Head-to-head
4 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data
17 head-to-head wins
QUE U has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Up From The Pits BBQ | QUE U | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 126 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 12 |
| 10 | Category wins | 31 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.9% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±2.55% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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 | QUE U | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 15 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (23 meetings) | 16 |
| 6 | Pork (20 meetings) | 14 |
| 4 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 3 times — QUE U leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — QUE U 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 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 — QUE U leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 58.95 points at Harvest On the Fire At the Winery (2020-07-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7256 points at Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (2023-07-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Up From The Pits BBQ | QUE U | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 10 / 26 (339.3712 · Backyard) | 6 / 26 (690.7540 · Master) | QUE U |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 122 / 211 (681.5884) | 74 / 211 (687.3368) | QUE U |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 54 / 487 (691.3828) | 88 / 487 (687.3828) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2023-09-16 | Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot | 2 / 18 (698.2288) | 6 / 18 (693.6572) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 10 / 25 (680.4340) | 7 / 25 (682.1596) | QUE U |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2 / 36 (696.5028) | 6 / 36 (688.4916) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 20 / 505 (695.9656) | 1 / 505 (707.4056) | QUE U |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 153 / 249 (677.6456) | 1 / 249 (711.9656) | QUE U |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 8 / 25 (681.6460) | 1 / 25 (705.6916) | QUE U |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 16 / 32 (675.2912) | 6 / 32 (693.0512) | QUE U |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 29 / 36 (655.7940) | 22 / 36 (669.5772) | QUE U |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 16 / 33 (672.4684) | 1 / 33 (702.8000) | QUE U |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 36 / 43 (660.9600) | 4 / 43 (685.0628) | QUE U |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 37 / 49 (652.4228) | 15 / 49 (675.8972) | QUE U |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 6 / 50 (684.0000) | 11 / 50 (675.9200) | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 14 / 25 (672.4800) | 6 / 25 (677.0632) | QUE U |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 14 / 30 (673.0856) | 2 / 30 (688.5028) | QUE U |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 49 / 53 (626.6972) | 6 / 53 (685.6456) | QUE U |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 37 / 40 (615.9428) | 16 / 40 (669.0168) | QUE U |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 37 / 42 (632.4684) | 16 / 42 (671.8744) | QUE U |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 31 / 36 (632.5028) | 3 / 36 (682.7540) | QUE U |