Head-to-head
Ishy Links BBQ vs Sermerstout BBQ
5 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Ishy Links BBQ | Sermerstout BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Contests | 35 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 1 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 96% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.8% |
| 91.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.9% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±2.44% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.8% |
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)
| Ishy Links BBQ | Sermerstout BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 6 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 20.07 points at Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-08-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1312 points at Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-06-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Ishy Links BBQ | Sermerstout BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 41 (345.7028) | 11 / 41 (344.5716) | Ishy Links BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 20 (330.1824) | 9 / 20 (333.0628) | Sermerstout BBQ |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 14 / 26 (330.2288) | 12 / 26 (331.9540) | Sermerstout BBQ |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 11 / 26 (337.6456) | 20 / 26 (317.5768) | Ishy Links BBQ |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 32 (331.9544) | 4 / 32 (335.9540) | Sermerstout BBQ |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 37 / 49 (327.9084) | 42 / 49 (323.3600) | Ishy Links BBQ |
| 2022-08-20 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 20 (323.3712) | 9 / 20 (315.3372) | Ishy Links BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 6 / 25 (329.1428) | 8 / 25 (321.0744) | Ishy Links BBQ |