Head-to-head
Crossed Rifles BBQ vs THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE
9 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Crossed Rifles BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Crossed Rifles BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Contests | 100 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 5 | Category wins | 11 |
| 5 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 99.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.9% |
| 95.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.2% |
| top 32% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±1.64% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.59% |
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)
| Crossed Rifles BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 10 |
| 13 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 6 |
| 10 | Pork (19 meetings) | 9 |
| 3 | Brisket (19 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 3 times — THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — Crossed Rifles BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 2 times — Crossed Rifles BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 2 times — Crossed Rifles BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 32.69 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST (2021-09-16)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0344 points at Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water (2022-10-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Crossed Rifles BBQ | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 48 / 125 (688.4912) | 94 / 125 (670.7312) | Crossed Rifles BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 170 / 401 (681.5880) | 232 / 401 (673.6228) | Crossed Rifles BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 57 / 92 (677.6000) | 17 / 92 (693.0744) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 39 / 100 (687.9200) | 53 / 100 (682.1944) | Crossed Rifles BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 170 / 444 (681.0396) | 36 / 444 (695.9428) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 124 / 169 (677.0740) | 42 / 169 (691.9432) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 3 / 56 (695.9316) | 12 / 56 (688.4800) | Crossed Rifles BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2 / 53 (703.3944) | 17 / 53 (690.1828) | Crossed Rifles BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke on the Water | 25 / 42 (673.0972) | 10 / 42 (686.2056) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 46 / 81 (691.3256) | 36 / 81 (693.6340) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 97 / 118 (668.9940) | 32 / 118 (690.2056) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2023-10-27 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB | 24 / 49 (681.0628) | 27 / 49 (677.0168) | Crossed Rifles BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 168 / 211 (672.9596) | 110 / 211 (683.3256) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 139 / 487 (682.8228) | 158 / 487 (681.0856) | Crossed Rifles BBQ |
| 2022-10-21 | Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water | 3 / 47 (699.9312) | 2 / 47 (699.9656) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 240 / 505 (669.6228) | 73 / 505 (687.3828) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 78 / 249 (686.7656) | 28 / 249 (695.9428) | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 78 / 467 (490.7656 · Open Comp) | 273 / 467 (657.0628 · Master) | Crossed Rifles BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 18 / 185 (696.5144) | 159 / 185 (663.8284) | Crossed Rifles BBQ |