Head-to-head
COOL HAND QUE vs Smoke Central BBQ
10 head-to-head wins
Met
40 times in the data
30 head-to-head wins
Smoke Central BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| COOL HAND QUE | Smoke Central BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Contests | 131 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 11 |
| 12 | Category wins | 33 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 143.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.7% |
| 98% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.7% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±12.28% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.46% |
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)
| COOL HAND QUE | Smoke Central BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (40 meetings) | 34 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (40 meetings) | 34 |
| 16 | Pork (40 meetings) | 24 |
| 18 | Brisket (39 meetings) | 21 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 4 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 3 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 3 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 3 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 168.56 points at 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam (2025-01-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5600 points at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2021-03-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | COOL HAND QUE | Smoke Central BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 12 / 42 (693.0744) | 6 / 42 (698.2056) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 26 / 33 (674.1024) | 10 / 33 (692.4684) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 8 / 38 (696.5028) | 14 / 38 (694.2056) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 27 / 56 (687.8972) | 6 / 56 (699.3944) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-10-03 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 8 / 32 (694.7540) | 16 / 32 (689.6112) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 49 / 70 (685.6116) | 19 / 70 (697.0628) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 53 / 106 (686.1712) | 9 / 106 (702.8000) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 10 / 42 (687.3488) | 13 / 42 (683.3260) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 63 / 100 (676.4572) | 6 / 100 (699.9544) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 7 / 38 (693.6456) | 37 / 38 (525.0856) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 22 / 58 (686.2060) | 9 / 58 (695.3368) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 4 / 76 (701.6572) | 14 / 76 (695.9428) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2024-06-21 | Big BBQ Bash | 3 / 33 (700.5260) | 8 / 33 (696.4796) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 20 / 81 (699.9656) | 14 / 81 (702.7768) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 27 / 118 (691.3600) | 23 / 118 (693.0972) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 6 / 42 (694.7772) | 12 / 42 (690.2172) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 42 / 59 (667.2912) | 30 / 59 (679.8628) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 48 / 60 (666.7428) | 17 / 60 (691.3140) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 43 / 76 (670.1256) | 18 / 76 (686.7656) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | 9 / 27 (682.7312) | 1 / 27 (710.8228) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 13 / 65 (687.8972) | 9 / 65 (690.1712) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival | 3 / 51 (699.9428) | 6 / 51 (694.7884) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2022-10-07 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 5 / 30 (697.6572) | 3 / 30 (703.9428) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoketember Fest | 14 / 30 (688.4800) | 1 / 30 (701.6456) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | 13 / 30 (685.6344) | 2 / 30 (699.9312) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine | 4 / 49 (699.9428) | 16 / 49 (691.3256) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 19 / 92 (687.3484) | 3 / 92 (701.0740) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 24 / 37 (670.1944) | 4 / 37 (695.9084) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 41 / 73 (677.6000) | 37 / 73 (680.9940) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-10-08 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 12 / 26 (679.8512) | 5 / 26 (687.8856) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 | 30 / 43 (678.7200) | 2 / 43 (705.0856) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 | 14 / 37 (686.7888) | 20 / 37 (683.8740) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown | 3 / 39 (687.9200) | 1 / 39 (701.6684) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery | 6 / 81 (692.4800) | 1 / 81 (706.8576) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-06-25 | Blount County BBQ Bash | 19 / 32 (672.9940) | 1 / 32 (698.2628) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 13 / 42 (682.1712) | 7 / 42 (686.1596) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 16 / 81 (683.3372) | 15 / 81 (683.8972) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 52 / 54 (653.5312) | 19 / 54 (691.9312) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash | 46 / 46 (514.7312) | 22 / 46 (675.3372) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier | 34 / 55 (670.1140) | 2 / 55 (697.1200) | Smoke Central BBQ |