Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
10 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
LOVE 2 Q has taken the last 8 meetings.
Career comparison
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Contests | 152 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 0 | Category wins | 29 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 89.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 195.9% |
| 86.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 81% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±2.31% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±8.9% |
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)
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chicken (10 meetings) | 10 |
| 1 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 9 |
| 1 | Pork (10 meetings) | 9 |
| 0 | Brisket (10 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 3 times — LOVE 2 Q leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — LOVE 2 Q leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — LOVE 2 Q leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 79.03 points at Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) (2022-04-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 37.1428 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2024-10-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HI-TECH SMOKERS | LOVE 2 Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 373 / 401 (626.1372) | 81 / 401 (690.7996) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-04-25 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 39 / 40 (626.6856) | 14 / 40 (688.4568) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 389 / 444 (631.9316) | 264 / 444 (669.0744) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 39 / 44 (642.1600) | 21 / 44 (681.0284) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 450 / 487 (622.2056) | 124 / 487 (684.4684) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ | 50 / 51 (606.0800) | 21 / 51 (679.9428) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 460 / 505 (623.3024) | 113 / 505 (682.8228) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) | 34 / 35 (596.2396) | 19 / 35 (675.2680) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 57 / 467 (497.6456 · Open Comp) | 121 / 467 (674.2172 · Master) | HI-TECH SMOKERS |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 71 / 468 (492.4684 · Open Comp) | 173 / 468 (668.4684 · Master) | HI-TECH SMOKERS |