Head-to-head
Big James Kitchen vs MAYA JANE BBQ CO.
9 head-to-head wins
Met
11 times in the data
2 head-to-head wins
Big James Kitchen has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big James Kitchen | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Contests | 102 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 4 | Category wins | 16 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 99.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 96.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95% |
| top 20% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±1.95% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.61% |
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 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (11 meetings) | 1 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (11 meetings) | 4 |
| 9 | Pork (9 meetings) | 0 |
| 1 | Brisket (4 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ 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: 22.95 points at Honeybee BBQ Competition (2025-05-30)
- 🤏 Closest call: 4.0116 points at 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) (2025-05-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big James Kitchen | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 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) | 70 / 82 (685.5884 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 / 125 (358.8572 · Backyard) | 49 / 125 (687.9084 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 1 / 44 (354.2744 · Backyard) | 21 / 44 (685.0284 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 3 / 56 (354.2744 · Backyard) | 24 / 56 (689.0400 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-05-30 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | 18 / 26 (673.0056) | 2 / 26 (695.9544) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 5 / 70 (352.5716 · Backyard) | 23 / 70 (695.9200 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 29 / 106 (692.4800) | 48 / 106 (688.4684) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 / 45 (354.2744 · Backyard) | 23 / 45 (685.0284 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 7 / 58 (345.0856 · Backyard) | 28 / 58 (683.8972 · Master) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 39 / 118 (689.0284) | 85 / 118 (678.1600) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 38 / 60 (674.1372) | 24 / 60 (688.5144) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |