Head-to-head
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. vs BIG "E" BBQ
7 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
BIG "E" BBQ has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | BIG "E" BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Contests | 62 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 5 | Category wins | 12 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 96.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.3% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 41% | Avg finish | top 24% |
| ±1.5% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.29% |
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)
| BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | BIG "E" BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 11 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 12 |
| 9 | Pork (17 meetings) | 8 |
| 6 | Brisket (17 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 2 times — BIG "E" BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 27.46 points at Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival (2019-09-13)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1316 points at Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 (2019-05-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | BIG "E" BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 34 / 38 (645.4856) | 32 / 38 (652.4228) | BIG "E" BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 26 / 44 (660.4456) | 2 / 44 (685.1316) | BIG "E" BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 22 / 50 (659.8516) | 12 / 50 (674.8688) | BIG "E" BBQ |
| 2020-09-25 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | 23 / 28 (654.7312) | 7 / 28 (675.4056) | BIG "E" BBQ |
| 2020-09-12 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 | 12 / 26 (682.2856) | 7 / 26 (683.9424) | BIG "E" BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 | 14 / 36 (669.6456) | 27 / 36 (659.8624) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue | 10 / 50 (683.3712) | 20 / 50 (675.9196) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 29 / 53 (669.6000) | 19 / 53 (674.2056) | BIG "E" BBQ |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 6 / 66 (680.5596) | 26 / 66 (659.3600) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 18 / 43 (670.7428) | 13 / 43 (678.1484) | BIG "E" BBQ |
| 2019-09-20 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | 15 / 28 (669.1084) | 3 / 28 (685.6456) | BIG "E" BBQ |
| 2019-09-13 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival | 22 / 35 (655.9312) | 4 / 35 (683.3940) | BIG "E" BBQ |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 10 / 42 (679.8968) | 3 / 42 (692.5828) | BIG "E" BBQ |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 13 / 50 (668.9712) | 21 / 50 (662.6856) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 | 21 / 48 (658.1480) | 7 / 48 (677.0744) | BIG "E" BBQ |
| 2019-05-24 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 | 6 / 40 (674.7428) | 7 / 40 (673.6112) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest | 10 / 40 (678.7080) | 15 / 40 (674.7656) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 1 / 38 (518.2744) | 2 / 38 (509.6684) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | 10 / 22 (661.5884) | 2 / 22 (695.9656) | BIG "E" BBQ |