Head-to-head
WE WILL ROCK QUE vs THE REAL SMOKIN ACES
12 head-to-head wins
Met
33 times in the data
21 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
|---|---|---|
| 137 | Contests | 92 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 12 | Category wins | 14 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 98.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 43% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±2.89% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.53% |
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 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Chicken (34 meetings) | 19 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (39 meetings) | 26 |
| 11 | Pork (33 meetings) | 22 |
| 15 | Brisket (33 meetings) | 18 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 4 times — WE WILL ROCK QUE leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Mitten 2 times — WE WILL ROCK QUE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 152.01 points at Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 (2021-05-15)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0008 points at Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 (2023-06-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | WE WILL ROCK QUE | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 33 / 45 (669.0400) | 29 / 45 (675.3028) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 2 / 35 (706.9028) | 14 / 35 (685.6684) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 2 / 34 (693.6800) | 18 / 34 (671.9196) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 9 / 48 (694.8572) | 17 / 48 (688.5484) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 192 / 401 (678.7656) | 162 / 401 (682.7428) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 23 / 43 (675.9084) | 24 / 43 (672.5032) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten | 7 / 26 (686.1828) | 12 / 26 (681.0168) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 13 / 56 (688.5140) | 5 / 56 (700.5372) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 198 / 444 (678.7312) | 207 / 444 (677.6568) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 10 / 40 (687.3944) | 12 / 40 (682.2176) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 4 / 26 (686.2056) | 11 / 26 (674.7540) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 60 / 211 (689.6224) | 99 / 211 (684.5028) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 155 / 487 (681.6112) | 8 / 487 (700.5484) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 | 12 / 38 (682.2628) | 11 / 38 (682.2636) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | 15 / 35 (678.1712) | 12 / 35 (679.9428) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 9 / 50 (686.8344) | 17 / 50 (679.3256) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 7 / 32 (689.6456) | 8 / 32 (689.0744) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 14 / 36 (677.0400) | 8 / 36 (685.6344) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 15 / 25 (674.2280) | 3 / 25 (694.8000) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 23 / 36 (671.4168) | 3 / 36 (688.4912) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 12 / 33 (674.8004) | 2 / 33 (701.1200) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 27 / 38 (655.8624) | 5 / 38 (685.0744) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 39 / 39 (521.6456) | 16 / 39 (673.6572) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 31 / 41 (660.4572) | 16 / 41 (678.1484) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 28 / 50 (652.4684) | 16 / 50 (671.3720) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-09-12 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 | 4 / 26 (691.3484) | 22 / 26 (664.4336) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 | 15 / 36 (667.9772) | 5 / 36 (685.6456) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 26 / 50 (672.4456) | 1 / 50 (707.4400) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 46 / 53 (641.5656) | 18 / 53 (675.3484) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 48 / 63 (659.9316) | 31 / 63 (670.2288) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 42 / 69 (662.7660) | 4 / 69 (685.6572) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 41 / 66 (650.2172) | 5 / 66 (685.1200) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-05-17 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition | 13 / 20 (646.7660) | 2 / 20 (681.5884) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |