Head-to-head
SWEET SMOKE BBQ vs COOL HAND QUE
1 head-to-head wins
Met
11 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
COOL HAND QUE has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| SWEET SMOKE BBQ | COOL HAND QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Contests | 83 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 3 | Category wins | 12 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 96.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 143.8% |
| 93.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98% |
| top 66% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±2.1% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±12.28% |
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)
| SWEET SMOKE BBQ | COOL HAND QUE | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (11 meetings) | 5 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 10 |
| 3 | Pork (11 meetings) | 8 |
| 3 | Brisket (11 meetings) | 8 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ Boogie & Blues 2 times — COOL HAND QUE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 45.26 points at GBC Summer Showdown (2021-07-30)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.2116 points at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (2023-11-17)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | COOL HAND QUE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 69 / 106 (680.4572) | 53 / 106 (686.1712) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie | 27 / 32 (662.6972) | 25 / 32 (667.8400) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 19 / 58 (687.9200) | 22 / 58 (686.2060) | SWEET SMOKE BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 104 / 118 (663.8860) | 27 / 118 (691.3600) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 89 / 93 (641.5196) | 44 / 93 (682.1828) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 45 / 59 (660.3656) | 42 / 59 (667.2912) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 50 / 60 (665.5312) | 48 / 60 (666.7428) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 17 / 32 (675.3260) | 2 / 32 (700.5256) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores | 40 / 63 (667.2684) | 6 / 63 (693.0740) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 20 / 27 (666.7084) | 15 / 27 (678.1828) | COOL HAND QUE |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown | 37 / 39 (642.6628) | 3 / 39 (687.9200) | COOL HAND QUE |