Head-to-head
4 head-to-head wins
Met
14 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
JL Smokers has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| HalaQyah BBQ | JL Smokers | |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Contests | 59 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 6 | Category wins | 5 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.3% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 51% | Avg finish | top 45% |
| ±1.97% | 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)
| HalaQyah BBQ | JL Smokers | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (14 meetings) | 8 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (14 meetings) | 10 |
| 6 | Pork (14 meetings) | 8 |
| 4 | Brisket (14 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 38.38 points at Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest (2024-04-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6916 points at Battle of the Blue Ridge (2026-08-07)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HalaQyah BBQ | JL Smokers | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Battle of the Blue Ridge | 13 / 41 (687.9312) | 10 / 41 (689.6228) | JL Smokers |
| 2026-05-01 | Bear-B-Q | 10 / 26 (686.7196) | 6 / 26 (694.7884) | JL Smokers |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 34 / 44 (665.5312) | 22 / 44 (684.4684) | JL Smokers |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 29 / 56 (686.7312) | 40 / 56 (677.6000) | HalaQyah BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | 18 / 45 (681.6344) | 8 / 45 (693.0972) | JL Smokers |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 5 / 36 (691.3600) | 14 / 36 (682.7428) | HalaQyah BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 6 / 37 (688.4684) | 29 / 37 (670.1600) | HalaQyah BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 11 / 42 (686.7312) | 4 / 42 (694.1824) | JL Smokers |
| 2025-02-28 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 10 / 26 (682.1832) | 16 / 26 (678.1712) | HalaQyah BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge | 28 / 33 (664.3884) | 16 / 33 (686.7312) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-09-13 | Clayton BBQ Challenge | 21 / 27 (668.4800) | 4 / 27 (693.0740) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 31 / 35 (669.6232) | 15 / 35 (690.7772) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 39 / 45 (657.5772) | 12 / 45 (689.0744) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-04-12 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 23 / 25 (638.0456) | 11 / 25 (676.4228) | JL Smokers |