Head-to-head
22 head-to-head wins
Met
41 times in the data
19 head-to-head wins
WE WILL ROCK QUE has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| DB BBQ | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | Contests | 137 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 21 | Category wins | 12 |
| 8 | Perfect 180s | 7 |
| 97.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.2% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±2.02% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.89% |
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)
| DB BBQ | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chicken (41 meetings) | 17 |
| 20 | Pork Ribs (43 meetings) | 23 |
| 25 | Pork (40 meetings) | 15 |
| 22 | Brisket (40 meetings) | 18 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 3 times — WE WILL ROCK QUE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ 3 times — DB BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 2 times — WE WILL ROCK QUE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked All American BBQ Throwdown 2 times — DB BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — DB BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 117.10 points at Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 (2021-05-15)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1772 points at Harvest on Fire at the Winery (2022-07-08)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | DB BBQ | WE WILL ROCK QUE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 29 / 32 (679.3028) | 18 / 32 (693.6112) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2026-08-14 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) | 18 / 26 (674.1716) | 16 / 26 (678.7888) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2026-07-31 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 14 / 45 (688.4916) | 33 / 45 (669.0400) | DB BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 13 / 35 (687.4176) | 2 / 35 (706.9028) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten | 10 / 34 (679.3368) | 2 / 34 (693.6800) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 7 / 48 (700.5256) | 9 / 48 (694.8572) | DB BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 47 / 125 (688.4912) | 54 / 125 (686.7428) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 28 / 401 (698.2056) | 192 / 401 (678.7656) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 86 / 158 (685.6344) | 55 / 158 (690.7888) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest | 14 / 35 (678.2176) | 8 / 35 (687.3484) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2025-08-22 | Brighton Barbeque Bash | 13 / 29 (672.4572) | 16 / 29 (663.3140) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 9 / 43 (691.9772) | 23 / 43 (675.9084) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic | 7 / 40 (691.9200) | 14 / 40 (683.9084) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 5 / 26 (694.7656) | 21 / 26 (670.1136) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 8 / 30 (686.7656) | 17 / 30 (677.0396) | DB BBQ |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 17 / 56 (686.2056) | 13 / 56 (688.5140) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 44 / 444 (694.8000) | 198 / 444 (678.7312) | DB BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 64 / 169 (689.0856) | 96 / 169 (683.3372) | DB BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 35 / 58 (680.4456) | 2 / 58 (702.8344) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest | 25 / 37 (652.3656) | 6 / 37 (682.7312) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | 7 / 37 (683.3372) | 13 / 37 (667.8744) | DB BBQ |
| 2023-09-16 | Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot | 12 / 18 (678.1828) | 7 / 18 (690.7888) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 11 / 25 (678.1484) | 9 / 25 (680.5716) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | 5 / 35 (689.0400) | 15 / 35 (678.1712) | DB BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 3 / 36 (694.7772) | 11 / 36 (683.3484) | DB BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 11 / 25 (677.5772) | 4 / 25 (689.6344) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery | 24 / 28 (671.2684) | 21 / 28 (672.4456) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 24 / 32 (670.1256) | 7 / 32 (689.6456) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 19 / 36 (673.0288) | 14 / 36 (677.0400) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 17 / 36 (679.9316) | 23 / 36 (671.4168) | DB BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 13 / 33 (673.0516) | 12 / 33 (674.8004) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 6 / 44 (682.1828) | 5 / 44 (683.3944) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 33 / 38 (651.2688) | 27 / 38 (655.8624) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 33 / 39 (638.7428) | 39 / 39 (521.6456) | DB BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 13 / 41 (679.9428) | 31 / 41 (660.4572) | DB BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 21 / 44 (666.1604) | 30 / 44 (654.1832) | DB BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 4 / 50 (326.7544 · Backyard) | 28 / 50 (652.4684 · Master) | DB BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 41 / 53 (654.0800) | 46 / 53 (641.5656) | DB BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 45 / 69 (661.0284) | 42 / 69 (662.7660) | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 13 / 31 (671.8972) | 20 / 31 (654.7772) | DB BBQ |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 15 / 50 (668.4116) | 28 / 50 (654.8004) | DB BBQ |