Head-to-head
8 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
IN DEEP SAUCE has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| IN DEEP SAUCE | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Contests | 152 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 4 |
| 3 | Category wins | 29 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 11 |
| 97.4% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 195.9% |
| 94.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.4% |
| top 55% | Avg finish | top 39% |
| ±1.53% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±8.9% |
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 | LOVE 2 Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 3 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 8 |
| 6 | Pork (12 meetings) | 6 |
| 7 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Bricks 2 times — IN DEEP SAUCE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 33.23 points at East Central State BBQ Cookoff (2025-08-22)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at 1st Annual Boost & BBQ (2025-10-24)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | IN DEEP SAUCE | LOVE 2 Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 64 / 83 (671.8856) | 65 / 83 (669.5768) | IN DEEP SAUCE |
| 2026-08-07 | Smoke on the Bricks | 26 / 52 (681.5884) | 28 / 52 (678.7084) | IN DEEP SAUCE |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 39 / 101 (690.1712) | 46 / 101 (687.3488) | IN DEEP SAUCE |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 31 / 68 (679.3600) | 27 / 68 (682.2172) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) | 35 / 53 (683.3372) | 42 / 53 (677.5540) | IN DEEP SAUCE |
| 2025-10-24 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ | 14 / 25 (684.5032) | 15 / 25 (684.4916) | IN DEEP SAUCE |
| 2025-08-22 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff | 16 / 27 (663.2572) | 5 / 27 (696.4912) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks | 8 / 53 (699.3828) | 13 / 53 (698.2056) | IN DEEP SAUCE |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life | 19 / 30 (672.4456) | 5 / 30 (694.1940) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 46 / 53 (670.1716) | 41 / 53 (675.8628) | LOVE 2 Q |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno | 11 / 38 (695.3828) | 24 / 38 (676.4112) | IN DEEP SAUCE |
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers | 3 / 73 (701.1088) | 6 / 73 (697.6456) | IN DEEP SAUCE |