Head-to-head
11 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Ambition Que is the team most often one call behind Notch 9 (3 times). Ambition Que has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Notch 9 | Ambition Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Contests | 120 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 0 | Category wins | 6 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 96.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 92.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 62% | Avg finish | top 53% |
| ±2.47% | 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)
| Notch 9 | Ambition Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 10 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (20 meetings) | 9 |
| 11 | Pork (19 meetings) | 8 |
| 8 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 5 times — Notch 9 leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ & Fly-In on the River 2 times — Ambition Que leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 2 times — Notch 9 leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 40.67 points at Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 (2021-07-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) (2022-07-23)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Notch 9 | Ambition Que | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 274 / 444 (667.8852) | 138 / 444 (684.5144) | Ambition Que |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 42 / 65 (666.1256) | 2 / 65 (702.8228) | Ambition Que |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 20 / 33 (690.7888) | 27 / 33 (679.8972) | Notch 9 |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 20 / 37 (686.8116) | 17 / 37 (690.1940) | Ambition Que |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 32 / 44 (667.8628) | 22 / 44 (680.4684) | Ambition Que |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 27 / 57 (679.3140) | 11 / 57 (693.6228) | Ambition Que |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 6 / 31 (693.0744) | 17 / 31 (680.4340) | Notch 9 |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 7 / 30 (691.9200) | 11 / 30 (685.5996) | Notch 9 |
| 2023-06-16 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" | 16 / 29 (674.7888) | 17 / 29 (673.6116) | Notch 9 |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ | 19 / 51 (681.6112) | 11 / 51 (686.8112) | Ambition Que |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 40 / 68 (675.3600) | 51 / 68 (663.8284) | Notch 9 |
| 2022-10-21 | Border War Barbeque | 10 / 30 (687.3484) | 16 / 30 (678.7200) | Notch 9 |
| 2022-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival | 15 / 45 (683.3712) | 22 / 45 (669.1200) | Notch 9 |
| 2022-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 20 / 26 (653.0056) | 21 / 26 (652.9940) | Notch 9 |
| 2022-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 17 / 28 (667.3604) | 21 / 28 (662.1028) | Notch 9 |
| 2022-06-17 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" | 15 / 29 (666.6968) | 16 / 29 (661.6116) | Notch 9 |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | 9 / 25 (681.6576) | 17 / 25 (675.9088) | Notch 9 |
| 2021-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 | 24 / 25 (646.1028) | 8 / 25 (686.7772) | Ambition Que |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 | 28 / 33 (651.2916) | 11 / 33 (686.2516) | Ambition Que |