Head-to-head
Big James Kitchen vs Bentley Que
7 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Big James Kitchen | Bentley Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Contests | 60 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 4 | Category wins | 8 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 5 |
| 99.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 142.4% |
| 96.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| top 20% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±1.95% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±10.88% |
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 | Bentley Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 5 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 8 |
| 4 | Pork (7 meetings) | 3 |
| 1 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 3 times — Bentley Que leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Big James Kitchen leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.02 points at 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN (2024-05-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1432 points at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2024-03-15)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big James Kitchen | Bentley Que | 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) | 12 / 82 (349.6916) | Bentley Que |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 / 125 (358.8572) | 11 / 125 (347.3828) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 28 (357.7144) | 10 / 28 (346.2400) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-08-01 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 23 (351.9656) | 4 / 23 (349.1200) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 26 / 42 (334.2056) | 10 / 42 (346.2516) | Bentley Que |
| 2025-06-13 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 1 / 36 (535.4172) | 4 / 36 (526.2516) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 5 / 70 (352.5716) | 32 / 70 (340.5028) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 22 / 100 (342.8000) | 2 / 100 (351.9888) | Bentley Que |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 33 (354.2628) | 3 / 33 (353.1084) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 39 / 118 (689.0284) | 105 / 118 (661.0056) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 13 / 93 (338.2284) | 10 / 93 (339.3716) | Bentley Que |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 38 / 60 (674.1372 · Master) | 12 / 60 (337.6456 · Backyard) | Bentley Que |