Head-to-head
COOKS N HOOKS vs UP IN SMOKERS
5 head-to-head wins
Met
10 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| COOKS N HOOKS | UP IN SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Contests | 37 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 2 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 95.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 94.8% |
| 90.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.6% |
| top 57% | Avg finish | top 62% |
| ±2.42% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.11% |
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)
| COOKS N HOOKS | UP IN SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (10 meetings) | 6 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 3 |
| 4 | Pork (10 meetings) | 6 |
| 5 | Brisket (10 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 6 times — dead level 3–3
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 60.08 points at New Jersey State BBQ Championship (2021-07-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.5088 points at New Holland Summer Fest (2024-08-23)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | COOKS N HOOKS | UP IN SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 7 / 62 (690.2744) | 16 / 62 (681.6000) | COOKS N HOOKS |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 30 / 63 (645.5772) | 26 / 63 (651.9084) | UP IN SMOKERS |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 21 / 21 (643.9200) | 16 / 21 (664.4344) | UP IN SMOKERS |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest | 14 / 38 (676.5032) | 18 / 38 (672.9944) | COOKS N HOOKS |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 29 / 62 (652.5372) | 8 / 62 (679.3944) | UP IN SMOKERS |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 26 / 29 (649.6116) | 22 / 29 (658.8456) | UP IN SMOKERS |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 32 / 64 (647.2800) | 17 / 64 (665.1204) | UP IN SMOKERS |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 14 / 61 (669.6572) | 42 / 61 (629.0632) | COOKS N HOOKS |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship | 31 / 59 (627.8972) | 54 / 59 (567.8172) | COOKS N HOOKS |
| 2019-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 33 / 64 (637.5884) | 54 / 64 (603.8968) | COOKS N HOOKS |