Head-to-head
JaBs BBQ vs Carrol Lou's Smokehouse
13 head-to-head wins
Met
17 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| JaBs BBQ | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Contests | 46 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 8 | Category wins | 6 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 3 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.3% |
| 94.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.8% |
| top 30% | Avg finish | top 33% |
| ±4.19% | 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)
| JaBs BBQ | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (17 meetings) | 9 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (17 meetings) | 10 |
| 12 | Pork (17 meetings) | 5 |
| 10 | Brisket (17 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Route 66 Smoke Out 2 times — JaBs BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Effingham -Jam 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: 18.95 points at Harvest On the Fire At the Winery (2020-07-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 3.4860 points at Effingham -Jam (2019-07-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | JaBs BBQ | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 17 / 33 (672.4224) | 19 / 33 (667.8628) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2021-10-22 | Smokin' For Garrett | 13 / 27 (670.7884) | 6 / 27 (678.2172) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam | 10 / 29 (675.9200) | 17 / 29 (668.5028) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 3 / 38 (686.8344) | 8 / 38 (682.2400) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 13 / 44 (675.3028) | 19 / 44 (668.4684) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 15 / 25 (671.9888) | 22 / 25 (658.7884) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 3 / 30 (686.8116) | 11 / 30 (674.2284) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 15 / 53 (680.5716) | 35 / 53 (661.6228) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 38 / 63 (666.1368) | 34 / 63 (669.6796) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 13 / 69 (678.7772) | 44 / 69 (661.0972) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) | 2 / 43 (698.8116) | 3 / 43 (692.5028) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 252 / 468 (657.0744 · Master) | 40 / 468 (504.5140 · Open Comp) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-08-16 | Evansville BBQ | 5 / 19 (682.8000) | 4 / 19 (682.8000) | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| 2019-07-26 | Effingham -Jam | 2 / 26 (689.0972) | 3 / 26 (685.6112) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 9 / 40 (675.3600) | 15 / 40 (669.0632) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery | 4 / 31 (684.5372) | 16 / 31 (668.4456) | JaBs BBQ |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge | 7 / 25 (669.7032) | 9 / 25 (665.0628) | JaBs BBQ |