Head-to-head
POPPA Q-BBQ vs LOCAL SMOKE BBQ
13 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
POPPA Q-BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| POPPA Q-BBQ | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Contests | 24 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 1 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 94.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 93.5% |
| 91.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.2% |
| top 52% | Avg finish | top 55% |
| ±1.56% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.44% |
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)
| POPPA Q-BBQ | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 9 |
| 14 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 6 |
| 12 | Pork (20 meetings) | 8 |
| 10 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 6 times — POPPA Q-BBQ leads there 4–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 3 times — POPPA Q-BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 3 times — POPPA Q-BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 2 times — POPPA Q-BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 2 times — LOCAL SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 34.42 points at Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2020-10-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0856 points at Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) (2023-10-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | POPPA Q-BBQ | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 28 / 62 (670.1484) | 31 / 62 (666.2060) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 21 / 31 (664.9828) | 29 / 31 (638.1376) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 25 / 63 (653.4968) | 18 / 63 (668.4916) | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 9 / 62 (678.7888) | 24 / 62 (660.9716) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 21 / 29 (660.9832) | 17 / 29 (663.8512) | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 22 / 34 (656.4000) | 23 / 34 (655.3144) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 14 / 64 (668.4800) | 23 / 64 (660.4344) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 9 / 30 (682.1828) | 16 / 30 (673.0288) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 21 / 36 (660.9484) | 29 / 36 (639.7600) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 13 / 29 (672.4684) | 18 / 29 (663.3144) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 27 / 61 (650.1256) | 22 / 61 (663.3260) | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 14 / 31 (670.1600) | 22 / 31 (659.2684) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 19 / 31 (654.2172) | 24 / 31 (643.2912) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship | 17 / 59 (655.8856) | 22 / 59 (643.8176) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2020-10-17 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 34 / 40 (632.8912) | 13 / 40 (667.3144) | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 25 / 37 (654.2172) | 20 / 37 (661.6116) | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ |
| 2019-10-12 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 14 / 30 (660.4456) | 11 / 30 (663.3260) | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ |
| 2019-10-11 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 10 / 32 (663.4400) | 21 / 32 (643.2684) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 17 / 64 (654.7084) | 27 / 64 (644.9140) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo | 44 / 66 (634.1256) | 25 / 66 (657.0400) | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ |