Head-to-head
7 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data · 1 dead level
15 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| JL Smokers | Dogpatch Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Contests | 168 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 11 |
| 5 | Category wins | 24 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 5 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 189.2% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 105.4% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 38% |
| ±2.02% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±22.56% |
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 | Dogpatch Q | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 15 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (23 meetings) | 20 |
| 4 | Pork (8 meetings) | 3 |
| 5 | Brisket (5 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 4 times — JL Smokers leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Mountain 3 times — Dogpatch Q leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 2 times — Dogpatch Q leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 2 times — Dogpatch Q leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 61.34 points at South Carolina Festival of Discovery (2023-07-06)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.4908 points at South Carolina Festival of Discovery (2025-07-10)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | JL Smokers | Dogpatch Q | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 30 / 75 (686.2172) | 49 / 75 (676.4688) | JL Smokers |
| 2026-05-01 | Bear-B-Q | 6 / 26 (694.7884 · Master) | 2 / 26 (339.3368 · Backyard) | Dogpatch Q |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 22 / 44 (684.4684 · Master) | 4 / 44 (350.8344 · Backyard) | Dogpatch Q |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 40 / 56 (677.6000 · Master) | 9 / 56 (346.2516 · Backyard) | Dogpatch Q |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain | 29 / 37 (670.1600 · Master) | 10 / 37 (326.7884 · Backyard) | Dogpatch Q |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 44 / 66 (673.6000) | 43 / 66 (674.0908) | Dogpatch Q |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 34 / 58 (681.5884 · Master) | 20 / 58 (334.7884 · Backyard) | Dogpatch Q |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain | 3 / 32 (700.5028 · Master) | 1 / 32 (346.8344 · Backyard) | Dogpatch Q |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 56 / 76 (670.1484) | 63 / 76 (664.4228) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 14 / 30 (675.9088 · Master) | 6 / 30 (336.0228 · Backyard) | Dogpatch Q |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 15 / 35 (690.7772 · Master) | 10 / 35 (332.4916 · Backyard) | Dogpatch Q |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 12 / 45 (689.0744 · Master) | 17 / 45 (318.7772 · Backyard) | JL Smokers |
| 2024-04-12 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 11 / 25 (676.4228) | 19 / 25 (663.2800) | JL Smokers |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 16 / 21 (664.4228 · Master) | 10 / 21 (314.7544 · Backyard) | Dogpatch Q |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain | 21 / 38 (679.3256 · Master) | 12 / 38 (321.5884 · Backyard) | Dogpatch Q |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 16 / 76 (690.7772) | 66 / 76 (629.4400) | JL Smokers |
| 2023-05-06 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 16 / 23 (680.4224 · Master) | 8 / 23 (334.2172 · Backyard) | Dogpatch Q |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 11 / 35 (693.6456 · Master) | 7 / 35 (349.6800 · Backyard) | Dogpatch Q |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | 9 / 28 (690.7884 · Master) | 16 / 28 (298.0456 · Backyard) | JL Smokers |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | 14 / 34 (685.0052 · Master) | 9 / 34 (307.3028 · Backyard) | Dogpatch Q |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) | 7 / 35 (685.0512 · Master) | 8 / 35 (327.3256 · Backyard) | JL Smokers |
| 2022-06-10 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | 7 / 15 (669.0168 · Master) | 7 / 15 (491.8972 · Backyard) | Dead level |
| 2022-04-08 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | 16 / 36 (674.1252 · Master) | 6 / 36 (339.3600 · Backyard) | Dogpatch Q |