Head-to-head
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS vs FRED VEGAS SMOKERS
16 head-to-head wins
Met
46 times in the data
30 head-to-head wins
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS has taken the last 7 meetings.
Career comparison
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 158 | Contests | 130 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 9 |
| 15 | Category wins | 23 |
| 8 | Perfect 180s | 12 |
| 98.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 94.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 43% | Avg finish | top 30% |
| ±1.57% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2% |
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 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Chicken (46 meetings) | 30 |
| 21 | Pork Ribs (46 meetings) | 25 |
| 19 | Pork (46 meetings) | 27 |
| 24 | Brisket (46 meetings) | 22 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 3 times — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Mission Farms - King of the Farm 3 times — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Lakeland Pig Festival 2 times — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 times — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.70 points at Fire on the Mountain BBQ (2026-07-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1428 points at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (2021-03-27)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ | 19 / 22 (664.4000) | 4 / 22 (701.0972) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 26 / 75 (689.6228) | 11 / 75 (693.6112) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 19 / 42 (683.2796) | 14 / 42 (689.0284) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-05-01 | Bear-B-Q | 13 / 26 (682.7660) | 8 / 26 (690.7540) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 18 / 41 (690.1944) | 5 / 41 (701.0972) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 18 / 33 (683.8972) | 6 / 33 (697.0512) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 13 / 63 (697.0856) | 1 / 63 (708.5600) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 11 / 38 (695.9200) | 18 / 38 (693.6228) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2 / 66 (701.6800) | 10 / 66 (694.2400) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 7 / 42 (697.0512) | 17 / 42 (689.5996) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 40 / 70 (690.1712) | 4 / 70 (704.5140) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 87 / 106 (672.4228) | 55 / 106 (685.6116) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2025-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | 12 / 33 (683.8740) | 4 / 33 (691.9200) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie | 8 / 32 (693.0628) | 13 / 32 (685.5884) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-03-28 | Smokin' in the Pines | 8 / 22 (685.6112) | 14 / 22 (674.7312) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-03-21 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) | 2 / 26 (700.5028) | 6 / 26 (694.2056) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2025-02-28 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 12 / 26 (680.4456) | 1 / 26 (695.9084) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 5 / 40 (703.9428) | 4 / 40 (705.1088) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 1 / 38 (701.1316) | 9 / 38 (693.0972) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2024-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 10 / 26 (685.6000) | 2 / 26 (700.5028) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 16 / 28 (677.6000) | 19 / 28 (674.7428) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 33 / 76 (685.0284) | 12 / 76 (696.5028) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 13 / 42 (690.1944) | 2 / 42 (706.2400) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-02-23 | Mission Farms King of the Farm | 15 / 26 (679.2912) | 8 / 26 (684.4572) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2024-01-04 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show | 2 / 43 (711.9772) | 5 / 43 (705.1084) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 14 / 33 (684.4456) | 17 / 33 (681.5884) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 8 / 36 (687.3372) | 6 / 36 (693.0628) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2023-04-28 | Smokin' in the Pines | 7 / 24 (686.7772) | 17 / 24 (675.2684) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-10-07 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 13 / 27 (674.7312) | 2 / 27 (701.0856) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2022-03-18 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm | 23 / 33 (673.5772) | 18 / 33 (678.1600) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-30 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 | 4 / 27 (700.5372) | 18 / 27 (681.6000) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 | 15 / 33 (678.1596) | 20 / 33 (673.6004) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 6 / 15 (685.0632) | 1 / 15 (694.7888) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 4 / 15 (686.7428) | 1 / 15 (699.4288) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-08 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 6 / 26 (685.6000) | 1 / 26 (702.2400) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 | 22 / 43 (687.3372) | 6 / 43 (698.7884) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 | 22 / 37 (680.5144) | 4 / 37 (696.5028) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-08-20 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland | 9 / 26 (689.6228) | 7 / 26 (695.4056) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown | 21 / 39 (670.1372) | 6 / 39 (686.1712) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-07-23 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 10 / 30 (683.3256) | 3 / 30 (692.4800) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 16 / 40 (678.2056) | 20 / 40 (677.0628) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 15 / 46 (677.6000) | 13 / 46 (681.0512) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2020-11-06 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ | 13 / 28 (679.3488) | 3 / 28 (695.4288) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q | 14 / 33 (677.6344) | 17 / 33 (675.3372) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q | 5 / 33 (691.9084) | 19 / 33 (678.7772) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2019-09-06 | 15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL) | 14 / 31 (668.5600) | 4 / 31 (683.3484) | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |