Head-to-head
Zoni-Q vs The Fat is Where It's At
5 head-to-head wins
Met
24 times in the data
19 head-to-head wins
The Fat is Where It's At has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Zoni-Q | The Fat is Where It's At | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 53 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 7 |
| 4 | Category wins | 12 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 144.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 145.2% |
| 99.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 105.9% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 22% |
| ±17.59% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±20.31% |
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)
| Zoni-Q | The Fat is Where It's At | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 13 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 14 |
| 2 | Pork (13 meetings) | 11 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 5 times — The Fat is Where It's At leads there 5–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 4 times — The Fat is Where It's At leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 3 times — The Fat is Where It's At leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 2 times — The Fat is Where It's At leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 173.61 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (2021-03-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1196 points at Smoke in the Grove (2020-07-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Zoni-Q | The Fat is Where It's At | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 18 / 25 (661.0168) | 8 / 25 (682.1484) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 20 / 30 (335.4060 · Backyard) | 6 / 30 (695.3828 · Master) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 5 / 35 (341.6684 · Backyard) | 10 / 35 (675.8512 · Master) | Zoni-Q |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 17 / 26 (326.1944 · Backyard) | 1 / 26 (702.2516 · Master) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 18 / 37 (325.0628 · Backyard) | 5 / 37 (683.8856 · Master) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 14 / 45 (332.4916 · Backyard) | 15 / 45 (682.7428 · Master) | Zoni-Q |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 6 / 51 (341.1084 · Backyard) | 10 / 51 (687.9544 · Master) | Zoni-Q |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival | 14 / 29 (330.7888 · Backyard) | 4 / 29 (688.4800 · Master) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 10 / 37 (333.0740 · Backyard) | 2 / 37 (690.2056 · Master) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 49 / 49 (314.7544) | 12 / 49 (344.5372) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2022-09-24 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 18 (508.5944) | 8 / 18 (513.0860) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2022-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 20 (515.4172) | 7 / 20 (517.6800) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 18 / 42 (498.2516) | 3 / 42 (513.0512) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 9 / 54 (507.4172) | 2 / 54 (515.9772) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 6 / 39 (334.2512) | 2 / 39 (341.6684) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 15 / 50 (487.3600) | 2 / 50 (518.2400) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 4 / 53 (514.8456) | 1 / 53 (522.8800) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2021-09-24 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 19 (489.6800) | 9 / 19 (499.9428) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2021-08-20 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 18 (334.8456) | 4 / 18 (338.8116) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove | 19 / 54 (327.9772) | 13 / 54 (331.3600) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 22 / 40 (319.9772) | 13 / 40 (493.5884) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 16 / 46 (489.0856) | 11 / 46 (496.4916) | The Fat is Where It's At |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove | 10 / 59 (327.9656) | 11 / 59 (326.8460) | Zoni-Q |
| Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 23 (318.2628) | 6 / 23 (314.2744) | Zoni-Q |