Head-to-head
Going Yard BBQ vs Smoke Central BBQ
9 head-to-head wins
Met
27 times in the data
18 head-to-head wins
Smoke Central BBQ is the team most often one call behind Going Yard BBQ (3 times). Smoke Central BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Going Yard BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Contests | 131 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 11 |
| 7 | Category wins | 33 |
| 6 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.7% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.7% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±1.83% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.46% |
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)
| Going Yard BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 21 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (28 meetings) | 18 |
| 9 | Pork (27 meetings) | 18 |
| 11 | Brisket (26 meetings) | 15 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 3 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 151.92 points at 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam (2025-01-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at South Carolina Festival of Discovery (2024-07-11)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Going Yard BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 38 / 75 (682.1484) | 27 / 75 (688.4800) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 27 / 38 (686.1828) | 14 / 38 (694.2056) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 26 / 56 (687.9088) | 6 / 56 (699.3944) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 15 / 32 (690.2172) | 16 / 32 (689.6112) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 16 / 42 (679.3260) | 13 / 42 (683.3260) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 20 / 38 (677.0056) | 37 / 38 (525.0856) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 8 / 58 (695.9084) | 9 / 58 (695.3368) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 23 / 59 (684.5144) | 26 / 59 (684.4568) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 13 / 76 (695.9544) | 14 / 76 (695.9428) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 27 / 42 (671.8284) | 12 / 42 (690.2172) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 10 / 61 (695.9544) | 39 / 61 (679.8512) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 42 / 60 (673.5884) | 17 / 60 (691.3140) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 33 / 73 (677.5884) | 3 / 73 (698.7768) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 181 / 211 (668.4452) | 28 / 211 (694.1940) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 313 / 487 (661.6800) | 118 / 487 (685.0856) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 15 / 76 (691.3256) | 18 / 76 (686.7656) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 4 / 40 (692.5144) | 15 / 40 (684.4684) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 320 / 505 (658.7196) | 128 / 505 (681.6568) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 232 / 249 (658.7768) | 191 / 249 (672.4452) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine | 27 / 49 (681.6112) | 16 / 49 (691.3256) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 32 / 92 (679.3600) | 3 / 92 (701.0740) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-08-06 | Swine At the Shrine | 10 / 25 (689.0400) | 14 / 25 (684.4568) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery | 14 / 81 (686.7652) | 1 / 81 (706.8576) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 43 / 54 (677.5772) | 19 / 54 (691.9312) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash | 41 / 46 (642.0684) | 22 / 46 (675.3372) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery | 38 / 83 (663.3256) | 7 / 83 (682.7888) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 54 / 72 (659.2568) | 16 / 72 (682.7196) | Smoke Central BBQ |