Head-to-head
Old Grunt BBQ vs THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE
0 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE has taken the last 6 meetings.
Career comparison
| Old Grunt BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Contests | 100 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 0 | Category wins | 11 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 95.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 86.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.2% |
| top 81% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±8.33% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.59% |
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)
| Old Grunt BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 4 |
| 0 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 6 |
| 0 | Pork (5 meetings) | 5 |
| 0 | Brisket (6 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 192.02 points at Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB (2023-10-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 10.2856 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2024-10-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Old Grunt BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 350 / 401 (642.7320) | 232 / 401 (673.6228) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 120 / 444 (685.6572) | 36 / 444 (695.9428) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke on the Water | 38 / 42 (642.1140) | 10 / 42 (686.2056) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2023-10-27 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB | 49 / 49 (484.9944) | 27 / 49 (677.0168) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 444 / 487 (625.5316) | 158 / 487 (681.0856) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2022-10-21 | Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water | 41 / 47 (640.9832) | 2 / 47 (699.9656) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |