Head-to-head
Going Yard BBQ vs MAYA JANE BBQ CO.
8 head-to-head wins
Met
24 times in the data
16 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Going Yard BBQ | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Contests | 102 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 7 | Category wins | 16 |
| 6 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±1.83% | 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)
| Going Yard BBQ | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (24 meetings) | 18 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 12 |
| 11 | Pork (24 meetings) | 13 |
| 11 | Brisket (24 meetings) | 13 |
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 — MAYA JANE BBQ CO. 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
- 🏕️ They've both cooked SC Festival of Discovery 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 37.27 points at Practice for Cash (2020-09-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5252 points at Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (2025-05-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Going Yard BBQ | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 38 / 75 (682.1484) | 2 / 75 (704.0000) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 4 / 41 (702.2860) | 13 / 41 (692.5028) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 27 / 38 (686.1828) | 1 / 38 (706.2512) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 26 / 56 (687.9088) | 24 / 56 (689.0400) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2025-10-03 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 15 / 32 (690.2172) | 3 / 32 (700.5144) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 16 / 42 (679.3260) | 15 / 42 (679.8512) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 8 / 58 (695.9084) | 28 / 58 (683.8972) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 13 / 76 (695.9544) | 26 / 76 (689.6572) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 27 / 42 (671.8284) | 19 / 42 (684.4340) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 42 / 60 (673.5884) | 24 / 60 (688.5144) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 181 / 211 (668.4452) | 147 / 211 (676.4796) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 313 / 487 (661.6800) | 264 / 487 (670.7424) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 15 / 76 (691.3256) | 38 / 76 (672.9824) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 4 / 40 (692.5144) | 11 / 40 (686.7544) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2023-04-14 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 3 / 32 (699.9428) | 17 / 32 (687.3256) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine | 27 / 49 (681.6112) | 23 / 49 (683.9200) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 32 / 92 (679.3600) | 15 / 92 (689.6460) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q | 19 / 72 (681.0628) | 13 / 72 (685.1088) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2021-08-06 | Swine At the Shrine | 10 / 25 (689.0400) | 13 / 25 (686.1712) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery | 14 / 81 (686.7652) | 17 / 81 (685.0972) | Going Yard BBQ |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 43 / 54 (677.5772) | 10 / 54 (697.0624) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash | 41 / 46 (642.0684) | 19 / 46 (679.3372) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery | 38 / 83 (663.3256) | 22 / 83 (671.3256) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 54 / 72 (659.2568) | 21 / 72 (679.8628) | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |