Head-to-head
4 head-to-head wins
Met
22 times in the data
18 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| CLAUDE'S Q | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Contests | 66 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 11 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 95.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 91.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.7% |
| top 69% | Avg finish | top 40% |
| ±4.71% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.49% |
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)
| CLAUDE'S Q | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 16 |
| 9 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 13 |
| 6 | Pork (22 meetings) | 16 |
| 6 | Brisket (21 meetings) | 15 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 3 times — CHOOCHOO BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ, Boogie & Blues 3 times — CHOOCHOO BBQ leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 178.32 points at Smoke on the Falls (2023-04-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0004 points at Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (2019-11-15)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | CLAUDE'S Q | CHOOCHOO BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 106 / 125 (663.9200) | 46 / 125 (688.5028) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2025-08-15 | Pigs & Peaches | 18 / 27 (676.4112) | 20 / 27 (674.7200) | CLAUDE'S Q |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 35 / 58 (681.0400) | 15 / 58 (691.9200) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues | 28 / 34 (664.4340) | 16 / 34 (680.4456) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 43 / 59 (660.9600) | 32 / 59 (676.4688) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 31 / 60 (682.7660) | 37 / 60 (674.6968) | CLAUDE'S Q |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 8 / 32 (689.0516) | 13 / 32 (685.0400) | CLAUDE'S Q |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls | 38 / 39 (500.9940) | 11 / 39 (679.3144) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 26 / 57 (669.5656) | 16 / 57 (682.7428) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival | 45 / 51 (658.6512) | 25 / 51 (680.4456) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 22 / 35 (655.7940) | 10 / 35 (675.8856) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 60 / 92 (656.9368) | 25 / 92 (684.4800) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Big BBQ Bash | 21 / 29 (647.7600) | 10 / 29 (685.0628) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | 10 / 25 (686.7884) | 13 / 25 (673.6456) | CLAUDE'S Q |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 17 / 27 (675.3488) | 16 / 27 (677.0288) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 | 40 / 43 (667.3144) | 25 / 43 (685.6000) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 | 34 / 37 (654.1372) | 8 / 37 (693.6344) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown | 36 / 39 (649.4968) | 18 / 39 (674.7312) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin | 16 / 17 (658.6972) | 12 / 17 (678.7196) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2020-11-20 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown | 26 / 40 (677.6344) | 20 / 40 (686.8116) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown | 31 / 35 (658.1140) | 30 / 35 (658.1144) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q | 33 / 48 (667.8740) | 22 / 48 (677.6460) | CHOOCHOO BBQ |