Head-to-head
Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ vs Meat Monarchy
5 head-to-head wins
Met
18 times in the data
13 head-to-head wins
Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | Meat Monarchy | |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Contests | 60 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 11 | Category wins | 9 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.2% |
| 93.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.5% |
| top 54% | Avg finish | top 45% |
| ±1.65% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.1% |
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)
| Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | Meat Monarchy | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 13 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (21 meetings) | 12 |
| 11 | Pork (18 meetings) | 7 |
| 8 | Brisket (18 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 4 times — Meat Monarchy leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 2 times — Meat Monarchy leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 2 times — Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 2 times — Meat Monarchy leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 2 times — Meat Monarchy leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 31.41 points at New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) (2025-05-03)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1316 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (2026-03-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | Meat Monarchy | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) | 27 / 59 (679.3256) | 41 / 59 (671.8744) | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 28 / 43 (682.7428) | 36 / 43 (671.8284) | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 18 / 29 (677.5884) | 9 / 29 (691.9772) | Meat Monarchy |
| 2026-04-10 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 15 / 33 (679.2680) | 22 / 33 (665.5428) | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 31 / 36 (673.0176) | 21 / 36 (686.2056) | Meat Monarchy |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 17 / 40 (680.4684) | 16 / 40 (681.6000) | Meat Monarchy |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 13 / 32 (685.0516) | 14 / 32 (683.3028) | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 8 / 31 (689.0516) | 9 / 31 (686.7884) | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 8 / 10 (681.6228) | 7 / 10 (685.6232) | Meat Monarchy |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 15 / 26 (671.2684) | 6 / 26 (682.1712) | Meat Monarchy |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 27 / 34 (655.3260) | 8 / 34 (686.7312) | Meat Monarchy |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 18 / 33 (673.6344) | 14 / 33 (677.0288) | Meat Monarchy |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 15 / 35 (681.6460) | 12 / 35 (687.8972) | Meat Monarchy |
| 2025-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 16 / 30 (669.6576) | 7 / 30 (682.7428) | Meat Monarchy |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 12 / 26 (682.7660) | 10 / 26 (686.7544) | Meat Monarchy |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 16 / 28 (665.0288) | 7 / 28 (686.7544) | Meat Monarchy |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 22 / 32 (667.9204) | 20 / 32 (673.0172) | Meat Monarchy |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 30 / 35 (638.8004) | 17 / 35 (667.8860) | Meat Monarchy |