Head-to-head
30 head-to-head wins
Met
35 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
COOL HAND QUE has taken the last 6 meetings.
Career comparison
| COOL HAND QUE | CLAUDE'S Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Contests | 51 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 12 | Category wins | 0 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 143.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 95.7% |
| 98% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.8% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 69% |
| ±12.28% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±4.71% |
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 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Chicken (35 meetings) | 12 |
| 23 | Pork Ribs (35 meetings) | 12 |
| 22 | Pork (35 meetings) | 13 |
| 21 | Brisket (31 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 4 times — COOL HAND QUE leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ, Boogie & Blues 4 times — COOL HAND QUE leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 2 times — COOL HAND QUE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 189.77 points at Smoke on the Falls (2023-04-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5372 points at Honeybee BBQ Competition (2022-06-03)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | COOL HAND QUE | CLAUDE'S Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 12 / 42 (693.0744) | 24 / 42 (678.7540) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 97 / 125 (669.5656) | 106 / 125 (663.9200) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 24 / 44 (683.3372) | 30 / 44 (678.8000) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2025-10-03 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 8 / 32 (694.7540) | 19 / 32 (684.4684) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2025-08-15 | Pigs & Peaches | 13 / 27 (687.8856) | 18 / 27 (676.4112) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 10 / 42 (687.3488) | 14 / 42 (682.7544) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie | 25 / 32 (667.8400) | 22 / 32 (672.4224) | CLAUDE'S Q |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 11 / 45 (694.2056) | 25 / 45 (683.8740) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 22 / 58 (686.2060) | 35 / 58 (681.0400) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 6 / 42 (694.7772) | 28 / 42 (671.3372) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues | 13 / 34 (681.6232) | 28 / 34 (664.4340) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 42 / 59 (667.2912) | 43 / 59 (660.9600) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 48 / 60 (666.7428) | 31 / 60 (682.7660) | CLAUDE'S Q |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 2 / 32 (700.5256) | 8 / 32 (689.0516) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls | 2 / 39 (690.7656) | 38 / 39 (500.9940) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival | 3 / 51 (699.9428) | 45 / 51 (658.6512) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 19 / 92 (687.3484) | 60 / 92 (656.9368) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2022-06-03 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | 8 / 25 (687.3256) | 10 / 25 (686.7884) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2021-11-19 | GBC Throwdown | 13 / 28 (680.4568) | 25 / 28 (654.6396) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 15 / 27 (678.1828) | 17 / 27 (675.3488) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 | 30 / 43 (678.7200) | 40 / 43 (667.3144) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 | 14 / 37 (686.7888) | 34 / 37 (654.1372) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown | 3 / 39 (687.9200) | 36 / 39 (649.4968) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2021-05-07 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin | 9 / 17 (680.4800) | 16 / 17 (658.6972) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 16 / 81 (683.3372) | 46 / 81 (663.3028) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2020-11-20 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown | 24 / 40 (679.9200) | 26 / 40 (677.6344) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 52 / 54 (653.5312) | 31 / 54 (688.4916) | CLAUDE'S Q |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash | 46 / 46 (514.7312) | 44 / 46 (630.6172) | CLAUDE'S Q |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier | 34 / 55 (670.1140) | 44 / 55 (651.2916) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2020-06-19 | The June Contest | 25 / 25 (648.3776) | 21 / 25 (666.1828) | CLAUDE'S Q |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown | 1 / 35 (507.9548 · Backyard) | 31 / 35 (658.1140 · Master) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2019-10-11 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 8 / 27 (679.8972) | 24 / 27 (657.0400) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2019-08-02 | Hawgin On Lanier | 6 / 45 (493.0288 · Backyard) | 26 / 45 (669.6112 · Master) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 2 / 33 (335.9772 · Backyard) | 9 / 33 (673.6228 · Master) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2019-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 3 / 62 (510.2056 · Backyard) | 38 / 62 (659.3028 · Master) | COOL HAND QUE |