Head-to-head
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS vs SMOKIN SKULLIES
25 head-to-head wins
Met
77 times in the data
52 head-to-head wins
SMOKIN SKULLIES is the team most often one call behind ELITE BBQ SMOKERS (4 times).
Career comparison
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
|---|---|---|
| 158 | Contests | 154 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 15 | Category wins | 21 |
| 8 | Perfect 180s | 15 |
| 98.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.2% |
| top 43% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±1.57% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.6% |
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 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Chicken (78 meetings) | 48 |
| 36 | Pork Ribs (78 meetings) | 42 |
| 29 | Pork (77 meetings) | 48 |
| 29 | Brisket (77 meetings) | 48 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 5 times — SMOKIN SKULLIES leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 4 times — SMOKIN SKULLIES leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Mission Farms - King of the Farm 3 times — SMOKIN SKULLIES leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Mountain 3 times — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 3 times — SMOKIN SKULLIES leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 31.49 points at SC Festival of Discovery (2019-07-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0228 points at NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 (2021-02-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | SMOKIN SKULLIES | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 26 / 75 (689.6228) | 9 / 75 (694.2172) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2026-05-15 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway | 7 / 26 (696.5028) | 8 / 26 (695.9084) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 19 / 42 (683.2796) | 9 / 42 (693.6456) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2026-05-01 | Bear-B-Q | 13 / 26 (682.7660) | 5 / 26 (697.6572) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 18 / 33 (683.8972) | 4 / 33 (697.0628) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | 17 / 45 (682.1828) | 2 / 45 (701.6800) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2025-10-16 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | 6 / 36 (702.8000) | 30 / 36 (682.1600) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 8 / 36 (690.7772) | 1 / 36 (697.6572) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2025-09-05 | Uniquely Union Festival | 10 / 25 (682.7772) | 6 / 25 (685.5996) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 3 / 37 (692.5028) | 9 / 37 (687.3140) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2 / 66 (701.6800) | 5 / 66 (697.0628) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 40 / 70 (690.1712) | 29 / 70 (693.6344) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 87 / 106 (672.4228) | 23 / 106 (694.8000) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2025-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | 12 / 33 (683.8740) | 17 / 33 (679.8628) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 22 / 42 (674.7084) | 27 / 42 (668.4000) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-03-28 | Smokin' in the Pines | 8 / 22 (685.6112) | 2 / 22 (697.6684) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 66 / 100 (675.8512) | 48 / 100 (685.0284) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2025-02-28 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 12 / 26 (680.4456) | 2 / 26 (694.7656) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2024-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 10 / 26 (685.6000) | 6 / 26 (694.8116) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2024-09-13 | Clayton BBQ Challenge | 7 / 27 (690.2288) | 12 / 27 (686.1712) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain | 13 / 32 (687.3832) | 11 / 32 (690.1828) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 33 / 76 (685.0284) | 11 / 76 (696.5260) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2024-02-23 | Mission Farms King of the Farm | 15 / 26 (679.2912) | 4 / 26 (687.8856) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 130 / 211 (679.3600) | 39 / 211 (691.9084) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 52 / 487 (691.9424) | 15 / 487 (698.2628) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 14 / 33 (684.4456) | 5 / 33 (692.4916) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 5 / 21 (687.3484) | 13 / 21 (672.4112) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain | 16 / 38 (684.4684) | 17 / 38 (683.8400) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 8 / 36 (687.3372) | 15 / 36 (681.0284) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 22 / 76 (683.9884) | 8 / 76 (694.2172) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2023-06-23 | Big BBQ Bash | 12 / 36 (684.4912) | 7 / 36 (691.3600) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2023-04-28 | Smokin' in the Pines | 7 / 24 (686.7772) | 6 / 24 (687.3256) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | 18 / 34 (677.5772) | 22 / 34 (674.1256) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) | 9 / 35 (683.3372) | 13 / 35 (682.1484) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival | 16 / 51 (688.4800) | 14 / 51 (690.1828) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 159 / 505 (678.7652) | 63 / 505 (688.4800) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 141 / 249 (679.3256) | 76 / 249 (686.8116) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine | 28 / 49 (681.0628) | 35 / 49 (675.2568) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 30 / 92 (682.1828) | 10 / 92 (694.8000) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2022-05-20 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | 5 / 32 (683.8740) | 4 / 32 (685.6000) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2022-03-18 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm | 23 / 33 (673.5772) | 4 / 33 (687.9200) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-12-11 | River Bar Smoke Out | 10 / 17 (678.7428) | 1 / 17 (697.0744) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-10-30 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 | 4 / 27 (700.5372) | 9 / 27 (692.4684) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 | 15 / 33 (678.1596) | 3 / 33 (687.8740) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-10-23 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 | 10 / 15 (695.9084) | 1 / 15 (713.1200) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-10-22 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | 1 / 15 (702.8344) | 3 / 15 (701.6800) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-08 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 6 / 26 (685.6000) | 7 / 26 (685.6000) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 5 / 27 (684.5144) | 2 / 27 (690.8344) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 24 / 467 (689.1084) | 236 / 467 (662.7196) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 30 / 185 (692.5944) | 106 / 185 (678.2512) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-08-27 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park | 13 / 22 (671.2916) | 1 / 22 (691.3488) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-08-20 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland | 9 / 26 (689.6228) | 3 / 26 (701.6684) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-07-23 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 10 / 30 (683.3256) | 7 / 30 (685.6228) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-07-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland | 12 / 19 (669.0056) | 4 / 19 (686.1828) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery | 35 / 81 (675.3488) | 13 / 81 (687.3256) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 6 / 28 (694.7772) | 9 / 28 (690.2172) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-06-04 | GrillBillies BBQ Shootout | 8 / 18 (679.8968) | 5 / 18 (683.3024) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-05-22 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 | 20 / 21 (664.3884) | 6 / 21 (693.0628) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-05-21 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | 13 / 21 (676.4804) | 19 / 21 (663.7940) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-04-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge | 15 / 27 (679.2796) | 17 / 27 (676.4340) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 16 / 40 (678.2056) | 28 / 40 (667.2800) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 15 / 46 (677.6000) | 4 / 46 (687.3600) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-03-19 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club | 14 / 26 (677.6344) | 3 / 26 (691.9428) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-03-12 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland | 12 / 39 (686.7312) | 1 / 39 (699.9428) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-02-20 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 | 18 / 21 (668.4800) | 7 / 21 (685.0400) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-02-19 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | 17 / 21 (671.8972) | 18 / 21 (671.8744) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-09-11 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 17 / 24 (667.8972) | 12 / 24 (678.7544) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 24 / 34 (664.3996) | 13 / 34 (679.3260) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken | 7 / 34 (684.5028) | 14 / 34 (678.8000) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-08-08 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 | 11 / 17 (662.1712) | 10 / 17 (667.3028) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2020-08-07 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 | 18 / 19 (658.1828) | 13 / 19 (663.8396) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge | 3 / 25 (684.4456) | 13 / 25 (671.3256) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-06-19 | The June Contest | 22 / 25 (664.4112) | 5 / 25 (690.1712) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2019-09-27 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | 13 / 37 (674.7768) | 11 / 37 (675.8968) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 17 / 56 (673.6916) | 8 / 56 (682.2168) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery | 46 / 83 (653.0056) | 6 / 83 (684.4912) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy | 14 / 60 (672.4344) | 9 / 60 (675.8968) | SMOKIN SKULLIES |