Head-to-head
5 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
3 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| J&C BBQ | Alderfire BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Contests | 13 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 1 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.4% |
| 93.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 94.9% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 36% |
| ±2.61% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.54% |
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)
| J&C BBQ | Alderfire BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 4 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 4 | Pork (8 meetings) | 4 |
| 4 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked 2024 Icebox Cookoff 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 21.20 points at 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff (2022-08-20)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2516 points at The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) (2025-05-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | J&C BBQ | Alderfire BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-16 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | 11 / 30 (689.6456) | 12 / 30 (689.6456) | J&C BBQ |
| 2025-05-31 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) | 11 / 28 (689.6572) | 2 / 28 (701.1316) | Alderfire BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) | 7 / 30 (683.3488) | 10 / 30 (681.0972) | J&C BBQ |
| 2024-08-24 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | 1 / 27 (703.4748) | 4 / 27 (694.2056) | J&C BBQ |
| 2024-07-06 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff | 26 / 37 (676.5032) | 21 / 37 (680.4800) | Alderfire BBQ |
| 2023-08-19 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition | 9 / 30 (678.7540) | 6 / 30 (682.2168) | Alderfire BBQ |
| 2023-07-01 | Icebox Cookoff | 12 / 38 (683.3256) | 19 / 38 (677.6684) | J&C BBQ |
| 2022-08-20 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff | 3 / 29 (701.0972) | 14 / 29 (679.8972) | J&C BBQ |