Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Ishy Links BBQ | BBQ MIKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Contests | 43 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 1 | Category wins | 7 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 96% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 188.7% |
| 91.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| top 46% | Avg finish | top 29% |
| ±2.44% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±16.59% |
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 | BBQ MIKE | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 5 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — BBQ MIKE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 17.74 points at Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-06-20)
- 🤏 Closest call: 5.1544 points at Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-06-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Ishy Links BBQ | BBQ MIKE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 41 (345.7028) | 20 / 41 (340.5484) | Ishy Links BBQ |
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 19 / 36 (335.3828) | 4 / 36 (353.1200) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 30 / 40 (322.2172) | 15 / 40 (333.6572) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 6 / 25 (329.1428) | 7 / 25 (323.9312) | Ishy Links BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) | 10 / 23 (329.6800) | 2 / 23 (346.8344) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2022-05-28 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 16 / 28 (312.6056) | 8 / 28 (326.2284) | BBQ MIKE |