Head-to-head
BIG RED BBQ vs BIG POPPA SMOKERS
7 head-to-head wins
Met
27 times in the data
20 head-to-head wins
BIG POPPA SMOKERS has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| BIG RED BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Contests | 69 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 10 |
| 3 | Category wins | 28 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 186.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 99.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.8% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 18% |
| ±23.34% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.31% |
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)
| BIG RED BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (27 meetings) | 18 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (27 meetings) | 23 |
| 13 | Pork (27 meetings) | 14 |
| 12 | Brisket (27 meetings) | 15 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) 3 times — BIG POPPA SMOKERS leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 45.89 points at Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (2021-05-28)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival (2021-11-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BIG RED BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-24 | Best Dam Barbeque | 8 / 33 (687.8968) | 7 / 33 (689.6112) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2024-02-23 | Best in the Southwest | 10 / 25 (682.2060) | 2 / 25 (698.2172) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 10 / 40 (694.2056) | 17 / 40 (690.1712) | BIG RED BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 91 / 211 (685.6340) | 129 / 211 (679.9084) | BIG RED BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 284 / 487 (667.3140) | 191 / 487 (678.2856) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2023-06-02 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | 1 / 43 (705.1316) | 8 / 43 (690.7772) | BIG RED BBQ |
| 2023-03-10 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest | 9 / 32 (685.6456) | 12 / 32 (683.8972) | BIG RED BBQ |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 9 / 35 (688.4912) | 4 / 35 (690.7540) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-09-17 | BBQ on the Bay Day 2 | 12 / 16 (677.5656) | 5 / 16 (698.7884) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-09-16 | BBQ on the Bay Day 1 | 10 / 17 (675.8856) | 2 / 17 (695.3828) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) | 12 / 25 (682.7772) | 6 / 25 (694.8116) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-05-27 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) | 8 / 25 (686.2628) | 7 / 25 (687.3712) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-04-29 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship | 19 / 29 (667.8852) | 2 / 29 (696.4912) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-04-02 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 | 1 / 27 (703.4172) | 2 / 27 (703.3712) | BIG RED BBQ |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 18 / 37 (674.1484) | 5 / 37 (687.8856) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2022-02-18 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival | 2 / 34 (705.6916) | 12 / 34 (687.8856) | BIG RED BBQ |
| 2021-11-05 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 15 / 33 (679.3716) | 16 / 33 (679.3600) | BIG RED BBQ |
| 2021-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships | 13 / 27 (653.5316) | 2 / 27 (699.4172) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-05-21 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | 13 / 25 (668.4800) | 1 / 25 (706.2284) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-04-17 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 | 19 / 26 (674.7884) | 1 / 26 (702.2400) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 | 30 / 41 (649.0972) | 6 / 41 (681.0628) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2020-02-28 | Best in the Desert Southwest KCBS BBQ Competition | 18 / 29 (666.7656) | 1 / 29 (694.2516) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 29 / 59 (660.4228) | 1 / 59 (695.9428) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-08-16 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship | 27 / 35 (650.0912) | 9 / 35 (675.8628) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-08-02 | 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic | 20 / 34 (667.2912) | 1 / 34 (700.5028) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-03-30 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 | 23 / 47 (677.0628) | 2 / 47 (699.3944) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 | 32 / 70 (666.7196) | 9 / 70 (683.3600) | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |