Head-to-head
5 head-to-head wins
Met
20 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
HEFTY LEFTY BBQ has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | JaBs BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Contests | 47 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 3 | Category wins | 8 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.3% |
| 93.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.4% |
| top 49% | Avg finish | top 30% |
| ±1.94% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±4.19% |
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 | JaBs BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (20 meetings) | 15 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 13 |
| 10 | Pork (20 meetings) | 10 |
| 8 | Brisket (20 meetings) | 12 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 3 times — JaBs BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 2 times — JaBs BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked EffingHAM-JAM 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 2 times — JaBs BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 170.26 points at Smoke N for the Kids (2024-08-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5372 points at Effingham -Jam (2021-07-23)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | JaBs BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 24 / 58 (687.3140) | 29 / 58 (684.4568) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids | 23 / 27 (667.8516) | 27 / 27 (497.5884) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 14 / 34 (684.4912) | 9 / 34 (688.5256) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2023-10-06 | Smokin' for Garrett | 8 / 26 (690.1828) | 3 / 26 (699.3944) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 18 / 50 (684.5028) | 5 / 50 (697.7144) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 17 / 25 (660.4228) | 12 / 25 (676.4112) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 25 / 46 (681.0168) | 20 / 46 (685.6228) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM | 17 / 25 (666.1944) | 8 / 25 (678.8228) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 12 / 25 (673.0284) | 3 / 25 (694.2284) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 22 / 33 (659.8516) | 17 / 33 (672.4224) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 9 / 29 (676.4572) | 10 / 29 (675.9200) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2021-07-17 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 | 4 / 19 (683.3600) | 2 / 19 (692.5028) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 14 / 25 (667.3140) | 9 / 25 (678.7312) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 24 / 44 (662.8000) | 13 / 44 (675.3028) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 13 / 25 (672.5260) | 15 / 25 (671.9888) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 26 / 30 (656.5144) | 3 / 30 (686.8116) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 21 / 63 (677.6452) | 38 / 63 (666.1368) | HEFTY LEFTY BBQ |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 21 / 69 (674.7656) | 13 / 69 (678.7772) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 21 / 43 (666.1944) | 2 / 43 (698.8116) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 11 / 40 (670.7776) | 9 / 40 (675.3600) | JaBs BBQ |