Head-to-head
13 head-to-head wins
Met
36 times in the data
23 head-to-head wins
LOVE 2 Q has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| Wabash BBQ | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Contests | 152 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 3 | Category wins | 29 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 195.9% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1.84% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±8.9% |
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)
| Wabash BBQ | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (36 meetings) | 23 |
| 14 | Pork Ribs (36 meetings) | 22 |
| 14 | Pork (36 meetings) | 22 |
| 17 | Brisket (36 meetings) | 19 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 4 times — LOVE 2 Q leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 4 times — LOVE 2 Q leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ & Fly-In on the River 3 times — LOVE 2 Q leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — Wabash BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 165.70 points at Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash (2019-08-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0228 points at Qlathe BBQ Championship (2022-03-18)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Wabash BBQ | LOVE 2 Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 72 / 101 (674.1716) | 46 / 101 (687.3488) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 303 / 401 (658.7316) | 81 / 401 (690.7996) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 26 / 159 (683.9316) | 13 / 159 (694.2512) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life | 24 / 30 (642.6052) | 5 / 30 (694.1940) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-04-25 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 23 / 40 (682.8000) | 14 / 40 (688.4568) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 14 / 92 (695.9200) | 65 / 92 (669.5888) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 75 / 444 (690.2856) | 264 / 444 (669.0744) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 17 / 32 (675.8628) | 13 / 32 (685.0284) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 54 / 65 (643.2228) | 22 / 65 (687.3484) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 1 / 44 (703.9544) | 21 / 44 (681.0284) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 62 / 97 (677.0056) | 17 / 97 (693.6572) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 218 / 487 (675.4284) | 124 / 487 (684.4684) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 38 / 57 (657.5424) | 21 / 57 (687.8972) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 81 / 90 (658.6860) | 46 / 90 (685.0400) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 8 / 30 (690.8116) | 16 / 30 (681.0168) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ | 7 / 51 (690.8116) | 21 / 51 (679.9428) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 50 / 103 (679.3260) | 23 / 103 (690.7656) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 50 / 505 (690.2744) | 113 / 505 (682.8228) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 14 / 33 (680.4572) | 15 / 33 (679.9084) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 46 / 54 (639.2116) | 16 / 54 (686.7888) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-08-12 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | 13 / 25 (687.8740) | 6 / 25 (697.0628) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-07-15 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 18 / 27 (674.1488) | 10 / 27 (687.3256) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-06-03 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition | 16 / 41 (673.6116) | 4 / 41 (695.9656) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | 35 / 71 (673.0516) | 34 / 71 (673.0744) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 42 / 467 (501.0856 · Open Comp) | 121 / 467 (674.2172 · Master) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2021-08-13 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | 12 / 25 (690.3204) | 6 / 25 (694.7888) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-06-18 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life | 13 / 37 (686.2172) | 10 / 37 (690.8000) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 36 / 46 (657.6232) | 20 / 46 (677.6456) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | 10 / 39 (685.0860) | 15 / 39 (683.8972) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2020-08-28 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off | 20 / 37 (682.2172) | 22 / 37 (679.9316) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2020-08-07 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | 17 / 30 (679.3712) | 8 / 30 (691.9200) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery | 18 / 31 (674.7776) | 15 / 31 (676.4684) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 22 / 468 (509.6912 · Open Comp) | 173 / 468 (668.4684 · Master) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2019-08-09 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | 11 / 30 (679.3944) | 30 / 30 (513.6912) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 | 13 / 53 (688.0004) | 18 / 53 (681.6228) | Wabash BBQ |
| 2019-04-12 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 18 / 54 (671.3144) | 17 / 54 (671.3828) | LOVE 2 Q |