Head-to-head
Nards Backyard BBQ vs Smoke Central BBQ
0 head-to-head wins
Met
5 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Smoke Central BBQ has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| Nards Backyard BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Contests | 131 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 11 |
| 1 | Category wins | 33 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 93.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.7% |
| 89.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.7% |
| top 76% | Avg finish | top 26% |
| ±3.12% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.46% |
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)
| Nards Backyard BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (5 meetings) | 2 |
| 0 | Pork Ribs (5 meetings) | 5 |
| 1 | Pork (5 meetings) | 4 |
| 0 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 3 times — Smoke Central BBQ leads there 3–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 65.84 points at Squealin on the Square (2019-10-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 12.0228 points at South Carolina Festival of Discovery (2025-07-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Nards Backyard BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 52 / 75 (675.2800) | 27 / 75 (688.4800) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 41 / 66 (675.3600) | 24 / 66 (687.3828) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 64 / 76 (630.1488) | 18 / 76 (686.7656) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2019-10-04 | Squealin on the Square | 15 / 19 (618.0456) | 3 / 19 (683.8856) | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery | 60 / 83 (634.6744) | 7 / 83 (682.7888) | Smoke Central BBQ |