Head-to-head
13 head-to-head wins
Met
16 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Bocephus BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bocephus BBQ | Ambition Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Contests | 120 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 16 | Category wins | 6 |
| 10 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 98.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 95.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 53% |
| ±2.1% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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)
| Bocephus BBQ | Ambition Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (16 meetings) | 8 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 5 |
| 13 | Pork (16 meetings) | 3 |
| 8 | Brisket (16 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 5 times — Bocephus BBQ leads there 5–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 26.89 points at Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) (2026-04-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5712 points at 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2024-09-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bocephus BBQ | Ambition Que | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 32 / 83 (688.5256) | 60 / 83 (675.8740) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 4 / 32 (697.0744) | 27 / 32 (674.6968) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 23 / 37 (679.8624) | 19 / 37 (683.8972) | Ambition Que |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 5 / 101 (701.0972) | 71 / 101 (674.2056) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge | 17 / 26 (691.3140) | 19 / 26 (686.1712) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 4 / 68 (698.8344) | 6 / 68 (698.2056) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks | 17 / 53 (695.9200) | 14 / 53 (697.6688) | Ambition Que |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 10 / 92 (698.2172) | 54 / 92 (678.1940) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 6 / 32 (694.7768) | 7 / 32 (694.2056) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River | 16 / 28 (686.1828) | 14 / 28 (689.6456) | Ambition Que |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 3 / 28 (693.0856) | 9 / 28 (684.5028) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 22 / 97 (691.9316) | 28 / 97 (690.1828) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 12 / 103 (696.5488) | 37 / 103 (685.0628) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 28 / 68 (681.6348) | 51 / 68 (663.8284) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring | 35 / 94 (681.1204) | 48 / 94 (675.3372) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2021-10-15 | Smoke on the Water | 5 / 25 (691.9316) | 10 / 25 (685.0856) | Bocephus BBQ |