Head-to-head
WICKED SMOKE BBQ vs SmokinGhost BBQ
5 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| WICKED SMOKE BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Contests | 212 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 3 | Category wins | 32 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 95.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 92.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 41% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±1.65% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.68% |
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)
| WICKED SMOKE BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 7 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 7 |
| 6 | Pork (13 meetings) | 7 |
| 9 | Brisket (13 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Puckaway Pigfest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 2 times — WICKED SMOKE BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 15.50 points at Hog Capital Challenge (2019-06-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.4972 points at Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) (2021-06-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 76 / 487 (689.0744) | 42 / 487 (693.1088) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest | 7 / 38 (686.8116) | 13 / 38 (681.6568) | WICKED SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 22 / 44 (664.4568) | 27 / 44 (660.4684) | WICKED SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 13 / 43 (678.7660) | 5 / 43 (684.5028) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 27 / 49 (664.9712) | 23 / 49 (668.4684) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 3 / 50 (686.1828) | 14 / 50 (671.9084) | WICKED SMOKE BBQ |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest | 3 / 52 (678.7772) | 7 / 52 (671.3028) | WICKED SMOKE BBQ |
| 2019-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest | 10 / 39 (657.0060) | 4 / 39 (668.4684) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 24 / 42 (664.4340) | 19 / 42 (668.4800) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 | 20 / 45 (669.6228) | 8 / 45 (678.2632) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 20 / 50 (663.8628) | 16 / 50 (667.8972) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge | 16 / 25 (647.2920) | 19 / 25 (631.7944) | WICKED SMOKE BBQ |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 20 / 36 (662.2628) | 10 / 36 (671.9084) | SmokinGhost BBQ |