Head-to-head
Big James Kitchen vs COOL HAND QUE
10 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
2 head-to-head wins
Big James Kitchen has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big James Kitchen | COOL HAND QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Contests | 83 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 4 | Category wins | 12 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 99.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 143.8% |
| 96.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| top 20% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±1.95% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±12.28% |
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 | COOL HAND QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 1 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (12 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 — Big James Kitchen leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 3 times — Big James Kitchen leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ 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: 7.39 points at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (2023-11-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.3316 points at 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN (2024-05-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big James Kitchen | COOL HAND QUE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 / 125 (358.8572 · Backyard) | 97 / 125 (669.5656 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 1 / 44 (354.2744 · Backyard) | 24 / 44 (683.3372 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 3 / 56 (354.2744 · Backyard) | 27 / 56 (687.8972 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 26 / 42 (334.2056 · Backyard) | 19 / 42 (687.9200 · Master) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 5 / 70 (352.5716 · Backyard) | 49 / 70 (685.6116 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 29 / 106 (692.4800) | 53 / 106 (686.1712) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 22 / 100 (342.8000 · Backyard) | 63 / 100 (676.4572 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 / 45 (354.2744 · Backyard) | 11 / 45 (694.2056 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 7 / 58 (345.0856 · Backyard) | 22 / 58 (686.2060 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 39 / 118 (689.0284) | 27 / 118 (691.3600) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 13 / 93 (338.2284 · Backyard) | 44 / 93 (682.1828 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 38 / 60 (674.1372) | 48 / 60 (666.7428) | Big James Kitchen |