Head-to-head
3 head-to-head wins
Met
13 times in the data
10 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| IN DEEP SAUCE | Ambition Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Contests | 120 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 3 | Category wins | 6 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 94.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.3% |
| top 55% | Avg finish | top 53% |
| ±1.53% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.7% |
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)
| IN DEEP SAUCE | Ambition Que | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (13 meetings) | 7 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (13 meetings) | 10 |
| 6 | Pork (13 meetings) | 7 |
| 2 | Brisket (13 meetings) | 11 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked BBQ & Fly-In on the River 2 times — Ambition Que leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 2 times — Ambition Que leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 21.20 points at BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2025-08-15)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0232 points at Buds Blues and BBQ (2024-09-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | IN DEEP SAUCE | Ambition Que | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 64 / 83 (671.8856) | 60 / 83 (675.8740) | Ambition Que |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 39 / 101 (690.1712) | 71 / 101 (674.2056) | IN DEEP SAUCE |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 31 / 68 (679.3600) | 6 / 68 (698.2056) | Ambition Que |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) | 35 / 53 (683.3372) | 29 / 53 (687.8856) | Ambition Que |
| 2025-10-24 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ | 14 / 25 (684.5032) | 6 / 25 (697.6916) | Ambition Que |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 49 / 62 (662.6740) | 32 / 62 (683.8740) | Ambition Que |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks | 8 / 53 (699.3828) | 14 / 53 (697.6688) | IN DEEP SAUCE |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 46 / 53 (670.1716) | 23 / 53 (686.1940) | Ambition Que |
| 2024-09-13 | Buds Blues and BBQ | 6 / 16 (675.3372) | 7 / 16 (675.3140) | IN DEEP SAUCE |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 29 / 58 (675.3144) | 8 / 58 (695.9428) | Ambition Que |
| 2023-09-08 | Anchor City Cook-Off | 9 / 13 (682.7428) | 8 / 13 (686.8112) | Ambition Que |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge | 30 / 34 (663.3028) | 14 / 34 (678.1712) | Ambition Que |
| 2020-10-17 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest | 32 / 38 (668.4228) | 27 / 38 (679.3256) | Ambition Que |