Head-to-head
6 head-to-head wins
Met
10 times in the data
4 head-to-head wins
JDQ BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| JDQ BBQ | Bocephus BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Contests | 61 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 2 | Category wins | 16 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.2% |
| 96.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.6% |
| top 25% | Avg finish | top 30% |
| ±1.3% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.1% |
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)
| JDQ BBQ | Bocephus BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (10 meetings) | 5 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 6 |
| 3 | Pork (10 meetings) | 7 |
| 5 | Brisket (10 meetings) | 5 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the River (Day 2) 2 times — Bocephus BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 24.64 points at Smoke on the River (Day 1) (2025-08-29)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1196 points at Smoke on the River (Day 2) (2025-08-30)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | JDQ BBQ | Bocephus BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship | 1 / 29 (702.8344) | 9 / 29 (686.7196) | JDQ BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Smokin in the Valley | 3 / 31 (695.9660) | 8 / 31 (691.9200) | JDQ BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 1 / 68 (703.9656) | 4 / 68 (698.8344) | JDQ BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 13 / 401 (701.1200) | 126 / 401 (686.2056) | JDQ BBQ |
| 2025-08-30 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) | 2 / 24 (706.2516) | 1 / 24 (707.3712) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2025-08-29 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) | 19 / 25 (675.8744) | 5 / 25 (700.5144) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring | 44 / 92 (682.7312) | 10 / 92 (698.2172) | Bocephus BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 7 / 38 (683.3144) | 19 / 38 (675.2796) | JDQ BBQ |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 5 / 172 (692.0116) | 13 / 172 (683.9884) | JDQ BBQ |
| 2023-10-06 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) | 7 / 19 (685.6460) | 1 / 19 (706.2400) | Bocephus BBQ |