Head-to-head
WE WILL ROCK QUE vs SmokinGhost BBQ
26 head-to-head wins
Met
55 times in the data
29 head-to-head wins
WE WILL ROCK QUE has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 137 | Contests | 212 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 12 | Category wins | 32 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 98.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 43% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±2.89% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.68% |
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)
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Chicken (58 meetings) | 25 |
| 27 | Pork Ribs (67 meetings) | 40 |
| 22 | Pork (55 meetings) | 33 |
| 35 | Brisket (55 meetings) | 20 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 3 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 3 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 3 times — WE WILL ROCK QUE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — WE WILL ROCK QUE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 46.42 points at Harvest On the Fire At the Winery (2020-07-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0460 points at Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (2025-09-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | WE WILL ROCK QUE | SmokinGhost BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 38 / 117 (691.9316) | 46 / 117 (689.0516) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 2 / 35 (706.9028) | 11 / 35 (689.6916) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 54 / 125 (686.7428) | 6 / 125 (706.2516) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 12 / 44 (689.6572) | 4 / 44 (699.3944) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 192 / 401 (678.7656) | 80 / 401 (690.8000) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 55 / 158 (690.7888) | 136 / 158 (670.1488) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2025-09-26 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash | 7 / 16 (682.1368) | 6 / 16 (682.1828) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 30 / 56 (689.6344) | 18 / 56 (695.3716) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic | 14 / 40 (683.9084) | 10 / 40 (687.9428) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 21 / 26 (670.1136) | 19 / 26 (677.6000) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 62 / 70 (678.1484) | 30 / 70 (693.6344) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 43 / 106 (689.6112) | 2 / 106 (705.6800) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 51 / 100 (683.3372) | 40 / 100 (687.3604) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 198 / 444 (678.7312) | 33 / 444 (696.5256) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 96 / 169 (683.3372) | 147 / 169 (670.1372) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 2 / 58 (702.8344) | 17 / 58 (691.9200) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2024-06-07 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 4 / 38 (697.0740) | 15 / 38 (682.7888) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 8 / 81 (704.5716) | 43 / 81 (691.3716) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 51 / 118 (686.2172) | 75 / 118 (680.4572) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 12 / 93 (695.9772) | 17 / 93 (693.6572) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 60 / 211 (689.6224) | 89 / 211 (685.6916) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 155 / 487 (681.6112) | 42 / 487 (693.1088) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues | 8 / 41 (693.6804) | 12 / 41 (688.5028) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 9 / 25 (680.5716) | 14 / 25 (668.4456) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2023-06-10 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 | 1 / 28 (695.9544) | 2 / 28 (693.1200) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 | 12 / 38 (682.2628) | 4 / 38 (695.9660) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | 15 / 35 (678.1712) | 1 / 35 (695.9200) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 24 / 46 (681.6224) | 1 / 46 (702.8344) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest | 4 / 38 (690.7656) | 13 / 38 (681.6568) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 14 / 45 (684.4568) | 16 / 45 (683.3028) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 9 / 50 (686.8344) | 12 / 50 (683.9316) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 4 / 25 (689.6344) | 14 / 25 (671.8972) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 7 / 32 (689.6456) | 3 / 32 (694.2056) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 14 / 36 (677.0400) | 18 / 36 (674.1484) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 12 / 33 (674.8004) | 15 / 33 (672.4800) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 | 18 / 39 (674.2516) | 17 / 39 (675.3028) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-03-25 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 | 21 / 38 (666.1368) | 4 / 38 (682.7656) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 5 / 44 (683.3944) | 27 / 44 (660.4684) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2021-09-10 | Honor-Q | 2 / 17 (694.8000) | 4 / 17 (690.7656) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 27 / 38 (655.8624) | 30 / 38 (653.5772) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 30 / 44 (654.1832) | 6 / 44 (681.0744) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 28 / 50 (652.4684) | 14 / 50 (671.9084) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs | 12 / 28 (665.6912) | 15 / 28 (655.3948) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 26 / 50 (672.4456) | 13 / 50 (681.6916) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 46 / 53 (641.5656) | 3 / 53 (687.9888) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 48 / 63 (659.9316) | 49 / 63 (659.8856) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 42 / 69 (662.7660) | 34 / 69 (668.4916) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 41 / 66 (650.2172) | 61 / 66 (623.8284) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2019-09-27 | New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival | 9 / 23 (673.5768) | 2 / 23 (687.4060) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 20 / 31 (654.7772) | 17 / 31 (668.4456) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 | 27 / 45 (659.3832) | 8 / 45 (678.2632) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 28 / 50 (654.8004) | 16 / 50 (667.8972) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 | 33 / 48 (637.5772) | 24 / 48 (656.4340) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-05-24 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 | 21 / 40 (650.7548) | 31 / 40 (629.5772) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2019-05-17 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition | 13 / 20 (646.7660) | 12 / 20 (651.8740) | SmokinGhost BBQ |