Head-to-head
Sure Shot BBQ vs Smoke Show BBQ
9 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Smoke Show BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Sure Shot BBQ | Smoke Show BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Contests | 42 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 3 | Category wins | 3 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 126.3% |
| 95.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.4% |
| top 29% | Avg finish | top 60% |
| ±1.48% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±7.54% |
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)
| Sure Shot BBQ | Smoke Show BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 2 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 6 |
| 6 | Pork (12 meetings) | 6 |
| 5 | Brisket (11 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 2 times — Sure Shot BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 2 times — Sure Shot BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 192.62 points at Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff (2023-03-31)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7144 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2024-10-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Sure Shot BBQ | Smoke Show BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 189 / 401 (679.2796) | 82 / 401 (690.7884) | Smoke Show BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 131 / 158 (671.3144) | 92 / 158 (684.4456) | Smoke Show BBQ |
| 2025-09-12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 18 / 92 (681.7256) | 44 / 92 (663.3832) | Sure Shot BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 82 / 444 (689.6344) | 95 / 444 (687.9200) | Sure Shot BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 15 / 169 (698.2288) | 27 / 169 (694.7656) | Sure Shot BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | 1 / 40 (706.8460) | 7 / 40 (685.6228) | Sure Shot BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 121 / 211 (681.6112) | 90 / 211 (685.6688) | Smoke Show BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 24 / 487 (696.4912) | 103 / 487 (686.2056) | Sure Shot BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 35 / 99 (672.5712) | 78 / 99 (636.4348) | Sure Shot BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | 3 / 57 (698.2516) | 53 / 57 (505.6344) | Sure Shot BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 75 / 505 (687.3716) | 318 / 505 (659.2568) | Sure Shot BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 70 / 249 (687.3600) | 137 / 249 (679.9088) | Sure Shot BBQ |