Head-to-head
ROCKSTAR BBQ vs THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE
3 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| ROCKSTAR BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Contests | 100 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 1 | Category wins | 11 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 97% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 95.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.2% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±1.16% | 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)
| ROCKSTAR BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 3 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 3 | Pork (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 4 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Trekking for CDH 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 18.93 points at BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2026-08-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6172 points at Trekking for CDH (2025-09-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | ROCKSTAR BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 57 / 83 (677.5884) | 13 / 83 (696.5144) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH | 7 / 27 (694.2632) | 8 / 27 (693.6460) | ROCKSTAR BBQ |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 11 / 100 (697.1200) | 53 / 100 (682.1944) | ROCKSTAR BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 145 / 444 (683.9428) | 36 / 444 (695.9428) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 91 / 169 (684.4452) | 42 / 169 (691.9432) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH | 17 / 35 (687.9432) | 9 / 35 (693.0860) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 84 / 211 (686.2168) | 110 / 211 (683.3256) | ROCKSTAR BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 247 / 487 (672.4684) | 158 / 487 (681.0856) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |