Head-to-head
COOL HAND QUE vs ELITE BBQ SMOKERS
18 head-to-head wins
Met
39 times in the data
21 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| COOL HAND QUE | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Contests | 158 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 12 | Category wins | 15 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 143.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.9% |
| 98% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±12.28% | 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)
| COOL HAND QUE | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Chicken (39 meetings) | 21 |
| 18 | Pork Ribs (39 meetings) | 21 |
| 19 | Pork (39 meetings) | 20 |
| 17 | Brisket (38 meetings) | 21 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 3 times — COOL HAND QUE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 3 times — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 2 times — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 137.15 points at Practice for Cash (2020-09-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5256 points at Hawgin On Lanier (2020-07-31)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | COOL HAND QUE | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 12 / 42 (693.0744) | 19 / 42 (683.2796) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 26 / 33 (674.1024) | 18 / 33 (683.8972) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 8 / 38 (696.5028) | 11 / 38 (695.9200) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 20 / 36 (675.2568) | 8 / 36 (690.7772) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 19 / 42 (687.9200) | 7 / 42 (697.0512) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 49 / 70 (685.6116) | 40 / 70 (690.1712) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 53 / 106 (686.1712) | 87 / 106 (672.4228) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 10 / 42 (687.3488) | 22 / 42 (674.7084) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie | 25 / 32 (667.8400) | 8 / 32 (693.0628) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 63 / 100 (676.4572) | 66 / 100 (675.8512) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 7 / 38 (693.6456) | 1 / 38 (701.1316) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 4 / 76 (701.6572) | 33 / 76 (685.0284) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 6 / 42 (694.7772) | 13 / 42 (690.1944) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 44 / 93 (682.1828) | 70 / 93 (667.8516) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 48 / 60 (666.7428) | 23 / 60 (689.0400) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 21 / 33 (671.2800) | 14 / 33 (684.4456) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 43 / 76 (670.1256) | 22 / 76 (683.9884) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-06-02 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | 9 / 27 (682.7312) | 7 / 27 (690.7656) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival | 3 / 51 (699.9428) | 16 / 51 (688.4800) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine | 4 / 49 (699.9428) | 28 / 49 (681.0628) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 19 / 92 (687.3484) | 30 / 92 (682.1828) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 41 / 73 (677.6000) | 44 / 73 (672.4340) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2021-11-19 | GBC Throwdown | 13 / 28 (680.4568) | 6 / 28 (691.3372) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 | 30 / 43 (678.7200) | 22 / 43 (687.3372) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 | 14 / 37 (686.7888) | 22 / 37 (680.5144) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown | 3 / 39 (687.9200) | 21 / 39 (670.1372) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery | 6 / 81 (692.4800) | 35 / 81 (675.3488) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2021-05-14 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 13 / 42 (682.1712) | 1 / 42 (694.2288) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-05-07 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin | 9 / 17 (680.4800) | 4 / 17 (687.8968) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 16 / 81 (683.3372) | 12 / 81 (683.9428) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-11-20 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown | 24 / 40 (679.9200) | 21 / 40 (686.2056) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-10-09 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 27 / 37 (674.6968) | 19 / 37 (682.7772) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 52 / 54 (653.5312) | 47 / 54 (671.9204) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash | 46 / 46 (514.7312) | 36 / 46 (651.8860) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier | 34 / 55 (670.1140) | 35 / 55 (669.5884) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2020-06-19 | The June Contest | 25 / 25 (648.3776) | 22 / 25 (664.4112) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 37 / 61 (670.2400) | 12 / 61 (683.9432) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2019-10-11 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 8 / 27 (679.8972) | 18 / 27 (668.9828) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2019-07-19 | Piggin in the Park | 2 / 25 (504.4688 · Backyard) | 14 / 25 (667.8284 · Master) | COOL HAND QUE |