Head-to-head
CONTAGIOUS Q vs ELITE BBQ SMOKERS
5 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| CONTAGIOUS Q | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Contests | 158 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 5 | Category wins | 15 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 8 |
| 97.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.9% |
| 94.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 31% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±1.37% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.57% |
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)
| CONTAGIOUS Q | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 6 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 7 |
| 8 | Pork (14 meetings) | 6 |
| 5 | Brisket (14 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.15 points at Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge (2021-09-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1084 points at Poosa Q (2024-10-04)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | CONTAGIOUS Q | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 15 / 59 (688.5144) | 13 / 59 (689.6228) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2024-05-17 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | 14 / 31 (686.2400) | 21 / 31 (677.0056) | CONTAGIOUS Q |
| 2023-10-13 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off | 8 / 25 (691.3140) | 3 / 25 (695.9200) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 11 / 73 (690.8000) | 27 / 73 (679.9084) | CONTAGIOUS Q |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain | 25 / 38 (670.7544) | 16 / 38 (684.4684) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 28 / 36 (670.7204) | 8 / 36 (687.3372) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2023-05-19 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | 7 / 32 (693.6228) | 3 / 32 (697.0744) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 22 / 27 (648.3656) | 5 / 27 (684.5144) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-10-23 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax | 16 / 25 (673.5888) | 4 / 25 (688.4800) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls | 7 / 28 (682.1824) | 10 / 28 (677.0172) | CONTAGIOUS Q |
| 2020-07-24 | Fire on the Mountain | 11 / 30 (675.3712) | 27 / 30 (646.8572) | CONTAGIOUS Q |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | 20 / 47 (671.8168) | 40 / 47 (649.5312) | CONTAGIOUS Q |
| 2019-09-27 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | 14 / 37 (672.4228) | 13 / 37 (674.7768) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 21 / 56 (668.4800) | 17 / 56 (673.6916) | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |