Head-to-head
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ vs BIG POPPA SMOKERS
2 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Contests | 69 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 1 | Category wins | 28 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 96.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 92.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.8% |
| top 53% | Avg finish | top 18% |
| ±2.68% | 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)
| SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 15 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 11 |
| 3 | Pork (17 meetings) | 14 |
| 3 | Brisket (17 meetings) | 14 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Clayton BBQ Cook-off 2 times — BIG POPPA SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 60.05 points at Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship (2019-05-03)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.4688 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2023-09-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 6 / 34 (693.6572) | 7 / 34 (693.0512) | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 182 / 211 (667.9196) | 129 / 211 (679.9084) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 190 / 487 (678.7544) | 191 / 487 (678.2856) | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest | 16 / 29 (670.7084) | 3 / 29 (690.8000) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-09-23 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out | 21 / 43 (659.3944) | 11 / 43 (675.3484) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-07-08 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 14 / 27 (653.6340) | 1 / 27 (704.5716) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-06-04 | 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards | 17 / 29 (663.9432) | 4 / 29 (686.8572) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-04-17 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 | 23 / 26 (667.2912) | 1 / 26 (702.2400) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 | 37 / 41 (631.3600) | 6 / 41 (681.0628) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2020-01-24 | The Golden State Battle II | 33 / 46 (660.5028) | 10 / 46 (681.0740) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-07-26 | Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge | 29 / 36 (627.3600) | 2 / 36 (686.2628) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-07-12 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 15 / 31 (665.0628) | 1 / 31 (708.0344) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-07-05 | Smoke & Hops | 18 / 26 (663.9544) | 1 / 26 (695.9888) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-06-21 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship | 32 (647.8860) | 9 (677.6572) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-31 | Throwdown in the Vineyards | 14 / 20 (633.5776) | 3 / 20 (678.8112) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-03 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | 23 / 27 (630.1828) | 2 / 27 (690.2284) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-04-26 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship | 31 / 48 (642.8344) | 4 / 48 (685.7028) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |