Head-to-head
Big James Kitchen vs NORALA BBQ TEAM
5 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
NORALA BBQ TEAM is the team Big James Kitchen sees one call ahead more than anyone (3 times).
Career comparison
| Big James Kitchen | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Contests | 105 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 4 | Category wins | 23 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 99.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 145.5% |
| 96.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 102.7% |
| top 20% | Avg finish | top 24% |
| ±1.95% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.51% |
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 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 8 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 7 |
| 3 | Pork (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 3 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Big James Kitchen leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 2 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 12.61 points at 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) (2025-05-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5484 points at 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) (2025-05-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big James Kitchen | NORALA BBQ TEAM | 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) | 24 / 82 (343.9428) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 / 125 (358.8572) | 1 / 125 (358.8572) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 28 (357.7144) | 8 / 28 (347.3828) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-08-01 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 23 (351.9656) | 5 / 23 (348.5372) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 26 / 42 (334.2056) | 12 / 42 (346.2400) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 5 / 70 (352.5716) | 4 / 70 (353.1200) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 29 / 106 (692.4800) | 71 / 106 (679.8744) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 16 / 43 (342.8116) | 8 / 43 (346.2400) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 22 / 100 (342.8000) | 12 / 100 (347.3944) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 7 / 58 (345.0856) | 6 / 58 (345.0856) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 33 (354.2628) | 4 / 33 (347.9772) | Big James Kitchen |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 13 / 93 (338.2284) | 5 / 93 (343.9772) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 38 / 60 (674.1372 · Master) | 3 / 60 (349.6800 · Backyard) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |