Head-to-head
Big Cat BBQ vs SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ
6 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big Cat BBQ | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Contests | 87 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 4 | Category wins | 31 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 97% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 51% | Avg finish | top 30% |
| ±1.55% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.99% |
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)
| Big Cat BBQ | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 16 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 14 |
| 6 | Pork (20 meetings) | 14 |
| 9 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 41.23 points at The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) (2025-05-31)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6684 points at 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2024-01-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Cat BBQ | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot | 56 / 90 (676.4572) | 7 / 90 (697.6572) | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 321 / 401 (651.9200) | 90 / 401 (689.6912) | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 129 / 158 (672.4452) | 24 / 158 (695.9776) | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| 2025-05-31 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) | 25 / 28 (666.1484) | 1 / 28 (707.3828) | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) | 4 / 30 (687.9200) | 9 / 30 (682.1828) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2025-03-28 | Q's & Brews | 19 / 26 (659.8172) | 8 / 26 (686.1944) | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 260 / 444 (670.1944) | 124 / 444 (685.6228) | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 145 / 169 (670.6968) | 123 / 169 (677.5772) | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI | 16 / 33 (676.4456) | 20 / 33 (672.4572) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 7 / 58 (690.1828) | 8 / 58 (688.5144) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 27 / 40 (682.7884) | 6 / 40 (699.3712) | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | The Golden State Battle V | 13 / 28 (676.4916) | 10 / 28 (680.5032) | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| 2023-01-13 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 10 / 45 (679.3140) | 7 / 45 (681.6344) | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| 2022-08-12 | Reata Round Up BBQ Contest | 3 / 25 (687.9084) | 8 / 25 (681.0172) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2022-07-08 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 10 / 27 (666.7428) | 16 / 27 (650.1604) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2022-04-02 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 | 22 / 27 (667.2912) | 18 / 27 (684.4800) | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 21 / 37 (672.5372) | 29 / 37 (660.4684) | Big Cat BBQ |
| 2022-01-22 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 | 23 / 25 (669.0172) | 12 / 25 (682.7656) | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| 2022-01-21 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 | 19 / 30 (666.1484) | 1 / 30 (701.1088) | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 28 / 59 (668.4456) | 19 / 59 (674.1828) | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |