Head-to-head
21 head-to-head wins
Met
40 times in the data
19 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| WeQ4U | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | Contests | 212 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 13 | Category wins | 32 |
| 8 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±3.19% | 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)
| WeQ4U | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Chicken (40 meetings) | 22 |
| 19 | Pork Ribs (40 meetings) | 21 |
| 18 | Pork (40 meetings) | 22 |
| 23 | Brisket (40 meetings) | 17 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 3 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 2 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.35 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST (2021-09-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5488 points at 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 (2022-05-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | WeQ4U | SmokinGhost BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 1 / 56 (706.2628) | 18 / 56 (695.3716) | WeQ4U |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 25 / 58 (686.7656) | 17 / 58 (691.9200) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 1 / 31 (699.3828) | 9 / 31 (687.9316) | WeQ4U |
| 2024-06-07 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 13 / 38 (687.3256) | 15 / 38 (682.7888) | WeQ4U |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 78 / 81 (676.4228) | 43 / 81 (691.3716) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 61 / 118 (682.7544) | 75 / 118 (680.4572) | WeQ4U |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 21 / 93 (691.3256) | 17 / 93 (693.6572) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-10-06 | Smokin' for Garrett | 10 / 26 (689.0628) | 2 / 26 (702.2400) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues | 1 / 41 (708.5604) | 12 / 41 (688.5028) | WeQ4U |
| 2023-06-10 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 | 20 / 28 (674.7548) | 2 / 28 (693.1200) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 | 15 / 38 (679.3028) | 4 / 38 (695.9660) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 25 / 80 (683.8856) | 3 / 80 (696.5144) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 26 / 65 (679.8856) | 18 / 65 (685.5884) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 11 / 61 (700.4912) | 24 / 61 (694.7656) | WeQ4U |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 2 / 91 (700.5144) | 12 / 91 (691.9428) | WeQ4U |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 16 / 46 (689.0624) | 1 / 46 (702.8344) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 5 / 45 (693.6576) | 16 / 45 (683.3028) | WeQ4U |
| 2022-06-10 | Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational | 14 / 17 (671.8628) | 4 / 17 (689.0972) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-05-14 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 2 | 8 / 23 (689.6456) | 15 / 23 (681.5884) | WeQ4U |
| 2022-05-13 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 | 6 / 25 (685.0856) | 5 / 25 (685.6344) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-04-29 | Smoke on the Water | 7 / 25 (676.4684) | 3 / 25 (691.3828) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST | 14 / 42 (685.0400) | 6 / 42 (695.3716) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores | 4 / 63 (697.0628) | 15 / 63 (687.3256) | WeQ4U |
| 2021-10-15 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | 17 / 27 (689.0628) | 4 / 27 (703.4400) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 299 / 467 (653.0288) | 79 / 467 (678.7540) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 56 / 185 (686.8344) | 166 / 185 (660.4800) | WeQ4U |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville | 8 / 50 (695.9544) | 30 / 50 (679.9084) | WeQ4U |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 20 / 38 (666.7084) | 30 / 38 (653.5772) | WeQ4U |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 20 / 94 (693.0972) | 35 / 94 (689.0856) | WeQ4U |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett | 5 / 41 (683.3144) | 7 / 41 (681.6572) | WeQ4U |
| 2020-09-25 | TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest | 8 / 47 (695.9544) | 15 / 47 (693.6456) | WeQ4U |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills | 13 / 41 (677.0168) | 3 / 41 (687.9884) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 8 / 50 (685.6576) | 13 / 50 (681.6916) | WeQ4U |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 12 / 42 (671.9084) | 24 / 42 (657.7144) | WeQ4U |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 24 / 53 (672.4912) | 3 / 53 (687.9888) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 35 / 63 (669.5996) | 49 / 63 (659.8856) | WeQ4U |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 51 / 69 (656.4228) | 34 / 69 (668.4916) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 43 / 66 (648.9940) | 61 / 66 (623.8284) | WeQ4U |
| 2019-09-27 | New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival | 8 / 23 (676.4804) | 2 / 23 (687.4060) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-03-08 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 3 / 67 (695.9312) | 26 / 67 (678.1828) | WeQ4U |