Head-to-head
6 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
RIBLIFE has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Groundhog Smokers | RIBLIFE | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Contests | 89 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 0 | Category wins | 13 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 140.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 190.8% |
| 108.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 107.1% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±21.55% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±22.91% |
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)
| Groundhog Smokers | RIBLIFE | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 4 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 8 |
| 1 | Pork (4 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 4 times — RIBLIFE leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 14.32 points at Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-03-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5140 points at Capital City Cook Off (2020-02-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Groundhog Smokers | RIBLIFE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 40 / 59 (673.5884 · Master) | 14 / 59 (346.2284 · Backyard) | RIBLIFE |
| 2024-03-09 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 28 (335.3484) | 2 / 28 (348.5256) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 38 / 73 (673.6116 · Master) | 9 / 73 (346.8344 · Backyard) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-03-10 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 31 (504.4684) | 10 / 31 (490.1484) | Groundhog Smokers |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q | 33 / 72 (330.2172) | 23 / 72 (333.0972) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-03-12 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 26 (504.5260) | 5 / 26 (506.2056) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-03-12 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 28 (499.9316) | 12 / 28 (494.7196) | Groundhog Smokers |
| 2020-06-05 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 23 (343.4516) | 6 / 23 (334.8000) | Groundhog Smokers |
| 2020-02-21 | Capital City Cook Off | 13 / 25 (331.9660) | 12 / 25 (332.4800) | RIBLIFE |
| 2019-10-11 | Butlerfest 2019(BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 20 (345.7028) | 7 / 20 (334.8344) | Groundhog Smokers |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q | 12 / 48 (339.4288) | 15 / 48 (337.0628) | Groundhog Smokers |
| 2019-02-22 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off | 10 / 27 (334.2512) | 11 / 27 (333.7256) | Groundhog Smokers |