Head-to-head
3 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
LOVE 2 Q has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Lucky D's BBQ | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Contests | 152 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 1 | Category wins | 29 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 97.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 195.9% |
| 93% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 62% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±2.22% | 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)
| Lucky D's BBQ | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 7 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 6 |
| 3 | Pork (9 meetings) | 6 |
| 7 | Brisket (9 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — LOVE 2 Q leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 34.89 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2023-09-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7600 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2024-10-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Lucky D's BBQ | LOVE 2 Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 231 / 401 (673.6344) | 81 / 401 (690.7996) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks | 24 / 53 (689.0860) | 13 / 53 (698.2056) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 8 / 29 (690.2060) | 17 / 29 (679.8628) | Lucky D's BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 81 / 92 (652.9828) | 65 / 92 (669.5888) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 256 / 444 (670.8344) | 264 / 444 (669.0744) | Lucky D's BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 368 / 487 (649.5772) | 124 / 487 (684.4684) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 251 / 505 (667.9312) | 113 / 505 (682.8228) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 156 / 467 (670.7312) | 121 / 467 (674.2172) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 138 / 468 (169.1200 · Open Comp) | 173 / 468 (668.4684 · Master) | Lucky D's BBQ |