Head-to-head
ELJEFE SMOKE vs Let It Smoke Barbecue
44 head-to-head wins
Met
50 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
ELJEFE SMOKE has taken the last 12 meetings.
Career comparison
| ELJEFE SMOKE | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 119 | Contests | 76 |
| 4 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 24 | Category wins | 7 |
| 10 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 98.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.1% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.9% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 57% |
| ±3.19% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.02% |
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 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Chicken (56 meetings) | 30 |
| 43 | Pork Ribs (61 meetings) | 18 |
| 35 | Pork (50 meetings) | 15 |
| 36 | Brisket (49 meetings) | 13 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 7 times — ELJEFE SMOKE leads there 4–3
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 7 times — ELJEFE SMOKE leads there 7–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 4 times — ELJEFE SMOKE leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Kora Kares for Kids 3 times — ELJEFE SMOKE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 3 times — ELJEFE SMOKE leads there 2–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 150.79 points at Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) (2025-08-02)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1888 points at Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) (2024-04-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | ELJEFE SMOKE | Let It Smoke Barbecue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids | 6 / 51 (697.1088) | 17 / 51 (687.8972) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2026-08-08 | Trillium BBQ Throwdown | 5 / 25 (683.9544) | 17 / 25 (670.1828) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2026-07-18 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 10 / 36 (687.9316) | 17 / 36 (677.6460) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 4 / 26 (689.0972) | 12 / 26 (676.4572) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) | 32 / 59 (677.5884) | 47 / 59 (664.9596) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2026-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 5 / 29 (695.9316) | 15 / 29 (684.4572) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2026-04-10 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 5 / 33 (692.4800) | 25 / 33 (659.8744) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 21 / 32 (675.3144) | 24 / 32 (671.2800) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 7 / 31 (689.6804) | 26 / 31 (660.3888) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 / 25 (699.3944) | 12 / 25 (677.6116) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-13 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 4 / 16 (701.6688) | 6 / 16 (698.8116) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-12 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 6 / 16 (691.9884) | 8 / 16 (682.7776) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids | 28 / 40 (660.4684) | 19 / 40 (673.0516) | Let It Smoke Barbecue |
| 2025-08-09 | Trillium BBQ Throwdown | 5 / 20 (687.9544) | 14 / 20 (668.4684) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) | 47 / 47 (517.6456) | 38 / 47 (668.4344) | Let It Smoke Barbecue |
| 2025-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 7 / 30 (684.4568) | 6 / 30 (686.2172) | Let It Smoke Barbecue |
| 2025-06-21 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff | 2 / 18 (700.0000) | 10 / 18 (687.3600) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 3 / 26 (700.5372) | 18 / 26 (667.9088) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 8 / 22 (680.4340) | 16 / 22 (661.6004) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 11 / 29 (681.0284) | 20 / 29 (663.9204) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | 4 / 27 (683.3596) | 15 / 27 (667.9768) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 3 / 35 (699.4176) | 23 / 35 (668.4460) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 12 / 30 (677.6116) | 9 / 30 (681.6460) | Let It Smoke Barbecue |
| 2024-10-26 | Weekend of Giving | 7 / 25 (679.8856) | 8 / 25 (673.6228) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 5 / 27 (693.6572) | 9 / 27 (685.6572) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-09-20 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 13 / 25 (677.0056) | 15 / 25 (673.0632) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids | 3 / 39 (689.7144) | 22 / 39 (664.5028) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 10 / 30 (685.6228) | 12 / 30 (680.5028) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-06-22 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff | 1 / 21 (693.6456) | 12 / 21 (664.4340) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-06-01 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 7 / 37 (681.6456) | 16 / 37 (672.4456) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-05-18 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 1 / 31 (698.2628) | 17 / 31 (678.2400) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | 8 / 30 (675.3372) | 12 / 30 (671.9660) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 11 / 27 (681.0748) | 21 / 27 (663.8976) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 7 / 29 (683.9772) | 19 / 29 (661.0628) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 8 / 37 (686.1940) | 6 / 37 (687.3828) | Let It Smoke Barbecue |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 1 / 29 (693.0744) | 10 / 29 (670.7200) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 11 / 42 (690.2516) | 21 / 42 (672.4684) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-09-22 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 7 / 31 (691.3024) | 16 / 31 (678.8232) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-09-08 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 5 / 26 (682.1944) | 13 / 26 (671.8972) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition | 13 / 46 (682.7428) | 15 / 46 (679.9428) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 22 / 40 (678.1944) | 32 / 40 (659.2456) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | 27 / 51 (671.8628) | 38 / 51 (660.9600) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-06-24 | Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff | 9 / 19 (677.6456) | 12 / 19 (670.2060) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-06-03 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 6 / 39 (685.6572) | 27 / 39 (650.1032) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-05-20 | Somerset Sizzle | 3 / 24 (685.0628) | 5 / 24 (681.7028) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES | 20 / 50 (658.1944) | 27 / 50 (649.6348) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 22 / 43 (668.4228) | 19 / 43 (670.1716) | Let It Smoke Barbecue |
| 2022-10-01 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 / 33 (692.5140) | 32 / 33 (622.6972) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 9 / 26 (676.5028) | 24 / 26 (622.0344) | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2022-06-04 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 9 / 37 (675.3256) | 28 / 37 (634.1828) | ELJEFE SMOKE |