Head-to-head
Homestead Smoke Shack vs YOU NEED A BBQ
5 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
8 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Homestead Smoke Shack | YOU NEED A BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Contests | 32 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 3 | Category wins | 4 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 96.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.6% |
| 92.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.6% |
| top 39% | Avg finish | top 37% |
| ±2.38% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.93% |
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)
| Homestead Smoke Shack | YOU NEED A BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 5 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 5 |
| 6 | Pork (13 meetings) | 7 |
| 4 | Brisket (13 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Barbeque on the Bow Festival 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship 2 times — Homestead Smoke Shack leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Porkapalooza BBQ Festival 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 15.55 points at Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta (2022-06-03)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0120 points at Small Town Smoke Down (2023-06-03)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Homestead Smoke Shack | YOU NEED A BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-27 | Smoke in the Valley | 20 / 23 (647.3140) | 14 / 23 (661.0516) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2025-08-30 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 9 / 38 (679.9316) | 11 / 38 (674.8572) | Homestead Smoke Shack |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 19 / 34 (650.7316) | 21 / 34 (646.6744) | Homestead Smoke Shack |
| 2024-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 22 / 39 (670.2628) | 18 / 39 (681.6456) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2024-05-25 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 9 / 39 (684.6632) | 14 / 39 (675.9200) | Homestead Smoke Shack |
| 2023-09-16 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) | 13 / 29 (674.7772) | 15 / 29 (673.6916) | Homestead Smoke Shack |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 4 / 40 (686.8116) | 3 / 40 (689.0968) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2023-08-05 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | 6 / 17 (673.6684) | 3 / 17 (683.3368) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2023-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down | 5 / 23 (689.6684) | 4 / 23 (689.6804) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2022-09-03 | Barbeque on the Bow | 6 / 36 (676.5372) | 2 / 36 (679.3368) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta | 17 / 31 (659.3600) | 5 / 31 (674.9144) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2022-05-28 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 13 / 39 (659.3492) | 7 / 39 (670.7772) | YOU NEED A BBQ |
| 2021-08-14 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 6 / 25 (645.6572) | 13 / 25 (630.8228) | Homestead Smoke Shack |