Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
25 times in the data
23 head-to-head wins
BAD ROOSTER BBQ is the team JL Smokers sees one call ahead more than anyone (2 times).
Career comparison
| JL Smokers | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Contests | 102 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 5 |
| 5 | Category wins | 23 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 15 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 135.8% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96.3% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 30% |
| ±2.02% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±4.43% |
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)
| JL Smokers | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chicken (25 meetings) | 19 |
| 8 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 17 |
| 9 | Pork (25 meetings) | 16 |
| 15 | Brisket (25 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 4 times — BAD ROOSTER BBQ leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Mountain 3 times — BAD ROOSTER BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 2 times — BAD ROOSTER BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Mission Farms - King of the Farm 2 times — BAD ROOSTER BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 2 times — BAD ROOSTER BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 28.08 points at South Carolina Festival of Discovery (2024-07-11)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.6060 points at Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 (2023-05-05)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | JL Smokers | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Battle of the Blue Ridge | 10 / 41 (689.6228) | 21 / 41 (681.0400) | JL Smokers |
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 30 / 75 (686.2172) | 7 / 75 (694.7772) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 22 / 44 (684.4684) | 17 / 44 (687.9428) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 40 / 56 (677.6000) | 2 / 56 (705.0972) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2025-09-05 | Uniquely Union Festival | 15 / 25 (679.2912) | 8 / 25 (685.0516) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 29 / 37 (670.1600) | 12 / 37 (686.1828) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 44 / 66 (673.6000) | 29 / 66 (683.9200) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 4 / 42 (694.1824) | 3 / 42 (695.3484) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2025-02-28 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 16 / 26 (678.1712) | 7 / 26 (688.4684) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 34 / 58 (681.5884) | 7 / 58 (697.0628) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge | 16 / 33 (686.7312) | 4 / 33 (694.2172) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain | 3 / 32 (700.5028) | 17 / 32 (682.7544) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 56 / 76 (670.1484) | 8 / 76 (698.2288) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 15 / 35 (690.7772) | 7 / 35 (695.9428) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 12 / 45 (689.0744) | 3 / 45 (698.7884) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2024-02-23 | Mission Farms King of the Farm | 12 / 26 (681.5884) | 3 / 26 (691.3140) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 128 / 211 (679.9084) | 27 / 211 (694.2516) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 271 / 487 (669.5768) | 261 / 487 (671.2912) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain | 21 / 38 (679.3256) | 18 / 38 (682.8232) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 16 / 76 (690.7772) | 7 / 76 (694.2172) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2023-05-06 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 16 / 23 (680.4224) | 5 / 23 (699.3944) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 11 / 35 (693.6456) | 9 / 35 (694.2516) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2023-02-24 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm | 18 / 33 (679.9316) | 17 / 33 (680.9824) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Jiggy With The Piggy | 17 / 46 (677.0288) | 14 / 46 (685.6116) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2022-03-18 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm | 32 / 33 (655.8400) | 12 / 33 (681.0400) | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |