 505 (682.8228) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 95 / 249 (684.5260) | 126 / 249 (681.0396) | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP |
| 2022-07-01 | Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition | 5 / 24 (684.4800) | 2 / 24 (690.1828) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition | 24 / 77 (683.2912) | 7 / 77 (699.3828) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring | 67 / 94 (664.4572) | 10 / 94 (691.9084) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 114 / 467 (674.7540) | 121 / 467 (674.2172) | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring | 30 / 105 (686.7772) | 58 / 105 (674.7656) | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring | 57 / 93 (669.6572) | 41 / 93 (675.8972) | LOVE 2 Q |