Head-to-head
3 head-to-head wins
Met
4 times in the data
1 head-to-head wins
JDQ BBQ has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| JDQ BBQ | Meat Candy Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Contests | 122 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 12 |
| 2 | Category wins | 44 |
| 2 | Perfect 180s | 25 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.1% |
| 96.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96% |
| top 25% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±1.3% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.63% |
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 | Meat Candy Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (4 meetings) | 2 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (4 meetings) | 2 |
| 3 | Pork (4 meetings) | 1 |
| 4 | Brisket (4 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — JDQ BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 17.77 points at Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship (2026-07-24)
- 🤏 Closest call: 4.6172 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | JDQ BBQ | Meat Candy Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship | 1 / 29 (702.8344) | 10 / 29 (685.0628) | JDQ BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 13 / 401 (701.1200) | 38 / 401 (696.5028) | JDQ BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 20 / 444 (698.8684) | 66 / 444 (691.8968) | JDQ BBQ |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 14 / 37 (693.0744) | 6 / 37 (698.8000) | Meat Candy Q |