Head-to-head
Up From The Pits BBQ vs THE REAL SMOKIN ACES
5 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Up From The Pits BBQ | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 92 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 10 | Category wins | 14 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±2.55% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.53% |
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)
| Up From The Pits BBQ | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 11 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 11 |
| 7 | Pork (19 meetings) | 12 |
| 8 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 48.65 points at Harvest On the Fire At the Winery (2020-07-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6288 points at Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) (2021-06-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Up From The Pits BBQ | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 122 / 211 (681.5884) | 99 / 211 (684.5028) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 54 / 487 (691.3828) | 8 / 487 (700.5484) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 20 / 505 (695.9656) | 86 / 505 (686.1940) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 153 / 249 (677.6456) | 121 / 249 (681.6112) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 16 / 32 (675.2912) | 8 / 32 (689.0744) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 29 / 36 (655.7940) | 8 / 36 (685.6344) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 1 / 25 (697.1084) | 3 / 25 (694.8000) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 15 / 36 (681.0516) | 3 / 36 (688.4912) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 16 / 33 (672.4684) | 2 / 33 (701.1200) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 31 / 38 (653.5080) | 5 / 38 (685.0744) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 36 / 43 (660.9600) | 35 / 43 (661.5888) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 37 / 49 (652.4228) | 6 / 49 (682.2172) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 2 / 39 (693.0740) | 16 / 39 (673.6572) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 6 / 41 (684.5028) | 16 / 41 (678.1484) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 6 / 50 (684.0000) | 16 / 50 (671.3720) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 54 / 66 (642.2056) | 10 / 66 (681.6800) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 49 / 53 (626.6972) | 18 / 53 (675.3484) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 37 / 42 (632.4684) | 15 / 42 (673.0628) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 31 / 36 (632.5028) | 13 / 36 (667.3488) | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |