Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| VanBand BBQ | Holy Smoke | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Contests | 12 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 87.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 94.1% |
| 85.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 86.9% |
| top 53% | Avg finish | top 58% |
| — | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.89% |
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)
| VanBand BBQ | Holy Smoke | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 1 |
| 1 | Pork (4 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) 4 times — dead level 2–2
Every meeting
| Date | Event | VanBand BBQ | Holy Smoke | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 10 / 32 (516.5144) | 23 / 32 (498.2172) | VanBand BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 10 / 23 (509.6688) | 5 / 23 (519.9428) | Holy Smoke |
| 2025-06-13 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 20 / 36 (499.3372) | 29 / 36 (491.3144) | VanBand BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 28 / 33 (489.6340) | 17 / 33 (503.3372) | Holy Smoke |
| 2023-06-09 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 21 / 30 (652.5480) | 18 / 30 (658.1600) | Holy Smoke |