Head-to-head
North Meets South BBQ vs POKE N SMOKE
8 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
North Meets South BBQ has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| North Meets South BBQ | POKE N SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Contests | 34 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 3 | Category wins | 1 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 96.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| 94.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.3% |
| top 40% | Avg finish | top 54% |
| ±1.21% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.3% |
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)
| North Meets South BBQ | POKE N SMOKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 4 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 6 |
| 8 | Pork (12 meetings) | 4 |
| 5 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 4 times — North Meets South BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Clayton BBQ Challenge 2 times — North Meets South BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 2 times — North Meets South BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 30.41 points at Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest (2023-04-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0004 points at Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival (2022-05-20)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | North Meets South BBQ | POKE N SMOKE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-13 | Clayton BBQ Challenge | 9 / 27 (689.6340) | 22 / 27 (659.8744) | North Meets South BBQ |
| 2024-04-12 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 7 / 25 (685.6460) | 17 / 25 (666.7200) | North Meets South BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Clayton BBQ Challenge | 11 / 17 (677.6232) | 16 / 17 (665.0288) | North Meets South BBQ |
| 2023-04-14 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 13 / 32 (674.1828) | 27 / 32 (643.7712) | North Meets South BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | 8 / 28 (690.8120) | 20 / 28 (675.3260) | North Meets South BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 14 / 27 (670.1944) | 10 / 27 (679.9316) | POKE N SMOKE |
| 2022-07-22 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 18 / 35 (675.9088) | 4 / 35 (687.3832) | POKE N SMOKE |
| 2022-05-20 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | 15 / 32 (674.1940) | 14 / 32 (674.1944) | POKE N SMOKE |
| 2022-04-08 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | 13 / 36 (677.0172) | 22 / 36 (662.7312) | North Meets South BBQ |
| 2021-10-08 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 13 / 26 (667.8400) | 9 / 26 (682.1828) | POKE N SMOKE |
| 2021-07-23 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 9 / 30 (683.8972) | 16 / 30 (669.0172) | North Meets South BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland | 2 / 19 (694.7656) | 9 / 19 (678.7772) | North Meets South BBQ |