Head-to-head
5 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Up From The Pits BBQ | iBQ'n | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 120 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 8 |
| 10 | Category wins | 21 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 9 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.5% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 25% |
| ±2.55% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.77% |
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 | iBQ'n | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 13 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 13 |
| 6 | Pork (19 meetings) | 13 |
| 4 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 15 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — iBQ'n leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 2 times — iBQ'n leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — iBQ'n leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 56.63 points at Harvest On the Fire At the Winery (2020-07-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6404 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2023-09-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Up From The Pits BBQ | iBQ'n | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 122 / 211 (681.5884) | 87 / 211 (686.1712) | iBQ'n |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 54 / 487 (691.3828) | 59 / 487 (690.7424) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2 / 36 (696.5028) | 1 / 36 (697.6456) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 16 / 32 (675.2912) | 4 / 32 (694.1940) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 29 / 36 (655.7940) | 3 / 36 (697.6456) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 1 / 25 (697.1084) | 2 / 25 (695.9888) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 15 / 36 (681.0516) | 14 / 36 (682.1596) | iBQ'n |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 16 / 33 (672.4684) | 9 / 33 (678.7316) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 31 / 38 (653.5080) | 21 / 38 (662.6852) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 36 / 43 (660.9600) | 23 / 43 (672.4688) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 37 / 49 (652.4228) | 4 / 49 (684.5144) | iBQ'n |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 2 / 39 (693.0740) | 9 / 39 (688.5256) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 6 / 41 (684.5028) | 12 / 41 (681.0056) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 20 / 44 (667.8628) | 14 / 44 (674.8116) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 6 / 50 (684.0000) | 8 / 50 (682.8112) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 54 / 66 (642.2056) | 5 / 66 (685.1772) | iBQ'n |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 49 / 53 (626.6972) | 10 / 53 (683.3256) | iBQ'n |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 37 / 42 (632.4684) | 11 / 42 (679.3940) | iBQ'n |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 31 / 36 (632.5028) | 2 / 36 (682.7540) | iBQ'n |