Head-to-head
8 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Big James Kitchen has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big James Kitchen | ZIPS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Contests | 75 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 7 |
| 4 | Category wins | 16 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 99.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 143% |
| 96.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 97.3% |
| top 20% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±1.95% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±9.13% |
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 | ZIPS BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 3 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 3 |
| 7 | Pork (10 meetings) | 3 |
| 1 | Brisket (3 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 3 times — ZIPS BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 3 times — Big James Kitchen leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 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
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 17.77 points at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (2023-11-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 14.3432 points at 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) (2025-05-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big James Kitchen | ZIPS 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 · Backyard) | 54 / 82 (689.0168 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 / 125 (358.8572 · Backyard) | 35 / 125 (690.2172 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 1 / 44 (354.2744 · Backyard) | 28 / 44 (681.0288 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 3 / 56 (354.2744 · Backyard) | 41 / 56 (677.5656 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 26 / 42 (334.2056 · Backyard) | 6 / 42 (697.0744 · Master) | ZIPS BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 5 / 70 (352.5716 · Backyard) | 34 / 70 (692.4912 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 29 / 106 (692.4800) | 79 / 106 (678.1368) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 22 / 100 (342.8000 · Backyard) | 21 / 100 (694.7888 · Master) | ZIPS BBQ |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 / 45 (354.2744 · Backyard) | 26 / 45 (683.3372 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 7 / 58 (345.0856 · Backyard) | 26 / 58 (685.6344 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 39 / 118 (689.0284) | 2 / 118 (706.2516) | ZIPS BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 13 / 93 (338.2284 · Backyard) | 8 / 93 (696.5372 · Master) | ZIPS BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 38 / 60 (674.1372) | 14 / 60 (691.9084) | ZIPS BBQ |