Head-to-head
9 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
POPPA Q-BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Big Butts BBQ | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Contests | 44 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 2 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 137.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 94.7% |
| 92.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.5% |
| top 52% | Avg finish | top 52% |
| ±10.83% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.56% |
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)
| Big Butts BBQ | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 4 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 3 |
| 1 | Pork (5 meetings) | 4 |
| 3 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 4 times — POPPA Q-BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 3 times — Big Butts BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 2 times — Big Butts BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.65 points at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2026-07-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.9312 points at Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) (2025-10-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Big Butts BBQ | POPPA Q-BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 44 / 62 (633.4972) | 28 / 62 (670.1484) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 25 / 31 (661.0516) | 21 / 31 (664.9828) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2 / 63 (686.8688) | 25 / 63 (653.4968) | Big Butts BBQ |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 4 / 26 (343.3944 · Backyard) | 20 / 26 (666.7088 · Master) | Big Butts BBQ |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 6 / 28 (334.2056 · Backyard) | 13 / 28 (669.5888 · Master) | Big Butts BBQ |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 23 / 62 (661.0744) | 9 / 62 (678.7888) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 8 / 37 (340.5028 · Backyard) | 23 / 37 (660.3888 · Master) | Big Butts BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 10 / 29 (327.9316 · Backyard) | 18 / 29 (665.0516 · Master) | Big Butts BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 41 / 64 (637.6004) | 14 / 64 (668.4800) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 8 / 30 (317.0516 · Backyard) | 9 / 30 (682.1828 · Master) | Big Butts BBQ |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 12 / 36 (310.1600 · Backyard) | 21 / 36 (660.9484 · Master) | Big Butts BBQ |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 15 / 29 (324.5032 · Backyard) | 13 / 29 (672.4684 · Master) | POPPA Q-BBQ |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 12 / 48 (314.2060 · Backyard) | 38 / 48 (648.4572 · Master) | Big Butts BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 9 / 31 (310.8344 · Backyard) | 19 / 31 (654.2172 · Master) | Big Butts BBQ |