Head-to-head
Big James Kitchen vs Blue Smoke Q
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 | Blue Smoke Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Contests | 53 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 4 | Category wins | 8 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 6 |
| 99.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 96.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.8% |
| top 20% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±1.95% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.26% |
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 | Blue Smoke Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 2 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 5 |
| 6 | Pork (11 meetings) | 5 |
| 1 | Brisket (4 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 3 times — Big James Kitchen leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 3 times — Blue Smoke Q leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2 times — Big James Kitchen leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 17.22 points at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (2023-11-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 4.5600 points at 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) (2025-05-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big James Kitchen | Blue Smoke Q | 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) | 34 / 82 (696.5144 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 / 125 (358.8572 · Backyard) | 16 / 125 (698.8000 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 1 / 44 (354.2744 · Backyard) | 18 / 44 (687.3256 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 3 / 56 (354.2744 · Backyard) | 17 / 56 (693.6344 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 26 / 42 (334.2056 · Backyard) | 15 / 42 (692.4684 · Master) | Blue Smoke Q |
| 2025-05-30 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | 18 / 26 (673.0056) | 10 / 26 (683.3028) | Blue Smoke Q |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 29 / 106 (692.4800) | 49 / 106 (687.9200) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 22 / 100 (342.8000 · Backyard) | 16 / 100 (695.9428 · Master) | Blue Smoke Q |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 / 45 (354.2744 · Backyard) | 10 / 45 (694.7540 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 7 / 58 (345.0856 · Backyard) | 5 / 58 (697.6456 · Master) | Blue Smoke Q |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 39 / 118 (689.0284) | 56 / 118 (683.9088) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 13 / 93 (338.2284 · Backyard) | 72 / 93 (667.3144 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 38 / 60 (674.1372) | 16 / 60 (691.3600) | Blue Smoke Q |