Head-to-head
22 head-to-head wins
Met
36 times in the data
14 head-to-head wins
NORALA BBQ TEAM is the team most often one call behind RIBLIFE (5 times). NORALA BBQ TEAM has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| RIBLIFE | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | Contests | 105 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 13 | Category wins | 23 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 190.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 145.5% |
| 107.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 102.7% |
| top 31% | Avg finish | top 24% |
| ±22.91% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.51% |
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)
| RIBLIFE | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Chicken (36 meetings) | 14 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (36 meetings) | 20 |
| 5 | Pork (9 meetings) | 4 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) 4 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 4 times — RIBLIFE leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 3 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Falls 3 times — RIBLIFE leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — RIBLIFE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.19 points at Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) (2021-08-06)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Smoke on the Falls (2021-04-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | RIBLIFE | NORALA BBQ TEAM | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 15 / 30 (339.9544) | 10 / 30 (345.6800) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 29 (341.6688) | 5 / 29 (346.2516) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 7 / 42 (347.3828) | 12 / 42 (346.2400) | RIBLIFE |
| 2024-12-06 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | 6 / 11 (346.2516) | 1 / 11 (358.8572) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 14 / 59 (346.2284) | 24 / 59 (342.2284) | RIBLIFE |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 37 / 47 (337.6572) | 44 / 47 (334.1940) | RIBLIFE |
| 2024-04-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 40 (350.8344) | 16 / 40 (342.7884) | RIBLIFE |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls | 4 / 31 (346.2284) | 10 / 31 (338.2172) | RIBLIFE |
| 2024-03-09 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 28 (348.5256) | 4 / 28 (342.7884) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-12-01 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | 6 / 17 (335.9084) | 3 / 17 (345.0856) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 9 / 73 (346.8344) | 10 / 73 (346.2744) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 17 (339.3484) | 1 / 17 (347.3828) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 4 / 35 (516.5028) | 5 / 35 (514.2172) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | 2 / 58 (351.4288) | 3 / 58 (350.2628) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-05-19 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 34 (345.0740) | 13 / 34 (338.2516) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-04-28 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 36 (517.6688) | 9 / 36 (515.9084) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls | 1 / 39 (354.2744) | 11 / 39 (342.2284) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 23 / 80 (333.0744) | 20 / 80 (335.3600) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2022-12-01 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | 2 / 13 (343.3828) | 8 / 13 (333.6460) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-10-21 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 28 (339.3828) | 2 / 28 (346.8344) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 8 / 38 (345.7028) | 3 / 38 (348.5716) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2022-09-16 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 10 / 18 (342.2284) | 9 / 18 (346.2400) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 1 / 35 (351.9656) | 9 / 35 (334.2056) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-08-12 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 35 (511.3372) | 6 / 35 (515.9200) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2022-08-05 | Back to School Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 21 (514.2400) | 5 / 21 (509.6572) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-06-10 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 23 (330.7656) | 8 / 23 (334.2056) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2022-05-20 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 29 (347.9656) | 4 / 29 (345.0856) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q | 23 / 72 (333.0972) | 10 / 72 (341.6916) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2022-04-22 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) | 12 / 34 (503.3140) | 8 / 34 (510.7884) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls | 4 / 34 (347.9772) | 25 / 34 (331.9200) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-03-12 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 26 (506.2056) | 13 / 26 (493.6228) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-11-19 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 2 / 14 (348.5372) | 9 / 14 (334.7772) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 8 / 31 (337.6684) | 18 / 31 (330.1596) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 24 / 31 (489.0400) | 1 / 31 (514.2284) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2021-04-23 | Smoke on the Water Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 29 (351.4056) | 3 / 29 (348.5600) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls | 11 / 38 (339.9544) | 12 / 38 (339.9428) | RIBLIFE |