Head-to-head
Old Town Franklin BBQ vs BIG POPPA SMOKERS
2 head-to-head wins
Met
22 times in the data
20 head-to-head wins
BIG POPPA SMOKERS has taken the last 9 meetings.
Career comparison
| Old Town Franklin BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Contests | 69 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 4 | Category wins | 28 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 97% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.8% |
| top 39% | Avg finish | top 18% |
| ±1.56% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.31% |
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)
| Old Town Franklin BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (22 meetings) | 14 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 16 |
| 5 | Pork (22 meetings) | 17 |
| 9 | Brisket (22 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Clayton BBQ Cook-off 2 times — BIG POPPA SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.61 points at 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship (2022-04-29)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.8112 points at Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship (2024-04-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Old Town Franklin BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 11 / 34 (690.2400) | 7 / 34 (693.0512) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 18 / 58 (683.3828) | 2 / 58 (698.7884) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 28 / 40 (682.1712) | 17 / 40 (690.1712) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest | 5 / 29 (686.2632) | 3 / 29 (690.8000) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-07-08 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 3 / 27 (683.3716) | 1 / 27 (704.5716) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-04-29 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship | 18 / 29 (667.8856) | 2 / 29 (696.4912) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-06-04 | 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards | 15 / 29 (667.3140) | 4 / 29 (686.8572) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-04-17 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 | 11 / 26 (688.4684) | 1 / 26 (702.2400) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 | 18 / 41 (667.3484) | 6 / 41 (681.0628) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2020-01-24 | The Golden State Battle II | 6 / 46 (685.1428) | 10 / 46 (681.0740) | Old Town Franklin BBQ |
| 2019-11-01 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 9 / 37 (682.7660) | 2 / 37 (693.0628) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | 12 / 37 (682.7540) | 2 / 37 (697.6568) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-07-26 | Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge | 20 / 36 (658.7428) | 2 / 36 (686.2628) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-07-12 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 3 / 31 (698.3200) | 1 / 31 (708.0344) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-06-21 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship | 5 (684.4912) | 9 (677.6572) | Old Town Franklin BBQ |
| 2019-05-31 | Throwdown in the Vineyards | 4 / 20 (673.6916) | 3 / 20 (678.8112) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-03 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | 11 / 27 (665.6340) | 2 / 27 (690.2284) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-04-26 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship | 20 / 48 (665.6684) | 4 / 48 (685.7028) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-03-30 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 | 13 / 47 (682.2400) | 2 / 47 (699.3944) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 | 30 / 70 (667.8744) | 9 / 70 (683.3600) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-01-25 | The Golden State Battle | 11 / 48 (681.6112) | 3 / 48 (692.4684) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-01-18 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 46 / 63 (646.1144) | 14 / 63 (674.7084) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |