Head-to-head
BIGG SMOAK BBQ vs THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE
9 head-to-head wins
Met
16 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Contests | 100 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 14 | Category wins | 11 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 98% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 95.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.2% |
| top 24% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±1.63% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.59% |
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)
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 8 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (16 meetings) | 9 |
| 9 | Pork (16 meetings) | 7 |
| 6 | Brisket (16 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 3 times — THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — BIGG SMOAK BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — BIGG SMOAK BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — BIGG SMOAK BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 34.95 points at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2026-03-20)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0344 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2024-10-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 7 / 77 (693.6572) | 33 / 77 (681.6572) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 24 / 101 (693.6456) | 13 / 101 (698.2400) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 8 / 125 (705.6800) | 94 / 125 (670.7312) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub | 8 / 38 (687.9084) | 7 / 38 (689.6456) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 128 / 401 (685.6344) | 232 / 401 (673.6228) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 6 / 92 (702.8000) | 17 / 92 (693.0744) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 34 / 444 (695.9772) | 36 / 444 (695.9428) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 25 / 56 (683.3600) | 12 / 56 (688.4800) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 10 / 58 (690.7656) | 16 / 58 (689.0512) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 57 / 97 (679.2912) | 3 / 97 (704.5488) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 75 / 487 (689.1084) | 158 / 487 (681.0856) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 43 / 505 (692.0000) | 73 / 505 (687.3828) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 97 / 249 (684.4684) | 28 / 249 (695.9428) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 73 / 94 (674.1824) | 44 / 94 (686.1940) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 18 / 468 (691.4060 · Master) | 144 / 468 (163.4172 · Open Comp) | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship | 42 / 92 (675.3260) | 17 / 92 (685.6000) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |