Head-to-head
TWISTED PAIR BBQ vs ELITE BBQ SMOKERS
15 head-to-head wins
Met
39 times in the data
24 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| TWISTED PAIR BBQ | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Contests | 158 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 8 | Category wins | 15 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 97.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.9% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±1.59% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.57% |
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)
| TWISTED PAIR BBQ | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chicken (39 meetings) | 22 |
| 15 | Pork Ribs (39 meetings) | 24 |
| 18 | Pork (39 meetings) | 21 |
| 12 | Brisket (39 meetings) | 27 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 4 times — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.06 points at Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A (2019-10-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0112 points at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin (2021-05-07)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway | 11 / 26 (685.0972) | 7 / 26 (696.5028) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2026-05-01 | Bear-B-Q | 12 / 26 (684.4684) | 13 / 26 (682.7660) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | 9 / 45 (691.9772) | 17 / 45 (682.1828) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 9 / 36 (687.3372) | 8 / 36 (690.7772) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 26 / 37 (671.8856) | 3 / 37 (692.5028) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 31 / 66 (682.2396) | 2 / 66 (701.6800) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2024-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 7 / 26 (691.3944) | 10 / 26 (685.6000) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Clayton BBQ Challenge | 6 / 27 (691.9772) | 7 / 27 (690.2288) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 22 / 73 (682.1712) | 27 / 73 (679.9084) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 16 / 33 (681.6344) | 14 / 33 (684.4456) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 32 / 36 (663.2456) | 8 / 36 (687.3372) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-04-28 | Smokin' in the Pines | 9 / 24 (683.3944) | 7 / 24 (686.7772) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-10-07 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 11 / 27 (678.1828) | 13 / 27 (674.7312) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2022-05-20 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | 8 / 32 (681.6000) | 5 / 32 (683.8740) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-03-18 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm | 25 / 33 (671.2912) | 23 / 33 (673.5772) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 | 23 / 33 (671.8400) | 15 / 33 (678.1596) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 11 / 27 (673.5772) | 5 / 27 (684.5144) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 102 / 467 (481.6456 · Open Comp) | 24 / 467 (689.1084 · Master) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 95 / 185 (680.4684) | 30 / 185 (692.5944) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-08-20 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland | 12 / 26 (683.9084) | 9 / 26 (689.6228) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-06-04 | GrillBillies BBQ Shootout | 14 / 18 (662.7428) | 8 / 18 (679.8968) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-05-07 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin | 5 / 17 (687.8856) | 4 / 17 (687.8968) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-03-12 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland | 19 / 39 (674.1596) | 12 / 39 (686.7312) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-02-20 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 | 10 / 21 (683.3144) | 18 / 21 (668.4800) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2021-02-19 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | 10 / 21 (679.9088) | 17 / 21 (671.8972) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q | 29 / 33 (651.8056) | 14 / 33 (677.6344) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q | 27 / 33 (671.8628) | 5 / 33 (691.9084) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy | 5 / 22 (693.0628) | 16 / 22 (681.6000) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 11 / 24 (679.3372) | 17 / 24 (667.8972) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 36 / 54 (684.4340) | 47 / 54 (671.9204) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash | 30 / 46 (665.0056) | 36 / 46 (651.8860) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2019-11-09 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) | 33 / 33 (647.2228) | 25 / 33 (671.8396) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | 28 / 47 (665.0056) | 40 / 47 (649.5312) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2019-10-25 | Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) | 7 / 20 (677.1316) | 10 / 20 (665.0056) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2019-10-18 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B | 14 / 22 (662.7428) | 11 / 22 (670.1484) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2019-10-17 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A | 14 / 15 (646.6744) | 9 / 15 (674.7312) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 30 / 56 (659.9088) | 17 / 56 (673.6916) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery | 29 / 83 (667.8972) | 46 / 83 (653.0056) | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy | 27 / 60 (660.4456) | 14 / 60 (672.4344) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |