Head-to-head
Smoke Show BBQ vs PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY
3 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Smoke Show BBQ | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Contests | 66 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 3 | Category wins | 4 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 126.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 91.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 60% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±7.54% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.98% |
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)
| Smoke Show BBQ | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 8 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 9 |
| 7 | Pork (13 meetings) | 6 |
| 6 | Brisket (13 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 3 times — PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — Smoke Show BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 68.19 points at 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (2025-03-21)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0852 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2023-09-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smoke Show BBQ | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 82 / 401 (690.7884) | 30 / 401 (697.6568) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 92 / 158 (684.4456) | 104 / 158 (681.0168) | Smoke Show BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 114 / 159 (639.3028) | 27 / 159 (682.2400) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 68 / 70 (625.4628) | 14 / 70 (693.6572) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 95 / 444 (687.9200) | 65 / 444 (691.9200) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 27 / 169 (694.7656) | 109 / 169 (680.4456) | Smoke Show BBQ |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 77 / 172 (652.5940) | 26 / 172 (677.6568) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 90 / 211 (685.6688) | 79 / 211 (686.7540) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 103 / 487 (686.2056) | 151 / 487 (681.6456) | Smoke Show BBQ |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 77 / 167 (654.1828) | 43 / 167 (668.5256) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 318 / 505 (659.2568) | 15 / 505 (697.6800) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 137 / 249 (679.9088) | 105 / 249 (683.3368) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 46 / 164 (664.5144) | 2 / 164 (694.2284) | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY |