Head-to-head
Backwoods BBQ vs ELITE BBQ SMOKERS
4 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has taken the last 7 meetings.
Career comparison
| Backwoods BBQ | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Contests | 158 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 2 | Category wins | 15 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 94.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.9% |
| 89.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±4.99% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.57% |
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)
| Backwoods BBQ | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 5 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 4 |
| 3 | Pork (10 meetings) | 7 |
| 3 | Brisket (10 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 5 times — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS leads there 5–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 2 times — Backwoods BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 46.96 points at South Carolina Festival of Discovery (2025-07-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5480 points at Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (2025-05-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Backwoods BBQ | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 57 / 75 (671.8284) | 26 / 75 (689.6228) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 51 / 66 (654.7196) | 2 / 66 (701.6800) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 23 / 42 (674.1604) | 22 / 42 (674.7084) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 41 / 76 (681.6000) | 33 / 76 (685.0284) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 40 / 60 (673.6120) | 23 / 60 (689.0400) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 50 / 76 (663.9200) | 22 / 76 (683.9884) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 42 / 92 (676.5028) | 30 / 92 (682.1828) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery | 24 / 81 (682.1944) | 35 / 81 (675.3488) | Backwoods BBQ |
| 2021-05-22 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 | 19 / 21 (664.9712) | 20 / 21 (664.3884) | Backwoods BBQ |
| 2021-05-21 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | 17 / 21 (668.4228) | 13 / 21 (676.4804) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-10-09 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 1 / 37 (337.1200 · Backyard) | 19 / 37 (682.7772 · Master) | Backwoods BBQ |
| 2019-10-11 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 4 / 27 (290.2744 · Backyard) | 18 / 27 (668.9828 · Master) | Backwoods BBQ |