Head-to-head
Going Yard BBQ vs ELITE BBQ SMOKERS
11 head-to-head wins
Met
28 times in the data
17 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Going Yard BBQ | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Contests | 158 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 7 | Category wins | 15 |
| 6 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.9% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±1.83% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.57% |
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 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (28 meetings) | 18 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (29 meetings) | 13 |
| 11 | Pork (28 meetings) | 17 |
| 12 | Brisket (28 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 4 times — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Swine At the Shrine 2 times — Going Yard BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 30.26 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2023-09-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5484 points at Swine At the Shrine (2022-08-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Going Yard BBQ | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 38 / 75 (682.1484) | 26 / 75 (689.6228) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 4 / 41 (702.2860) | 18 / 41 (690.1944) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 27 / 38 (686.1828) | 11 / 38 (695.9200) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-11-21 | Plant City Pig Jam | 4 / 31 (697.0856) | 10 / 31 (689.0628) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 16 / 42 (679.3260) | 22 / 42 (674.7084) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 25 / 40 (682.1828) | 5 / 40 (703.9428) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 20 / 38 (677.0056) | 1 / 38 (701.1316) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 23 / 59 (684.5144) | 13 / 59 (689.6228) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 13 / 76 (695.9544) | 33 / 76 (685.0284) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 27 / 42 (671.8284) | 13 / 42 (690.1944) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 42 / 60 (673.5884) | 23 / 60 (689.0400) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 33 / 73 (677.5884) | 27 / 73 (679.9084) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 181 / 211 (668.4452) | 130 / 211 (679.3600) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 313 / 487 (661.6800) | 52 / 487 (691.9424) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 15 / 76 (691.3256) | 22 / 76 (683.9884) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 4 / 40 (692.5144) | 2 / 40 (695.9200) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 320 / 505 (658.7196) | 159 / 505 (678.7652) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 232 / 249 (658.7768) | 141 / 249 (679.3256) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine | 27 / 49 (681.6112) | 28 / 49 (681.0628) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 32 / 92 (679.3600) | 30 / 92 (682.1828) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q | 19 / 72 (681.0628) | 26 / 72 (677.6000) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2021-08-06 | Swine At the Shrine | 10 / 25 (689.0400) | 18 / 25 (672.9596) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery | 14 / 81 (686.7652) | 35 / 81 (675.3488) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 43 / 54 (677.5772) | 47 / 54 (671.9204) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash | 41 / 46 (642.0684) | 36 / 46 (651.8860) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery | 38 / 83 (663.3256) | 46 / 83 (653.0056) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q | 29 / 48 (674.2056) | 16 / 48 (681.6000) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 54 / 72 (659.2568) | 23 / 72 (677.5656) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |