Head-to-head
8 head-to-head wins
Met
24 times in the data
16 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Cities Edge BBQ | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Contests | 152 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 3 | Category wins | 29 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 195.9% |
| 94.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±3.65% | 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)
| Cities Edge BBQ | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (24 meetings) | 16 |
| 17 | Pork Ribs (24 meetings) | 7 |
| 10 | Pork (24 meetings) | 14 |
| 9 | Brisket (23 meetings) | 14 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 6 times — LOVE 2 Q leads there 5–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Bricks 3 times — LOVE 2 Q leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 158.80 points at Smoke in the Spring (2025-04-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1316 points at 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (2025-03-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Cities Edge BBQ | LOVE 2 Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Smoke on the Bricks | 33 / 52 (673.6112) | 28 / 52 (678.7084) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 16 / 101 (696.5028) | 46 / 101 (687.3488) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 210 / 401 (676.5028) | 81 / 401 (690.7996) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks | 38 / 53 (670.1256) | 13 / 53 (698.2056) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 91 / 92 (510.7884) | 65 / 92 (669.5888) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 32 / 70 (683.3256) | 31 / 70 (684.4572) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 186 / 444 (679.3488) | 264 / 444 (669.0744) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 52 / 56 (663.2688) | 44 / 56 (673.5884) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 15 / 53 (690.8000) | 41 / 53 (675.8628) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks | 5 / 46 (694.2056) | 23 / 46 (674.1140) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 14 / 25 (676.4456) | 12 / 25 (678.1828) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring | 55 / 97 (679.8972) | 17 / 97 (693.6572) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-10-13 | Smoke on the Water | 7 / 39 (691.3372) | 19 / 39 (679.3028) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 268 / 487 (669.7372) | 124 / 487 (684.4684) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring | 59 / 103 (676.4572) | 23 / 103 (690.7656) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 3 / 68 (701.1200) | 35 / 68 (677.6688) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 39 / 505 (693.1428) | 113 / 505 (682.8228) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | 7 / 25 (687.3256) | 3 / 25 (694.8116) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring | 28 / 94 (683.8968) | 10 / 94 (691.9084) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-07-09 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 4 / 43 (702.2284) | 11 / 43 (690.2172) | Cities Edge BBQ |
| 2021-06-18 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life | 21 / 37 (675.9200) | 10 / 37 (690.8000) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | 19 / 39 (677.6460) | 15 / 39 (683.8972) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring | 81 / 105 (653.5540) | 58 / 105 (674.7656) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery | 28 / 31 (651.4056) | 15 / 31 (676.4684) | LOVE 2 Q |