Head-to-head
Deviant Smoke vs NORALA BBQ TEAM
16 head-to-head wins
Met
44 times in the data
28 head-to-head wins
NORALA BBQ TEAM is the team Deviant Smoke sees one call ahead more than anyone (4 times). NORALA BBQ TEAM has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Deviant Smoke | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Contests | 105 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 8 | Category wins | 23 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 144% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 145.5% |
| 97.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 102.7% |
| top 35% | Avg finish | top 24% |
| ±9.17% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.51% |
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)
| Deviant Smoke | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Chicken (49 meetings) | 34 |
| 29 | Pork Ribs (50 meetings) | 21 |
| 4 | Pork (13 meetings) | 9 |
| 0 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 4 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) 4 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — Deviant Smoke leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — NORALA BBQ TEAM leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 19.51 points at Poosa Q (2023-10-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5716 points at Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-09-08)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Deviant Smoke | NORALA BBQ TEAM | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 21 / 125 (341.6572) | 1 / 125 (358.8572) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-10-25 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) | 10 / 16 (344.5256) | 2 / 16 (354.2628) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 30 (345.1084) | 15 / 30 (334.7656) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2025-09-26 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 15 (352.5484) | 7 / 15 (346.8344) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2025-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) | 17 / 22 (335.9428) | 12 / 22 (338.2172) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 17 / 30 (339.3368) | 10 / 30 (345.6800) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 28 (352.5600) | 8 / 28 (347.3828) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 29 (342.8000) | 5 / 29 (346.2516) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 35 (343.9656) | 10 / 35 (345.1088) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 13 / 70 (347.3944) | 4 / 70 (353.1200) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 32 (345.1200) | 13 / 32 (343.9312) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 11 / 23 (346.2516) | 1 / 23 (358.8572) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2 / 28 (349.6800) | 1 / 28 (355.4288) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 43 (350.2628) | 8 / 43 (346.2400) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 28 / 100 (338.2172) | 12 / 100 (347.3944) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 13 / 38 (342.2284) | 14 / 38 (340.5028) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 28 / 59 (338.7884) | 24 / 59 (342.2284) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 9 / 18 (340.5028) | 3 / 18 (345.6800) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 33 (341.0972) | 4 / 33 (347.9772) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 27 (339.9544) | 3 / 27 (350.8456) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-07-12 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 17 (346.2516) | 4 / 17 (348.5372) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 35 (340.5144) | 1 / 35 (353.1428) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 5 / 47 (350.8344) | 44 / 47 (334.1940) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 39 (345.1088) | 7 / 39 (346.2400) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 7 / 20 (346.8344) | 2 / 20 (355.4056) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 15 / 27 (337.0856) | 5 / 27 (344.5372) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-04-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 40 (343.9544) | 16 / 40 (342.7884) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls | 2 / 31 (349.6916) | 10 / 31 (338.2172) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 17 / 38 (338.8116) | 9 / 38 (342.7768) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 16 / 93 (337.0628) | 5 / 93 (343.9772) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-03-09 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 28 (343.4056) | 4 / 28 (342.7884) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2023-12-01 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | 2 / 17 (346.2744) | 3 / 17 (345.0856) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 | 12 / 14 (339.9428) | 3 / 14 (349.1200) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-10-20 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 50 (351.9656) | 10 / 50 (340.5600) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 42 / 73 (326.7656) | 10 / 73 (346.2744) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 19 (338.8000) | 4 / 19 (339.3716) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 17 (346.2400) | 1 / 17 (347.3828) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 12 / 35 (504.4572) | 5 / 35 (514.2172) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2023-05-19 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 34 (350.8228) | 13 / 34 (338.2516) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2023-04-28 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 36 (518.2516) | 9 / 36 (515.9084) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls | 2 / 39 (349.1432) | 11 / 39 (342.2284) | Deviant Smoke |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 22 / 80 (333.0856) | 20 / 80 (335.3600) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2022-10-28 | Railyard BBQ Brawl | 4 / 10 (339.3828) | 1 / 10 (352.5484) | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2022-09-16 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 6 / 18 (349.1200) | 9 / 18 (346.2400) | Deviant Smoke |