Head-to-head
Big James Kitchen vs Rollin Smoke BBQ
8 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Big James Kitchen | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Contests | 87 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 7 |
| 4 | Category wins | 11 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 9 |
| 99.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 190.6% |
| 96.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96.6% |
| top 20% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±1.95% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±11.55% |
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)
| Big James Kitchen | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 5 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 5 |
| 2 | Pork (5 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Big James Kitchen leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 13.17 points at Poosa Q (2025-06-20)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2856 points at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (2025-11-14)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big James Kitchen | Rollin Smoke BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 20 / 82 (346.2284) | 5 / 82 (353.1316) | Rollin Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 / 125 (358.8572) | 4 / 125 (350.8228) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 1 / 44 (354.2744) | 9 / 44 (345.0856) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 3 / 56 (354.2744) | 1 / 56 (356.5600) | Rollin Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 28 (357.7144) | 4 / 28 (354.2744) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-08-01 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 23 (351.9656) | 7 / 23 (347.3828) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 26 / 42 (334.2056) | 8 / 42 (347.3712) | Rollin Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 5 / 70 (352.5716) | 28 / 70 (341.6572) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 16 / 43 (342.8116) | 7 / 43 (347.3828) | Rollin Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 22 / 100 (342.8000) | 14 / 100 (347.3828) | Rollin Smoke BBQ |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 7 / 58 (345.0856) | 22 / 58 (334.7656) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 33 (354.2628) | 10 / 33 (342.8000) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-04-19 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 1 / 37 (529.1428) | 18 / 37 (505.0744) | Big James Kitchen |