Head-to-head
7 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
1 head-to-head wins
McQ Smokers has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| McQ Smokers | ACME BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Contests | 24 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 95.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 94% |
| 92.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 89.3% |
| top 62% | Avg finish | top 82% |
| ±2.3% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.09% |
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)
| McQ Smokers | ACME BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 7 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 1 |
| 7 | Pork (8 meetings) | 1 |
| 6 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues 2 times — McQ Smokers leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bands & BBQ at the Point 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 2 times — McQ Smokers leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 48.01 points at Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues (2024-08-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5488 points at Bands & BBQ at the Point (2021-09-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | McQ Smokers | ACME BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest | 34 / 45 (667.2684) | 36 / 45 (656.4460) | McQ Smokers |
| 2024-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues | 21 / 49 (680.4572) | 46 / 49 (632.4460) | McQ Smokers |
| 2024-06-07 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 22 / 38 (675.8972) | 32 / 38 (647.3028) | McQ Smokers |
| 2023-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues | 28 / 41 (663.3028) | 33 / 41 (646.6628) | McQ Smokers |
| 2022-09-09 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 26 / 32 (646.1484) | 18 / 32 (670.1712) | ACME BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 30 / 45 (661.0400) | 40 / 45 (635.2688) | McQ Smokers |
| 2021-09-10 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 21 / 28 (628.4460) | 22 / 28 (627.8972) | McQ Smokers |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 37 / 43 (639.8856) | 42 / 43 (610.6628) | McQ Smokers |