Head-to-head
Big James Kitchen vs Smokey Bees BBQ - MS
7 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big James Kitchen | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Contests | 77 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 4 | Category wins | 17 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 99.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 190.6% |
| 96.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 103.6% |
| top 20% | Avg finish | top 22% |
| ±1.95% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±18.87% |
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 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 10 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 5 |
| 1 | Pork (6 meetings) | 5 |
| 0 | Brisket (2 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 3 times — Big James Kitchen leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Big James Kitchen leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — Big James Kitchen leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 2 times — Smokey Bees BBQ - MS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 18.94 points at Fire on the Mountain BBQ (2026-07-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1196 points at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2024-03-15)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big James Kitchen | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ | 11 / 22 (683.8624) | 2 / 22 (702.8000) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 20 / 82 (346.2284) | 10 / 82 (350.2628) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 / 125 (358.8572) | 29 / 125 (339.9428) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 28 (357.7144) | 9 / 28 (347.3712) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 26 / 42 (334.2056) | 2 / 42 (351.9656) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 5 / 70 (352.5716) | 17 / 70 (345.0972) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 29 / 106 (692.4800) | 38 / 106 (690.7540) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 16 / 43 (342.8116) | 2 / 43 (351.4172) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 22 / 100 (342.8000) | 24 / 100 (341.6456) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 7 / 58 (345.0856) | 2 / 58 (351.4172) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 33 (354.2628) | 2 / 33 (353.1200) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 13 / 93 (338.2284) | 15 / 93 (337.1088) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 38 / 60 (674.1372 · Master) | 4 / 60 (347.9772 · Backyard) | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |