Head-to-head
1 head-to-head wins
Met
16 times in the data
15 head-to-head wins
RIBLIFE has taken the last 7 meetings.
Career comparison
| HOLY SMOKIN!!! | RIBLIFE | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Contests | 89 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 4 | Category wins | 13 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 142.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 190.8% |
| 99.7% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 107.1% |
| top 53% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±15.49% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±22.91% |
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)
| HOLY SMOKIN!!! | RIBLIFE | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (16 meetings) | 14 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (16 meetings) | 11 |
| 2 | Pork (6 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Roast N Boast 3 times — RIBLIFE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 2 times — RIBLIFE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.66 points at Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-04-02)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1200 points at Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-04-26)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | RIBLIFE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 22 / 29 (337.0744) | 14 / 29 (341.6688) | RIBLIFE |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 32 / 59 (337.0628) | 14 / 59 (346.2284) | RIBLIFE |
| 2024-04-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 40 (349.7144) | 4 / 40 (350.8344) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-10-28 | Roast N Boast | 8 / 8 (495.8856) | 3 / 8 (515.3368) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-06-10 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 23 (326.7772) | 9 / 23 (330.7656) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q | 26 / 72 (331.9772) | 23 / 72 (333.0972) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-04-02 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 16 / 20 (491.8516) | 1 / 20 (520.5144) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-08-27 | Roast-N-Boast | 4 / 19 (514.2056) | 5 / 19 (508.4912) | HOLY SMOKIN!!! |
| 2021-06-04 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) | 12 / 14 (323.9316) | 6 / 14 (341.1316) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-05-21 | Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) | 20 / 22 (323.8856) | 8 / 22 (339.3600) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-04-17 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 21 (497.5540) | 8 / 21 (500.5372) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls | 37 / 38 (319.3484) | 11 / 38 (339.9544) | RIBLIFE |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast | 14 / 36 (478.7656) | 9 / 36 (492.4916) | RIBLIFE |
| 2019-11-01 | West Alabama State Fair Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 15 (329.0972) | 1 / 15 (346.2400) | RIBLIFE |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls | 21 / 30 (332.4800) | 13 / 30 (337.6800) | RIBLIFE |
| 2019-03-22 | Smoke On the Diamond(BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 17 (332.5144) | 5 / 17 (334.8000) | RIBLIFE |