Head-to-head
19 head-to-head wins
Met
29 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
ELJEFE SMOKE has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| ELJEFE SMOKE | LG bbq | |
|---|---|---|
| 119 | Contests | 36 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 24 | Category wins | 5 |
| 10 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.1% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.4% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±3.19% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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 | LG bbq | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Chicken (29 meetings) | 9 |
| 23 | Pork Ribs (34 meetings) | 11 |
| 15 | Pork (29 meetings) | 14 |
| 14 | Brisket (28 meetings) | 14 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 7 times — ELJEFE SMOKE leads there 6–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 4 times — ELJEFE SMOKE leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kora Kares for Kids 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 2 times — LG bbq leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 168.01 points at Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) (2025-08-02)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0456 points at Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2024-06-01)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | ELJEFE SMOKE | LG bbq | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 5 / 29 (695.9316) | 16 / 29 (681.0400) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2026-04-10 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 5 / 33 (692.4800) | 11 / 33 (683.8972) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-13 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 4 / 16 (701.6688) | 10 / 16 (685.5768) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-12 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 6 / 16 (691.9884) | 11 / 16 (677.0288) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids | 28 / 40 (660.4684) | 3 / 40 (698.8460) | LG bbq |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) | 47 / 47 (517.6456) | 22 / 47 (685.6572) | LG bbq |
| 2025-08-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 15 / 34 (692.5144) | 31 / 34 (673.5888) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 7 / 30 (684.4568) | 4 / 30 (693.6456) | LG bbq |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 8 / 22 (680.4340) | 12 / 22 (677.6116) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 11 / 29 (681.0284) | 14 / 29 (676.5140) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | 4 / 27 (683.3596) | 3 / 27 (684.0344) | LG bbq |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 3 / 35 (699.4176) | 11 / 35 (688.5144) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 12 / 30 (677.6116) | 18 / 30 (665.5428) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 5 / 27 (693.6572) | 14 / 27 (679.9200) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-09-20 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 13 / 25 (677.0056) | 10 / 25 (677.6000) | LG bbq |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids | 3 / 39 (689.7144) | 8 / 39 (682.2172) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 10 / 30 (685.6228) | 7 / 30 (689.6572) | LG bbq |
| 2024-06-22 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff | 1 / 21 (693.6456) | 3 / 21 (685.6228) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-06-01 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 7 / 37 (681.6456) | 6 / 37 (681.6912) | LG bbq |
| 2024-05-18 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 1 / 31 (698.2628) | 2 / 31 (696.0000) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | 8 / 30 (675.3372) | 4 / 30 (682.8232) | LG bbq |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 8 / 37 (686.1940) | 3 / 37 (696.0116) | LG bbq |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 1 / 29 (693.0744) | 4 / 29 (682.1940) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-09-01 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 5 / 18 (678.1828) | 7 / 18 (675.9888) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition | 13 / 46 (682.7428) | 23 / 46 (668.5480) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-06-24 | Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff | 9 / 19 (677.6456) | 11 / 19 (670.8232) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES | 20 / 50 (658.1944) | 9 / 50 (673.7260) | LG bbq |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 22 / 43 (668.4228) | 24 / 43 (666.7884) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2022-08-27 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition | 4 / 31 (674.1940) | 12 / 31 (659.3140) | ELJEFE SMOKE |