Head-to-head
HEFTY LEFTY BBQ vs SmokinGhost BBQ
10 head-to-head wins
Met
31 times in the data
21 head-to-head wins
SmokinGhost BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Contests | 212 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 3 | Category wins | 32 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 13 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 93.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.6% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 35% |
| ±1.94% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.68% |
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)
| HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chicken (32 meetings) | 19 |
| 10 | Pork Ribs (31 meetings) | 21 |
| 12 | Pork (30 meetings) | 18 |
| 16 | Brisket (31 meetings) | 15 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 3 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 2 times — SmokinGhost BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked EffingHAM-JAM 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 168.50 points at Effingham -Jam (2021-07-23)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.0740 points at CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 (2020-07-18)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | SmokinGhost BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 111 / 117 (663.2916) | 46 / 117 (689.0516) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 102 / 401 (689.0628) | 80 / 401 (690.8000) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 16 / 158 (697.7032) | 136 / 158 (670.1488) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 17 / 32 (687.3484) | 3 / 32 (698.8228) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 24 / 58 (687.3140) | 17 / 58 (691.9200) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH | 24 / 35 (681.6116) | 5 / 35 (702.2400) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids | 23 / 27 (667.8516) | 5 / 27 (698.8000) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 14 / 34 (684.4912) | 2 / 34 (695.3828) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-10-06 | Smokin' for Garrett | 8 / 26 (690.1828) | 2 / 26 (702.2400) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 18 / 50 (684.5028) | 23 / 50 (678.1944) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 17 / 25 (660.4228) | 14 / 25 (668.4456) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 25 / 46 (681.0168) | 1 / 46 (702.8344) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM | 17 / 25 (666.1944) | 6 / 25 (679.3484) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 12 / 25 (673.0284) | 14 / 25 (671.8972) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 26 / 32 (667.8972) | 3 / 32 (694.2056) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 17 / 36 (675.8744) | 18 / 36 (674.1484) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 22 / 33 (659.8516) | 15 / 33 (672.4800) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 31 / 44 (651.2800) | 27 / 44 (660.4684) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off | 24 / 39 (661.0400) | 18 / 39 (676.5028) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 9 / 29 (676.4572) | 29 / 29 (507.9544) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2021-07-17 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 | 4 / 19 (683.3600) | 12 / 19 (670.1600) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 14 / 25 (667.3140) | 11 / 25 (674.2172) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 24 / 44 (662.8000) | 6 / 44 (681.0744) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | 55 / 66 (642.1940) | 25 / 66 (671.3488) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 13 / 25 (672.5260) | 11 / 25 (673.6000) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 26 / 30 (656.5144) | 9 / 30 (677.6688) | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 21 / 63 (677.6452) | 49 / 63 (659.8856) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 21 / 69 (674.7656) | 34 / 69 (668.4916) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 21 / 43 (666.1944) | 24 / 43 (664.4228) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 11 / 40 (670.7776) | 18 / 40 (666.7660) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 25 / 36 (656.9824) | 10 / 36 (671.9084) | SmokinGhost BBQ |