Head-to-head
ELJEFE SMOKE vs American Barbecue Company
20 head-to-head wins
Met
25 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
ELJEFE SMOKE has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| ELJEFE SMOKE | American Barbecue Company | |
|---|---|---|
| 119 | Contests | 45 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 24 | Category wins | 3 |
| 10 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 98.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.9% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.8% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 49% |
| ±3.19% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.61% |
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 | American Barbecue Company | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chicken (34 meetings) | 10 |
| 24 | Pork Ribs (35 meetings) | 11 |
| 13 | Pork (25 meetings) | 12 |
| 19 | Brisket (25 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 5 times — ELJEFE SMOKE leads there 4–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 4 times — ELJEFE SMOKE leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 4 times — ELJEFE SMOKE leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 3 times — ELJEFE SMOKE leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kora Kares for Kids 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 35.46 points at Operation Up in Smoke (2024-07-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7484 points at Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) (2025-09-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | ELJEFE SMOKE | American Barbecue Company | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids | 6 / 51 (697.1088) | 39 / 51 (666.8004) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2026-07-18 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 10 / 36 (687.9316) | 18 / 36 (677.0172) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (Day 2) | 16 / 31 (675.8856) | 14 / 31 (678.2516) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2026-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 5 / 29 (695.9316) | 17 / 29 (677.6572) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2026-04-10 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 5 / 33 (692.4800) | 3 / 33 (694.8460) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 / 25 (699.3944) | 13 / 25 (677.0516) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-13 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 4 / 16 (701.6688) | 7 / 16 (697.6572) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-12 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 6 / 16 (691.9884) | 7 / 16 (690.2400) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids | 28 / 40 (660.4684) | 11 / 40 (684.5368) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 3 / 26 (700.5372) | 15 / 26 (674.1256) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 8 / 22 (680.4340) | 7 / 22 (682.7312) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 11 / 29 (681.0284) | 6 / 29 (685.6688) | American Barbecue Company |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | 4 / 27 (683.3596) | 11 / 27 (677.7716) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 3 / 35 (699.4176) | 7 / 35 (692.5256) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-10-26 | Weekend of Giving | 7 / 25 (679.8856) | 14 / 25 (662.1944) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 5 / 27 (693.6572) | 18 / 27 (670.1828) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-09-20 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 13 / 25 (677.0056) | 14 / 25 (673.6116) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-09-14 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) | 2 / 25 (698.2516) | 13 / 25 (675.3596) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) | 9 / 25 (681.0284) | 12 / 25 (670.7424) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-07-27 | Operation Up in Smoke | 4 / 19 (687.3600) | 19 / 19 (651.8972) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-06-01 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 7 / 37 (681.6456) | 21 / 37 (665.0288) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-05-18 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 1 / 31 (698.2628) | 22 / 31 (665.6000) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | 8 / 30 (675.3372) | 24 / 30 (650.2060) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 8 / 37 (686.1940) | 17 / 37 (679.3944) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 1 / 29 (693.0744) | 8 / 29 (671.3600) | ELJEFE SMOKE |