Head-to-head
15 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Bocephus BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Bocephus BBQ | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Contests | 152 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 16 | Category wins | 29 |
| 10 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 98.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 195.9% |
| 95.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±2.1% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±8.9% |
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 | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 9 |
| 15 | Pork Ribs (23 meetings) | 8 |
| 10 | Pork (23 meetings) | 13 |
| 16 | Brisket (23 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 5 times — Bocephus BBQ leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Bricks 3 times — Bocephus BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Meat Inferno 2 times — Bocephus BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 64.15 points at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest (2021-07-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0348 points at Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship (2026-07-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Bocephus BBQ | LOVE 2 Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 32 / 83 (688.5256) | 65 / 83 (669.5768) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2026-08-07 | Smoke on the Bricks | 16 / 52 (694.2172) | 28 / 52 (678.7084) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2026-07-24 | Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship | 9 / 29 (686.7196) | 8 / 29 (686.7544) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 5 / 101 (701.0972) | 46 / 101 (687.3488) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Smokin in the Valley | 8 / 31 (691.9200) | 15 / 31 (674.7660) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 4 / 68 (698.8344) | 27 / 68 (682.2172) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 126 / 401 (686.2056) | 81 / 401 (690.7996) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks | 17 / 53 (695.9200) | 13 / 53 (698.2056) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 10 / 92 (698.2172) | 65 / 92 (669.5888) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno | 20 / 38 (681.0400) | 24 / 38 (676.4112) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 6 / 32 (694.7768) | 13 / 32 (685.0284) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks | 9 / 46 (691.3368) | 23 / 46 (674.1140) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 13 / 172 (683.9884) | 23 / 172 (678.2056) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 22 / 97 (691.9316) | 17 / 97 (693.6572) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-10-13 | Smoke on the Water | 11 / 39 (685.6228) | 19 / 39 (679.3028) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 62 / 90 (679.8628) | 46 / 90 (685.0400) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-06-30 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition | 9 / 33 (697.0972) | 14 / 33 (693.6456) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 12 / 103 (696.5488) | 23 / 103 (690.7656) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 28 / 68 (681.6348) | 35 / 68 (677.6688) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) | 10 / 29 (687.3372) | 12 / 29 (684.4572) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2022-07-01 | Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition | 11 / 24 (665.0172) | 2 / 24 (690.1828) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring | 35 / 94 (681.1204) | 10 / 94 (691.9084) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-07-09 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 40 / 43 (626.0684) | 11 / 43 (690.2172) | LOVE 2 Q |