Head-to-head
Smokin' Bandits BBQ vs VanBand BBQ
3 head-to-head wins
Met
3 times in the data
0 head-to-head wins
Smokin' Bandits BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Smokin' Bandits BBQ | VanBand BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Contests | 9 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 95.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 87.3% |
| 92.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 85.4% |
| top 23% | Avg finish | top 53% |
| ±1.2% | Consistency (% of perfect) | — |
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' Bandits BBQ | VanBand BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (3 meetings) | 1 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (3 meetings) | 1 |
| 2 | Pork (2 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 2 times — Smokin' Bandits BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 34.34 points at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2025-03-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 14.9028 points at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2026-03-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | VanBand BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 9 / 23 (513.0512) | 10 / 23 (509.6688) | Smokin' Bandits BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 42 / 125 (329.0512) | 50 / 125 (314.1484) | Smokin' Bandits BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 33 / 100 (334.7656) | 48 / 100 (300.4228) | Smokin' Bandits BBQ |