Head-to-head
Up From The Pits BBQ vs WE WILL ROCK QUE
13 head-to-head wins
Met
24 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Up From The Pits BBQ | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 137 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 10 | Category wins | 12 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.2% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±2.55% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.89% |
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 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (24 meetings) | 11 |
| 15 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 10 |
| 13 | Pork (23 meetings) | 10 |
| 13 | Brisket (23 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 3 times — WE WILL ROCK QUE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 2 times — Up From The Pits BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — WE WILL ROCK QUE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — Up From The Pits BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 171.43 points at Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 (2021-05-15)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.1376 points at Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (2023-07-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Up From The Pits BBQ | WE WILL ROCK QUE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 10 / 26 (339.3712 · Backyard) | 21 / 26 (670.1136 · Master) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 122 / 211 (681.5884) | 60 / 211 (689.6224) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 54 / 487 (691.3828) | 155 / 487 (681.6112) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2023-09-16 | Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot | 2 / 18 (698.2288) | 7 / 18 (690.7888) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 10 / 25 (680.4340) | 9 / 25 (680.5716) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2 / 36 (696.5028) | 11 / 36 (683.3484) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 8 / 25 (681.6460) | 4 / 25 (689.6344) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery | 15 / 28 (681.0624) | 21 / 28 (672.4456) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 16 / 32 (675.2912) | 7 / 32 (689.6456) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 29 / 36 (655.7940) | 14 / 36 (677.0400) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 1 / 25 (697.1084) | 15 / 25 (674.2280) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 15 / 36 (681.0516) | 23 / 36 (671.4168) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 16 / 33 (672.4684) | 12 / 33 (674.8004) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 | 26 / 39 (669.5656) | 18 / 39 (674.2516) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-03-25 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 | 11 / 38 (675.2796) | 21 / 38 (666.1368) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2021-09-10 | Honor-Q | 6 / 17 (687.3140) | 2 / 17 (694.8000) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 31 / 38 (653.5080) | 27 / 38 (655.8624) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 2 / 39 (693.0740) | 39 / 39 (521.6456) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 6 / 41 (684.5028) | 31 / 41 (660.4572) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 20 / 44 (667.8628) | 30 / 44 (654.1832) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2021-03-27 | Mother Road BBQ Competition | 20 / 32 (674.7996) | 25 / 32 (659.3028) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2021-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge | 43 / 52 (658.7768) | 12 / 52 (686.2168) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 6 / 50 (684.0000) | 28 / 50 (652.4684) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 49 / 53 (626.6972) | 46 / 53 (641.5656) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |