Head-to-head
Going Yard BBQ vs SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS
10 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Going Yard BBQ | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Contests | 108 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 7 | Category wins | 16 |
| 6 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 36% |
| ±1.83% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.81% |
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 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 11 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 6 |
| 10 | Pork (19 meetings) | 9 |
| 8 | Brisket (18 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 4 times — SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 3 times — SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Downtown BBQ Showdown 2 times — Going Yard BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Swine At the Shrine 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 169.69 points at 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam (2025-01-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0576 points at 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (2023-05-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Going Yard BBQ | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 38 / 75 (682.1484) | 13 / 75 (693.1200) | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 4 / 41 (702.2860) | 15 / 41 (691.8968) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 26 / 56 (687.9088) | 11 / 56 (696.5028) | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |
| 2025-10-03 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 15 / 32 (690.2172) | 18 / 32 (685.0400) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 16 / 42 (679.3260) | 32 / 42 (663.2224) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 20 / 38 (677.0056) | 38 / 38 (507.3140) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 8 / 58 (695.9084) | 40 / 58 (674.1368) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2024-11-08 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 4 / 26 (697.6456) | 7 / 26 (687.8856) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 23 / 59 (684.5144) | 27 / 59 (683.3600) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 13 / 76 (695.9544) | 35 / 76 (684.4456) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 27 / 42 (671.8284) | 3 / 42 (699.9312) | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 42 / 60 (673.5884) | 12 / 60 (692.4800) | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 15 / 76 (691.3256) | 11 / 76 (693.0972) | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |
| 2023-05-12 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 4 / 40 (692.5144) | 5 / 40 (692.4568) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine | 27 / 49 (681.6112) | 6 / 49 (698.1940) | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 32 / 92 (679.3600) | 1 / 92 (708.0000) | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |
| 2021-08-06 | Swine At the Shrine | 10 / 25 (689.0400) | 16 / 25 (679.3028) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 43 / 54 (677.5772) | 38 / 54 (682.1368) | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash | 41 / 46 (642.0684) | 14 / 46 (682.7196) | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |