Head-to-head
Cynical BBQ vs BIG POPPA SMOKERS
4 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data
17 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Cynical BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Contests | 69 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 17 | Category wins | 28 |
| 7 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 95.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.8% |
| top 21% | Avg finish | top 18% |
| ±1.39% | 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)
| Cynical BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 7 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (21 meetings) | 15 |
| 6 | Pork (21 meetings) | 15 |
| 8 | Brisket (21 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 2 times — BIG POPPA SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Clayton BBQ Cook-off 2 times — BIG POPPA SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 34.98 points at Clayton BBQ Cook-off (2019-07-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1428 points at Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge (2019-07-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Cynical BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 2 / 34 (699.9660) | 7 / 34 (693.0512) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest | 8 / 29 (683.3372) | 3 / 29 (690.8000) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 11 / 35 (687.3256) | 4 / 35 (690.7540) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-09-23 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out | 2 / 43 (694.7540) | 11 / 43 (675.3484) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2022-07-08 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 4 / 27 (679.3832) | 1 / 27 (704.5716) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 9 / 37 (684.4800) | 5 / 37 (687.8856) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 23 / 59 (672.4456) | 2 / 59 (693.7028) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 11 / 70 (689.0628) | 4 / 70 (697.0972) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-06-04 | 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards | 7 / 29 (683.3484) | 4 / 29 (686.8572) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-04-17 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 | 9 / 26 (689.6572) | 1 / 26 (702.2400) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 | 5 / 41 (684.4916) | 6 / 41 (681.0628) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2020-01-24 | The Golden State Battle II | 15 / 46 (678.1712) | 10 / 46 (681.0740) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-11-01 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 7 / 37 (687.3712) | 2 / 37 (693.0628) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-07-26 | Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge | 3 / 36 (685.1200) | 2 / 36 (686.2628) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-07-12 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 12 / 31 (673.0512) | 1 / 31 (708.0344) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-06-21 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship | 14 (673.0056) | 9 (677.6572) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-31 | Throwdown in the Vineyards | 5 / 20 (672.5028) | 3 / 20 (678.8112) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-03 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | 5 / 27 (677.1200) | 2 / 27 (690.2284) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-03-30 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 | 7 / 47 (690.2056) | 2 / 47 (699.3944) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 | 3 / 70 (692.5144) | 9 / 70 (683.3600) | Cynical BBQ |
| 2019-01-25 | The Golden State Battle | 20 / 48 (671.8972) | 3 / 48 (692.4684) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |