Head-to-head
SHIG NINJA BBQ vs BIG POPPA SMOKERS
2 head-to-head wins
Met
11 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
BIG POPPA SMOKERS has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| SHIG NINJA BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Contests | 69 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 1 | Category wins | 28 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 96.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 94.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.8% |
| top 35% | Avg finish | top 18% |
| ±1.59% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.31% |
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)
| SHIG NINJA BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (11 meetings) | 6 |
| 1 | Pork Ribs (11 meetings) | 10 |
| 6 | Pork (11 meetings) | 5 |
| 3 | Brisket (11 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 48.61 points at Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2020-01-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1312 points at Golden State Battle of Indio (2023-11-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SHIG NINJA BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-23 | Best in the Southwest | 14 / 25 (671.8396) | 2 / 25 (698.2172) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 12 / 58 (687.3596) | 2 / 58 (698.7884) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 19 / 40 (689.0400) | 17 / 40 (690.1712) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic | 6 / 26 (687.3944) | 2 / 26 (691.9656) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-11-05 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 14 / 33 (681.0512) | 16 / 33 (679.3600) | SHIG NINJA BBQ |
| 2021-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships | 8 / 27 (675.3368) | 2 / 27 (699.4172) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2020-08-14 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival | 16 / 42 (680.5256) | 9 / 42 (683.3252) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 42 / 59 (647.3372) | 1 / 59 (695.9428) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-12-27 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede | 2 / 44 (692.4912) | 1 / 44 (700.5028) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-09-27 | Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival | 7 / 33 (676.4912) | 5 / 33 (679.4288) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-01-18 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 9 / 63 (678.8460) | 14 / 63 (674.7084) | SHIG NINJA BBQ |