Head-to-head
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS vs SMOKE SHOW MAFIA
19 head-to-head wins
Met
48 times in the data
29 head-to-head wins
SMOKE SHOW MAFIA has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 158 | Contests | 77 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 15 | Category wins | 10 |
| 8 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 98.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.1% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.3% |
| top 43% | Avg finish | top 34% |
| ±1.57% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.48% |
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)
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chicken (49 meetings) | 25 |
| 17 | Pork Ribs (50 meetings) | 33 |
| 16 | Pork (48 meetings) | 32 |
| 26 | Brisket (48 meetings) | 22 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 5 times — SMOKE SHOW MAFIA leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 3 times — SMOKE SHOW MAFIA leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Mission Farms - King of the Farm 2 times — SMOKE SHOW MAFIA leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 2 times — SMOKE SHOW MAFIA leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.02 points at Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (2020-09-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5256 points at The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (2020-10-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 26 / 75 (689.6228) | 3 / 75 (698.7884) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2026-05-15 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway | 7 / 26 (696.5028) | 2 / 26 (705.0856) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 19 / 42 (683.2796) | 3 / 42 (698.8116) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 18 / 33 (683.8972) | 5 / 33 (697.0512) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | 17 / 45 (682.1828) | 13 / 45 (688.5488) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2 / 66 (701.6800) | 9 / 66 (694.2632) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 22 / 42 (674.7084) | 17 / 42 (678.7660) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie | 8 / 32 (693.0628) | 17 / 32 (678.1484) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-03-21 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) | 2 / 26 (700.5028) | 12 / 26 (689.6112) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 66 / 100 (675.8512) | 22 / 100 (694.7772) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2025-02-28 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 12 / 26 (680.4456) | 8 / 26 (686.7544) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2024-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 10 / 26 (685.6000) | 5 / 26 (695.9432) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2024-09-13 | Clayton BBQ Challenge | 7 / 27 (690.2288) | 13 / 27 (685.6800) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 16 / 28 (677.6000) | 4 / 28 (695.3484) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 33 / 76 (685.0284) | 10 / 76 (697.0628) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 13 / 42 (690.1944) | 9 / 42 (692.4916) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 70 / 93 (667.8516) | 43 / 93 (682.2288) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2024-01-04 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show | 2 / 43 (711.9772) | 6 / 43 (698.8000) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 23 / 60 (689.0400) | 25 / 60 (688.5028) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-09-15 | Smoketember Fest | 12 / 25 (683.8856) | 2 / 25 (706.2400) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 5 / 21 (687.3484) | 15 / 21 (670.6856) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 22 / 76 (683.9884) | 10 / 76 (693.6344) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2023-05-12 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 2 / 40 (695.9200) | 10 / 40 (687.3484) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-03-31 | Swampfest | 11 / 28 (684.4340) | 13 / 28 (681.0400) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 29 / 57 (668.4572) | 35 / 57 (658.1024) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | 18 / 34 (677.5772) | 24 / 34 (670.6508) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) | 9 / 35 (683.3372) | 2 / 35 (698.8000) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival | 16 / 51 (688.4800) | 10 / 51 (693.0628) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine | 28 / 49 (681.0628) | 11 / 49 (694.2288) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 30 / 92 (682.1828) | 31 / 92 (681.0284) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 22 / 42 (677.0172) | 5 / 42 (691.3944) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2022-03-18 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm | 23 / 33 (673.5772) | 20 / 33 (676.4224) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 44 / 73 (672.4340) | 15 / 73 (692.4684) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2021-10-30 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 | 4 / 27 (700.5372) | 3 / 27 (702.2400) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 | 15 / 33 (678.1596) | 6 / 33 (684.4800) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2021-08-06 | Swine At the Shrine | 18 / 25 (672.9596) | 15 / 25 (679.8860) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2021-07-23 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 10 / 30 (683.3256) | 12 / 30 (680.4800) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 6 / 28 (694.7772) | 8 / 28 (691.9084) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-05-14 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 1 / 42 (694.2288) | 17 / 42 (677.5656) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 12 / 81 (683.9428) | 33 / 81 (673.5424) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-10-09 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 19 / 37 (682.7772) | 17 / 37 (683.3028) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 47 / 54 (671.9204) | 8 / 54 (699.9428) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash | 36 / 46 (651.8860) | 32 / 46 (663.8628) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken | 7 / 34 (684.5028) | 20 / 34 (675.3600) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier | 35 / 55 (669.5884) | 11 / 55 (688.5256) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2020-06-19 | The June Contest | 22 / 25 (664.4112) | 4 / 25 (690.1828) | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2019-10-04 | Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest | 17 / 24 (660.9484) | 18 / 24 (657.5428) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 23 / 72 (677.5656) | 44 / 72 (667.2804) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |