Head-to-head
17 head-to-head wins
Met
36 times in the data
19 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| ELJEFE SMOKE | Up-2 BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 119 | Contests | 60 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 24 | Category wins | 6 |
| 10 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.3% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.1% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 32% |
| ±3.19% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.66% |
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)
| ELJEFE SMOKE | Up-2 BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Chicken (39 meetings) | 16 |
| 26 | Pork Ribs (44 meetings) | 18 |
| 18 | Pork (36 meetings) | 18 |
| 12 | Brisket (35 meetings) | 23 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 5 times — Up-2 BBQ leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kora Kares for Kids 3 times — Up-2 BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 3 times — ELJEFE SMOKE leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 3 times — Up-2 BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 3 times — Up-2 BBQ leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 178.32 points at Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) (2025-08-02)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0628 points at Massachusetts in May (Day 1) (2025-05-16)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | ELJEFE SMOKE | Up-2 BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids | 6 / 51 (697.1088) | 3 / 51 (700.5144) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 / 25 (699.3944) | 7 / 25 (690.7884) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids | 28 / 40 (660.4684) | 8 / 40 (688.5028) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) | 47 / 47 (517.6456) | 9 / 47 (695.9656) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2025-08-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 15 / 34 (692.5144) | 9 / 34 (697.6688) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2025-06-21 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff | 2 / 18 (700.0000) | 5 / 18 (693.1200) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 3 / 26 (700.5372) | 12 / 26 (678.7428) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 8 / 22 (680.4340) | 10 / 22 (678.7312) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 11 / 29 (681.0284) | 13 / 29 (678.2056) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | 4 / 27 (683.3596) | 5 / 27 (682.2968) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 133 / 444 (684.5600) | 105 / 444 (686.8000) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 142 / 169 (671.8856) | 70 / 169 (686.7424) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 15 / 87 (690.7540) | 46 / 87 (677.6000) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-09-14 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) | 2 / 25 (698.2516) | 10 / 25 (682.8000) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) | 9 / 25 (681.0284) | 7 / 25 (683.3484) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids | 3 / 39 (689.7144) | 7 / 39 (685.7028) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-06-22 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff | 1 / 21 (693.6456) | 8 / 21 (671.8972) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-06-01 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 7 / 37 (681.6456) | 1 / 37 (687.4060) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 8 / 37 (686.1940) | 2 / 37 (696.5832) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 1 / 29 (693.0744) | 7 / 29 (676.5028) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 11 / 42 (690.2516) | 7 / 42 (693.6456) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2023-09-22 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 7 / 31 (691.3024) | 3 / 31 (696.5372) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 5 / 26 (682.1944) | 4 / 26 (686.8228) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition | 13 / 46 (682.7428) | 19 / 46 (673.6684) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-06-24 | Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff | 9 / 19 (677.6456) | 14 / 19 (657.0628) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-06-03 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 6 / 39 (685.6572) | 14 / 39 (670.7884) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES | 20 / 50 (658.1944) | 3 / 50 (678.7884) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 22 / 43 (668.4228) | 15 / 43 (680.6060) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2022-10-01 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 / 33 (692.5140) | 5 / 33 (678.2400) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 9 / 26 (676.5028) | 8 / 26 (681.6460) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2022-08-27 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition | 4 / 31 (674.1940) | 10 / 31 (665.1200) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2022-06-04 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 9 / 37 (675.3256) | 8 / 37 (680.4912) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2021-09-25 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown | 15 / 26 (642.1828) | 13 / 26 (645.5428) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition | 15 / 26 (656.5028) | 3 / 26 (686.2400) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2019-08-24 | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition | 22 / 36 (641.6572) | 12 / 36 (659.9312) | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2019-06-08 | Granite State BBQ Championship | 5 / 29 (678.7196) | 7 / 29 (677.6340) | ELJEFE SMOKE |