Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| JaBs | Take It Easy BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Contests | 64 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 4 | Category wins | 8 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 98.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 95.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 40% |
| ±2.11% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.42% |
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)
| JaBs | Take It Easy BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 3 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 1 | Pork (5 meetings) | 4 |
| 3 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 45.89 points at Smoke on the Ohio (2025-09-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 10.3084 points at Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (2025-06-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | JaBs | Take It Easy BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 7 / 32 (698.8000) | 25 / 32 (687.3372) | JaBs |
| 2026-08-14 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) | 25 / 26 (661.4964) | 11 / 26 (687.3372) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Ohio | 1 / 27 (709.1428) | 14 / 27 (663.2568) | JaBs |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 27 / 32 (677.5884) | 4 / 32 (698.8116) | Take It Easy BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 12 / 26 (686.1828) | 3 / 26 (696.4912) | Take It Easy BBQ |