Head-to-head
3 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
LOVE 2 Q has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| KC SMOKE DAWGS | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Contests | 152 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 4 | Category wins | 29 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 98.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 195.9% |
| 94.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 33% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1.63% | 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)
| KC SMOKE DAWGS | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 5 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 10 |
| 4 | Pork (12 meetings) | 8 |
| 3 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring 5 times — LOVE 2 Q leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Shawnee Great Grillers 3 times — LOVE 2 Q leads there 3–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.05 points at Smoke in the Spring (2022-04-08)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1540 points at Shawnee Great Grillers (2023-09-22)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | KC SMOKE DAWGS | LOVE 2 Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 106 / 401 (688.5716) | 81 / 401 (690.7996) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers | 8 / 67 (697.1088) | 1 / 67 (706.8228) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 64 / 92 (671.2800) | 65 / 92 (669.5888) | KC SMOKE DAWGS |
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers | 17 / 73 (684.4916) | 6 / 73 (697.6456) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 67 / 97 (672.9828) | 17 / 97 (693.6572) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers | 9 / 73 (695.3600) | 8 / 73 (696.5140) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 28 / 103 (688.4684) | 23 / 103 (690.7656) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition | 26 / 77 (682.1828) | 7 / 77 (699.3828) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring | 73 / 94 (659.8632) | 10 / 94 (691.9084) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-10-22 | Border War Barbeque | 22 / 30 (663.3260) | 10 / 30 (689.0860) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring | 8 / 105 (697.6684) | 58 / 105 (674.7656) | KC SMOKE DAWGS |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 12 / 66 (685.0512) | 15 / 66 (680.5256) | KC SMOKE DAWGS |