Head-to-head
3 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
SmokinGhost BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Cotton BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Contests | 212 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 2 | Category wins | 32 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±1.96% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.68% |
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)
| Cotton BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (18 meetings) | 14 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (21 meetings) | 14 |
| 5 | Pork (17 meetings) | 12 |
| 6 | Brisket (17 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 4 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 39.51 points at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2023-03-03)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1544 points at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2024-03-15)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Cotton BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 62 / 125 (684.4340) | 6 / 125 (706.2516) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 113 / 401 (687.8968) | 80 / 401 (690.8000) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 17 / 39 (689.6228) | 3 / 39 (702.2516) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 10 / 56 (699.3828) | 18 / 56 (695.3716) | Cotton BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 65 / 100 (675.8512) | 40 / 100 (687.3604) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 16 / 45 (687.8972) | 38 / 45 (665.6232) | Cotton BBQ |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 41 / 58 (674.1140) | 12 / 58 (693.6344) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 86 / 444 (689.1316) | 33 / 444 (696.5256) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 42 / 58 (668.9940) | 17 / 58 (691.9200) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH | 33 / 35 (667.3028) | 5 / 35 (702.2400) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 20 / 31 (671.3944) | 9 / 31 (687.9316) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 13 / 93 (694.8116) | 17 / 93 (693.6572) | Cotton BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 39 / 80 (675.8628) | 3 / 80 (696.5144) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 55 / 65 (646.0800) | 18 / 65 (685.5884) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 69 / 91 (666.7084) | 12 / 91 (691.9428) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores | 43 / 63 (656.9600) | 15 / 63 (687.3256) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 31 / 50 (648.5492) | 14 / 50 (671.9084) | SmokinGhost BBQ |