Head-to-head
Justice BBQ vs Heavy Smoke BBQ
1 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
11 head-to-head wins
Heavy Smoke BBQ has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Justice BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Contests | 201 |
| 7 | Grand champs | 27 |
| 16 | Category wins | 52 |
| 4 | Perfect 180s | 22 |
| 97.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.3% |
| 92.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.9% |
| top 34% | Avg finish | top 23% |
| ±10.74% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.37% |
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)
| Justice BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 8 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 10 |
| 1 | Pork (12 meetings) | 11 |
| 3 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 times — Heavy Smoke BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — Heavy Smoke BBQ leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST 2 times — Heavy Smoke BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 45.25 points at 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational (2021-11-13)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard (2025-09-19)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Justice BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 244 / 401 (671.8740) | 59 / 401 (694.2056) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 83 / 158 (686.1940) | 27 / 158 (695.9200) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 20 / 56 (695.3484) | 19 / 56 (695.3600) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 110 / 444 (686.2628) | 58 / 444 (692.5372) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 71 / 169 (686.7312) | 151 / 169 (669.5428) | Justice BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 214 / 487 (675.9428) | 45 / 487 (693.0628) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 46 / 83 (673.6456) | 1 / 83 (703.4056) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 288 / 505 (662.7772) | 29 / 505 (694.7884) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 216 / 249 (665.5656) | 123 / 249 (681.5768) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 91 / 92 (649.5312) | 20 / 92 (694.7772) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 362 / 467 (636.3996) | 128 / 467 (674.1484) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 178 / 185 (652.4108) | 67 / 185 (685.0284) | Heavy Smoke BBQ |