Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| 309 BBQ | Smoke, Fire & Brew | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Contests | 23 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 1 | Category wins | 8 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 142.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 148.3% |
| 96.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96.6% |
| top 36% | Avg finish | top 20% |
| ±13.92% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±12.04% |
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)
| 309 BBQ | Smoke, Fire & Brew | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 4 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 0 | Pork (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 39.57 points at Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware(BACKYARD ONLY) ()
- 🤏 Closest call: 9.1888 points at Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-08-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | 309 BBQ | Smoke, Fire & Brew | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 35 / 41 (319.3256) | 8 / 41 (347.4172) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2023-08-25 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 26 (346.8344) | 9 / 26 (337.6456) | 309 BBQ |
| 2023-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 33 (346.2400) | 9 / 33 (333.6228) | 309 BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) | 5 / 23 (337.0972) | 1 / 23 (353.1084) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 7 / 40 (314.6968) | 1 / 40 (339.4400) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |
| Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware(BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 22 (494.2056) | 1 / 22 (533.7716) | Smoke, Fire & Brew |