Head-to-head
Smokin' Bliss BBQ vs Meat Candy Q
9 head-to-head wins
Met
33 times in the data
24 head-to-head wins
Meat Candy Q has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Smokin' Bliss BBQ | Meat Candy Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Contests | 122 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 12 |
| 12 | Category wins | 44 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 25 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.1% |
| 94.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96% |
| top 39% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±2.07% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.63% |
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)
| Smokin' Bliss BBQ | Meat Candy Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (33 meetings) | 24 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (33 meetings) | 23 |
| 15 | Pork (33 meetings) | 18 |
| 16 | Brisket (33 meetings) | 17 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 3 times — Meat Candy Q leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) 3 times — Meat Candy Q leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Jackpot 2 times — Meat Candy Q leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 2 times — Smokin' Bliss BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 42.98 points at Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (2021-05-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6060 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2024-10-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smokin' Bliss BBQ | Meat Candy Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 11 / 27 (684.5032) | 5 / 27 (694.2632) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot | 68 / 90 (670.1140) | 17 / 90 (693.6228) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 11 / 35 (697.7032) | 12 / 35 (696.4912) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2025-08-09 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 5 / 21 (686.2400) | 11 / 21 (678.2172) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 1 / 25 (698.2516) | 18 / 25 (669.6228) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 13 / 31 (675.3372) | 7 / 31 (689.1316) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 4 / 26 (695.3712) | 1 / 26 (699.4400) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 13 / 27 (691.3712) | 7 / 27 (695.3828) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) | 19 / 31 (671.9084) | 5 / 31 (684.5028) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot | 46 / 74 (673.6456) | 35 / 74 (678.7772) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 62 / 444 (692.5028) | 66 / 444 (691.8968) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 143 / 169 (670.7540) | 148 / 169 (670.1256) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 8 / 35 (696.5372) | 4 / 35 (701.7376) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 8 / 34 (692.5832) | 9 / 34 (691.9544) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 13 / 27 (678.7888) | 11 / 27 (681.0740) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI | 19 / 33 (673.5768) | 2 / 33 (693.6228) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 27 / 58 (677.5884) | 3 / 58 (697.6800) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 32 / 40 (678.7428) | 2 / 40 (706.2744) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 77 / 211 (686.7772) | 15 / 211 (697.0856) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 186 / 487 (678.8116) | 66 / 487 (690.1940) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest | 4 / 29 (688.5144) | 20 / 29 (668.4684) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | 21 / 43 (680.4572) | 2 / 43 (704.5256) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-03-03 | The Golden State Battle V | 12 / 28 (679.3256) | 8 / 28 (684.5140) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2023-01-13 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 12 / 45 (677.6228) | 9 / 45 (679.8856) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 12 / 35 (686.7772) | 6 / 35 (689.0516) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-09-23 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out | 4 / 43 (689.1088) | 5 / 43 (688.0000) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2022-08-12 | Reata Round Up BBQ Contest | 18 / 25 (666.2516) | 2 / 25 (697.0856) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) | 15 / 25 (675.9088) | 9 / 25 (688.4800) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-05-27 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) | 15 / 25 (666.7656) | 9 / 25 (682.7772) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-04-29 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship | 16 / 29 (672.4912) | 1 / 29 (705.7488) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2022-04-02 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 | 11 / 27 (696.5372) | 15 / 27 (691.3828) | Smokin' Bliss BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 24 / 37 (665.0744) | 2 / 37 (695.9428) | Meat Candy Q |
| 2021-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships | 16 / 27 (648.9484) | 5 / 27 (691.9312) | Meat Candy Q |