Head-to-head
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. vs Carrol Lou's Smokehouse
11 head-to-head wins
Met
22 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Contests | 46 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 5 | Category wins | 6 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 96.2% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.3% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.8% |
| top 41% | Avg finish | top 33% |
| ±1.5% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.59% |
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. | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (22 meetings) | 14 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (22 meetings) | 17 |
| 13 | Pork (22 meetings) | 9 |
| 13 | Brisket (22 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 2 times — Carrol Lou's Smokehouse leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) 2 times — BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.75 points at Harvest On the Fire At the Winery (2021-07-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0340 points at Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 (2019-05-25)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 34 / 38 (645.4856) | 8 / 38 (682.2400) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 26 / 44 (660.4456) | 19 / 44 (668.4684) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2021-04-23 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest | 32 / 45 (658.0912) | 17 / 45 (667.3600) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 10 / 25 (674.8116) | 22 / 25 (658.7884) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 21 / 30 (662.1948) | 11 / 30 (674.2284) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 29 / 53 (669.6000) | 35 / 53 (661.6228) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 2 / 63 (686.2744) | 34 / 63 (669.6796) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 16 / 69 (676.5144) | 44 / 69 (661.0972) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ | 6 / 66 (680.5596) | 27 / 66 (658.7768) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest | 5 / 52 (674.2060) | 9 / 52 (669.6340) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 18 / 43 (670.7428) | 3 / 43 (692.5028) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-08-09 | Big Blue Barbecue | 13 / 29 (677.0172) | 15 / 29 (673.0288) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 10 / 31 (673.5884) | 16 / 31 (668.4456) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 10 / 42 (679.8968) | 8 / 42 (682.2516) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 13 / 50 (668.9712) | 5 / 50 (678.1944) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge | 3 / 25 (681.0284) | 9 / 25 (665.0628) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 15 / 36 (665.0284) | 9 / 36 (672.4684) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 | 21 / 48 (658.1480) | 22 / 48 (658.1140) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-05-24 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 | 6 / 40 (674.7428) | 11 / 40 (667.8628) | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
| 2019-05-17 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition | 7 / 20 (662.1600) | 1 / 20 (687.3944) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 3 / 33 (687.9884) | 1 / 33 (693.6916) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest | 10 / 40 (678.7080) | 6 / 40 (680.5028) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |